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Tailor-made Painting by Numbers kit for Tourism Industry
Puzzles（jigsaws）has been popular tourist souvenirs and gifts since years, but what about something new, more challenging long lasting and fun?
Painting by Numbers emerges as a great trend for tourist souvenirs and is getting really hot in the tourism Industry. Check out what a Painting by Number is if you are not familiar with it. A Paint by Numbers kit basically allows everyone to be able to paint masterpieces by themselves even without any knowledge of painting.
(Puzzle vs Painting by Numbers)
How does Painting by Numbers work for the Tourism Industry?
1. Tourist destinations, making their landmarks as customized themes for Painting by Numbers kits and offer these Paint by Numbers products onsite as souvenirs or gifts.
- The Paint by Numbers products will be painted by the customers themselves and shown to their friends and loved ones with fun and proud.
- Every painting not only reminds the nice time one had, but also shares the experience with more people just as you show your holiday pictures to your friends. The only difference is that you always hang your paintings on the wall. This brings incredibly more return and new visitors.
Every kind of nice photos can be made into Painting by Numbers products.
Castles:
Castle Loevestein in the Netherlands (original photo and painted masterpiece on wall)
Castle Hohenzollern in Germany:
Castle Lichtenstein in Germany:
Burg Eltz in Germany:
Regardless if it is public or private owned, castles owners do the Paint by Numbers kits as souvenir or gifts.
Classic Landscapes:
Gardens:
Historical Old Towns:
Cultural Elements:
Mueseums and Universities:
2. Hotels (especially the castle hotels), restaurants also make their buildings, logos with creative design as Paint by Number kits and give away to their regular clients.
3. Museums also make their most popular collections as Paint by Number for their visitors so that they can recreate the art at home by themselves.
The application of Painting by Numbers are unlimited for the tourism and hospitality industry, and remember, Paint by Numbers are not a craft only for kids, 60% of the painters are adults!
How to order:
- Decide the photos you want to make them as Paint by Number themes. Send the photos over to us and we will consult with you the feasibility of your photos and send you the digital effect, what the theme will be looked like as final paintings.
- Minimum ordering volume starts with 25 pieces per theme. We will convert your photo into Paint by Number kits.
- Price: starting from 26 Euro per 40x50cm Paint by Numbers kit for a customized theme without shipment. Contact us for more details.
A Paint by Numbers kit has everything you need to finish your own painting:
A typical Painting by Number kit will look like this: 1. packaging, 2. canvas with painted outlines (stretched over stretcher bars), 3. a printed painting guide, 4. paint brushes, 5. paints you need for this specific painting.
Paint color with same codes do not match
I ran out of paint after the first coat. I had the paint custom made to match a specific color. I still had the numbers/code so I thought it would be easy to match. The sample the store put on top of the can sure looked like it would match, however after the paint dried it wasn’t close to the sample on the can. I was expecting a burgundy, but instead it dried a pinkish color. I double/triple checked that the numbers on the new can does indeed match the colors on the old can. The sample they put on top of the can does look correct, so I do not think that the store mixed the paint incorrectly. The paint is Sherwin Williams Satin, Deep Base from Lowes. What can I do differently to help make the paint match better when I repaint next time? Unfortunately I did not take a picture when it was completely dry. However it did not change much in color. This is the color I was expecting: 
This is the color I ended up with: 
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asked Jan 18, 2019 at 15:12
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Nice cornhole boards. Did you paint over the same base color in each case?
Jan 18, 2019 at 15:15
@isherwood Thanks. Yes, both boards are the same type of wood (birch), both were painted with the same primer.
Jan 18, 2019 at 15:34
Bring both empty cans back to your Lowes and ask them about the difference. Most big box stores will do free replacements for situations like this.
Jan 18, 2019 at 21:12
@dwizum Your comment best resolved the issue. If you make it an answer I’ll accept it.
Jan 21, 2019 at 16:36
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Take the two empty cans back to the store and ask them for a refund or replacement. Most big box stores offer satisfaction guarantees and will replace mismatched paint; the policy is designed for situations like what you’re describing.
Then, follow the excellent advice in the other answers:
- Buy the whole quantity you’ll need right up front, versus buying two cans in separate transactions.
