Not All Paint by Number Kits Are Created Equal

The Mitten Masterpiece Difference

At Mitten Masterpiece, we’re striving to redefine what a paint-by-number kit can be. While many kits flooding the market today are cheaply made overseas, designed by algorithms, and shipped weeks later, ours are thoughtfully crafted in Michigan with care and quality in every detail. From premium materials to vibrant hand-mixed paints, we’re committed to giving you a painting experience that feels as beautiful as the finished piece. Here’s how we compare:

Mitten Masterpiece

  • ✅ Produced and assembled right here in the USA (Michigan)

  • ✅ Premium, artist-grade canvases and materials - never folded!

  • ✅ Soft red numbering for easy identification and coverage

  • ✅ Fluid acrylic paints with rich coverage - we use Golden Acrylics brand (artist-level quality) to ensure that our paint colors are accurate, high-quality, and exactly what you’d expect

  • ✅ Orders ship fast; no waiting for overseas delivery

  • ✅ Complimentary paint pot refills if you run out

  • ✅ Prioritizes American suppliers and Michigan-based partners

  • ✅ Thoughtfully designed for easy framing and display

  • ✅ Original scenes and master artist interpretations created exclusively

  • ✅ What you see is exactly what you paint — every product image shows the true finished painting, never a digital mockup or misleading rendering, so your completed artwork matches the beauty and quality you expect.

  • ✅ Crafted with care in small batches

Other Companies

  • 😞 Mass-produced overseas (often in China)

  • 😞 Thin, flimsy fake-canvas materials that tear and warp easily; not composed of 100% cotton and triple primed

  • 😞 Acrylics with poor opacity and streaking; or, hard acrylic paints that are dried out and impossible to use

  • 😞 Slow shipping; often 2–4 weeks from international warehouses

  • 😞 No paint refills; must buy a whole new kit or pay for extras; or worst of all be ghosted by the company when you attempt to contact them for more paint

  • 😞 Outsourced to unknown suppliers with no transparency

  • 😞 Generic, AI-generated designs with poor alignment for frames

  • 😞 Mass-produced in bulk without attention to detail