"Zigzag" blurring - easy way for smoothing color edges on paint by numbers 🎨Color blend art tip

[@PaintyKat]

🌸 This painting you can find here: amzn.to/2tDVpZ8

[@kenjibuligan2443]

Hi

[@rigbywatercolours5422]

Great method for beginners! If you feel like trying something a bit harder. Blend both colours together while wet without doing the first stage. It saves a lot of time but it takes a bit more skill. Happy painting!

[@cc83jc85]

Good gentle music, we’ll explained. I’ve watched this video 3 times to remind me how to blend. Thank you!

[@rickdillenbeck7397]

Fantastic, just what I needed to watch before starting my first paint by number painting, I was worried about the paint by number look of these paintings and your tutorial taught me and solved that problem, now I will enjoy looking at my finished product! Thanks

[@Elfdaughter]

I want to get into paint by numbers, but remembered how blotchy it used to look when I did them when I was younger. Thank you for this tip, I’m excited to put it into practice now!

[@ClulssCrs3310]

This is the only help I can find in the net about paint by the number. Unbelievable! Thank you!!!

[@ainunathirah2386]

This is so helpful. I’ve been searching the other youtubes but none makes sense. This is the best one!

[@TastyEscapes]

This is such a good idea! I have a painting similar to this and the rough edges bothered me a lot. This technique changed a lot! Thanks for sharing

[@MsEtila]

Loving the way you blend colors.

[@wildwildwests]

Starting on my first one and was worried it would look blotchy. This will help make it look natural. THANK YOU!

[@sherylcrowe3255]

Beautiful detail. Thanks for sharing your technique

[@jewleeborrasca6924]

Thank you so much, you've literally taught me so much in just a handful of minutes.💜 thank you love!

[@paintbynumbermonalisa4187]

Thanks for this tip, very helpful, I do want to remove those lines on the clouds and this is very helpful...I love how the fruit looked more of a professional painting than PBN :)

[@PaintNumber]

Very nice video, thanks for sharing

[@mimi.musicofficial]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, it really helps me to get where I want with the timestamps!

[@1199-n4t]

Thank you so much for sharing this tips! I'm very excited to start my own paint by number 😆💕

[@rebeccaorr6042]

Beautiful!

[@celticbabs3105]

Just what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@PaintyKat]

Glad I could help!

[@lyndabrown3402]

Great tip! Thanks!

[@nancysworld4178]

Great technique! Tfs, I will be working on my first soon. This came along just in time. I'm very excited!

[@juliecopelandbarrows2971]

Thank you so much!!! I have tried this technique bur, not with as much success. Now I'm ready to try again!

[@PianoPerformance2]

I really appreciated this information! Thank you! Well done!

[@tymobile5647]

This is awesome!

[@freesalute]

Great work, lots of soul

[@PaintyKat]

Thank you so much!

[@123WShin]

Exactly what I need thank you

[@elakopp9517]

Good idea thank you!

[@hblady1]

Thankyoufor this lesson. I love your methods.

[@PaintyKat]

Stay tuned for more :)

[@kyosoke90]

Thank you! I am beginning my project and lines and numbers can still be seen. Now I know what to do to make them go away!

[@JosephElvissManzano]

Thank you for the tips❤💖

[@irarussell9687]

Awesome video . Thank you. I knew there should be a way of transforming the typical paint by numbers look into a more refined one.!!

[@chrissycanvasart]

Eee I remember these😁👏did them as a kid so much fun, great technique in blending loved the video cheer's 😁 thanks🇬🇧👏🎨

[@julikb]

i just mix 2 neighbour colours and paint on the border.....this procedure can be repeated again with mixed another neighbour colours ...

[@frankiebye]

Excellent, thank you 🇬🇧👍

[@PaintyKat]

Thank you too!

[@johnprice1914]

That's a very clever technique,...When blurring the edges, would you wait for the painted vase to dry first or does that matter?

[@PaintyKat]

Yes. You have to wait until first layer will dry completely. When you working on blurring you can pain as many layers as you want but be sure to dry layers between each each other ❤

[@christophermccarthy9497]

I’m confused, in the video it says it’s more difficult to blend when it dries and the acrylic dries fast. Here you are saying let it dry first... which one is it?

[@PaintyKat]

The first layer (colored by numbers) have to be dry. The second layer (where we blending colors on canvas) we need to mix colors on canvas fast coz it's drying fast and its possible to blend only when colors wet still.

[@Cryoblizzard]

Thank you for making these videos. This is exactly how these paint by numbers kits should be done. Most people are too careful and follow the rules too closely when they paint them. The result is that their paintings look flat, dead and boring. They all look the same. Blurring the colours makes the paintings beautiful and give them some life and personality. Plus, you actually learn some things about how to paint. Do you use retarder? Do you ever run out of paint?

