Q&A for How to Diamond Paint

I have found that the easiest to remove creases is to pull back the cover and then reapply it. If it's a large painting, have someone help you smooth it out, and the wrinkles should disappear.

Rub the crystals and the tray with a dryer sheet. It helps with static cling.

The flat side goes down. If you put the drill flat side up, use the tweezers to remove it and turn it over.

No, just press the pen on to the wax and it will stick inside the nib, this will then pick up the diamonds.

You could try a fabric/canvas adhesive spray, or a type of brush-on glue if you work fast. If you need the adhesive to dry slower, perhaps dip each diamond in a little glue before placing it on the canvas.

You can buy them on Amazon or check at a local craft store like Michael's or Hobby Lobby.

You can use Modge Podge to cover the "painting." That should seal it and give it a nice shine.

You can buy it online at various retailers.

No, but there is nothing wrong with wearing your diamonds if they make you feel fancy!

Yes, it might slightly dampen the sparkle of the painting, but you can compensate for this by adding a little glitter before the Mod Podge has fully dried.

It has to do with the number of facets on the drill. 3D drills have 3 facets on each side, 9 total. 5D have 5 facets on each side, 15 total. The more facets, the more ‘sparkle’ there is on the gem.

This all depends on the Product you purchased. Some product have a full canvas painting and some of them have around ~ 2-3 cm space on side for color coding. For an example, if you bought a 20x20 Cm Painting your final painting size will be around 18x18cm.

There are a number of diamond painting websites that sell bags of diamonds/crystals by color for a good price. The color number is generally the same as DMC thread colors, so there are A LOT of colors. Make sure you know what the color number is before you order.

It really depends on what you'll be doing with it. You'll need the sides if you're going to frame it or glass it up.

Full drill is when the whole image is diamonds, top to bottom and side to side. Partial drill means that only a portion of the image is covered with the diamonds to highlight that part of the image.

Use your fingers to just fiddle about with it, or ask someone with long nails to remove them, it should just separate fairly easily.

You could buy a new bit of wax or make sure that the plastic cover is off of the wax and push hard so that the wax goes straight into the nib.

The paper is just a thin piece of canvas.

I have heard some people just use a credit card to keep drills straight. You can hold it along a placement line, or just use it to push them straight after you have done a section. The glue stays sticky a long time.

Once you put the wax in the nib, use the pen until it won’t pick up any more drills. Then just add a bit more. Some waxes last quite awhile and some seem to lose their ability to pick up rather quickly requiring adding or changing the wax in the nib more often. Many diamond painters like the darker red wax as opposed to a lighter red wax that comes with kits.

You can use parchment paper. Do not use wax paper! It’s really hard to remove and can mess up your painting. I don’t use the clear plastic after. I section my painting into workable squares using washi tape and cut out the plastic to work that section. I then use a rubber type burnishing roller to run over the drills to make sure they’re all stuck down completely.

Most pop-ups are a result of trash drills. Those drills that have extra pieces sticking out on a side or may be too large or two small, out of shape or the bottom may be too concave to adhere properly. This almost always only occurs with square drills. Pay attention when you pick them up and be sure to press down so the bottom is completely sticking to the adhesive. If you’re multiplacing you need to be even more diligent in looking for trash drills. They’re pretty easy to notice in your tray. Except for concave bottoms, those can be hard to notice.

Yes. Check online for a list of places where you can buy blank diamond drill paper. Aliexpress is one place, so is HAED (Heaven and Earth Designs). You can also make your design and send it to one of the companies to have a custom made.

No. Each company uses their own numbers, however, most will also add a DMC number. Those are the numbers for the DMC floss used in cross stitching and the colors that diamond drills try to match. I store the extras that way. Just remember that different companies may have different dye lots that might not match perfectly. Even the same company may have a different dye lot. Just like with yarn.

You can try a credit card though you might ruin the edges and it will be harder to push down between the drills. I still recommend that you use a straightener, especially a wide, metal one. They are perfect for getting those diamonds in line.

Look on the bottom of the canvas, the instructions are likely to be there, typed in very small print.

Ali Express or eBay. Search for "blank diamond painting canvas", then choose what size you want.

Ali Express sells them, you just need the DMC number. You can also buy in the UK from Smiths Beads.

If you mean whether you can draw some letters on it, that's possible. The facet of the beads will not reflect the letters' detail, so you need to put the letters on before it is designed. Most sellers could do this for you.

If you mean on a blank sticky, plastic paper for diamond painting, you will need to firstly find the software to design your photo for the canvas size you have. You can use the LEGO pixel design software to do it too. But if you mean a blank, sticky plastic paper not for diamond painting, you will first need to make some squares on it, otherwise your beads will not be placed straightly.