Dimensions PBN 20x14 AdirondackEvening, None, Adirondack Evening

Great product

Got this paint by number as a Christmas gift. It was a challenge but I love doing these. Below I list the pros and cons but I want to say up front that I would paint from this brand again (Paint Works). My favorite brand is Plaid because the paint quality is a little better and no mixing is required, but this brand gives a finished product that doesn't look like a paint by number because, with mixing, there are so many colors used.UPDATE: I just finished my fourth pbn in about six weeks. Three of them were Dimensions/PaintWorks and one was Plaid. I've changed my mind and decided I like the Dimensions/PaintWorks pictures best. They look so much less like a pbn with all their beautiful colors and give a much more interesting finished product. I strongly suggest buying small, covered, plastic paint mixing pots and keep the mixed paint until the painting is finished so you can catch any spaces you missed. I sent my son a picture of the finished painting and told him about paint by numbers and he was so excited about the hobby and this particular picture that I sent him one for his birthday. It sounds like he's going to start his right away.OK, pros and cons of this painting and of the brand:Pros: A wonderful challenge if you like this kind of thing, it took me probably 40 to 50 hours to do; finished painting is really beautiful; paints are pretty easy to use; board is well marked and the key is very helpful; because colors are used both straight from the pot and mixed, there ended up being about 35 colors on the painting which makes for a finished product that doesn't really look like a paint by number from a distanceCons: must mix colors, 18 colors were included and then 20 more colors must be mixed with the included paints, I ended up buying small covered plastic containers for mixing and storing the paints so that I could go back and catch ones I missed; colors didn't match the picture on the box ,which is not unusual, but colors used next to each other were so similar in many cases that they almost look identical, that being said, the finished painting looks just beautiful, though a bit darker and moodier than shown on the box; some paints were very thin which made them hard to use and one color was very thick but still didn't cover well; included paint brush is too large for many of the spaces, I have my own so it wasn't a problem for me and I use a magnifying glass

I bought this paint by number in 2020 to get thru the pandemic. I worked on it off and on when the mood struck. At one point I think I went an entire year without touching it. Last month I pulled it out and finally finished it. This pbn was the first I have ever done. I definitely don’t have artistic skills. I enjoyed mixing the colors and learning to blend. I just recently started a second and have a 3rd already in order! Some of the paints were a little thick. I bought a cheap 99¢ paint pallet at Walmart and a set of liner brushes as well. I scooped the paint onto the pallet and used a few drops of water to thin to my desired consistency. If you are considering doing one of these, I highly recommend! Turn on your favorite podcast and enjoy!!

I love the design and that it's on cardboard instead of canvas. Much easier to read numbers. I had enough paint for the most part, but with having to mix so many of the colors, it was close. I did like the brush and the paint pots very much. Not flimsy plastic. Easy to open and close. Overall, very happy with the results.

Love dimension paints. My review is more to help prevent issues I see other reviewers talk about. There should ALWAYS be a paper guide that helps with paint numbers for small unmarked areas. It also has the mixing guide. The mixing is easy and very forgiving. Just estimate a 50/50 mix. So, for all the reviewers complaining about a's and b's, that's because you have to mix the numbered paints to get the lettered paints. In the Boathouse pbn, the guide also shows a blown up image of the house to give you the paint numbers. So, if you have the guide, you have the house guide too. Just look at the top of the page. I am enclosing the mixing guide, but honestly, if you lost the guide you won't have the detail on the tiny areas either. Another reviewer really pushed the idea of using liquidtex. Don't. It might be ok for canvas, but not for artboard. It makes the surface smooth (no tooth), it thins your paint, so you ended up going over light colored area even more. I also think it makes it more difficult to dry blend. So many reviewers are not reading directions or just taking the time to look over the guide sheet. Relax and enjoy!

I am 1 chair away from finishing and have lost all drive to complete it but this was my first paint umbers and I loved it. I have a ton of almost every color (aside from black) left over and not sure how anybody ran out unless you let them dry. I used a dinner plate to glop a little and use that instead of leaving the container open.With some colors you will need multiple players but it’s better to do a few thin than one floppy because it won’t look even.I followed other people’s advice to do the dark colors first and I’m not sure I liked that very much. It kinda makes sense but the light colors can still paint over the dark ones and if you mess up (you will) and end up on a dark color you have to redo the dark color.It was not awful of hard for a big inner but it took me a few months of 1 or two hours in the mornings when I felt like it to complete.All in all it’s gorgous, looks just like the picture and I had so much fun.

This is on a hard cardboard not canvas. You have to mix colors to get some areas covered and there are shaded areas that don’t require painting. It’s not as nice as those PBN that come on a canvas.

I am in complete awe with this painting. Tho I am not done yet it is turning out to be stunning and absolutely perfect. This is the second painting I have done from this brand and I think it's the only brand I will stick too for awhile. The print quality is perfect and the hard canvas back is so much easier to paint on then the rolled up ones.My only wish is that it came with extra black paint. That is the only color I'm worried about running out of.