I'm so glad I came across your channel! I didn't know where to begin and your videos are very helpful. I have a several-year-old PBN canvas that I finally got out and I'm prepping...I just taped and gesso'd the canvas and I'm getting ready to paint! It's the first time since I was a kid that I've done this--very fun. I'm sorry for the passing of your son--what a great idea to have a canvas of him to paint! I hope it brings you all the good memories when you see it on the wall💖
I am so thrilled that you found my channel! PBN projects and this channel have helped me survive the loss of my son, and that’s why I think it is so important for people to find something like this hobby to get them through whatever they may be dealing with in their own lives. I am so excited for you to get started, and if you need any more help, I have a ton of videos that are organized in my playlists by topic. In addition, my group on Facebook is a huge source of information and inspiration, and you can find the link for that if you go to my MelanieB.info, and click on the little Facebook icon or go to the “connect with me” tab and you can find a link there. I have the best, most helpful members of any group anywhere. I also try to stay very active personally in that group to offer advice as often as possible myself. I hope to see you there if you haven’t joined already!
What an amazing treasure for yourself! I’ve never heard of being able to have a photo turned into a pen. I dearly love the idea and I thank you for this and and for all the information and teaching you have given all of us. I discovered PBN this morning and am binge watching your channel. I am soooo excited to get started.
That is so beautiful; what a lovely tribute to your dear son. I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for sharing this. I bought 3 paint by number kits; one at Michaels by Artist's Loft, and 2 from a store on Amazon. I was trying to tape one of the Amazon ones down but it wouldn't lay flat no matter what. So I tried the other and it wouldn't lay flat either. So I moved on to the Artist's Loft kit and it laid nice and flat and has a thicker canvas. I figured I'd have to throw the others away, but now I just need to buy thicker tape,.
This video is 3 years old and I am just now following you 6/7/24 and when you said that was your son I gasped with emotions. I've learned so much from your videos today and Melanie I am so, so deeply sorry for the loss of your son.
Thank you so much! 🥰❤️ I’m thrilled to know my videos have helped you in your PBN journey. The loss of my son is what led me down this path, so I know everything happens for a reason…whether it’s good or bad. Thank you for watching my videos, it means the world to me!
Melanie, thank you for this! ALL of your videos have been so amazing - I’m so glad I found you! None of the other PBN tutorials even come CLOSE to yours! With your help, I gave 3 completed PBN paintings to my family for Christmas! And, guuurl, I was so happy and proud of myself! My family also raised my Amazon wishlist and my PBN cup “flowethed over” with all the PBN Christmas presents, lol! I just mixed my first 2 colors to fix some semi-translucent green and yellow with the Arteza 60 color kit you recommended, and couldn’t be happier! And I’d never have thought that getting a roll of frog tape for Christmas would have made me so giddy! And while I can’t remember which video I commented on before (I’ve watched so many!) I want to thank you for your reply advising me to try foam board as a lightweight sketch board - you were 100% right!! Thank you for everything, Melanie!
This was the BEST comment to wake up to this morning! You cracked me up, and I can FEEL your excitement. Frog 🐸 Tape as a present...? Who knew, right?! 😂😂😂 You will be completely prepared to LOVE the process now that you have what you need. I love to see “my students” successful ❤️❤️❤️. If you haven’t joined the Facebook group (I haven’t seen anyone named “Fidget Feet” join yet 😂), be sure to do so! facebook.com/groups/melanieb/
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio 😃 Just created a FB account solely to join your group! I went incognito with my name (shhhh, don’t tell!) so FB (hopefully) won’t try to connect the account with friends from my old deactivated FB account - it’s one of the social media platforms I deleted ages ago to cut some stress. Fingers crossed that it works! But! Totally worth using FB for your group, as PBNs are my number one stress-buster, and you are the “Professor Of Paint By Numbers”! Or maybe Dr. PBN is better? Lol! Thank you Melanie, PBN PhD! 😁
Hi All! I'm new to PBN and just found you Melanie and I'm so glad top be getting such useful information right away. May I ask .... why can't you iron out the crease? thanks.
