We asked our painters why they keep coming back to the canvas. These are the ten answers we hear most, with their own words in between.
It is half past nine. The show is running, the phone is in your hand, and you are not really watching either one. Most evenings end like this, not because they are good but because they are easy.
More than a thousand of our customers answered our survey about exactly this, and about what changed when a canvas moved onto the coffee table. These are the ten reasons they gave us.
From our survey of 1,033 customers, June 2026
Every area of the canvas is numbered and every paint pot matches. Follow the numbers and the picture appears. Six in ten of our painters say they are not creative people. It makes no difference. Alan wrote after his very first kit: "My first paint by numbers experience & I loved it!"
Hands busy, eyes on the numbers, thoughts drain out. It is the stillness people chase with meditation apps, except here it happens by itself. Jill discovered it at her kitchen table: "I think I have found a new hobby. It is very relaxing."
"Absolutely love doing this. This painting is my 4th painting. I love the peace and calmness. I am also getting better at picking pieces that are not too fiddly so I make progress and don’t get overwhelmed by a new picture."
Vicky W.You cannot hold a brush and a phone at the same time. An evening at the canvas is often the first evening in months the screen stays dark.
One kit costs less than a single yoga class and fills 15 to 30 quiet evenings. Everything is included: canvas, matched paints and brushes.
Canvas, matched paints and brushes included in every box. 1,800+ designs, free shipping and a 100% money-back guarantee.
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Choose from 1,800+ designs, from minis to full size canvases.
Canvas, numbered paint pots and brushes are all in the box.
Every shape has a number, every number has a paint pot.
Finish it, sign it and give it a place on your wall.
Every session ends with more picture than you started with. That visible progress is what makes it so hard to put down, and so satisfying to come back to.
The canvas waits patiently. Ten minutes or two hours, evening or Sunday morning, it continues exactly where you left it. No class times, no membership. Charles is halfway through his and wrote: "I am not in any hurry. It's engrossing and fun to do."
Attention is a muscle, and endless feeds have been shredding it. An hour of matching numbers and mixing colors is focus training that feels like rest.
"Amazing! What a calming and lovely thing to do. I’m hooked!! I’ve already asked for another one for my birthday!"
Rachel P.An evening of scrolling leaves nothing behind. This leaves a painting you made, framed above the sofa, in the hallway, wherever you see it daily. Kiara posted her finished pair with "Absolutely loved how these turned out!"
Connie's home is hung with original art, so a new piece has to earn its place. Her first finished canvas did: her husband insisted on framing it.
"The picture is just stunning. My husband insisted we frame and hang it, even though most of the art in our home are original paintings. I can't wait to get into the custom picture I ordered!"
Connie B.Free shipping · Everything included · 100% money-back guarantee
A kit is a gift of 20 quiet evenings plus a painting. Our reviews are full of daughters buying for mothers, friends buying for stressed friends.
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A few of our most-painted kits, discount applied
Kit Personnalisé | Peinture par numérosFrom €39,95€80,00
6 mini-tableaux - Set « Dolce Vita » italienneFrom €34,95€70,00
La librairie bleue | Peinture par numérosFrom €19,95€40,00
6 Mini-tableaux - Ensemble boissons et fruits italiensFrom €34,95€70,00Filmed by our painters
With the photos they shared
Absolutely love doing this. This painting is my 4th painting. I love the peace and calmness. I am also getting better at picking pieces that are not too fiddly so I make progress and don’t get overwhelmed by a new picture.
The colors are nice, easy to work with. Only issue is that the lighter colors dont cover the number as easily so you have to go over it twice. Really fun!
I’m loving this! Obviously not done but really satisfied. The letters are hard since so thin so I’ve avoided it but will do later.
No. Every canvas is printed with numbered shapes and every paint pot has a matching number. About half of our customers start with zero experience.
The pre-printed canvas, paint pots matched to your design and a set of brushes. No mixing, nothing extra to buy.
A full size canvas fills 15 to 30 relaxed evenings. The mini paintings take an evening or two each.
Every order comes with a 100% money-back guarantee. If painting does not relax you, you get your money back.
No. Shipping is free on every order.
Free shipping on every order and a 100% money-back guarantee. If painting does not relax you, send it back and pay nothing.
