With all the pressures of work and personal responsibilities, most of us need some help destressing at the end of a long day. Expressing yourself creatively can be an effective way to relax and deal ...

When Amanda and Brian Farnum started Wehgo, their paint-by-numbers business, out of their Midlothian, Va., home four years ago, they never imagined the situation they faced this spring. With most of ...

As the daughter and granddaughter of two artists who are very persnickety about what constitutes as "real art," I'm reluctant to reveal my love of paint-by-number kits. Specifically, watching the ...

Dan Robbins, inventor of paint-by-numbers, pictured here at work on a “personal portrait” painting, circa 1954. (all images courtesy of Sarah Robbins) Though sales of paint-by-number painting kits ...

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Paint-by-number kits are a great way to get started in painting. Their preplanned paintings free new artists from worries about what to paint so they can learn how to paint. Most kits come with ...