You can iron it, but I find that I struggle with getting the iron the right temp, it can leave wrinkles, some people say, “Use steam,” and others say, “Absolutely do NOT use steam!” {I personally would not use steam. Some PBN companies use an ink that doesn’t work well with straight liquids and/or has a plastic surface, so heated water does not play well with it.} It can just get tricky, so I personally try other means to remove the folds without resorting to the iron when I can…but that does not mean you cannot or shouldn’t use one!!
LOL! Love the happy dance! I’m prepping your clear gesso formula with my not-so white marble dust. I have 3 canvases that I have not had placed on stretcher bars. I stapled my last PBN on a cardboard box (still trying to figure out what to do with the nasty palette I received). This is a another great and useful video!!!!
The blue tape does not come off easily on this canvas. I used to use the blue tape, but I have one painting that it won’t remove from. The Frog Tape just peels off super easy.
So, this may seem like a stupid question but I don’t have a sketch board like that. I was planning on using either a large piece of cardboard or a piece of foam board. It’s what I have around and within my budget for now. Is it ok to use those options to mount my painting and prep with gesso.
Hi I'm new at paint by number but used to do tole painting and t shirt painting years ago. May i use Golden's gloss glazing liquid in place of gesso? Thank you for your wonderful tips.
Hi! I don’t believe that medium has the same gritty texture as clear gesso. You need that tooth in order for the paints to give you the best coverage. ☺️
I did this and then Gesso and now that it’s dry it seems to have a few bubbles should I take tape off and redo?? Or will that hurt the painting after Gesso?? Thanks a bunch ♥️ Sheila
Did you get that one from Canvas by Numbers? That is where I got mine, was wondering what you thought of the quality. I got another one for Christmas , but it came folded. I was told to iron it first before I paint it.. how do you feel about that? I tried to do this method, but the folds were too deep, and I couldn't get them out. I just love that hanger idea.. I have one for my skirts, which I don't wear anymore.. Think I will repurpose it, lol. Thanks for another great informative video. God bless your generosity!
Thank you so much! 🥰 No, this is the painting from Aanabanana.com. I mentioned that in the beginning, and it’s in the description under the video if you need the promo code. I have an older custom from CBN that I haven’t completed. I forgot to show that one in my 2020 video 🤦🏻♀️. You can see the progress of this custom in that video though. Ironing is ok from the back on the fabric side, but I never have as much Iuck with it. Dry mounting is the only one that removes all wrinkles, but most of the Michael’s framers either don’t know how to do it, or they tell customers a canvas can’t be dry mounted 🙄. I have a video where I’m actually demonstrating dry mount with my canvas in the Michael’s framing department, so it can be done, and it isn’t permanent. But tape mounting like I did in this video should help.
Can you do this on a wooden wall or maybe at the back of a cabinet door? Will gravity have any effect on the stretching? And how long do you stretch it before the crease is gone?
This technique should work on any surface, although I’ve only tried it on this particular one. Once I added the clear gesso, the crease was gone once it dried. If you aren’t going to gesso your canvas, I don’t see why you can’t tape mount the canvas face-down & lightly spritz the back with water, tape it down to a surface as I’ve demonstrated, and allow it to dry. It should have the same affect.
You can gesso without taping, but I do prefer it taped down if it needs to be stretched like this one did. If I didn’t have so many works-in-progress, I’d probably have every painting mounted in some way...tape-mount, dry mount, or clipped to my sketch board. Once you gesso, sometimes the canvas can curl up on the edges, and taping it down can prevent that. Since I prep several at a time, I can’t mount them all. It’s just a personal preference, for sure!
This is the one I asked for for Christmas: amzn.to/34AtpsI I’ve seen posts from others at the group who suggest this too. On my blog post with my product links, I have two magnifying lamps also! www.melaniegilstrap.com/blog
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio I wear glasses. Not sure this would work unless I take my glasses off, not sure I'd want to do that every time I'd want to look elsewhere.
That’s when the lamps come in handy. Also, the headlamp is good because you take off your glasses 🤓. It has different magnification lenses, but I’m like you, I can’t see far off at all. I am going to use this when I’m wearing my contacts and my close up vision is completely distorted. It probably won’t work for everyone.