[@PaintyKat]

I use retarder a lot when I re-painting "by number" closer to original paintings. For just by-number result retarder not needed but for as you noticed correct for "life and personality" - yeah I love it!

[@shaynebarilli6246]

Wow thank you

[@PaintyKat]

You’re welcome 😊

[@muzaffarikhan4648]

Awesome! 💖💕

[@PaintyKat]

I'm glad you like it

[@muzaffarikhan4648]

@@PaintyKat 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

[@dawnmorton65]

Can I use this technique for faces xx

[@PaintyKat]

Yes

[@jenelleesencil6895]

Ugh i already made a lot of paint by numbers and i never realized it until i saw your video! I should have watched this first! Question. Should i do this on Small areas too or on larger areas only?

[@citronbleu9646]

Hallo!! When you blur after zigzag do you use a dry or wet brush? Greetings

[@PaintyKat]

I use dry brush

[@yvonnevonjendraschek5099]

Bardzo dziekuje , tego szukala😊

[@SabrinaRina]

I would wonder about running out of color and having to request extra (if the shop offers that), but in general the technique is very beautiful and really enhanced the project.

[@PaintyKat]

Usually set have enough of paint even for some extra layers

[@kenjibuligan2443]

I'm lucky I'm going to get one tomorrow thanks

[@kenjibuligan2443]

I love myself

[@sheilamore3261]

Thank you so much because they never sent me anything about blending colors on the canvas number painting

[@soniavdas]

Thank you for this. I did one paint by number kit and was very disappointed. I felt waste of effort. All the sharp lines made it very ugly. I am excited to do one with this tip now.

[@nrhodes1000]

Can i try blending in once the painting is dry ?

[@zeldagliches96]

Thanks that’s great to know

[@srhqueen420]

So usually they recommend doing one color n finishing it throughout the canvas. With this technique it seems it would be better to do sections with multiple colors to blend as u are doing w the vase rather than completing one color throughout the entire canvas n coming back? Any thoughts? Ive just started these again as a adult n were always blotchy when i was younger from what i remember, ive started with the one color at a time method but im just beginning so i definitely have time to switch that technique. ...

[@philievanderlinden8859]

Do you blur everything or only the big pieces?

[@andreiamendes272]

Thank you so much for this video PaintyKat. I'm about to start my frist Paint by number kit in a canvas and I have read that it's recomendable to start with the darkest colours and to paint one by one colour. However, I'm afraid this will not able to smudge th areas, since they will be dry when I complete each area with the lighter colours. What advise do yuo have for this? Do you paint by sections and smudge them before they dry out?

[@PaintyKat]

I don't recommend blend the first DIY at all. Blending possible to add at any time. Here vase was colored first, dried, blended at the second layer. Possible to blend it on the first layer - but it needs some practice.

[@andreiamendes272]

@@PaintyKat thank you! I have been painting also thick on the first layer because I thought it would only have one. Ill paint thinner and at the seconds layer will blurr it 😊

[@biconguy]

Not rocket science…it just takes time and patience. Another tip: when painting very thin areas, thin the paint slightly and simply put a tiny dot of paint INSIDE the thin line. Then go back with the same brush - or an even thinner brush - and precisely connect the dots by dragging the paint. The detailed paintings are particularly challenging and time consuming to do but are well worth the effort for patient souls especially y when given as a gift.

[@aero2427]

Great

[@bernadettebeauget1213]

bonjour, je voudrais savoir si l'on doit faire toute la toile avec les zigzag même les petits , et si on trouve 2 couleurs foncés peut on faire zigzag car c'est vrais que le rendu est génial je n'aie pas trouvé de personnes qui ont testés et j'ai peur de faire des bêtises merci

[@PaintyKat]

Sorry, English only

[@LydiannaBella]

Elle dit que cette technique doit être utilisée sur les grandes surfaces seulement.

[@bernadettebeauget1213]

merci super bonne année

[@vox_void]

Would this bee worthwhile when used on areas with mainly small sections or would it be better to just not blur it?

[@PaintyKat]

Small areal no need to blur

[@pattybips5519]

So on top of the two years it takes you to get the damn painting done you go back and blur the lines for another year or so. I am working on one now but it will probably be my last. also the paints are so thick they need a serious amount of flow improver and water to lay them down

[@PaintyKat]

Blending and blurring going fast. As for me, painting 40x50 taking 2-3 days to complete. "Zigzag" blurring is just one way to blend colors - here some more. I prefer to paint with "freestyle blending" - blend colors on the first layer. "Zigzag" blurring is good for beginners as the first step from a painting by numbers only to more artistic style of it

[@iCupboard]

Hi, PaintyKat! I see you have multiple blurring methods. What is your favorite? As an example, I see middle colour, and this one. Which one is your favorite?

