So What Do All Diamond Painting Kits Have in Common?
- Canvas material: The canvas will be what you place each gem on. The canvases are often made of plastic, resin, or fabric. It is paired with an easy to follow design chart. You have the option to send in your own image to have the canvas personally designed or choose a pre-designed image.
- Colorful crystals/gems/drills: You can arrange your gems which ever way your little heart desires. There are two types of gems; square or round. Square gems are used to create fuller looking works of art while round gems are a bit easier to work with and create a more abstract piece of art. Learn more about all the different diamond types HERE.
- Glue: The glue is used to arrange and secure your gems onto your canvas and hold them in place.
General Diamond Painting Kits
General diamond painting kits are available in a variety of different designs. These are great for anyone and can definitely help get the creative juices flowing. General diamond painting kits are great for beginners. We also recommend a bit smaller diamond painting kit for beginners with a simpler design. Whether you're an animal lover, nature lover, or are looking for a more abstract design there is something for everyone. All kits come in several shapes and sizes as well. As we mentioned before, smaller kits are recommended for beginners but if you are looking for a diamond painting with a bit more detail a larger kit would be best. The larger the picture/canvas the more detail you will have on the finished piece.
Custom Diamond Painting Kits
You can choose the diamonds you would like to use to custom paint your photo, whether they be square or round gems. Custom diamond painting kits come in both 3D and 5D diamond painting kits. Both are very easy to work with. The only difference between the two is the number of sides each gem has. The 3D diamond paintings come with gems that are 3 faceted, while the 5D come with gems that are 5 faceted. The 5D have more sides therefore will refract light creating a more sparkly image.
Multi Panel Diamond Painting Kits
Often times your artistic vision cannot be summed up on one canvas and that's where the multi panel diamond paintings come in! This type of kit allows you to create larger pieces of art work so all of your creativity can be displayed. Multi panel diamond painting kits allow you to create pieces that may be a bit more challenging to do on just one canvas alone. These types of kits come in both three and five panel options. They are perfect for large landscapes.
LED Diamond Painting Kits
LED diamond painting kits are perfect for all of you sparkle enthusiasts! LED kits include LED bulbs that are installed behind the canvas to light up your diamond painting from behind creating a beautiful, glowing image.
LED diamond paintings are very popular for Christmas designs as they somehow seem to capture the Christmas spirit. LED kits are also great for cityscape or city skyline images as they give the appearance of a city at night by adding "life" to the image. Crystal pick up pens are usually provided with each LED diamond painting kit.