This is a true story from Monika.
Unexpected Redemption in the Low Point of Life
I remember it was half a year ago in the winter, I was curled up on the sofa of my rented house, staring at the screen of my cell phone. The news of my breakup was like a boulder weighing me down. Until one late night, a digital painting by number of “Holland in the Windmill City” on the official website of paintartclub.com suddenly came into my sight - those leaping golden and dark green color blocks, like a beam of light splitting the darkness.
The day I received the canvas, it was snowing heavily in Los Angeles. I trembled as I opened the package:
- The precisely printed digital lines were as clear as works of art.
- 24 colors of acrylic paints in a sealed box with a moisturizing design.
- Three different types of professional nylon brushes shimmering.
The moment the first stroke of paint touches the canvas, I hear the sound of melting snow.
The Magical Healing Power of Painting by Number
- You don't need to know perspective, color mixing, or brushstrokes, just fill in by numbers. paintartclub.com's specially designed progressive difficulty system allows me to start with the simple Starry Night and gradually challenge myself with complex works like Mount Fuji Cherry Blossoms.
- Once after painting sunflower petals for 3 hours straight, I looked up only to find that the setting sun had dyed the paint box amber - this long-lost concentration allowed me to escape the heavy pressure of reality for a while!
- At the suggestion of the customer service, I hung all my works on the wall according to the timeline. From “Lotus Leaf” with blurred color block boundaries in the early days to “Starry Sky Mountains” recently completed with the wet mixing technique, the 37 paintings are strung together to form a visual history of self-healing.
Practical Advice for Beginners (from personally stepping through the pits)
Buy the Acrylic Highlighter kit at paintartclub.com (makes paint stretch 50% more)
Dabbing the borders of color blocks with a toothpick dipped in water eliminates the annoying “jagged effect”
Don't be afraid to “paint it wrong”, I had a crooked star in my Starry Night and named it “Hope Comet”!
A life of color reboot
Last week, I shared my 108th painting, “Cocoon”, to paintartclub.com's charity exhibition. The darkness that once consumed me is now transformed into the ink lines on the wings of the butterfly in the painting.
If you are also standing at the crossroads of life, why don't you try logging on to paintartclub.com and pick a pattern that makes your heart beat faster? The moment the tip of the brush touches the canvas, you will hear the sound of the ice cracking inside - there is light coming in.
"We're not just coloring; we're illuminating souls."
