Tips & Tricks: Large Canvas & Heavy Confetti
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- This video shows you some of the Tips and Tricks I implemented to help me adjust my large canvases to fit my smaller work station (before I had a drafting table), as well as what I did to make it easier for me to work on an easel. Luckily, I've been able to convert the same methods from my easle to my drafting table with only minor adjustments.
In addition to showing you how to adjust large canvases to fit your work space, I also go over some Tips and Tricks on how I tackle heavy confetti sections on my diamond paintings.
I hope you find some of these Tips and Tricks to be useful, and maybe you can use them, or adjust them a bit, to help you be able to work on large, confetti heavy diamond painting canvases in your workspace: large or small.
Links to all of the items I used (before and after moving to the drafting table) are provided below. Please let me know if I forgot anything or you have any questions about what I used.
Thanks everyone!
~Ms. Gretchen
Email: rubiesandmoonstones@yahoo.com
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I've been diamond painting for just over 3 years and have watched many UA-cam videos. This is one I wish existed back when I was new. Wonderful job! Definitely subscribed! ❤
Thank you SO much! Your comment means the world to me!
I love confetti but this piece intimidates me so much, it's been in my closet. Until now. You've inspired me. I'm still terrified of hating all the black and brown.
@@ericafine5373 would love it if you work on it with me. I think it’s beautiful and love the art. I’m very much having issues with some of the main colors, but I don’t want all the money I spent on it to literally end up in the trash. Did you get the enhancements? That’s helping me want to do it. More money into it but also it makes it more fun to have such fun extra drills to put into it with all the crystals and golds etc. I’m actually thinking of pulling this out when I finish Cinderella and finishing that 2nd row, then maybe going back to another canvas I’m really into. I don’t want to get burnt out on it but I really want to get it done.
If you do work on yours: share your progress with me 😁👍
After each color, I scan the whole section with a magnifying glass with a light on it to make sure I got them all. I hate discovering that I missed one. Great video!
Wow! That’s a great way to make sure you don’t miss one. I hate it when I miss one too, but like I showed in the video: that’s what I love above glue dots. I can just dip my pen into the container and pull one drill out. Still… have to go find that color again and then I probably find another missing spot later. 🤷♀️
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it
I do that too, SagaciousSix. It really helps!
Awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I like sectioning my canvas too and used a ceramic blade for the last 3 years. I started using a seam ripper instead a few months ago and am totally in love with how easy it is to use it. I taught my 12 year old how to use it too and am happy she can now do her sections without me helping or supervising her anymore. We work our canvases the same as you so I am really glad to have watched your video. I am always looking for better ways to do confetti faster 😅 lol Thank you so much 😊
Thank you so much. A lot of people have been telling me about the seam ripper so I just ordered one and am going to try it too.
I’m excited for my daughter to do some with me but she’s a bit too little yet. I did get her some princess key chains to try first. 🤷♀️
Fantastic tips! I found this video extremely helpful, Thank-you!!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you liked it and found it helpful. That’s why I make them: hoping they will help somebody
Hi, Felicia here. Good job. I handle the same way. 😅😅😅😅
Thank you so much! I do think it is a good method. I know there are lots of different ways but… once I find a way that works I tend to stick to it
Great tips! I wish I could get my drills to line up in my tray like you do.
Thanks!
I plan to make a video on trays.
I really think the biggest thing is having a “good” tray. One of the best investments I made to improve my diamond painting experience
Very informative. I've been diamond painting since 2017 and you really showed me something new. Thank you. I really enjoyed your video.
Wow! Thank you! That is an amazing compliment and means so much to me. Thank you so much!😊
I enjoy using the release papers as well. I like that it “hides” the part of the canvas I’m not working on. Makes it feel a little less overwhelming and kind of makes each new section a “surprise” of sorts. Great tips!!
I agree. The first release papers I got were too transparent so I got more opaque ones. That’s the one downside of just using washi: I see all the same colors I’m not getting in the next section and just want to open it up and finish my tray. 🤷♀️ hard to know which way is best. Depends on the canvas for me I think.
Thanks for watching and sharing/commenting
I personally love a confetti canvas! Confetti hides a lot of sins! 🤭🤫
Haha. Love that! I like a good mix but I also don’t mind lots of confetti. It’s what makes them look so cool!
