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Abstract

A novel paint-by-numbers kit containing a panel board with a non-porous paper mounted thereon. The paper contains thereon a plurality of different unpainted picture areas and a plurality of different water-insoluble portions together constituting an unpainted picture to be painted by a user. Also contained in the kit is a plurality of different water-based paints for coloring the unpainted picture areas. The paints form a layer of transparent color on the non-porous paper of the panel board. Each unpainted picture area is associated with a water-soluble indicia number for indicating to the user which of the different paints to apply to each unpainted picture area. Each different paint is separately identified by a selector number which corresponds to an appropriate indicia number. In using the paint-by-numbers kit, the user wets a paint brush which is supplied with the kit and rubs the wetted paint brush on the paints. The user proceeds to apply the paint to the unpainted picture area until all of the unpainted picture area are colored. The wet water-based paints cause the water-soluble indicia numbers to disappear while allowing the water-insoluble portions to remain visible on the finished picture. Hence, the finished picture is not marred by the presence of indicia numbers and the water-insoluble portions, which are important parts of the completed picture, remain visible.

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First Claim