Hey everyone! The piece in the video is the Great Wall and it is 200 x 70 cm! I purchased it through Meian on AliExpress: bit.ly/3ag6FPB Please enjoy! 🧡🧡
Tip: I use a timer and set it for 30 minutes and after that I stretch and then do wrist rolls too and I keep track of my time in a book and add it up for the entire project to see how long it takes. Thanks for your videos.
Wow! Sitting here watching this video, I was reading the comments and after I read yours, I picked up the DP i was working on and tried it! Yep, I found a missed one right away.. Thanks for the tip!!!!
I'm not a fan of multiplacers myself, it feels like it takes as much time to change out the pens and try to load multiple drills into it as to just keep going quickly with the single placer pen.
I love the detail in large pieces, so I take it a little at a time as you said. I love the finished piece, very rewarding and worth the time put into it. Thanks for these tips. I need to focus on the exercises during as I can sit for way too long.
Thank you for these great tips. I bought a 150 x 100 cm Starry Night Painting from Paints with Diamonds. I didn't do the conversion into feet and inches or I never would have bought it lol. I'm enjoying it and taking it one section at a time
Thank you , your tips have helped me alot. I am new to this craft and you have given me some of the answers to question I have had. Thank you for your help
I have a peacock DAP that is 140x80 cm! thanks for the tips because I am feeling a little overwhelmed as I didn't realize just how big it was until I got it. Way different in person than it was in my head. But still excited to start it after i finish some of my smaller ones I have going.
Thank you so much for doing this video. I already do most of the things you mentioned, even if my largest painting so far was 50 x 70, but it gives me a strange peace of mind seeing this anyway, because it gave me some reassurance that I didn't bite more than a person can chew, so to speak. I just bought a gigantic painting, 100 x 180cm a couple of days ago and quite honestly, I have been bouncing back and forth from excitement to panic ever since LOL.
Haha. Yes, when they get into the triple digits in size it gets a little overwhelming. You're going triple both ways! Truly epic! Would love to see pics!
@@Cralopix I'll post them on my Instagram, heartofeternity_dp. I will probably do a transitioning size first though. I have Sneaky Cat from Diamond Art Club in my stash, that one is "just" about 50 x 100 LOL. But there will be an unpacking post of the giant monster, once it arrives.
@@DarTunwarm I hope so. Especially if it turns out as the mock ups looked, it will be fantastic. I wonder how long it'll take me. Just thinking about the size feels so unreal XD
Oh no! It's funny that you mention this. This parchment paper barely sticks to another one of my canvases! I'll do a test from now on as well. Thank you!
Just found this video. Great tips. I'm currently...well, just started working on an "epic" piece. I say epic in this case as I've had it for a while but had others to complete first. It's about 3 ft wide x 1 foot high. I'm somewhat disappointed in the quality of the image though. I should have gotten a larger size due to the detail. Oh well, I can only keep plugging away at it. The hours fly by. I have a table-top easel which helps a bit but for now, I'm working on my table with a piece of foam board in between. I'm going to watch how you turn your regular pen into a drill pen.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, that was a really great video, some really great tips. Maybe you can do a video on how to framing or display a large piece and perhaps to seal or not to seal diamond paintings.
@@Cralopix hi there, that would be awesome. I have only just started & loving it. I am doing my 3rd piece (150x60) Dream Lilly, which I want to frame & display, yep still doing my research also :) keep up the good work :)
@@Cralopix Don't let the framing stores prices scare you. To frame (with plexiglass) a painting that size, you want to put it in a nice frame. Frames that size done by a framing store (you really don't want to do one yourself, they are complicated, and will be hanging and supporting a bit of weight) will cost somewhere between 100 and 300 US dollars. But think of the time you put into your painting, do you really want a cheap frame, or a permanent work of art on your wall?
@@McDouglyMcDuck I totally agree that if you really like the piece you should spend the money to display it properly. However, we are getting ripped off in Australia. Hahaha. At $500, this baby will stay rolled up in a corner!
The one thing I found helpful is when I dd the drills always fall down below my work and I had such a hard time with the carpet picking them up and so forth that I put a brown paper sack that I cut up under my work and end of day I pick up the spilled drills and put them away easy peasy and not so hard as the carpet I hope this helps you guys.
Hi I just subscribed and I am excited to have found you! I finished my first diamond painting. I hated the stupid elephant covering. Now I will by the baking mats and parchment paper! Now what do you use to seal the drills and keep the shine? I read to use Deco Art Triple check brilliant gloss glaze, is this right? What do you use!. Last thing I have a little area that the drills won’t stick. They slide right off. What do you use for that? Special glue? 💛🧡💜💙💚❤️🥰
I have bought three large kits (for me at least 80*80, 50*70, 30*100) for our home and am going to get another two. I think I would prefer to do lager ones than buying dozens of 30*40s. After all, it is the process we find therapeutic) The price of six small kits, equals cost of one large project that will provide far more hours of enjoyment. Get them when they are on special, which I did.
Haha. I love your logic! Just go epic! You're right. It's better value for money and the end result is much more satisfying! Good luck with your epic pieces!
