She came out so gorgeous! I think the cat's eyes are just a victim of the size of the canvas. That's the annoying part of diamond painting unfortunately 😅 My first Evermoment is in transit to SA at the moment (ordered it back in June, but only had it shipped at the beginning of the month), so I really enjoyed the EM review. Now I know what to expect!
There will always be some trash drills, if this is only what you’ve got, that is really good. Some people use them, but I just can’t. It’s the only thing unsee every time I look at it I see the hole in it lol😂 so I often have a lot of trash drills. Usually companies gives around 10% extra (it’s based on weight, not actual numbers). Even with the really expensive companies like Diamond art club I have trash drills. Some gapping is normal and needed. The glue will shrink over time and without the gapping the drills will just pop off (really annoying, my first ever did so I had tho throw it away in the end). To make it less noticeable I find it really helpful to use a straightener tool on my drill pen. Every section I run it between the drills I’ve placed (I work in 10x10 cm sections), both horizontally and vertically, and roll it really well after so it won’t move much anymore. I’ve seen people use some mica powder or eyeshadow over it to hide the darker lines or gaps between drills, but I never have done that or felt the need to. From a distance you can’t really see them.
Some of the symbols (like the top part of the head and the blue of the glasses) almost make it look like it is printed for round, had to look twice to see it isn’t 😅😂
Lovely post review my friend! I agree with tge cat’s eyes and how you changed it. Unfortunately beautiful details get lost the smaller the size of the rendered canvas goes. That’s why I have too big canvases which are now too heavy to hang on the wall. So they look great in their storage hey! 🤭🙈 I love the flowers’ rendering and the pinks and purples. That’s very little trash! Fantastic to see. Love & hugs, xx ❤
🐞 I really liked your presentation of these trays..if I were in the market..I would try the first one because of the shape ..it looks interesting.. Thanks.for sharing!!
Thank you very much for the feedback! I appreciate it. Yes the first one is a very nice one :) after having used it for a few weeks I'd still recommend it 😁
Hi ☺️ welcome :) what I do is I message the Evermoment company with a direct message and send them the image I want to print and ask them for a sample image of how it will look at the size I want (40*50cm for example) and whether I want rounds or squares. If I am happy with what they send back then i go to the listing that I want to purchase and I purchase it and they already have the image. I hope that makes sense
You can also ask them what size they think you should do if you’re not familiar with the sizes. I sent a pic of my hubbys favorite car. I asked them for what size would work best and the company sent me the image in 3 different sizes and the prices. I was able to see what it would look like in the different sizes and picked the best one for me. They are very easy to work with and their quality is excellent. I have ordered 3 from evermoment and they are superb. Good luck to you!
Aw thank you so much, and I appreciate knowing if people like it sped up or not. I am getting a little quicker at my pours now that I have a bit more experience but they do generally take me around 40 minutes from when I start mixing the resin to when I have finished.
Oe this is so exciting! I always love seeing what one of my images looks like turned in to a diamond painting so I imagine its even more thrilling when you draw then yourself. I really like that Evermoment tells you whether a size will work for an image or not. There are so many shops that just print it regardless of whether the size is suitable. Looking forward to seeing your progress 🙃
Thank you so much! Yes it really is an exiting process :D And yes I TOTALLY agree, it's much nicer to have a company suggest an optimal size. If I really wanted 30x40 I could have cropped it and sent it to them again but it's so much better than getting something that looks squished or bad. Thanks again :D
Hiya. Just found your channel and I look forward to watching you grow with working with resin. Welcome to the crazy world of NEEDING everything mould you see lol. A quick bit of advice is not to use the things you got for mixing your resin with, for mixing the resin. The shape of the silicone part isn't going to allow you to scrape all around the inside of the mixing pot to make sure you have the resin mixed thoroughly and to make sure you don't get any unmixed sections in your finished piece. You can get silicone stirring sticks as well as using plastic, reusable popsicle sticks or even cocktail stirrers. I wouldn't recommend using the mixing pots as actual moulds either as they can have the measurements on the inside and will leave that embedded on the finished piece. I have lots of advice I could give you here, but it would take too long lol. You could come check out some of my videos and hopefully, there is some useful stuff to learn from them lol. All the best and good luck with your new adventure, Diane x
Looks interesting, I think a visit to a beach for some tiny shell collecting used with blue sparkles would make lovely coasters 🐚 would real petals or flowers work ? New hobbies or artworks are exciting 😀
It all looks really good. Can't wait to see what you're going to make with it all 😀 If you think the hairpin is too square, you can use a dremel to shape it into how you want it and then "paint" it with a layer of resin to restore the smooth surface. Also, if you want to, you can use the measuring cups to make something more three-dimensional with a focus on the content. I know it wouldn't function, like a coaster, but I think it could still be very pretty having a cylinder with things like flower in it. Although I don't know if that would be considered a deep pour...