[@twojkoszmar4231]

Its working with watercolor?

[@ClulssCrs3310]

Acrylic

[@gabyvet]

Hi I dont understand. So first you paint once all the painting and after when its dry you unite 2 colors by the zigzag?

[@PaintyKat]

Yes

[@dreamxpaili]

did you have enough paint to do this with the whole canvas? i'm worried i'll run out.

[@PaintyKat]

Yea - ussually there enough of paint

[@thumper7047]

I love it, but I'm scared I'm going to screw it up and mess my beautiful picture up. :(

[@claudine.92]

I bought my first drawing by numbers 2 months ago and today I discovered your channel. I still didn't finished it because the picture I choose is so fucking detailed. Of course I followed the lines and did not blend anything. Do you think it makes sense to use blending technique if the picture is very detailed. I mean in some areas I could use this technique but in most of the areas the spaces are so tiny and there are so many fields that you would simply overdraw all the fields. I don't know if you understand what I mean. To be honest at the moment I don't like my painting at all because you have those hard color edges. But in my case this zigzag technique seems very hard

[@PaintyKat]

I have to see your picture to be able to say comment it somehow. Do you have a photo of it? with close up on "detailed" area

[@claudine.92]

@@PaintyKat I sent you a message 2 weeks ago on Instagram

[@marcella2050]

I’m having a hard time blending two very different colors ( light and dark), there is always a visible line rather than a smooth transition. How do you avoid that?

[@PaintyKat]

Its possible to blend with mid color: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKOsf4aYqrCpkMk

[@KennyFishbone]

Is this a technique a beginner could use?

[@PaintyKat]

Yes. Certainly. This is a technique suitable for any skill level including the very beginner one.

[@elliet1234]

Just the answer I needed to make my number painting not look like one.

[@KennyFishbone]

Cade Skywalker, it might be her translation. English might not be her native language

[@PaintyKat]

True thing :-) Thank you!

[@retnohapsari828]

The tutorial is perfectly understandable. 👍🏻

[@pushpadevprasad9689]

Hello, wouldn't those tiny boxes of paint get over if we start smoothening the edges and we might risk with an unfinished canvas. Did anyone try?

[@Valmar28311]

Thank you 😊

[@Sheywh12]

Are you blurring with a dry brush??

[@PaintyKat]

Yes

[@patrickclement1511]

♥️❤️❤️

[@music-sc7eg]

Makes a better painting but is still paint by numbers?

[@PaintyKat]

Well - it’s old video on channel - at the moment I’m not planing to make more of PBN tutorials... Main point of this tutorials was to demonstrate people who don’t know painting techniques - how to blend and make DIY paintings looks better from professional point of view.

[@cyrusbrooks2012]

My blue color is very strange. It is the "Ocean" blue (about the same color as the "comment" button). But it is so THIN. And when it is dry I can't spread it well. It's strange, some of my other colors, like Jade green, Cornflower blue, mauve (purple) are wonderful. They cover well, they spread well, no problem. But this Ocean blue doesn't cover well and when it dries, it doesn't spread well. Even I try to mix it and it seems to be too thin if I do. How can you make the paint the best for covering and spreading, without being too thin?

[@PaintyKat]

Amount of coverage can be different and depends on color. What is possible to do: 1. Create white layer under "Ocean" blue. First paint with white there - where you need to get clear "Ocean" blue. White need to be dry - and after paint with blue. 2. You can use "thickener for acrylic paint". Mmmm ... I havnt English video about how to use it, but I have on another langue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHa7hHRurMxsnLc&ab_channel=Anurisui Watch from 22:05. Its white liquid, possible to mix it with brush - but I prefer palette knife more. Mix with color you need and you ll get better coverage.

[@MennHerr]

already paint 12 frames 50x 40 cm and don't know this... I so stupid.

[@PaintyKat]

Blending is optional!

[@JustBeYouooh]

You didn’t do zig zag, you did little sticks

[@eryne2147]

my dad sent me this lol

[@SL-lz9jr]

This is too much work for a PBN project. I’m a trained artist. I’ll leave the blending for when I’m painting from scratch. PBN is just for fun and relaxation, not for it to look like an original work of art, like a professional. But great tip for those who are willing to put the effort

[@annxx7976]

I see where you’re coming from BUT those of us who have absolutely no experience (and in my case talent!) with painting want it to look as perfect as possible. I personally *would* spend all that extra time making my painting look as good as I can because I know I’m never going to achieve your standard 😊

[@PaintyKat]

For people who can paint composition it traditional way - no need for this tutorials, but a lot of people cant paint shape of vase for exapmle! They want to get shape by numbers and blend it after, get it to realistic looking final as close as posible. Its fun also, and for those people its not looking as "too much work"

