Sealing Your Diamond Painting WHAT'S BEST? 

Three years on and still worth watching. Thank you for doing such a lovely testing and sampling job! Very helpful indeed.

26:11 : The Final Analysis (in case your don't have 30 min to see the comparisons)

Thank YOU so much for this video! Before you even said it I was thinking, “She’s sacrificing that picture with all those tests!” I really appreciate all the time and effort you put in these videos. Your top ten 10 tips were great too! I’m new to this dot painting...at first I was snobbish towards it but now that I’m making “Starry night,” I’m seeing it as more of a clean type of mosaic! I bought my kit today and I’m addicted to the ease of doing a bit and coming back to it at my leisure. I do many other messy crafts and this one gives gratification without all the mess! Again thank you for your help!

Another great one is MINWAX POLYCRYLIC CLEAR GLOSS. Mrs. Crochet and Coffee recently posted a video testing it out on a rhinestone diamond painting, so I bought some and tried it on a few regular ones. None of the sparkle has been lost! And it was super helpful to learn about the Minwax because it's hard to find your 2 picks right now due to the coronavirus situation.

hi, would you be able to do a video on how you frame them and the preparation you do for that please

I used a 55 cent bottle of Elmer's glue. Not only does it dry clear but makes your diamonds sparkle. Also I haven't had any loss in my diamonds.

Thank you so so much for doing this video! I just got into diamond painting and have two I need to seal. I was lost in what to do until I found your video! I love comparison videos and you did a great job showing the shine and breaking down the pros and cons of each product. Thanks again!

Just getting readying to start my first diamond 💎 painting so am loving your awesome tutorial. Thanks so much.

Thank you. Have just done my first so came in really handy.

Thanks for doing this video. I haven't sealed any painting yet. But feel more comfortable trying it now after watching this video.

I discovered your videos today this is the 1st time that I have ever heard of diamond painting and looks like so much fun.

I greatly appreciate the effort you put into this video and your very knowledgeable attention to details that could be so easily over looked. I genuinely feel that I learned so much from this video. I truly appreciate it!

This is so helpful! I ordered a diamond painting some days ago and I'm eager to start doing it.

Thank you for the demo. Very well done - and how generous of you to sacrifice one of your works for us. I learned a lot, and will be exploring sealing my diamond paintings with one of the products. Take care.

Thank you for trying all of these out, so I don’t have to myself! I’m gonna get some decco to use on my future diamond paintings.

Thanks so much for all your work on this comparison! I was really pleased to see you tried a round diamond picture as well, since I am doing one of those as my first foray into this craft. Your attention to detail and thoroughness answered all my questions. Great job!

I'm pumped at your finding. I love Triple Thick, and use it on several of my crafts. Now I know a new thing to use it for!

The deco art is my favourite. Glad it was one of the better ones. Thanks for being so thorough in your analysis! I could swear I've seen the Mod Podge brand before here (in Europe) at my local crafts store. I dont know about the others, but I could always get this stuff off Amazon if I needed it. This is very helpful. Love the glitter too! And oh it was interesting to see you use the glue too.

Thank you so much for this video!! I didn't even realize sealing the drills was a thing- when I googled how to finish a diamond painting (after I finished my first one a few years ago) I just got the instructions to press it for a couple days... x.x thank you so much for the comparisons, and for your sacrifice to make them!!

I'm so glad I found your video! i'm doing my first Big diamond painting and want to frame it and want to glue it and didn't know how!! Great Video!!

Thank you for all the advice you are giving for the diamond paintings. I have just received my first one in the mail and I am going to get started on it in the next couple days. I like seeing all these different advice techniques everyone has posted here on RU-vid it is very helpful for beginners. Once again thanks and have a blessed day.

