Description
Young Man in a Suit with Light and Shadow Paint by Numbers Kit
This canvas is a quiet, modern portrait with a lot going on under the surface. A young man in a black suit, white shirt and dark tie looks straight at the viewer with a calm, unreadable expression. The light across his face is dramatic: one side washed in warm cream, the other plunged into deep blue green shadow, with a narrow orange rim glowing along his jaw. Beside his head float small white speech bubbles holding dots and a question mark, and behind him a pale blue green wall is hung with abstract pictures.
Painting light and shadow this cleanly is what makes the canvas satisfying. The boundary between the lit side of the face and the shadow side is the single most important line in the whole piece, and getting it right is what makes the portrait read as three dimensional. The suit and the pale wall are large, forgiving areas, and the speech bubbles are tiny, playful accents to finish with.
What Is Included in the Kit
- One pre-printed canvas with numbered sections, sized 16×20 inches
- 24 numbered acrylic paint pots with a careful range of warm and cool skin tones
- Three professional detail brushes for the face, collar and speech bubbles
- 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.
Understated and Modern
There is a stillness to this canvas that suits contemporary interiors perfectly, and the restrained palette means it works anywhere. It suits a study, home office, bedroom, studio or hallway, and it looks especially good in minimal rooms with pale walls. A lovely gift for fans of modern illustration, graphic novels and quiet character studies.