Description
Cobalt Blue Fashion Portrait Paint by Numbers Kit
Three colours and nothing to hide behind: cobalt blue, black, and pure white highlight. A figure in a sharply cut suit stands against a completely flat blue ground, head turned down and away so only the line of the jaw, the ear with its small blue earring and a sweep of dark hair catch the light. The rest is jacket, shoulders and folded arms, described in broad, confident strokes of black with brilliant white skimming along the edges. There are no fine features, no background detail, nothing to distract from the silhouette.
This is a high contrast fashion illustration, and it works because the shapes are so bold. The black areas are not one flat black either: they run from true black in the deepest folds to soft blue black where the blue ground reflects into the fabric, and those shifts are what keep the figure from looking like a cut out. The highlights are the important part, since a handful of clean white strokes along the shoulders and arms are what turn a black shape into a tailored suit. The face is the most delicate section and the most rewarding, because a very few careful marks are all that separate this from an abstract.
What Is Included in the Kit
- One pre-printed canvas with numbered sections, sized 16×20 inches
- 24 numbered acrylic paint pots covering the blues, blacks, greys and whites
- Three professional detail brushes for the jawline, hair and highlight strokes
- A colour reference sheet showing the completed artwork
- Printed instructions suitable for complete beginners
Sizes and Options
Available as a 16×20 inch canvas with a 24 colour palette. Choose No Frame – Rolled if you would like to frame the finished piece yourself, or Pre-Stretched Frame if you would rather begin right away and hang it as soon as it dries.
Sleek, Modern and Confident
The finished canvas has the presence of an editorial illustration, and the flat blue makes the black suit read from a long way off. It suits a study, office, bedroom, dressing room or hallway, and it looks its absolute best in a plain black frame. A stylish gift for anyone who loves fashion, design or bold minimal work.