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Diamond Painting- Round VS Square Drill
One of the coolest things about diamond painting is the enormous number of choices it gives you. It’s easy to find the kind of beads painting that you enjoy and that appeals to you while also choosing a diamond shape that you love.
There are a few different kinds of diamond shapes to pick from, like 3D and 5D diamond drills, as well as round and square diamonds. People get really passionate about which kind of diamond they use, and there are tons of different reasons for using one or the other. I am going to try to cover most of those here, so if you haven’t made your mind up yet as to which one you prefer, then maybe this will help.
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What’s the Difference?
If you compare round and diamond drills, you can see the obvious difference. They have a different shape, but that’s not the only thing that sets them apart.
Before I started painting with diamonds, I was on the forums online and reading articles and looking at user comments. What I found was that new users would prefer round diamond drills and more experienced ones preferred square ones. There were exceptions to this rule, but that was my basic (and unscientific) finding.
(Source: Paint with Diamonds)
I also found that experienced users and those who called themselves experts would recommend people start with round diamonds and then move on to square ones when they were more comfortable and experienced.
So, it seemed like it was a matter of skill in choosing diamonds. To my perception, the skilled users preferred to work with square ones, while the less experienced people had an easy time with round diamonds. Was that all there was too it, though? Did the diamond painting round vs square drill question boil down to a matter of skill and ease of use?
That was what it looked like from the outside, but I wasn’t sure, and I wanted to be sure. So, I did some more digging in the dirt to see what I could come up with and share it with you. I have done the research, and now you get to enjoy all the answers I found.
The Aesthetic Appeal
One of the reasons that people choose round or square diamond painting is because of how the finished product looks. If you have a bunch of circles lined up next to one another in rows, you will have some empty spaces between them. It’s the same way with the diamond painting canvas. The diamond painting beads round are going to leave some extra space. That may be fine with you or it may bother you. If you look at a painting that uses round diamond beads, you might be irked by the fact that there is so much unused space.
Now, if you have rows of squares next to one another, obviously, they share the same size and length of the edge, so they will all line up perfectly. There won’t be any remaining space between them, and that’s what you get with the square diamond drills. They form a seamless, completely covered canvas that looks pretty amazing.
The aesthetic appeal is what really settles the debate over diamond painting round vs square drill for some people. I prefer the square ones for how neat and organized they look all placed onto a canvas. The round ones don’t have that same look, and it does kind of bother me to see the empty spaces left on the canvas after I have finished a painting. It feels like the painting is still incomplete to me.
The Skill Question
There is definitely a difference in how easy the diamond painting round beads are compared to the square ones. I started with the round ones myself, and I think most people should. That would be my recommendation, and it comes down to how easy they are to work with.
The round ones are easier to place, and the process isn’t as exacting. You have some extra wiggle room, so to speak. The square ones, on the other hand, are more challenging. They have to be placed exactly right to click into place.
That click can be satisfying for many people, and once you start to hear the little click that the square diamonds make when you put them where they go, you might prefer the square ones as well.
Back to placing the diamonds, though- it can be much easier to use the round ones. A lot of people like to relax by painting with diamond beads, using the activity to unwind after a long day. If you find it is taxing to pick up and place the square ones (and I can definitely understand that!), then it makes sense to use the round ones.
The process of placing round drills is simpler because they are easy to pick up as well. They are less likely to slip away out of your grip, making them easy to work with. You might like the way the square drills look and how they form a complete picture with no extra spaces, but it can become tiring to be putting them all in one after the other and struggling to keep your placement straight.
If you are just looking for a relaxing evening, the round drills might be right for you, especially if you have only done a few paintings before. The simple process of lifting them with the wax and pen and setting them into their spaces on the canvas is soothing and calming, so I think anyone can make a case for either round or square diamond painting.
Limited Choices
As you shop around for your next diamond art, you might find that the one you want doesn’t come with the kind of diamonds you like. Let’s say you have your heart set on purchasing a lovely painting with flowers on it, but it only comes in round diamonds and isn’t available with square diamonds, which are your favorite. So, you have a choice, do you just go with that and use round diamonds for that painting or do you pick a different painting?
It’s up to you, but you should know that your options will sometimes be limited. You don’t always get to pick the painting you want and the round beads or square beads.
I know that if some people had their way, diamond painting round beads would be the default choice, and sometimes the square ones would be available as an option. You have to realize, though, that the market has to satisfy the needs of the customer.
Diamond painting beads round or square is all up to you. You have read what makes them different and what makes one perhaps more appealing than another for certain people. Do you have a favorite picked out yet?