Hi! I used these tutorials to make my pens! Hope they help! 🧡 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Izbcq8nhNy0.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0ZHVG2XT5bU.html
I ordered my Stabilo from eBay. It is also available on Amazon. It should work with any diamond painting wax as it was modified from a normal pink drill pen.
When I finish a section, I safely cover it with a smooth hard flat object that covers it completely , . . . . . . and stand on it for a couple of seconds. 😀 So far so good.
Along with wrist exercises I would suggest doing eye exercises too. Working at close distance for a long time is hard on the eyes. By looking at things at different distances helps to keep the eyes relaxed.
Thanks so much. Just started this craft and have gotten all the goodies. A good pen included. Coment., when you talked about making your own pen you didn’t show how to use it. Thanks
I had the same issue with the clear plastic cover. On a night I would pull back the plastic and use blutack to pin it up but then I would accedently not see where it ends and I'd end up firing beads at myself. 😂
Thanks for the great tips :) I have buyed two large paintings. They are 40 x 120 cm. It's about 70000 diamonds per painting :) one is a picture about the beauty and the beast which looks like window art in churches and the other is an amazing mandala. I'm a bit scared because at the Unboxing it was so much bigger than I thought. But I'm sure I work this :)
The trays that come in the kits are so light and flimsy, I always knock them over with my big hands 😂 also thanks very much for the parchment paper tip
Great tips! The only thing I have yet to try its the parchment paper. Contemplating though. I still leave the opaque covert on the sections as I work and tape them down once completed to protect from dust. Thanks, very informative and fun to see that epic painting.
It took me a while to get with the parchment paper. It's a weird and unexplainable improvement, although probably mostly noticeable when you have the cellophane cover.
On this video for working on large diamond paintings could you tell me what the name of the painting is you were working on ? it looked interesting. thank you.
Re framing, I have been getting nice frames from spotlight then having the framer cut the matt board for me. I then use double sided tape everywhere, stick it to the backing board and the matt board. It's cheaper this way. I did a custom 600 x 600mm for a gift and it cost me $300 AU to frame. Never again. I'm sticking to standard sizes or I will work out a way to frame them myself. My dad use to make frames for my mum's paintings so I'm sure I can figure it out. What type of spray do you use to finish? Great tips by the way, I've only ever had the opaque overlay and I hate not being able to see ahead. I usually take this off and cut it up into sections but when I finish each section I can't recover cause the sticky tape won't stick to it properly.
Studio Sam has a great video experimenting with a bunch of sealing methods. I think it’s called “sealing your diamond painting” or something like that. Can’t remember which product she said was the best though.
Ah yes. The Stabilo pen! I bought mine from eBay! There is a right-hand and left-hand version and it is super comfortable. Works great with square diamonds.
I actually don't frame mine. 😅 I would suggest shopping for frames at a second hand shop or attaching to canvas stretcher bars. You could go to a frame shop, but I reckon it would be really expensive.
You could do it yourself. I started framing my own cross stitch project about fifteen years ago. It is easier than you think. Definitely cheaper. I used non reflective glass on my cross stitch projects. Now instead of glass you can get acrylic sheeting cut to fit, a lot safer.
I found a fellow on Ali express who will custom frame for cheap if you want to make it look like a stretch canvas painting. He send everything you need. It was 7.00 for a smaller one of course but its great.
A great weight for them I found is a very large bag of rice. Now, not everyone buys rice in this quantity so perhaps other large bagged weighted new packages of pet food or litter would accomplish the same task. What I love about it is that the weight evenly distributes out and you can cover larger areas and the entire canvas evenly.
I enjoyed the tips. Most of them I use/do already. Like some of the comments, I jumped and bought 2 customs that are big (80 x 100 & 80 x 120) I got some good advice when saying how overwhelmed I am to start them. Someone asked me how do you eat an elephant (not that I would) she said one bite at a time. I have to remember like you said it's just a bunch (lots lol) of 20 x 20 sections. One of your tips I haven't thought of was rolling it on both sides. The thing I worry about is the 80 cm tall because my desk isn't that big. But then I remember canvas is bendy. It should work. There is one youtuber that is taking her bigger picts and cutting them to smaller sizes. Now that freaks me out. I'm not sure if I would do that. My customs were cheap for the size. Got them during a huge sale.
Yes! One bite at a time. I don't think I could cut my canvases. Not yet anyways. Lol. It's so awesome when you can get these big canvases at a discount, although it definitely makes you want to buy more. You sound pro so I'm sure you 2 customs were a piece of cake!! ^_^
I would really like to know what this painting is called and what website I could find it. I haven't found many I truly love but I absolutely love this one. Could you please post a link for this painting?
I have employed several of your tips already, except for using the multi-placers. I haven’t had much luck with those yet but will continue trying to get one to work. I’m currently working on a 100x50cm Mickey Mouse design. One thing I’ve found is the white light emitted (at any light level) from my light pad is to harsh on my eyes (headaches, eye fatigue, things like that) and I’ve covered my A2 & A4 light pads with brown parchment paper to give the light a more sepia tone that doesn’t adversely effect my eyes. This has allowed me to diamond paint for longer periods while still seeing the symbols clearly. You provided a great video that explained many issues that you can run into with a large diamond painting - thank you so much for putting this video together.