Thank you very much for these videos. I've been doing Diamond Art for a few months now and they are so addictive. I've framed one and given as a present. All the others are just lying on top of each other waiting for me to do something with them. I hadn't even thought about sealing them so thank you for the tips. I'll have to go shopping now :)

Thanks so much for this! I'm waiting on my first diamond painting and am grateful for the tips and finishing research. I feel fully equipped and well informed.

Thank you so much for taking the time to do such a comprehensive comparison. It was so helpful and will save me a lot of money since I don’t have to buy all those products myself to find the one that works!

I was so very surprised to see the "Starry Night" diamond painting being used for the demonstration because I am about half way working on that very kit!!!!!!! Love watching it soak up all that protection!!!!!

First time diamond painter here, still in "safer-at-home" quasi-quarantine and grateful for the advice. Many thanks for the recommendations. I have been considering framing once complete, but am not at all sure I would have considered sealing first. A wise recommendation!

I love that your test piece is the exact same piece that I am working on! (my first diamond paining, actually 😜). SO glad I found your channel. You are so helpful and give wonderful analyses.

I am literally doing my first diamond painting and this video came up in recommended list and I am so glad. This video has helped me so much, so thank you for doing this video and I'll look forward to a framing one as well. Thanks again, very helpful.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that felt this way about them coning off. Thank you for doing the comparison.

Thank you very much for sacrificing one of your diamond paintings for the demo! I think I will be going with the mod podge super gloss to seal my painting. I agree that I am willing to give up a little sparkle for my painting to be properly protected. Thanks again from Georgia in the USA!

Thank you Sam for sharing your creative solutions with other diamond artists. I am new but enthralled, and appreciate your generosity with your knowledge, and techniques.

I'm new to diamond painting and hadn't thought about sealing them, so thank you for this.

Hey there Sam... First off I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed watching, I am new to all this diamond painting stuff and had never seen it before about an hour ago when I was having a mouch on Amazon and it popped up, so I deceded to research what it was as I am quite an arty person and now doing a little research of what it's all about and watching videos and gathering information so I can set myself up to start doing it you have helped me with some other tips with sealing, course it just totally makes sense! 😊 I am a massive Little Mermaid Fan and as soon as I seen your piece I couldn't believe how sweet it was and loved that you did all of it with the glitter seal, I think I can kind of see how it would look, I know sometimes it's hard to see on camera but from what I could see it looked beautiful and went perfectly with it being The Little Mermaid 🧜🏻‍♀️ I just thought i would drop you a few lines so you knew that you had made me want to do it even more so I am going to order a kit... I don't suppose you remember where you got The Little Mermaid art from do you please? If so I would be most grateful if you could let me know, though I know it may be a little different for me as I am actually from the UK 🇬🇧 in England. Thanks again, I wish you all the best. I have liked and subscribed so I will be able to keep my eye out for future videos 👍🏻 Sorry about my longggg comment too haha, take care Natalie 😊 xxx

I have just started my fist diamond art project and this video has been super helpful in helping me decide which sealant to use. Thank you for experimenting and showing a range of different products. I plan on using the mod podge super gloss now. Thank you.

Thanks so much for this. I was just about to buy something so I'm glad I saw this first.

I am just starting my first painting, this was so much of a help! Thank you so much!😁

Thank you so much for sacrificing that beautiful work to show us such a comprehensive assessment! You have solved my problem and I can't thank you enough!

Oh my gosh, this was just what I was looking for, thanks so much! I’d love it if you did a framing your diamond paintings vid!❤️

Thank you this was so helpful!! I'm just starting out ordered my first one trying to get all the tips and tricks before I start thank you for this video

I found this video super helpful, I’ve completed 2 diamond paintings and both are behind glass as I was too scared to seal them and lose any of that shine but your video has taught me a lot! Thank you!

Thank you so much for trying all the different comparisons.

I am new to Diamond Painting and I have noticed the difference in the quality of the glue layer on canvases. So glad I found this video.

