paintlyshop.comReviews of paintlyshop.com

Came within 3-4 weeks. Paint by numbers of my dog, had it stored never got to it but will get started now.

Total time from order to delivered:19 days. Order shipped from China. Understand that the China post has its own tracking number, and when it comes to the USA, or another country, it needs to transfer to another tracking number that will not update your current one. When it arrived in the states, it was switched over to USPS, and then took maybe a couple business days to process and provide a new tracking number. The canvas is a very nice material and it looks of quality. I haven't opened up the paints to check but I'm sure a little bit of water will revive them. I was skeptical after reading the other reviews about scams, etc. But I just trusted to process. This was supposed to be a gift for my gf for Christmas and though we are in January now, it was worth the wait because it's something she or we can do. I'm happy they didn't put the eyes into great detail because I don't know about you guys, but I doubt that it would come out looking good. Packaging: it was over packaged. No paint spillage, no canvas crimping, nothing. For an item that travelled more than I have in my life time, this is impressive. Overall, if you don't mind the wait. It'll show up. I have ordered many things from China, and it's a similar process. It definitely is discouraging not knowing if you wasted money or if it's going to show, but just trust the process. Updated: after a couple hours of painting and enjoying this, I wanted to provide an update. I bought the realistic version, with 48 colors. Although it provided a lot of shades of paint, it's definitely realistic. However, the photo you send is rendered through a computer. That being said, some lines may be incomplete or just don't make sense. The reason is because the program they use may not be able to differentiate between a dark piece of clothing, and a dark background. So my suggestion is to choose a photo that contrasts outlines well, maybe choose detailed instead of realistic, or even just get whatever you want. There is a little bit of artistic license here, you shouldnt trust the contouring 100%. Use your imagination and logic to determine how you will complete your painting, instead of following every number exactly. And also remember to take a step back and enjoy what you are working on. Honestly, I would buy this again even with it's imperfections.