Diamond Painting Tools And How To Use Them

Diamond Painting for Newbies* (*and not-so-newbies): A comprehensive guide to all things diamond painting

💎💎Welcome to your new hobby – diamond painting! 💎💎 Diamond painting is an easy, fun, sparkly, and often very inexpensive, hobby. It’s a hobby that almost anyone can do, from young children to the elderly.

Whether you’re a newbie or you’re not so new to diamond painting, if you’re looking for one of the most (if not the most) comprehensive ebooks about diamond painting currently on the market, this the one you want! This ebook covers, in detail and with lots of pictures, everything you need to know about diamond painting, including

• what diamond painting is, its history, and its benefits
• what’s in a typical diamond painting kit
• an overview of the diamond painting process
• how and where you can buy a diamond painting kit that's best for you
• finding and setting up your work area
• setting up your diamond painting kit so you can begin working on it ("kitting up")
• doing the diamond painting itself, including tips, techniques, and recommendations
• fixing and sealing your finished diamond painting
• putting away your various diamond painting supplies after you’re done ("kitting down")
• dealing with your completed painting, including storing, framing/mounting, hanging, gifting, donating, and selling it, and
• doing "advanced" diamond painting, such as making a kit from scratch and/or using leftover drills to make free-hand art.

There’s also a wealth of helpful resources in the book’s Appendix, including

• a glossary of diamond painting terms and acronyms
• a troubleshooting section, with links to where in the book you can find solutions for various diamond painting issues
• lists of resources for learning more about diamond painting (including videos, websites, social media groups/channels, apps, etc.)
• various useful charts and calculations you might want or need
• a shopping list of common, and less common, items you might want to buy to enhance your diamond painting experience, and
• a link to free printable diamond painting log sheets for creating your own logbook. These log sheets allow you to track more things about each diamond painting project than any others out there the author could find!

And the book’s interactive Table of Contents allows you to quickly get to the info you need.

All of this information is provided in a friendly, easy-to-understand way, written by an author with over 30 years of instructional writing and editing experience.

The Diamond Painting Guide and Logbook

The ultimate guide to the hottest new crafting trend! Colorful, creative, and totally addictive, diamond painting has taken the crafting world by storm. Now, with The Diamond Painting Guide and Logbook readers can get expert advice and inspiration on how to take their artwork to the next level.

Inspired by cross stitch and paint-by-number, diamond painting involves carefully placing colorful jeweled "diamond" resin pieces on a canvas to create gorgeous works of art. This book is the first ever guide to the best practices for making flawless, stunning paintings, including:

• Best tools and uses

• Easy tips, tricks, and techniques

• Designing customized paintings

• Finishing, framing, and displaying artwork

• Maximizing therapeutic benefits

• Logging pages for tracking favorite projects

And much, much more! Whether you’re a beginner interested in learning a fun new skill, or an experienced diamond painter ready to take your work to the next level, this book will give you everything you need to create show-stopping paintings.

How to Paint

Tim Fisher makes the most of the superbly versatile qualities of acrylics and demonstrates his own innovative and inspiring techniques for painting a gorgeous selection of popular flowers. The reader learns how to select the right paints and the best brushes for the great range of techniques, including negative painting, masking, washes, impasto methods, texturing and much more. There are richly illustrated sections on using colour and sketching and planning paintings, and many handy tips throughout. A fantastic book for artists of all skill levels who want to create atmosphere, experiment with colour and paint accomplished, beautiful paintings.