Hi Gretchen, thanks for the informative video. I have an XXL wooden easel and at the top of it I inserted a pool noodle on the edge, that I cut a slit into, to keep my canvas from creasing as I move it up and it falls over the edge. I also use a very large piece of foam board, 24”x36”, on my easel and then put my light pad on top of that and it makes the surface area way larger. I only use the foam board when I have large canvases and use my A2 light pad and then for smaller ones I take the foam board off and use my A3 light pad. I also use a tray tower because I like the convenience of just grabbing a tray when I need it. Hope some of this helps. 😺
Thank you! I love these ideas. I’m going to have to remember to share these in a follow up. Sounds like your foam board is similar to how I use that clipboard tray. I actually bought a bunch of foam board (various sizes) when I bought the clipboard tray, thinking of using them the same way but went with the extra large clipboard
Using an easel is so helpful to me! I don’t know how people diamond paint flat. That would hurt my neck if I did it too long. The drafting table has been amazing though. I’m so happy I have the room for it and was able to switch.
Thanks so much for your comment and for watching. I’m always going to remember you were my first giveaway winner. That’s really special to me.
Thanks again
@@Rubies_And_Moonstones😻
Hi Gretchen, new subscriber. Thanks for this video! You explained everything very well, very easy to follow. The drafting table tips are especially helpful.
I do DAC landscapes most often so there's a lot of confetti and they're quite large.
So... I got the 40-tray tower on amazon and have mixed feelings about it. It really works, but there are things I don't like:
I still have to kit up the bottles, and then kit up the trays as well.
Obviously, since it only holds 40 trays, I will effectively be working from the storage bottles and the tray tower at the same time. It's a toss-up as to whether it's really worth it.
It's very big and takes up a lot of room on my desk. If I don't need it, there's nowhere else to put it in my craft room.
Only one (large) painting can live there at a time. If I want to switch to another painting for awhile, I can't use it for the new one.
Bottom line, I don't think you're missing out if you don't have one.😊
I will go back and watch your other videos. See you in the next one!
Kathy in GA USA 🐦🌻
Thanks for subscribing and I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!
Having the Velcro and clips has been so helpful for me. Especially when I was working on an easel that was very upright.
I actually haven’t done a landscape yet. I’d like to do a custom of my parents farm but am still trying to figure out who to order from.
I’ve thought about getting those new trays that are also storage containers… cannot think what they’re called. Cateared? Think that’s the company. They have a 90 slot tower system (or you can combine it) but not sure how many drills fit in each tray. Still, then it takes up all that space. Don’t know if I’d like it, like you said, and if you have to still have a storage system for all the extras anyway… 🤷♀️ but it would be nice to just have the color you need ready to pull out so you don’t have to shake a tray for a few dots. Granted that’s why I like glue dots. Still.
Thanks for the feedback and thanks again for subscribing! Hope to talk to you more soon!
Thank you so much for sharing about the tower/tray system. I'm going to keep this in mind when I'm having FOMO😂❤❤❤
@@tanauck right? I think I feel the same way. Maybe I’d use it once but then not. Who knows? I’m sure it’s for lots of people but just not sure if it’s for me.
Thanks Kathy for your comment helping us learn!
I personally really like working with washi tape. I use the new plastic perforated covers, and just use the washi to outline the area so I can see it. I never thought of using velcro, that's so clever! I use an A4 lightpad myself, and I roll the canvas up to fit in smaller surfaces . I abuse my canvases, and I'm always surprised by how strong they are. Great video!
That’s exactly how I use the washi tape on the perforated canvas! I love that option.
The Velcro and clips has been SO helpful to me! And now I love that it keeps my light board in place too and I didn’t have to put it directly on my nice new drafting table in case I ever don’t want it
And thank you! I put a lot of time into this one. I’m glad I finally got it posted.
Hi,thank you for the great instruction video.
I use my dining room table ( 1965). I have a A1 light.I am working on Golden Cocker Spaniel.
That’s awesome!
I was using my grandma’s dining room table (with an easel), but have since moved to a drafting table in the basement. I thought it’d give me my dining room table back, but now I use it for other things: like framing/painting edges, etc 🤷♀️ at least it’s easier to clean up
Really informative. I like how you sectioned this video. I watched to see if you had some new tricks but it looks like we almost do things the same. Great video.
