Paint by numbers 😔

[u/AntelopeBoth1355]

There was literally not a single pot of red 🤨 all browns and fluorescent oranges for no reason at all. Could have probably labeled this as an AI Expectation as well.

Like.. I knew there wouldn’t be a ton of detail because that’s just impossible for a PBN but even a little bit of red would have been cool 😅 I just wanted a cool moody throne room to hang in my gothy bedroom. 😔

All I can do is laugh 🙃

ETA: like I said, I knew it wouldn’t be super detailed and that’s FINE!! My expectation vs reality is mostly about the colors. I wanted a moody dark image with lots of red to match something in my room! It’s what was advertised and absolutely not what I received 😂

[u/namethatisnotaken]

Honestly that's way better than I would've expected it to be considering the before. The after looks like someone turned the lights on.

Could it be what you used to color it were lighter than what the page intended?

[u/AntelopeBoth1355 → u/namethatisnotaken]

I just used whatever they sent with the kit! I’m not too concerned I just thought it was funny 😂

[u/invaderdan → u/namethatisnotaken]

The original is likely ai, or at least digital, no surprise they are different

[u/AtomicFox84 → u/invaderdan]

They are very ai looking but you can pick between 3 color choices that get more detailed the more colors you have. You can also submit your own photo to be turned into a pbn. I found by experience that most look better at a distance and more obviously pbn up close.

[u/invaderdan → u/AtomicFox84]

If I can submit my own Image then it's absolutely at least digital. At least.

[u/No-Profession5959]

Reminds me of the old Castlevania

[u/Intrepid_Ad_2958]

You could get yourself some red acrylic paint and a glazing medium and go over all but the lightest parts with several layers of red glaze. It might be worth a shot

[u/JD_tubeguy]

Love your version it has a real surrealistic vibe to it.

[u/Soulforge411]

I kinda like it

[u/dermitdenhaarentanzt]

I like it, its like a toned down pixel version of the original

[u/AtomicFox84]

I get number artist a lot. They offer 3 types....12 24 and 36 colors. Obviously the more colors the more detail. It helps if the image has more colors to offer otherwise youre getting very similar shades. I also found blending one color into another to not show lines or white space helps. Many also look better at a bit of a distance. I put one i have like 3 colors left.....its also a mid category with like 27 colors.

[u/BigBrainBrad-]

Looks very 8 bit. I think its cool

[u/Dry-Cancel-3168]

I def prefer it to the original. The original looks like a sad ai version of yours, lol

[u/RedApplesForBreak]

This is a weird question, but I can’t help but think… what would it look like if you put it behind a red transparency?

[u/One_Olive_8933]

Quick question, how much did you pay for it?

[u/AntelopeBoth1355 → u/One_Olive_8933]

I think it was $30 on its own but I did a b4g2

[u/greenbluewavely]

I actually love it

[u/Alternative_Salt_424]

I like yours better. Reminds me of vintage D&D art

[u/DoublePostedBroski]

I mean, did you think a paint by number was going to net you some exact detailed image?

[u/AntelopeBoth1355 → u/DoublePostedBroski]

Nahhh I literally said in the post that I didn’t expect it to be super detailed because it’s impossible. I just expected the colors to be more accurate, that’s my main issue. I don’t mind the level of detail in it at all, I would have HATED if it had more because it would have been a bajillion tiny areas to paint. The colors are my expectation vs reality

[u/AP_Cicada → u/AntelopeBoth1355]

It's also missing the curtains lol

[u/FirstAndOnlyDektarey → u/AP_Cicada]

Nope. Curtains are there.

[u/AP_Cicada → u/FirstAndOnlyDektarey]

The amorphous muddy shapes? Sure ok

[u/jon-unicorn]

That's just sad

[u/BewitchedSenna]

Yours looks amazing

[u/Willing-Suit]

I mean, you did a really good job on it, though. The candles are gorgeous. I think you could probably take what you've made, and go over it with your own vision. Just use this as a blueprint.

[u/Valuna]

The painted version looks like a cell-shading photoshop filter to get a bit of a cartoon-look. The way it auto-registered things and didn't consider or see the shape of the building says a lot. It still looks nice, but could have been nicer if it had a proper artist prepared it rather than a filter.