Gnome With Golden Bell - Dot painting

Gnome With Golden Bell dot painting in a wooden workshop

A gnome in a red knit hat sits on a crate of ornaments, polishing a large golden bell with a white cloth. A pine garland, a red bow and a lit lantern dress the wooden workshop shelves around him.

Draw nothing, mix nothing: dot painting lets a beginner settle into December with just one marker.

What is in the dot painting kit

Everything you need comes in one box:

• Printed canvas: firm, finely detailed.
• Guide: one short page.
• Double-tip markers:
  • 1.0 mm tip: for the knit hat, the crate and the garland.
  • 0.5 mm tip: for the beard, the bell's star cutout and the polishing cloth.

A bell worth a spot on the wall

Metal, wood and wool all sit side by side in this one, which makes it a satisfying first project or a step up from something simpler. Hang it somewhere it gets noticed.

Shine against a dark workshop

The bell itself stays bright and mostly open while the crate, shelves and garland behind it go dense and dark. That gap between the bare gold and the packed background is what gives the bell its shine.