Did I miss anything? Thanks for watching
@@Rubies_And_Moonstones oh I don’t think so lol
I definitely prefer the release paper tip only because with the ceramic blade I either don’t press down enough and it doesn’t tear or press too hard and cut into the glue which sometimes can be confusing to determine which number, letter or cymbal I messed up. I will have alot of shopping to do to get more stuff to make diamond art even more enjoyable. I need stuff! Lol. I’m quite older than you 62 so I use a light board. A lamp close to my work cuz a light board sometimes isn’t enough. I have a magnifier I have to clip to my glasses. Sheesh! Also with the release paper it’ll keep me from getting stuck to the glue. You don’t know how many times I’ve had to peel my wrist off the paper. But despite all the “stuff” I do love diamond art. I love the sparkle look to a picture
Does the diamond art club use the same cymbals on all their paintings? I haven’t bought anything from there yet. I’m waiting to hone my skills on cheap art before I try an expensive one. But temu does have alot of nice diamond art. I did a black cat one that I really love. The cat is the spitting image of my cat Dazee who I lost in 2012. He was 16. My husband and I had him from a kitten. He was the sweetest kitty
Loving all your comments! I like all the methods but do find myself using the ceramic blade most frequently when the perforated cover isn’t on my piece. And I use a light board and desk lamp too. Don’t need a magnifier yet though but have to have good lighting
It’s hard because “stuff” is pricey but it really can make diamond painting so much more enjoyable and easier on the body if you can invest in the right tools for you
@@towerjunkie19 they use a lot of the same symbols but they will change what DMC number they go with depending on the painting. But the one they use for black (or the darkest color) and white (or the lightest color) tend to be the same two symbols.
I was like you where I wanted to practice on cheap kits first, but then I finally tried a DAC kit and the difference is night and day! Especially with squares. I wasn’t able to really “get” squares or multi placing on the cheaper kits but once I got a DAC and had good (mostly) drills, it was so much better and made the whole diamond painting experience SO much more enjoyable!!! I wanted to throw some cheap kits out I was so frustrated. But not with DAC.
Also, once I learned about licensed art and its importance, I couldn’t allow myself to buy unlicensed art anymore. I want to support the artist and hate that their hard work gets ripped off. But there’s a lot of stock images and I don’t know if you saw my ARTDOT videos but they have reasonably priced licensed art too. I have been thinking of doing a video on that too
Thanks so much for the tips and great explanations. I’m fairly new to diamond painting so enjoy listening to other ways of doing things. I also work in squares and just find it so much easier. Thanks again 🤗🤗
You are most welcome! Thank you for watching! So glad you found diamond painting too.
Gretchen, thank you. I always learn so much from you! 🎉
Thank you so much! Glad I can help 😁
New subscriber, enjoyed your tips.
Thank you so much! 😊
That’s funny ha ha. I just finished watching your most recent wip and chat and I mentioned I like steampunk and what do I see here? A steampunk telescope
Haha too funny
Nicely done video, new subscriber.
Thank you so much!
What a beautiful canvas ❤
Isn’t it?
It’s one of the first ones I really fell in love with and I REALLY want to complete it. I’m just struggling to get into it because some of those colors have so much trash it takes some of the fun out of it. But I’m determined to get it done eventually. One square at a time, right?
If I had a basement, I would have Diamond paintings, wine ( California wine), music andAudiobook.
Haha. Love it! Mine has my diamond painting and then is covered in toys 🤷♀️
No basement, underground rivers, streams and lakes here in Southern California
You have the most beautiful weather there. I have the cold/snow/ice we get in the winter. Plus, living in tornado alley, I could never buy a house without a basement.
Oooo
Art dot do a A1 light pad it covers the whole of your drafting desk
I have thought about that. The only thing stopping me is I don’t like it when the light pad isn’t covered by the whole canvas (when I’m just starting one, I usually don’t have it up too high) and the extra light that comes off the light pad can bother my eyes. But… it would be nice to not have to move the light pad around so much and have a bigger working space. Especially with my tray minder: I sometimes don’t have enough room for it where I’m working to stay on the light pad.
I’m going to look into this again now though. Thanks