Painting by numbers has had its fair share of criticism from art teachers and educators who feel that filling in numbered spaces with pre-mixed numbered colors could hardly be called "creative". True. Nevertheless, painting by numbers can be a learning experience for any child who, for the first time, picks up a brush, dips it in paint and watches their painting take form as one color is placed next to the other.

Most importantly, painting by numbers guarantees immediate success and gratification, encouraging the child to try again until feeling secure and confident enough to discard the "training wheels" of paint by numbers and try going creative "solo" for the first time. Let the Wizard of Paint by Numbers show you how it's done.

Van Gogh paint by number
Toulouse Lautrec paint by number


Contact Dan Robbins if you are an educator who would like to obtain paint by number sheets for your class to use. Custom images are available.

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