[@kyurim.925]

Comentario totalmente innecesario. Soy acuarelista y pinto técnicas mixtas con pastel seco. Mi novio me regaló un hermoso Pintar por númerosComentario totalmente innecesario. Soy acuarelista y pinto técnicas mixtas con pastel seco. Mi novio me regaló un hermoso Pintar por números de Van Gogh y quiero realmente esforzarme. Vine buscando consejos y estoy muy agradecida. Si yo soy artista y vine a buscar un consejo porque aprecio mucho este proyecto, imagina alguien que no tiene experiencia en artes y realmente quiere pintar un canva y esforzarse de corazón. Tu comentario amargo es totalmente irrespetuoso. de Van Gogh y quiero realmente esforzarme. Vine buscando consejos y estoy muy agradecida. Si yo soy artista y vine a buscar un consejo porque aprecio mucho este proyecto, imagina alguien que no tiene experiencia en artes y realmente quiere pintar un canva y esforzarse de corazón. Tu comentario amargo es totalmente irrespetuoso.

[@WhiteTiger12336]

​@@kyurim.925 Thank u. I have 2 therapy dogs we lost. One was only 6 and a half After getting the rabies vaccine (which they've both are always up to date) but only he got em this time. But he started knuckling on his left foot. Paralyzed that leg went to his other. We bought a wheelchair he was going to vets all the time for help. We truly believe it was the vaccine after doing extensive research. The other was very old. Idk if I mentioned they were my daughters emotional support dogs. He died of old age. But we have a female and I thank God she wasn't due for hers cause we may have lost both. I am not a painter and really wanna do one for my daughter. I found a beautiful place u send it pic to and they make it paint by number. I'm doing it the best I can as a birthday gift @ the end of the month. I really hope it works out.

[@fikatwin2104]

I think so, its too dificult

[@anagilruiz118]

I like it better without the zig zag. It is more kitsch or Andy Warhol. A picture to admire from the distance with all that magic. Otherwise it looks like any other painting.

[@CB-jv6cj]

A paint by number kit isn't supposed to need skill but alright.

[@PaintyKat]

All paintings by numbers can be done without any blend and blur. Basic level skill to paint is enough for it. But some DIY paintings need better skills. Kits are so different. Dimensions by numbers required blending and color mixing, same - color ds for Rmixing neeavensburger, some of Plaid, Royal and Langnickel kits. Also simple kits on canvas looking better with blended sky for example - more realistic and accurate.

[@CB-jv6cj]

PaintyKat I understand but what is the point in buying a kit that won't really look that nice without blending. I just ordered my first painting by number kit and it looks so beautiful even without blending, or at least on the picture. I don't really see the point in buying one that really needs it to be fair.

[@PaintyKat]

In last 3 years I painted lots of DIY paintings - more then 40 I think. Some of them was really nice just by numbers, some of them was nice on preview picture - but preview has different colors and detailing even. Some was 50/50... thats why want to share tips how to make paintings looks better.

[@CB-jv6cj]

PaintyKat That is understandable. Luckily nowadays there is PayPal, if you end up finishing it and the result is completely different to the picture you can get your money back. I am now very interested in seeing how mine turns out. It looks like a lot of detail but let's hope it looks similar enough.

[@PaintyKat]

Oh! I would love to see yours when you ll finish it! If you have Facebook and you ll have lil time to share you painting i would really appreciate it!

[@sally-fb3ql]

There not meant to be blended

[@jared19882]

Paint by numbers is the most special Olympic shit I ever seen. Imagine of being proud of something that micromanages where and what each color is, draws it for you, hell, even comes with the mixed paint to fit the detailing. Doesn't surprise me that gen Z is picking up on this, they are not known for lacking talent or motivation to succeed 🤣

[@prettyboy9572]

If you’re going to teach someone on how to paint, please make sure to use the correct terminology. It’s called blending... not blurring. You don’t want to blur things together because it will look sloppy. Blending gives a nice and even tone to the whole painting. Don’t forget to reference the different light sources in the painting to get the desired color and depth.

[@PaintyKat]

Thank you for the advice. English is not my native language, but I'm learning :-) I will consult with native English speaker person

[@PaintyKat]

I consulted with native English speaker - its exactly "blurring". Same - blur - we can find in Photoshop filters. Blending is more about color mixing, but here we have to blur sharp edges between two areas already colored. So we not blending new colors in plastic containers - we blurring borderline between two areas with different colors.

[@Avenged666]

its blending...photoshop and canvas have different rules, but either way, wht youre doing is blending in that video.

[@soniavdas]

She has demonstrated the technique very well. Words doesn't matter here

[@sisterzanariah4235]

Thank you ❤