To try "going analog" and getting off of our phones, we started a new hobby: adult paint-by-numbers. It's been great for us ...

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Paint by Numbers is an easy and fun art that allows a novice to enter the art world without requiring any professional talent or years of practice. This technique divides the painting process into ...

When it comes to discovering hobbies in our 20s we’ve found some of our new go-tos have been those we’ve already done in childhood, from swimming, to dance classes, and of course painting by numbers.

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 ...