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lunatica

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1. Why not start off drawing again. Freehand.

Reply to Number9Dream (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 02:21 PM

Nov 2019

Then try painting from your drawing.

I’m a real believer that artists never lose their abilities so they never have to go back to square one. If you know how to draw start there. Painting by numbers isn’t about being creative because all you do is copy what someone else does.

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Question regarding paint-by-numbers for adults [View all] Number9Dream Nov 2019 OP

Why not start off drawing again. Freehand. lunatica Nov 2019 #1

No "correct" approach. LunaSea Nov 2019 #2

The kit that I bought you had to mix some of the colors yourself, using the paints provided. CrispyQ Nov 2019 #3

Go to mypaintbynumbers.com and review their HOW-TO tab. There's plenty Nay Nov 2019 #4

Thank you for the info... I'll check that site Number9Dream Nov 2019 #6

Haven't done one of those since I was a kid sdfernando Nov 2019 #5