Thank you for the lovely comment. I'm not sure if I could top coat the hairpin as the resin is actually very runny. However I can sand it (I bought sanding paper which goes down to 6000 grit) and then polish it so that could definitely work. And husband has a Dremel 😊😊 Ooh I love your idea of casting some things in the measuring jugs. I am pretty sure they would count as a deep pour if I poured them all at once but I would maybe pour it in layers. Definitely something to experiment with 😁
You wouldn't need a think coat, just a very thin coat. I've seen videos with other resin workers doing this, and it seems like a much easier way of restoring the shine to the surface than sanding. Ah, yeah. I hadn't even thought about pouring in layers. That would probably be possible. It would also allow you easier layer the items you want to encase in the resin.
This turned out so cute! Love the bright colours. Fun fact about resin drill kits: they tend to have more trash then acrylic kits, but acrylic squares tend to have more tabs and be less consistent in size. I assume it is something about the production process. But as you observed as well, you usually get more than enough drills (Ever Moment are quite well known for giving a decent amount of extra drills). As for the gapping - this is minimal, and as your square placement improves, you'll see less gapping as well 🙃 Well done on your first square drills painting!
Wow thank you for such a detailed response! It's so interesting to hear from someone who has so much more experience than me! And thank you I will definitely keep working on my placement to reduce gapping.
I fully respect your view, but I will also say you seem to underestimate the amount of work that some people put into their AI creations - you can edit certain parts, you can adjust and tweak parts of your image (much in the same way you would edit your digital art). Yes, there are some people that simply run a prompt and churn out 100 images that all look similar, but this is not correct of every person that uses AI to create an image. I personally feel it - and the process behind it - is still very much misunderstood and real education is needed along with regulations. And while yes, I may be biased because I use AI myself, I like to believe I'm fairly open minded and open to learning. For me, it's a tool to express my creativity. I can draw. I can paint. I do both fairly well. But I simply don't have the time and resources to do that anymore. AI image creation has allowed me to explore that part of me again, and use my imagination to create a prompt that creates the image I want - and tweak it to my exact desires. And yes, sometimes I share that image with other people. Sometimes it gets turned into a diamond painting. Sometimes it gets saved on my cloud never to be seen again. But it bought me joy for a bit, and that is why I will continue to use it as a creative outlet. On a side note: you might want to stop using any Meta platform to share your art, and anything owned by Adobe. They have openly said they are using images from their platforms and software to contribute to machine learning databases.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I totally support people who further edit their AI art creations. I feel that that is the correct way to use AI. Again I would be more comfortable if the source for that image had a known and legitimate origin. But having used AI image generation a little I am definitely aware of how difficult it is to get something that genuinely looks good (and doesn't have 6 fingers!!) again I think that there is a huge difference between someone who edits the images generated and someone who just put prompts in. Just to reiterate, I am not upset with people who use AI i am upset with companies who have trained the programs with art without getting the explicit permission from the artists 💜 I don't use any Adobe products and as for Meta interestingly they are the one company that has actually included an opt-out clause for artists which I have done. So according to the email I received from them they will not be using my images for their AI.
That's fabulous, thank you so much, that really cleared it up for me. Thank you so much for making this video, it was exactly what I needed...visuals! Have a great day 🥰
Thank you! Yes you're right, now that I have started the canvas that is certainly the most confusing two symbols, however with my light pad I have not found it too tricky yet. :)
That is a great looking quality canvas! 😮😍 Lolol yes friend, that Lego tool works the tubes still! 😂 Love the colours and super cute image! Yes definitely some bling in the stars! Looking forward to see this cutie’s progress! Love and hugs, xxxx 🤗❤️
Lovely review my friend ❤ I think I’ve heard they do resin drills, looks great. I love that bleeding around the borders! Dreamer Designs also does that but way smaller, but still nice not to have a glue border outside of the drill field. That pink wax looks like DAC’s, also thick, they last for ages, like that. Hmm the no info sheet is a bit of an issue. Maybe you can try photocopy the legend on the canvas? Lol I’ve done that before! Cut the small image off the box! Was an old DiyMoonshop kit, so I put the canvas in a tube and put the box image cutout in the translucent screw top lid so I know which canvas is inside the tube. Pretty colours, I love peachy shades. Probably why you got an orange squishie hehe. Don’t stress about the squares, I go in and out of phases which type I like most. Atm it’s squares again lol. They give a nice smooth photo finish. Looking forward to see the WIP! xx 🤗❤️
Ae thank you so much for sharing! I have half a mind to give this one to my Mom as she loves these colours but she's never done a full canvas before, only cards. Oh my gosh I can't believe I didn't think of that, of course the orange squishie is for the peach colours haha.
That is clever. I love helical stripes, with solid cuffs, heels and toes, but I hadn’t known how to set up the two yarns so that I picked up all the stitches in my contrast yarn, after having worked the heel flap. Thank you!
Great Video just started a Hexi sock and want a contrast heel and maybe toe. Just did a hat with 3 colors. Thank you . What brand are your knitting needles.
