Painting
Painting By Numbers by Kenneth Scott
Many of us have at some time or the other satiated our
artistic desires by coloring using the 'paint with numbers'
concept. We have fond remembrances of the time spent filling
up various shapes with colors. All we needed to know was the
color that corresponded to a particular number and following
that code we could conjure up beautiful paintings that would
befit a professional artist.
As kids these paintings were available in most shops and
came with a small packet of required colors. One knew the
end result that one needed to get by looking at the
completed picture on the box. Variations of this bundle of
entertainment arrived and kids were required to just dip
their brushes in plain water and run them over the page to
get the desired effect of a jungle, an animal or a portrait
The amazement for this magic, however, lasts for a few
months before the kids grow out of it.
This concept goes a long way to the 1950's when it was not
considered only child's play but was taken more seriously.
People enrolled in classes to learn the art of painting by
numbers and it was considered a hobby in itself. Many people
redid famous paintings that had complicated set of numbers
and professionally framed these pieces of art for everyone
to see.
Since these pictures were so popular, many people used to
earn their living by creating these number paintings. It
obviously must have been a very interesting and fun filled
way of making profit. It was also a good past time for those
who did not have any artistic prowess but wanted to create
something of their own.
Due to the training ground that these number pictures
provided some of these creators moved on to become full
artists in their own rights and others continued to provide
people the ability to adorn their homes with personally
created paintings. Paintings such as these give you the
reassurance that the masterpiece that you are trying to
replicate will look considerably similar to the original and
not turn into a nightmare.
A negative of these number paintings was the fact that these
did not allow for creativity to flow. One was restricted to
painting between the lines and following a certain color
code. But creative dudes changed that too by not following
the codes to the 't' and putting in their individual stamp.
It is surprising that in spite of being so simplistic in
nature it became a rage!
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