i am a beginner. this is not for beginners. i would recommend paint by numbers if you are not a perfectionist and if you have lots of patients, it is fun, even if it is not perfect.
the numbers are a challenge because not all numbers are in the spot needing to be painted. instead, they have a black line telling you what to paint, often that number is in a spot you are painting. do not paint over those numbers! it will be a guessing game as to what color goes where if you do. hope this makes sense. it makes it hard to paint. you have to use a lot of imagination if you paint over numbers. that is fun too though! don't buy this if you stress over things like that.