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Photo → Paint by Numbers

Turn a photo you love into a paint-by-numbers canvas.

Pick a photo, choose a difficulty, and fill it in one region at a time — a calm, creative way to relive your favorite moments.

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Free samples to tryNo account required
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Pick any photofrom your library
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Tap a color, tap a regionnumbers show where it goes
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Export & shareyour finished painting
A completed PicNum paint-by-numbers canvas, a corgi, shown on iPad
The same painting partly filled in on iPhone, with numbered regions still to paint
How it works

From photo to finished painting in four steps.

The same simple flow on iPhone and iPad. Paint anywhere, finish whenever you like.

  1. PicNum home screen with a Choose a Photo button and saved paintings

    Pick a photo

    Choose any photo you love from your library, or start with a free sample.

  2. Difficulty screen with Easy, Normal, Hard and Expert options

    Choose your detail

    Easy, Normal, Hard or Expert: from big calm regions to maximum detail.

  3. Painting canvas with numbered regions and a color palette

    Tap to paint

    Pick a color, tap a region. Undo, redo and find your next region anytime.

  4. Export screen showing the finished painting with a Share button

    Show it off

    Export your finished painting and share what you made.

Features

Room to relax. Detail when you want it.

Expert-level paintings shine on iPad, and every painting is saved so you can pick it up again.

Numbered canvas with a palette on iPad
Edit Colors sheet open over the canvas on iPad

  • Your Photo, Your Detail

    Choose from four difficulty levels, from big calm regions that are fast and relaxing to maximum detail for advanced paintings.

  • Tap to Paint

    Fill in regions with a tap, undo or redo anytime, and highlight matching areas so you always know where to go next.

  • Never Lose Your Place

    A locate button jumps to the next region to paint, so you can always find where to go next.

  • Make Every Color Yours

    Tap any palette color to change what it paints. Regions you already filled update right away.

  • Save Every Painting

    Your library keeps every painting in progress on your device, so you can finish anytime.

  • Handled with Care

    Your selected photo is uploaded only for conversion and deleted after a successful result. Failed uploads are scheduled for deletion within seven days. No account required.

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Your next favorite photo is a painting.

Made for iPhone and iPad. Try a free sample, then paint your own.

Download on the App Store