Watercolor kit · no drawing needed
Tonight, you'll paint this.
The artwork arrives already sketched on artist paper, with the paints, brushes and a video class. You never face a blank page.
- Everything included
- Made for complete beginners
- Video class with Steph
How it works
From pencil sketch to finished painting
You're not tracing and you're not filling in numbers. You lay real watercolor onto a real drawing, with an artist showing you each step.
It comes sketched
Your dragon is already drawn on the paper. This is the part that makes it possible if you can't draw.
You paint along with Steph
She uses the same paints, brushes and design that are in your box. Pause, rewind, go at your pace.
You keep this
A finished painting you made yourself, worth putting in a frame.
What you're buying
Open the box. It's all there.
Everything you need for one calm evening. Nothing you have to go and buy.
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The sketched sheet
Your artwork, pre-sketched on 300gsm 100% cotton paper. No drawing skills needed.
02
A second, blank sheet
Same professional paper, to practice a wash first or paint something of your own.
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12 vivid colors
Artist-grade half pans. Easy to blend and long lasting.
04
3 metallics
For the shimmer on the final details. The part everyone photographs.
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Two great brushes
One for wet on wet and large areas, one for the finer details.
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The video art class
If you get stuck or need a little guidance, paint along with Steph.
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A box you can paint
The box itself is made to be painted.
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Nothing else to buy
No shopping list, no "you'll also need". Add a glass of water and start.
Why you can actually do this
The hardest part is already done.
Most people who "can't paint" really mean they can't draw, and a blank sheet is where the evening ends. So the drawing is already there, in light lines that disappear under the paint.
"I didn't think I would be able to do it since I've never painted before... The lesson and the sketch made it really easy." Grace, customer
- No drawing skills needed
- Not paint-by-numbers: real watercolor technique
- A blank second sheet to practice on first
Watch it come to life
How the evening goes
Three steps, one sitting.
Open it
Lift the lid, fill a glass with water, lay out the paints. There's nothing to assemble and nothing to set up.
Paint along with Steph
Press play on the class. She paints the same design with the same supplies, so what she does, you can do.
Rinse the brush, keep the painting
Cleanup is one glass of water. Then you've got something worth hanging up.
Straight answers
How is this different from a $12 set?
Fair question. Here's the honest comparison.
| Cheap online kit | Paint-by-numbers | This kit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What's on the paper | Blank pad | Numbered grid | A pre-sketched artwork |
| Paper | Thin, pills and buckles | Canvas board | 300gsm 100% cotton |
| Guidance | Little or none | Follow the numbers | Full video class, same supplies |
| Paint | Chalky, hard to re-wet | Thin acrylic or oil | Artist-grade pans + 3 metallics |
| What you learn | Trial and error | Nothing new | Actual watercolor technique |
| What you end up with | Practice scraps | A filled-in grid | A painting you'd hang up |
Why people keep painting
An evening that isn't a screen.
Switch your brain off and make something you didn't think you could. Slow, absorbing, and your hands are too busy for your phone.
Watching the colors appear on the paper is the calm part. The finished painting is the bonus.
Buying it for someone else?
It gifts well, on purpose.
Kits like this are most often bought as presents, usually for the creative one in the family. So the box was made to be handed over, not just shipped.
- An embossed, gold-foiled box that's paintable too
- Nothing else to buy: they can start the evening it arrives
- Works for a complete beginner, because the drawing is done
- One-time purchase: no subscription attached to a gift
Choose "One-time purchase" on the next page.
If you want to keep going
The Art Club, explained in one box.
You don't have to decide now. But if you finish your first painting and want the next one, the club is simply this box again, with a new design, every month, at 20% off with free shipping.
- This month: A Dragon's Treasure
- Next month: Hummingbird's Flight
- A new sketch, fresh supplies and a new class each time
- Skip a month, pause or cancel anytime
No minimum, no fees. Your first kit ships straight away either way.
What first-time painters say
I didn't think I would be able to do it since I've never painted before other than a few times in school but it actually turned out way better than expected. The lesson and the sketch made it really easy
This kit is amazing and so fun and relaxing. The video instruction is excellent and the materials surpass expectations. Absolutely love having the pre-drawn subject on great quality watercolor paper. Highly recommend.
I bought one for me and one for my daughter. She had never painted before and she loved it!!!
This is a great kit! I enjoyed the pace of the class and the materials are gorgeous!
I hadn't been painting in ages and this little box had everything I needed to restart
Everything was so good! I especially loved the metallics. I always see them at the shop but never bought them because they always sell them so expensive. I love shiny colors!
Questions
What exactly do I get?
Pre-sketched artwork on 300gsm 100% cotton paper, a blank sheet to practice on, 12 watercolors plus 3 metallics, two brushes, and access to the video class with Steph. The box is paintable too.
Do I need to know how to draw or paint?
It's built for beginners. The artwork is already sketched, so you never face a blank page. During the art class Steph uses the same paints, brushes and design that are in your box.
Is this a subscription?
Only if you want it to be. You can buy the kit once, with nothing recurring, or join the Art Club and get a new kit every month at 20% off with free shipping. You choose on the product page.
How does the Art Club subscription work?
Your first kit ships straight away. After that a new kit arrives every month, at 20% off with free shipping.
Each new kit includes new supplies, a new design and a new art lesson.
Skip, pause or cancel anytime. No minimum, no fees.
How do I cancel?
Email us at hey@gatsbycanvas.com with the name you ordered under, and tell us whether you'd like to pause, skip a month, or cancel. That's it.
No reason needed, no forms, no fees, and nobody trying to talk you out of it.
How is this different from paint-by-numbers?
Paint-by-numbers gives you cheap oil paints and a number to fill in. This gives you artist-grade supplies and a video lesson with Steph that teaches actual technique.
More immersive, far more satisfying, and still surprisingly easy and relaxing. You actually learn watercolor skills so that one day you can draw and paint on your own.
One box. One evening. One painting you'll keep.
Everything is in the box, the drawing is done, and Steph shows you the rest.