I received a nativity this Christmas. To be honest, when I unwrapped it, I was a little disappointed with the paint that came with the kit. I obviously didn't voice my opinion, but then my father-in-law said, "you could just paint them all black." He was joking, but then I realized what an awesome idea that was. I knew that I didn't want to paint the figures black and leave it at that, so I added some gold leaf to each one. I watched this video for help with the gold leaf. So chic! I love how they turned out