Mel, before i found out about frog tape, i used tan masking tape. It wouldnt come off completely. Do u know how i can get the tape off of completed painted canvases?
Hmmm 🤔, UnDu adhesive remover was always what I used in the past to remove that kind of thing. I’m sure some places still sell it, because we had it at Michael’s.
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio yeeeah! honestly IT'S BEEN 5 MONTHS LMAO I've been hammering them about my package. I'll tell you one thing, I'm never buying from them AGAIN!!
😂 Yes! There is a playlist that shows only the Paint by Number content. Near the bottom of each description box, I usually have a link to that playlist: th-cam.com/users/MelanieGilstrapCreativeStudioplaylists ☺️
I lost my oldest son in a car accident . This would be wonderful to have one of him . Thank you for your teachings
I'm so glad I came across your channel! I didn't know where to begin and your videos are very helpful. I have a several-year-old PBN canvas that I finally got out and I'm prepping...I just taped and gesso'd the canvas and I'm getting ready to paint! It's the first time since I was a kid that I've done this--very fun. I'm sorry for the passing of your son--what a great idea to have a canvas of him to paint! I hope it brings you all the good memories when you see it on the wall💖
I am so thrilled that you found my channel! PBN projects and this channel have helped me survive the loss of my son, and that’s why I think it is so important for people to find something like this hobby to get them through whatever they may be dealing with in their own lives.
I am so excited for you to get started, and if you need any more help, I have a ton of videos that are organized in my playlists by topic.
In addition, my group on Facebook is a huge source of information and inspiration, and you can find the link for that if you go to my MelanieB.info, and click on the little Facebook icon or go to the “connect with me” tab and you can find a link there. I have the best, most helpful members of any group anywhere. I also try to stay very active personally in that group to offer advice as often as possible myself. I hope to see you there if you haven’t joined already!
Thank you for ALL your help
What an amazing treasure for yourself! I’ve never heard of being able to have a photo turned into a pen. I dearly love the idea and I thank you for this and and for all the information and teaching you have given all of us. I discovered PBN this morning and am binge watching your channel. I am soooo excited to get started.
You will LOVE PBN once you try it! I will warn you that it is highly addictive though. 😂
Aww sorry to hear your Son passed . Bless You. Hugs
This is a wonderful video. Very helpful. Thanks
Thank you so much for your feedback and your comment! I despise ironing…and I’ll do anything to avoid it at all cost. 😂🥴
That is so beautiful; what a lovely tribute to your dear son. I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I bought 3 paint by number kits; one at Michaels by Artist's Loft, and 2 from a store on Amazon. I was trying to tape one of the Amazon ones down but it wouldn't lay flat no matter what. So I tried the other and it wouldn't lay flat either. So I moved on to the Artist's Loft kit and it laid nice and flat and has a thicker canvas. I figured I'd have to throw the others away, but now I just need to buy thicker tape,.
Don’t throw anything away! You can have them dry mounted at Michael’s or do them yourself if you watch my other videos on how to do that!
So, sorry for your loss. I'm watching your videos of PBN, since I re-starting on this craft.
This video is 3 years old and I am just now following you 6/7/24 and when you said that was your son I gasped with emotions. I've learned so much from your videos today and Melanie I am so, so deeply sorry for the loss of your son.
Thank you so much! 🥰❤️
I’m thrilled to know my videos have helped you in your PBN journey. The loss of my son is what led me down this path, so I know everything happens for a reason…whether it’s good or bad. Thank you for watching my videos, it means the world to me!
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio ♥
Oh my goodness this painting will be so precious to you. Ty for sharing. 💕
I’m actually painting it now, and it is turning out so beautiful! (Or should I say “handsome” 😉?)
Thx for this great video!
No problem! This is the method I use most often. ☺️
great demonstration! I will use this technique going forward regardless of creasing. Thanks Melanie
It has totally removed that fold in this canvas! I untaped it to work on it (because I like to rotate the canvas), and it was gone.