As a beginner in Diamond Art I can really appreciate your knowledge in protecting my finished piece. Thank You

Very informative! Thanks! I'm out to get some super gloss mod podge! :)

Hi, I have never even heard of diamond painting until I found your channel. I love how clear and thorough you are. I wish I had learned of this craft years ago. I am living with advanced metastatic cancer and have quite a bit of pain. Maintaining one position for very long is impossible. But, I might try a small canvas and see how it goes. Your work is certainly very beautiful. How long does it take for you to complete one of your large canvases? My life can be measured in months now, weather 12 or 24. I'm afraid if I start a large one I will not be able to complete it. I want to complete some kind of craft for each of my family members in my remaining life. This is so attractive to me. Perhaps I could get a friend to help me. Sorry for my "thinking aloud." It's how I figure things out. Thanks again!

Thank you so much Sam, that was great! Really appreciate your sacrifice and we can all benefit from it! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌻

Just completed my first diamond painting and so thankful for your video! So helpful - thank you so much for doing the research and sharing!!!!

Getting ready to start my first painting! Very excited to know how best to preserve it, thank you for your video.

Hello, I'm Bonita from the UK. I recently started my first diamond painting and this is the 3rd video I've watched of yours. You seem so warm and approachable and your videos have been 'SO' informative for me and will help me make the best of my future art, so THANK YOU!👍🏾 I'm already looking forward to watching more! 🙂

Perfect video for what I was looking for, I just did my first ever one and it’s with the round beads..

Thank you so much for such a great informative video! I’m finishing my first painting and looked up for options with sealing, you’ve answered all possible questions ;)

I enjoyed watching the sealing of diamond art. I am brand new at this and that answered my biggest question I had. I have yet to complete my first piece and love love working in it. Thanks for your top 10 as well.

Thank you for doing this comparison. I've been using the tombow glue and it's expensive. I will look at the deco art one. Also some people are using elmer's clear glue. But I understand what you mean about glue yellowing over the years. It makes since to use a 'sealant'.

Thank you so much for doing this!! Perfect timing for me, I have a partial round painting that needs to be sealed and I wasn't sure what to use. I don't live in a climate which I can spray outside all year long.

I SO appreciate your sacrifice and hard work!

Thank you so much! Great job. That was a great experiment!

Thank you for this video!! I'm brand new to diamond painting and am already hooked!! I am researching everything like a crazy person. Great to watch a fellow Australian and be able to get hold of all the products you use in your video.

Hello Sam, I am new to diamond painting and I am in the process of doing my very first picture and my husband is doing one also which is fabulous for me. I want to thank you for such a useful informative video. I was so sorry that it messed your picture up as I thought it was beautiful but I have to say it was such a great test you worked on. Many thanks ~ Lady Anne (UK)

Thank you! I was debating on what to use. I've used the deck on ceramics and been pleased so I might use it On my diamonds.

Thank you for doing this experiment, so I know what to seal my diamond painting with. It’s appreciated. 🍂🍁🌻

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for going through this for me! I wanted to know exactly this, and now I have the knowledge. I cannot tell you what an expense and time you saved me. Hope you have a lovely day!!!

Thank you so much for making this video. I was so happy to see that the sparkle was still there after you sealed them. I was worried that it would dull the painting. Thanks again. Would love to see how to frame one behind glass or how to stretch on canvas.

Thanks for the tips on the sealing of the diamond art paintings

Thanks so much for your sacrifice! I just got into this and already addicted but I was concerned about how to make the project last with out dulling it. I now know what I want to use to protect my piece when I am done thanks to you!

I'm halfway through my first kit and loving it. Thanks for this video, I had no idea which sealant to use, I was so afraid of ruining it completely!

This is amazing!I might not seal it when I’m done but I might cuz I still want the shine ❤️ ✨

Thanks for these ideas on sealing my diamond painting.

Thank you so much for this video! I am new to diamond pairing and am gifting a couple for Christmas. I’ve been researching the best methods to seal them and your video is fantastic! Thank you!

