Give your brain a break and create some beautiful art with a paint-by-number project you made yourself. Paint by numbers is a great way for even beginners with minimal painting skills to create beautiful art. Rather than purchasing a paint-by-numbers kit or by upgrading to a custom kit, you can make your own good quality painting kits from a favorite custom photo.
Upload one of your special photos to turn it into your very own paint-by-numbers project. Whether it's a photo of family members and loved ones at a reunion, graduation or wedding, or images from your last vacation, it is much more fun to have a personalized paint-by-numbers project. It's a fun, relaxing and personalized way to create some new art for your home.
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Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Printer
- Canvas paper
- Paints
- Brushes
Upload your own photo
Go to PBNify.com. Click on the "browse" button to upload your image.
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Select the color palette
Click on the different colors in the photo to create a color palette.
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Convert your favorite photo to paint by numbers
Click the PBNify button to create a paint-by-number template.
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Print the custom paint-by-numbers canvas
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Save the outline and palette; then print them out. You can do this on your home printer, or go to a print shop to print a different canvas size.
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Prepare your paint set
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Match the acrylic paints with the printed color palette. This palette indicates the color that's associated with each number on the outline.
Enjoy your DIY paint-by-numbers picture
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Grab your paintbrushes and paint away!