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When you hear the word ‘painting’, you will probably think about a work of art made of oil or watercolour paint. Makes sense, however, a diamond painting is not made of actual paint. It’s made out of little crystal stones. The stones have all kinds of colours and are made of plastic. Since the little stones are shiney and shaped like small diamonds, we refer to them as diamonds.
In diamond painting you create your own artwork by sticking the diamonds on a pre-printed canvas. A clear pattern is indicated on the canvas, which will show you clearly where to place the stones. The pre-printed canvas can be an image, an illustration, a painting or your own photo.
Hopefully you’ll understand what diamond painting is by now. Then there’s one last question: how does diamond painting work? We’ll explain this to you in eight simple steps.
When you order a diamond painting, you’ll receive a complete Hobby Kit from us. But where do you start? And what do you actually need to complete your diamond painting? When you receive your kit, the first thing you should do is check whether your kit is complete. Your package should include the following items:
At Hobby Painter, we deliver all necessary items twice. This way, you can experience your hobby together with someone else. Sharing the experience will make it more fun! Besides that, it comes in handy when you can’t find your pen or shaking tray. You won’t have to spend hours looking for it, you can just enjoy diamond painting without any hassle.
Now we can actually start creating. First, you have to roll out your canvas. It’s important that you do this on flat surface, like a (hobby)table. Note: do not remove the protection foil from the canvas yet, you’ll have to wait till step 5 to do this.
Tip: It’s useful to organize your diamonds before you get started. This way, you can work efficiently and you won’t lose anything. Read this blog for a detailed explanation of how you can easily organize your stones.
You’ve chosen a colour that you’d like to start with. Now, you can prepare the diamonds to get started right away! You prepare the diamonds by shaking the tray you received from us with the chosen diamonds. By shaking it, the diamonds will automatically fall into the right place. By having the shiny side up, you can easily grab the diamonds later on and put them on the canvas.
The canvas is covered with foil to protect the glue. Only peel off a small piece of the foil in order to create a spot to paste the diamonds. In the beginning of the process, you often choose a corner to start the painting. Note: do not immediately remove all the foil, the glue will dry out and the canvas won’t stick anymore.
Now it’s time to take your diamond pen and your wax box. You’ll need these two items to grab the diamonds and stick them on the canvas.
Step-by-step:
Now you’re really getting started!
Repeat these steps until the canvas is fully covered by diamonds and voilà: your own masterpiece is finished!
After reading all these steps, diamond painting might seem like a time-consuming and complicated hobby to you. However, you’ll discover that it’s actually quite easy. More importantly, in the end of the process, you have created a beautiful masterpiece!
Hopefully we’ve given you a clear explanation throughout this blog. We’re very curious to see the result of your diamond painting! Did you finish you painting? Share a picture with us on Facebook or Instagram with the hastagh #MyHobbyPaitner.
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