Paint-by-number kits are a great way to get started in painting. Their preplanned paintings free new artists from worries about what to paint so they can learn how to paint. Most kits come with ...

Dan Robbins, the inventor of the paint-by-numbers kits, has died aged 93. His kits inspired generations of budding artists to pick up a paintbrush and create multi-coloured wonders. Here, BBC News ...

In 1954, a White House appointments secretary named Thomas E. Stephens distributed paint-by-numbers kits to senior officials under president Dwight Eisenhower, who sometimes gave such kits to Oval ...

Mom was a huge fan of paint-by-numbers, and Santa Claus always put several new ones under the tree for her. They were usually Biblical themed, with an occasional landscape thrown in for good measure.

With all the pressures of work and personal responsibilities, most of us need some help destressing at the end of a long day. Expressing yourself creatively can be an effective way to relax and deal ...

Marilyn Bruce-Mitford has kept her original painting-by-numbers artwork for more than 50 years. She had the original kit templates, created by Dan Robbins Dan Robbins, the inventor of the ...