So you’ve got an incredible photo you want to turn into a diamond painting.
STOP! Before you upload, consider this: while your picture is no doubt beautiful on your computer or phone, some images turn into very bad diamond paintings.
“Garbage In, Garbage Out.”
There are a few things you *MUST* consider about your photo before you submit it to be turned into a custom Paint With Diamonds.
Here are the 3 secrets to choosing the perfect photo for your custom diamond painting:
- Choose Only Large High-Quality Photos.
- Pay Attention To The Colors And Shading Of Your Original Photo.
- Pick The Canvas That Best Fits Your Photo.
- Choose Only Very Large High-Quality Photos.
Only submit a photo that is:
Very Large
Very High-Quality
Taken In Good Light
What makes a good photo? Pixels.
Now for the sake of metaphor, imagine each pixel is a nice little diamond.
The more pixels (diamonds) you can pack into an image (canvas), the more detail you get in your painting.
We need your photo to have a LOT of pixels (diamonds). That way, when we blow your photo up and print it onto a canvas, your final painting will look as crystal clear as your original photo.
IF YOUR IMAGE LOOKS BAD (BLURRY, PIXELLATED) WHEN YOU ZOOM IN: Choose a different image. Your original image is too small to be turned into a diamond painting. Please choose a different image for the best results.
QUICK TIP: If you have any doubts about your image, use a photo-viewing program to zoom in to your image and see how the image looks. If you’re on your phone, simply pinch your screen and zoom in to see how the picture looks up close. More about Diamond Dotz
Need help figuring out if your image is large enough? Send an email to cheryl@paintwithdiamonds.com with the words “CUSTOM PWD HELP” in the subject line!
- Pay Attention To The Colors And Shading Of Your Original Photo.
One of the most common questions we hear: “Why is the white part of my diamond painting a different color? Why does the black part of my painting contain brown and green diamonds?”
If your original photo is slightly red, or slightly blue, that color will be magnified 1000x when we turn your photo into a diamond painting kit.
And when there’s a slight red hue on your entire photo, that red bleeds into parts of your painting you would expect to be white. Check this out, for example:
When we blow up your photo, every pixel becomes much more obvious. It’s kind of like looking at your face in one of those super close-up mirrors. You notice every pore, wrinkle, spot, whatever. With your diamond painting, you’ll notice every pixel you place with a color that just feels “off.”
To stop this from happening, we recommend making some basic color and tone adjustments in your favorite photo editing program before submitting your photo for a custom. For a free tool you can use to make these adjustments on your own, you can check out LunaPic here.
What a world of difference some basic color adjustments can make! Pay close attention to the colors and hues in your original photo!
3 Secrets To Choosing The Perfect Photo For Your Custom Diamond Painting
As a courtesy, the Photoshop experts at Paint With Diamonds always make enhancements to your photo to make for a gorgeous diamond painting. For example, without color correction, the image above would’ve had a lot of PINK diamonds where WHITE fur should be.