You make great videos! Your diamond painting tips were very helpful. Yesterday I received a diamond painting set. I didn’t know I was going to get it, so it was a big surprise for me! I started immediately and I love it! I am definitely not finished yet, I’m wondering if you have to seal it when you’re done. Once you’ve sealed it, how do you frame it? Thank you for your videos!!

Thank you! I didn’t know how to proceed and like you, I want to test all my options ... but I only have one diamond painting. For my first one, it is large - 50cm x 70cm. I was visiting my brother who lives in China and their ayi was working on one - I had never seen diamond painting and wanted to try. She got one for me on TaoBao. I have never made comments on RU-vid. I would like to send you a picture but maybe I can’t. I especially appreciate that you included the owl painting with the round stones because you anticipated all my concerns about the spaces in between. I am trying a second one with squares - a very different experience. Again, I am so grateful to have come across your video when I started my search! I am also thinking, if you have extra stones from Starry Night, and/or from other projects, you may be able to save Starry Night by gently removing the over glued sections ... and replacing the stones ... then with a small brush, seal those sections - kind of blend the sealer with those parts already sealed. Hope you are enjoying your morning coffee. I’m writing from Westport, Connecticut USA.

Thank you for being willing to "test" the different sealants on your beautiful project! :)

Great information in this video. I had heard a lot about the Tombo glue and appreciate the information about the latex content. I'm highly allergic and would never have thought about that

Thank you! I've been wondering about sealing so this is so helpful x

I love how thorough and articulate you are in your videos, definetely makes for easy watching! Im suspecting you might be an academic 😏😊. Thank you for your effort and time in making these, their honestly great to watch. A relaxing afternoon diamond painting with you and chatting would be a great afternoon. Thanks again!

Thank you so much for sharing , my Husband and I really love it .

You have help me so much. I’m getting ready to start my first painting. Ty.

Best video I found for sealing a diamond painting. Thank you so much for posting and sacrificing your beautiful Starry Night painting. I think for me the glue sealant would be a no only because it’s so small. Thanks again I subscribed and look forward to more videos!

I just recently got into diamond painting last weekend and I've already finished 2 of them. I'm hooked! I'm glad I came across your channel. You're so good at this, and thanks for making content!

Thank you! Just got my first diamond painting & it’s great to know that I can seal it w/o losing any of the sparkle or the diamonds 😊

Thank you soooo much for making this video. I just started working on my first painting. It's not full drills but I still wanted to be able to seal it AND add some sparkle in it. Again, thank you sooo much for all the help!!!

I really enjoyed your video and the comparisons between the different products. I am going to try the Deco Art glaze because I like the results from it. I have the Tombow glue, but have hesitated using it. I never thought of the possibility of it yellowing or cracking. I used the Mod Podge extreme glitter and wasn't very happy with the results. It seemed like I lost some of the definition in the painting because of the glitter. Thanks so much for sharing.

Never thought about sealing my paintings but it is a great idea. Thanks for all the options!

Thank you so much for sacrificing your piece for our benefit! Your experiment was thorough and well-articulated. I'm really happy I came across this video before trying to preserve my piece. Thank you! :)

Thank you so much for doing this. I found it very useful.

