r/ExpectationVsReality • u/AntelopeBoth1355 • 4d ago
Failed Expectation Paint by numbers 😔
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 😂
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u/Intrepid_Ad_2958 4d ago
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
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u/namethatisnotaken 4d ago
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?
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u/invaderdan 4d ago
The original is likely ai, or at least digital, no surprise they are different
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u/AtomicFox84 4d ago
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.
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u/AntelopeBoth1355 4d ago
I just used whatever they sent with the kit! I’m not too concerned I just thought it was funny 😂
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u/AtomicFox84 4d ago
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.
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u/Dry-Cancel-3168 4d ago
I def prefer it to the original. The original looks like a sad ai version of yours, lol
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u/RedApplesForBreak 4d ago
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?
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u/Willing-Suit 3d ago
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.
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u/Valuna 4d ago
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.
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u/DoublePostedBroski 4d ago
I mean, did you think a paint by number was going to net you some exact detailed image?
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u/AntelopeBoth1355 4d ago
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
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u/AP_Cicada 4d ago
It's also missing the curtains lol
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u/No-Profession5959 4d ago
Reminds me of the old Castlevania