Custom paint by numbers
The photo you keep going back to
Send it to us. We turn it into a numbered canvas and post you everything you need — paints, brushes, the lot. A few quiet evenings later it is hanging on your wall, and you are the one who painted it.
Choose Your Photo30-day returns · We pay all import duties
For the people who have everything
A present nobody can buy twice
It is not the canvas that lands. It is that someone sat down for three evenings, looked closely at a face they love, and made this by hand.
Make One As A GiftHow it looks
From your camera roll to your living room wall
1 / 3
Your photo
Any photo you already love — taken on a phone is fine.
2 / 3
The canvas we send
We break the image into numbered regions and print it on cotton canvas. You approve how it looks first.
3 / 3
What you made
A few evenings later it is finished, and you are the one who finished it.
Simple as that
How does paint by numbers work?
1. Get ready
Lay out the canvas, open the numbered pots and keep the reference sheet beside you.
2. Paint your canvas
Match each number on the canvas to the pot with the same number. Work from the largest areas inward.
3. Display your art
Let it dry flat, then frame it or hang it straight from the stretcher bars.
Everything included
Open the tube and start the same evening
- Cotton canvas printed with your photo as numbered regions
- Numbered acrylic paint pots — 24, 36 or 48 depending on the level you pick
- Six brushes, from a broad fill brush down to a fine detail tip
- A printed colour chart mapping every number to its paint
- A full-size reference print of the finished painting
- A one-page guide, plus a wooden frame kit if you chose one
Pets, children, weddings, the house you grew up in
Whatever the photo is, we can paint it
Pets come out best of all — fur is forgiving, and the likeness lands. But people send us everything: first birthdays, last holidays, the dog who is getting old.
Start With Your PhotoWhat people send us
Some photos deserve more than a frame
A print is something you bought. A painting is something you made. That difference is the whole point.
Children
Pets
Family
Hobbies
Milestones
Graduation
Before you upload
How to pick a good photo
Two minutes here saves three weeks of disappointment. Four things decide how well a photo turns into a painting.
1 Resolution
The sharper the file, the better the result. Any phone from the last ten years is fine. What does not work is a screenshot, a photo of a photo, or an image saved from a social feed — all three have already thrown the detail away.
2 How close the subject is
The nearer the camera, the more of each face we can keep. Close-ups paint best.
3 Lighting
Even light, coming from behind the camera, is what you want. Avoid strong backlight, hard shadow across a face, and anything covering a face. Shadow is the single most common reason a custom kit disappoints — dark areas collapse into one flat black region.
4 Canvas size
A bigger canvas holds more regions, so it holds more detail. The more people in the photo, the larger you need to go — each face has to keep enough regions to stay recognisable.
Questions
Before you order
What kind of photo works best?
A sharp, well-lit photo where the subject fills most of the frame. Faces should be large and clearly lit — heavy shadow across a face is the single most common reason a kit disappoints. If you are unsure, upload it anyway: we check every photo by hand and tell you before we print.
How long does it take to paint?
24 colours is the quickest. 36 colours adds about six hours and more depth; 48 colours adds about twelve. Spread it over as many evenings as you like.
Do I need to know how to paint?
No. The drawing is already done — you are matching numbers to paint pots. People who have not held a brush since school finish these.
Will I be charged customs or import tax?
No. Duties and import taxes are paid by us before the parcel reaches you. The price you see at checkout is the price you pay.
What if I do not like the proof?
Tell us and we redo it. We only print once you have approved how your photo looks as a numbered canvas, and there is no limit on revisions before that point.
It takes two minutes
So — which photo is it?
Send it over. We will show you exactly how it will look before we print anything, and you can change your mind at any point.
Choose Your Photo