Cralopix I’ve definitely upgraded to larger designs over the past year, my preference is 50x50cm and bigger. I have really limited space so I took a 3x4 foot section of whiteboard and attached 1” window trim to make a craft board that holds my A2 light pad and my larger designs. For the smaller designs that I use to take a break from the big ones, I use my A4 lightpad and an old cabinet door as a tray. Both boards are used propped on my legs while lounging in bed against a pile of pillows - really reduces any neck, shoulder, or back strain. I even use the same type of drill storage that you have - I’ve purchased between 50-75 of those storage boxes. I have several cats so having really secure drill storage is a must & those are perfect since they easily hold up to 15 small bags of drills. The Mickey Mouse design is for my mother - she loves Disney and this one has 5 different Mickeys through the ages.
I'm working on a long one upside down right now. And I have pets...... I never get an uninterrupted hour LOL! Love the parchment paper tip. I have a hard time with the transparent covers too.
Hi Peter. Hopefully you are getting my replies. I live in Melbourne and I had to order mine from eBay: Please try this link: www.ebay.com.au/itm/Stabilo-Easy-Start-Original-Erasable-Rollerball-Pen-Right-and-Left-Handed/302474154593?hash=item466cdd5261:m:mt1MnIRqGdsS9H98eL05QiQ:rk:5:pf:1&frcectupt=true
Enjoyed your video with all the great tips! I am newer at diamond painting and have only done rounds. I just ordered a full square drill 60cm by 80cm and I think I shouldn't have ordered it. I see people doing squares and it does look intimidating. I will try though. It is a picture called Fairy with Tiger. It is gorgeous!
Love it! Just jump right in! Squares do take a little getting used to, but after doing a section you'll get right into it. Sounds like a beautiful piece!!
It is the one with the gorgeous red hair fairly laying against a tiger. Just type in fairy and tiger. It is so pretty! Thanks for your encouragement! You rock your DP's!!!! :) @@Cralopix
Okay so, i am planning on buying a very big (100x50) diamond painting. It's Nighthawks from Edward Hopper and i am concerned that human facial expressions are gonna be blurry because it's a diamond painting. But it's larger than other diamond paintings. So i am not sure if i should buy it or not. Any ideas?
Thank you so much for these helpful tips! I am pretty new to DP and so far I only work on 30x40cm, but am considering doing a slightly larger DP. I think that rolling them with a pool noodle is such an awesome idea! I do have a question though. I am a disabled senior with a bit of a vision problem, so I have to keep my A3 light pad in an easel position, so how does that work with a bigger DP? What would the pool noodles have to rest on? 🤔
Great tips 👍 thank you. I am ready to do a very large DP. May I please ask how big that is and where can you buy one and for how much. I didn't see any that big on Amazon.
Hah thank you for this! I'm in the process of trying to find someone to make up a kit for a huge tryptic I'm planning. The center piece is going to be around well over a meter wide and the whole project will be around 250+ colours. I'm really struggling to find someone to make the canvas for me, so it's nice to know that A) pieces that big exist, B) that canvases over 2m wide are stable and will survive their own size/weight, and C) that there are other people ambitious enough to do projects that huge. I can't wait to get started, but I've had so many suppliers/stores tell me it can't be done. Thank you!! 💜
Good morning cralopix Iv just come across ur vlog well what can i say just amazing iv been looking 4 something to take my mind off things as my mum dad and 2 sister died and im needing to find something to take my mind off things Iv got dyslexic and what to no what diamond painting to buy first as u say round and square so how do i no which one it is when im ordering? Im new at this and wondered if u wood answer some questions 4 me When i buy my first diamond what wood i buy first cos im thing an a4 ish size to start me off What tools etc do i need? Where do i get the covering clear ir not from so i can do little parts at a time? Do u need a lite to put b hind my diamond painting? R the numbers etc fairly big or do i need a maggniflier to help me? As i have trouble with my wrissts what wood u sugggest i use the tools etc and i will remember to rest and move my wrissts every now and then? Great vlog and thanks 4 all ur tips as i really need them.rite now Iv just likedd ur vlog ❤
@@SparkleWithTEEMAW I did convert the Stabilo myself. Super easy. Just cut a drill pen to the same length as the Stabilo ink cartridge. The pick me up pen doesn't have to be refilled often for me and when I do, it takes about 5 minutes. Both are really convenient.
@@SparkleWithTEEMAW I prefer the Stabilo for square diamonds and the pick me up pen for rounds. In all honesty, the Satbilo will work well for both types. www.amazon.com/Stabilo-Original-Refillable-Handwriting-Rollerball/dp/B0731KK23W/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2S85QPNDY25PE&keywords=stabilo+pens+easy+original&qid=1551445011&s=gateway&sprefix=stabilo+pens+easy+origina%2Caps%2C359&sr=8-4
I am so appreciative for all you info that you have given us. Thank you. I do have a question though If you don't have wall space for all your creations, and you love doing them... what do you do with them all? Done things for my grands rooms, but the kids aren't interested (not their style). Suggestions
