Dogs Paint By Numbers Kits

The dogs collection has around 18 designs spanning realistic breed portraits and scene compositions, all printed on 16″ × 20″ (40cm × 50cm) canvas. Every kit includes pre-printed numbered canvas, three nylon brushes (round detail size 1, round mid size 4, flat wide size 8), a numbered reference chart at full size plus a smaller desk-copy printout, and acrylic paint pots in 24, 36, or 48 colours depending on the detail level you choose. The framed variant arrives with hanging hooks; the rolled-canvas variant ships flat without hardware.

Styles in the dogs collection

Dog designs fall into two broad camps. Realistic breed portraits (Labrador Lake Portrait, Sleeping Dog Portrait, Yorkie Garden Dreams, Golden Retriever Sunflowers) put one dog in the centre of the composition with focus on coat texture and facial expression. Scene-based compositions (Swimming Dog, Fluffy Dog Flowers, Girl with Dogs, Christmas Puppies Paint) place dogs inside a wider scene, so the surrounding environment (water, garden, indoor setting) takes more of the canvas. Rainbow Dog Portrait is the catalogue's pop-art entry and uses bold colour design rather than realistic fur.

Choosing the right detail level

The 24-colour standard tier works best for pop-art designs and for first-time painters, since flat colour fields drop without much blending. The 36-colour tier is the most common pick for realistic breed portraits because the extra mid-tones split the fur into softer transitions; this matters more for short-haired breeds (Labrador, French Bulldog) where every fur shadow is visible than for longer-coated breeds where the colours can run together at the standard tier. The 48-colour tier adds another roughly ten hours of work and is for painters who want maximum subtlety in eye highlights and nose detail.

Memorial and milestone gifting

Dog paintings are one of the most-requested gift categories in the catalogue, often tied to a specific dog rather than a generic design. For a memorial gift or a new-puppy welcome gift, the realistic breed portraits pair well with a printed photo of the actual dog. For someone whose dog is not represented in the catalogue, our custom paint by numbers kit turns an uploaded photo into a numbered canvas; this is the route most customers take when the gift is for a specific dog. The framed variant is the easier handoff for a memorial gift since it arrives ready to hang with no extra work.

Frame or no frame

The framed variant ships stretched on a wooden bar with mounting hooks installed. The rolled-canvas variant ships flat and assumes you will mount it after finishing. For gifting and for memorial paintings the framed option is usually the right call; for painters who already own frames or prefer to mount their own, the rolled option saves the price of a frame.

Sister collections and pairings

The dogs collection sits inside the wider animals and pets range (199 designs) and pairs with the cats collection. Customers looking for a specific breed or scene type that is not in the dogs collection should browse the paint by numbers main hub or use the custom paint by numbers kit to upload a personal photo. The paint by numbers for adults collection filters to designs intended as hobby projects.

Difficulty notes for dog kits

The face is the focal section in every dog portrait. Eyes set the personality of the painting, and the nose anchors the expression; both reward a steady hand and the smallest detail brush. The recommended sequence is to paint the body and background first, then the face from outside-in (cheeks, then muzzle, then eyes, then nose), saving the eye highlights and any whisker-style detail lines for the very last pass over fully dry layers. Short-haired breeds are technically easier to paint at the 24-colour tier; long-haired or fluffy breeds benefit from 36 colours so the fur shading does not collapse into one tone.

Finishing and displaying a dog painting

Acrylic paint is touch-dry within an hour but cures fully over the following several days. For memorial or gift paintings, wait at least 72 hours after the final brushstroke before applying any varnish or display sealer; this prevents the protective coat from clouding the still-curing paint underneath. Dog paintings are most commonly displayed in family rooms, entryways, or above pet beds, and the framed variant arrives ready to hang on a single wall hook. For gifts where the recipient lives in a different city, the framed variant is also the more reliable shipping option since it removes the unwrap-and-mount step. Customers using our custom kit for a memorial painting often pair the finished canvas with a small printed plaque underneath; this is something you would arrange yourself locally rather than through Paint Kit Studio.