Melanie, thank you for this! ALL of your videos have been so amazing - I’m so glad I found you! None of the other PBN tutorials even come CLOSE to yours! With your help, I gave 3 completed PBN paintings to my family for Christmas! And, guuurl, I was so happy and proud of myself! My family also raised my Amazon wishlist and my PBN cup “flowethed over” with all the PBN Christmas presents, lol! I just mixed my first 2 colors to fix some semi-translucent green and yellow with the Arteza 60 color kit you recommended, and couldn’t be happier! And I’d never have thought that getting a roll of frog tape for Christmas would have made me so giddy! And while I can’t remember which video I commented on before (I’ve watched so many!) I want to thank you for your reply advising me to try foam board as a lightweight sketch board - you were 100% right!! Thank you for everything, Melanie!
This was the BEST comment to wake up to this morning! You cracked me up, and I can FEEL your excitement. Frog 🐸 Tape as a present...? Who knew, right?! 😂😂😂 You will be completely prepared to LOVE the process now that you have what you need. I love to see “my students” successful ❤️❤️❤️. If you haven’t joined the Facebook group (I haven’t seen anyone named “Fidget Feet” join yet 😂), be sure to do so! facebook.com/groups/melanieb/
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio 😃 Just created a FB account solely to join your group! I went incognito with my name (shhhh, don’t tell!) so FB (hopefully) won’t try to connect the account with friends from my old deactivated FB account - it’s one of the social media platforms I deleted ages ago to cut some stress. Fingers crossed that it works! But! Totally worth using FB for your group, as PBNs are my number one stress-buster, and you are the “Professor Of Paint By Numbers”! Or maybe Dr. PBN is better? Lol! Thank you Melanie, PBN PhD! 😁
Great work.
Thank you!
Hi All! I'm new to PBN and just found you Melanie and I'm so glad top be getting such useful information right away. May I ask .... why can't you iron out the crease? thanks.
You can iron it, but I find that I struggle with getting the iron the right temp, it can leave wrinkles, some people say, “Use steam,” and others say, “Absolutely do NOT use steam!” {I personally would not use steam. Some PBN companies use an ink that doesn’t work well with straight liquids and/or has a plastic surface, so heated water does not play well with it.}
It can just get tricky, so I personally try other means to remove the folds without resorting to the iron when I can…but that does not mean you cannot or shouldn’t use one!!
LOL! Love the happy dance!
I’m prepping your clear gesso formula with my not-so white marble dust. I have 3 canvases that I have not had placed on stretcher bars. I stapled my last PBN on a cardboard box (still trying to figure out what to do with the nasty palette I received). This is a another great and useful video!!!!
I’m super happy to get your feedback!!
What is that white. Color paint name u applied and also can I use like any number painting canvas paper?
OH HOW BEAUTIFUL!!! can we just use regular painting tape as it comes off so easily? I already have the blue painters tape.
The blue tape does not come off easily on this canvas. I used to use the blue tape, but I have one painting that it won’t remove from. The Frog Tape just peels off super easy.
So, this may seem like a stupid question but I don’t have a sketch board like that. I was planning on using either a large piece of cardboard or a piece of foam board. It’s what I have around and within my budget for now. Is it ok to use those options to mount my painting and prep with gesso.
I have 4 DIY mounting videos to show you other options. You can definitely use foam board!
Thanks🎄🎄🎖️🎖️
Hi I'm new at paint by number but used to do tole painting and t shirt painting years ago. May i use Golden's gloss glazing liquid in place of gesso?
Thank you for your wonderful tips.
Hi! I don’t believe that medium has the same gritty texture as clear gesso. You need that tooth in order for the paints to give you the best coverage. ☺️
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudioI will order some gesso. Thank you so much! 💗
It is a game changer...I promise!
I did this and then Gesso and now that it’s dry it seems to have a few bubbles should I take tape off and redo?? Or will that hurt the painting after Gesso??
Thanks a bunch ♥️ Sheila
Did you get that one from Canvas by Numbers? That is where I got mine, was wondering what you thought of the quality. I got another one for Christmas , but it came folded. I was told to iron it first before I paint it.. how do you feel about that? I tried to do this method, but the folds were too deep, and I couldn't get them out. I just love that hanger idea.. I have one for my skirts, which I don't wear anymore.. Think I will repurpose it, lol. Thanks for another great informative video. God bless your generosity!
