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Such a fun and easy at-home craft.

Paint-by-number kits are a great way to get started in painting. Their preplanned paintings free new artists from worries about what to paint so they can learn how to paint. Most kits come with ...

It was mid-March 2020, the state of Oregon had just gone into pandemic lockdown mode, and Rachel Austen was afraid that the unfolding crisis would force her to let go of the only employee at her ...

In 1953, the Detroit-based paint company Craft Master was the driving power behind the paint-by-number craze that swept the midcentury hobbyist market. Not only had the company invented the ...

Have you ever wanted to paint a beautiful landscape, a cherished portrait, or even your own pet, but felt intimidated by the prospect of free handing it? As they say, “there’s an app for that.” Today ...

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Painting functions as an artistic medium that enables people to channel their inventive thinking and communicate their thoughts. Notwithstanding, not everyone boasts the required artistic talent or ...

As the daughter and granddaughter of two artists who are very persnickety about what constitutes as "real art," I'm reluctant to reveal my love of paint-by-number kits. Specifically, watching the ...

A dime store hobby turned most everyone into an artist. The popular paint by numbers after some 71 years since the first kit was introduced at the 1951 New York Toy Fair is still a very popular ...

With all the pressures of work and personal responsibilities, most of us need some help destressing at the end of a long day. Expressing yourself creatively can be an effective way to relax and deal ...