painting by numbers

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Definition of painting by numbers in English English dictionary

A recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a colour of paint to be applied

(Oyunlar) Paint by number (or painting by numbers) are kits, popularized in the 1950s, by Max Klein and the Palmer Paint Company, among others. Included in the kits is a number board or canvas with corresponding paints to be filled in. Dan Robbins who worked for Klein as an artist is often incorrectly credited with inventing the genre, which predates his 1951 involvement. Michelangelo has been credited by some with the original idea by assigning colors to various areas of the Sistine Chapel for assistants to fill in over some 500 years ago

Related Terms

paint by numbers

To complete a painting by numbers kit

Hyphenation

paint·ing by Num·bers

Turkish pronunciation

peyntîng bay nʌmbırz

Pronunciation

/ˈpāntəɴɢ ˈbī ˈnəmbərz/ /ˈpeɪntɪŋ ˈbaɪ ˈnʌmbɜrz/