- Check the stamps on the two cans of paint prior to them being mixed to make sure they came from the same batch (not often an issue, but if the two cans came in different batches, they base sometimes won’t exactly match, so it won’t matter if the added coloring matches)
- Mix from both cans as you paint, so you’re evening out any differences
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answered Jan 22, 2019 at 14:02
dwizum dwizum
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The codes are nice, and they’re usually pretty close. But, especially at the retail level, it’s not an exact science. There can be variations even between buckets in the same purchase.
Based on advice from family who have worked as a painting contractors for decades.
When you buy paint, make sure to get enough for the entire job in one go. Make sure it’s all the same base. I tend to go to dedicated paint stores rather then Lowes or Home Depot for significant jobs. That’s where the pros go for a reason. They have better equipment & training and – in my experience – do a better job.
Mix well, scraping off the bottom – particularly if it’s set awhile since the store shook it. Get one of those drill operated paddles.
Have a few extra empty 5 gallon buckets (depending on size of the job)
Start the job by using those extra buckets to mix all of your buckets of paint together and stirring thoroughly. This ensures that you’ll have a consistent color for the entire job. I’ve definitely noticed differences in tint when pouring buckets together in this step.
Back to your situation. I think your only solution is to get another batch of paint and re-paint both pieces.
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answered Jan 18, 2019 at 15:27
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In defense of the big box stores, which often employ very good staff, smaller stores have the same staff retention and training issues they do. They’re all mostly served by the same conglomerates, and expertise does not usually translate to good salaries in this era. My last experiences at two different local small shops were less than rosy. One involved a racist diatribe by an apparently regular customer, which went unaddressed by the proprietor, and the other involved an unskilled and not particularly concerned associate.
Jan 18, 2019 at 15:42
Back on point, this variance in color is extreme. I wonder if there wasn’t a code entry error somewhere.
Jan 18, 2019 at 15:44
@isherwood I’ll check the numbers again tonight when I get home, but I’ve checked several times. Oddly enough, the sample that was put on top of the can, with the actual paint, did dry to the color I was expecting.
Jan 18, 2019 at 15:58
Samples are often a cheaper base and won’t necessarily be a perfect match with the final product.
Jan 18, 2019 at 16:00
The pro paint stores have better prices, when you have a trade account. I have almost always been able to nudge and wink them into giving me trade prices, but then, my requirements are weird and so they know I am not a high-maintenance amateur. My favorite was trying to match a color similar to OSHA orange, which was out-of-gamut for their scanner. That meant the scanner could see it, but could not find a formula that wouldn’t overfill the paint can. They scooped some paint out and manually tinted it up.
Jan 18, 2019 at 17:16
I took the cans back to the store and asked for advice. Turns out, the two different colors (gold & brown) used two different base colors (stain & deep base vs. satin ultra deep base). I didn’t realize it when I purchased the original cans of paint, because I just asked them to match specific colors. When I purchased the 2nd set of cans, I only looked at one of the colors.
I have to admit I feel pretty foolish.
Thanks for all of your help.
Here’s the result:
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answered Jan 21, 2019 at 16:33
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First, the human eye can distinguish millions of colors when they’re laid right next to each other.
However, in terms of seeing colors separately and trying to remember their matches, we are positively hopeless. Further, even small changes in light cause significant changes in perceived color even if you had a color sampling device, so cameras are as blind as we are.
The Smithsonian recently restored a Jim Crow era passenger coach. Naturally, their color research was pristine. However, having nailed the right color, they then altered the color to correct for the flaws in the fluorescent or whatever lighting in their display hall. Except the lighting industry was innovating like crazy, and three years later, you could buy true-daylight lights at Lowes. But now, that would make the color wrong, eh? So they are stuck using their 1970s tier lighting.
I am not Smithsonian tier, but I usually nail it. But even with my book of 1700 color chips, careful matching with photos and Photoshop analysis, I’ve ordered a $300 gallon of paint and had it not match the exemplar. This was burgundy, and my mentor had the same problem with another burgundy.
All this to say, this is a hard problem. It ain’t you.
That said, you did err by expecting two cans to come out the same. The problem is, there is “rounding error” on the tint shots. Computer controlled tinters are an attempt to solve it, but even that is not perfect. This problem is much worse on smaller cans because rounding error matters a lot more when the shot is 1/4 or 1/16 the size. so you greatly amplified the issue with 1/2 pint sampler cans.
Yes, you must buy all your paint and “average the error” by mixing all the cans together. At that point sampler cans stop making sense.
At least you are working in “latex” (emulsion) paint, which is basically nontoxic and not hard to dispose of. Lucky you!
