Real photos, real kits

See what a photo becomes.

Every picture here is exactly what Brush4Laughs made from a photo shared with us with permission — nothing retouched, and only kits that passed our quality checks. Pick a photo, then see the guide for each way to buy paint.

By the lily pond: the finished painting, Balanced style

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By the lily pond

A couple close up, with the pond and lily pads kept calm behind them.

Style

Paints
20
Regions
128
Hours
8–12

20 colours: faces keep their expressions without tiny fiddly areas everywhere.

Inside the painting guide

The same picture, three ways to buy paint. Pages from the 33-page guide for the Balanced style.

Three primaries, white and black. You mix every colour from the recipes — the best way to learn.

By the lily pond: guide page, shopping list (first page)
Shopping list (first page)
By the lily pond: guide page, mixing recipes (first page)
Mixing recipes (first page)
By the lily pond: guide page, a face close-up
A face close-up