Once the cookies were done, I sat down to finally finish my paint-by-number. As mentioned, all that was left was three colours that were dried up and I needed to mix up on my own.

Happily, I have a large selection of acrylic paints, and a good grasp of colour theory. Of course, it would be easier if I could get as close as possible to the colour straight out of the bottle.

I had several reds to choose from. And in the end, the Cardinal Red ended up being pretty darn close!

I added some coral to get the two lighter colours, and litte Berry Purple for the darkest. It wasn’t exact, but close count in horseshoes, hand grenades and PBN apparently… because….

I got it finished and it doesn’t look too bad! My hands definitely aren’t steady and precise, but thankfully that doesn’t really matter in this style of painting.

I’m hoping I can find a pre-cut matte and frame for it on our next adventure out (either thrifting or at Michaels). Otherwise, I’ll look into custom framing. I bought it because it was a perfect match for our Livingroom colours, so I’d love to get it put up over the couch.