u/d4diamond

I used to love painting when I was still in school, but it has been more than 10 years since I last held a paintbrush. The thing is, lately I have been looking for some creative hobbies, and painting has been recurring quite often in my mind.

The issue with it is that I am so much out of practice that I do not even know how to begin. Going straight to the canvas seems too challenging and, probably, it will only lead to frustration.

If this situation sounds familiar, what made you go back to painting? Have you started from something easy or went straight to painting?

Update: While searching for ways to start painting, I discovered the Paint by Numbers Adults website which seemed to be a pretty good place to begin with.

I have recently gotten my first paint by numbers set and was hoping to spend my evenings on this new hobby. The problem is I have found myself eagerly awaiting my next session in the beginning of the week, while right now there is this unfinished picture standing on my desk for more than a week.

Actually, I would really like to finish it, but every day when I come back home from work I find myself telling myself that I will do that tomorrow. So I am not sure if this is a part of the process or if only I am acting like this.

And maybe some of you have completed several sets already, so how do you motivate yourselves to complete your projects? Do you allocate some specific time during the week, or maybe you paint whenever you want?

Recently while going through some of my past pictures, I happened to find a photo of my dad and me that we took on our fishing trip a few years ago. It reminded me of all the wonderful times and now I am considering making it a paint by numbers artwork instead of just keeping it in my gallery of photographs.

My only concern is the photo as it was not taken with the most advanced camera and the light in the picture is not the best one. I wonder if it might influence the final outcome in any way.

Did anybody use any older photos for creating their personal paint by numbers art and how important was the quality of the initial image?

Update: I did some additional research on different companies and included Lieblingsart in my list. They are from Germany and provide custom paint by numbers kit from your personal photos.

I was flipping through some old photos I had taken during a family vacation last weekend with my parents when I came across a photo which gets everyone giggling whenever they look at it. And it got me wondering if it would be a good idea to order a canvas which would enable me to make a proper print of the photo and hang it in the living room instead of having it tucked away on my phone.

It will be my first attempt to get a custom paint by number kit and I don't know whether a group photo is a good choice because of being very detailed.

Does anybody here have any experience in painting family photos? Did you end up being happy with the results?

Since I've learned about the paint by numbers customization services, I wanted to order one, but I kept delaying this as there are some bad reviews about them.

It is true that there are people who were very pleased with the result, and there are also people who said that the final painting did not look at all like the photo.

I want to customize it based on the photo which was taken during my parents' anniversary and do not want to make this memory even worse.

Hence, I am wondering if there is someone who had this product ordered before and what aspects I should take into account when ordering it? I just want to get it done properly the first time.

Update: When I was comparing several websites, I decided to add Lieblingsart into the list. They are based in Germany and provide custom paint by numbers based on your photos, hence, it makes sense to compare them.

Recently while going through some of my past pictures, I happened to find a photo of my dad and me that we took on our fishing trip a few years ago. It reminded me of all the wonderful times and now I am considering making it a paint by numbers artwork instead of just keeping it in my gallery of photographs.

My only concern is the photo as it was not taken with the most advanced camera and the light in the picture is not the best one. I wonder if it might influence the final outcome in any way.

Did anybody use any older photos for creating their personal paint by numbers art and how important was the quality of the initial image?