Paint By Number Generator

Yes. There is no signup, no watermark and no limit on how many photos you convert. The whole conversion runs in your browser, which is why it costs nothing to give away. We make money when someone likes their pattern enough to order it as a physical kit.

Sixteen is a sensible default. Choose twelve if you want bold shapes and a quick paint, or if you are making this for a child. Choose twenty-four or thirty-six for portraits and anything where skin tones or subtle gradients matter — those need the extra shades to avoid looking blocky.

Yes. Download it as a PNG or use the print option, which prints the pattern without the surrounding interface. You will need to source your own canvas and mix paints to match the colour key, which is the fiddly part — matching a printed swatch by eye is harder than it sounds.

Yes, though large photos take longer to process on a phone than on a laptop because the work happens on your own device rather than a server. If it feels slow, the generator's Max Size setting reduces the working resolution without changing the result much.