Thank You SO Much! I can not express how invaluable your style of choosing minimal products to assess the best by job. As a “newbie”to 💎 Art I’m already totally addicted. My 2 Girls & I started our own tradition a few years ago, my goal was heartfelt, heart made gifts for each other, this year after making our Christmas Cards using diamonds in a freestyle form, all of our gifts were a pleasant surprise Christmas Day as we all 3 did 💎Art for each other. I was incredibly impressed at how well they made their choices with such ❤️ & respect towards each other’s likings. My tomboy did a very sparkly high heel pink “strappy” shoe which was so far out of her comfort zone, it brought me to tears, until I saw my oldest baby’s gift to her sister which was a 45 x 60 cm square drill of Converse Tennis shoes in all colors of the rainbow. It wasn’t as far out of comfort zone, but she really went above and beyond to make her little sister happy. They both adored their gifts to each other and oddly enough, I also got shoes from both. They teamed up, each did a 4 set of partials which compliment each other and my likes perfectly. I desperately want to use in my guest bathroom. I’m hoping with the information you’ve provided I’ll be able to seal all of our gifts and we’ll all 3 enjoy them for years to come. I have always had one craft or another going on at any given time and aside from eating my baking, getting them involved has been challenging. I’m so happy to report I received requests for both to receive kits to continue their own crafting and have ordered an assortment for everyone to always have a diamond project to work through. We’re definitely a family HOOKED! I am newly subscribed to your channel and am going to seek your favorite solutions to all the various facets of this craft, hoping to find inexpensive framing options. Thank You so much, again, 100% invaluable to me and mine! Please take care, wishing you and yours a Healthy Happy 2021.

I'm so, so happy that you've made this video! I've been searching for the right varnish for my diamond paintings for quite some time. Thank you for making this video, and sacrificing your beautiful van Gogh diamond painting for the benefit of us all!

Thank you for all your videos! I haven't started my first kit yet. I'm still researching. You videos are super informative and entertaining!

Very well done! Thank you for making this and saving us the time and trouble. You did a great job clarifying which products work best for diamond paintings. I truly appreciate your efforts in this video!

Thank you. Now I kinda wish I got the mod poge extremely glossy. Also thank you for sacrificing your beautiful Van Goh!!! I appreciate this video!!

I loved this and watched it all. Thank you. Do you treat your Diamond Paintings this way even if you are putting them behind glass? I was told by others that you don't - yet you seem to imply at the end of your video that you do (because you said you do use glass). I'd love to know your thoughts. Thank you. Jacqueline

So dedicated! Thank you for your sacrifice lol. I was considering between the mod podge gloss vs glitter, and now I’m getting the triple one. You saved me from glitter and a sticky painting

I am totally new to diamond painting and I'm eagerly awaiting my first canvas in the mail. I researched tutorials and found you! I have to say that you are just the cutest! I love your enthusiasm in your videos... I'm an avid crafter in the US and I immediately subscribed to your channel. Keep the videos coming! Thank you so much!

As someone with a latex allergy I appreciate the info on the tomboy glue.

Firstly - you are very relaxing to watch! I really appreciate this knowledge you have shared. I don't do diamond painting, but I do use half of the products you test here on many different things and have always been curious as to which actually is better for what. I do know from my experiences though, that if you wish to maintain a light reflective quality on plastic/glass/stone items while using triple thick or any of the liquid varnish products, you can use a slightly damp sponge - or lint free cloth - to remove the product from the top of the gems once the product has settled down into the crevices. Use warm water to dampen the cloth. This way there is no product layer to interfere with light refraction once dried. Thanks for this great knowledge, I really appreciate how much this experiment would have cost you as well.

Sam does an excellent job of explaining every step on her videos. Thank you so much Sam.

Thanks for the video! I’ve been debating a lot wether or not to seal all my pictures. Convinced me to do it!

Please make more diamond painting videos, I watched your 10 tips and these and they are both awesome useful videos!

Studio Sam, Thank you for the help in sealings! It's a very helpful video and I'm glad I have some of the sealers right on hand! At the beginning of Covid, I started doing diamond paintings. The 4th one I am working on is a custom design and about 3 ft x 2ft. I've spent about 70 hours on it so far and have it 3/4 finished. It is the square diamonds and many are repeatedly popping out. It is now 9/17/21 and I am wondering, have these sealers and glue held up over time? Thanks again!

Thank you for the great advise and taking the time to experiment with all the glue. It’s a life saver for other crafters. Also, helped me with a different project I’m working on.

Thank you so much for creating a detailed video for this. I am going to take your advice on this one! I also appreciate that you went over how you applied the various finishes.