Thank you so much! 🥰 No, this is the painting from Aanabanana.com. I mentioned that in the beginning, and it’s in the description under the video if you need the promo code. I have an older custom from CBN that I haven’t completed. I forgot to show that one in my 2020 video 🤦🏻♀️. You can see the progress of this custom in that video though. Ironing is ok from the back on the fabric side, but I never have as much Iuck with it. Dry mounting is the only one that removes all wrinkles, but most of the Michael’s framers either don’t know how to do it, or they tell customers a canvas can’t be dry mounted 🙄. I have a video where I’m actually demonstrating dry mount with my canvas in the Michael’s framing department, so it can be done, and it isn’t permanent. But tape mounting like I did in this video should help.
Is this GESSO aplicable also for paint by numbers on canvas?
Absolutely!! I add clear gesso to EVERY canvas! It’s a much easier method to apply to canvases. th-cam.com/video/vjnuoLpgyYc/w-d-xo.html
Can you do this on a wooden wall or maybe at the back of a cabinet door? Will gravity have any effect on the stretching? And how long do you stretch it before the crease is gone?
This technique should work on any surface, although I’ve only tried it on this particular one. Once I added the clear gesso, the crease was gone once it dried. If you aren’t going to gesso your canvas, I don’t see why you can’t tape mount the canvas face-down & lightly spritz the back with water, tape it down to a surface as I’ve demonstrated, and allow it to dry. It should have the same affect.
Love this! So I don’t have to tape it down to gesso? I can just gesso without taping? ☺️
You can gesso without taping, but I do prefer it taped down if it needs to be stretched like this one did. If I didn’t have so many works-in-progress, I’d probably have every painting mounted in some way...tape-mount, dry mount, or clipped to my sketch board. Once you gesso, sometimes the canvas can curl up on the edges, and taping it down can prevent that. Since I prep several at a time, I can’t mount them all. It’s just a personal preference, for sure!
Hi Melanie, do you have any recommendations for a magnifier/light combination for pbns?
This is the one I asked for for Christmas: amzn.to/34AtpsI
I’ve seen posts from others at the group who suggest this too. On my blog post with my product links, I have two magnifying lamps also! www.melaniegilstrap.com/blog
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio I wear glasses. Not sure this would work unless I take my glasses off, not sure I'd want to do that every time I'd want to look elsewhere.
That’s when the lamps come in handy. Also, the headlamp is good because you take off your glasses 🤓. It has different magnification lenses, but I’m like you, I can’t see far off at all. I am going to use this when I’m wearing my contacts and my close up vision is completely distorted. It probably won’t work for everyone.
Mel, before i found out about frog tape, i used tan masking tape. It wouldnt come off completely. Do u know how i can get the tape off of completed painted canvases?
Im gonna try a blowdryer
Hmmm 🤔, UnDu adhesive remover was always what I used in the past to remove that kind of thing. I’m sure some places still sell it, because we had it at Michael’s.
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio i will check it out
What is Jesso? What's the purpose for it?
Is this oil or acrylic?
Update on the diamond painting~ it’s in Indiana. As of 4:32 pm on the 22nd
Progress! I haven’t checked mine lately, because I’m afraid I’ll be irate. 😂 It’s not like I don’t have enough to keep me busy, but still.
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio ah, its in indiana still it says its at a usps getting ready to be delivered but idk anymore :/
I’m in the same boat still. I hate to say it, but I’m just pissed at this point. 😂🙄😜
@@MelanieBsCreativeStudio yeeeah! honestly IT'S BEEN 5 MONTHS LMAO I've been hammering them about my package. I'll tell you one thing, I'm never buying from them AGAIN!!
I try not to blame the company, but they’re responsible for selecting reliable shipping partners, so this is on them. 😤
You have made so many videos that I am getting dizzy. Is there an index that lists all the subject matter that you have covered?
😂 Yes! There is a playlist that shows only the Paint by Number content. Near the bottom of each description box, I usually have a link to that playlist: th-cam.com/users/MelanieGilstrapCreativeStudioplaylists
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