A few weeks ago I shared with you all my huge disappointment in the customized paint by numbers kit of my Havanese, Bandito, that I received from Victoriasmoon.com (HERE<\/a><\/span>). But with all the time I have had while we “shelter in place” during this Covid-19 pandemic (and honestly, the “blahs” I can’t seem to shake to start a new art project), I decided to just keep adjusting, painting, and cropping the portrait until I was happy with the final result.<\/p>\n

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The above picture shows the photo I submitted to Victoriasmoon.com, and what following the paint by numbers kit strictly resulted in.<\/p>\n

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I mixed some of my own paint colors and tried to tone down the bright orange and yellow-orange bits. I let it sit for a day or two and realized that the color adjustments were too bright in tone as compared to the other areas of the portrait. I also decided to add more detail by adding smaller furry sections and layer in texture-indicating lines. That’s one of the benefits of acrylic painting; it dries fast and you can easily layer on additional (fixing) coats.<\/p>\n

By the way, I also used an X-Acto blade and cut the canvas from the deformed frame (you could see the impression of the staples through the canvas), and I framed it in a 12″ x 12″ frame that I had stashed in my craft closet. The following is my final painting, and I am well-pleased with the results! This is a 50th birthday present to myself (yes, it was my birthday yesterday). \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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This portrait painting is being entered into the following challenges:
\nSimon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Layer It Up Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCrafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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