What is Diamond Painting?

Are looking to try out a new hobby? If so, then you should consider diamond painting.

Diamond painting is a craft that involves cross switch and paint by numbers.

During diamond painting, you apply several small resins to a color-coded adhesive canvas to come up with a dazzling diamond art that shimmers, sparkles and shines.

The result can be framed and gifted to your loved one, hung in your office, or you can just keep it for yourself!

In this article, I will explain step-by-step instructions on how you can create a diamond painting.

What Items Does a Diamond Painting Kit Come with?

The important thing to consider when purchasing a diamond painting kit is that the quality of the materials greatly differs across companies.

There are many cheap diamond painting kits in the market that have poor quality diamonds or whose canvas just won’t lay straight.

A diamond painting kit comes with the following items:

• Canvas. All diamond painting kits include a canvas that is printed with symbols and numbers to match the colors of the diamonds. Some canvases pack a printed guide as well.
  
  
  • Diamonds. The best diamond painting kit cannot be complete without the diamonds themselves
  . Every kit comes with a range of colors that are necessary to complete your painting. The more colors the kit has, the more detailed the diamond painting will be.
  
  
• Tray. All diamond painting kits have a plastic tray with thin indentations that assist you to separate the diamonds and pick them up.
  
  
• Diamond applicator tool. It is cylindrical and resembles the shape of a pen. They have a hollow end that has the nib where the diamonds can stick onto and be transferred from the tray to the canvas.
  
  
• Glue or wax. This is used to stick the diamonds to the pens.

Step by Step Guide for Diamond Painting

Before painting

Prepare your space.
Before you start the process of painting, you have to set up a workspace that is free from distractions and interruptions.

Get a workspace that is high enough from the reach of children (if you have any) and where every item is within your reach.

Arrange the diamond painting kit.

Arranging the kit supplies in a way that will maximize your ease.

The painting kit contains identical contents like diamonds and therefore, you need to sort out the diamonds before you begin your painting.

Ensure that you understand the symbols.

Study all the symbols thoroughly before you start painting.

It will give a mental picture of how the painting should look like and avoid a mix-up of similar symbols.

During painting

Select your first diamonds.

Start by pouring out the diamonds that you’ve chosen into your tray and shake them up a little to make them face upwards.

Uncover your canvas.

Peel back the protective sheet on your canvas so that you can begin painting.

Pick up your diamonds.

Peel the wax covering’s back and dip the pen into your wax until the nib is filled. Here, the diamonds stick easily onto your pen.

Stick your diamonds onto the canvas.

Begin by sticking your diamonds on the canvas while matching their symbols.

Make sure that you don’t apply too much pressure.

Repeat the process and frame your painting!

So, What Is Diamond Painting?

Diamond painting is a craft that involves cross switch and paint by numbers.

You apply several small resins to a color-coded adhesive canvas to come up with a dazzling diamond art that shimmers, sparkles and shines.