Are you a Diamond Painting expert?

... and know what all the technical discussions within the Diamond Painting scene are about?

Every community has its own language with special terms that it creates to describe objects, things and processes and to understand each other when discussing Diamond Painting, for example, without having to use long sentences and descriptions.

Carat Art has also developed its own language, but before we get into the terms of our trademarked and unique slang, we would like to familiarize you with the general terms of Diamond Painting slang that are recognized and used practically worldwide.

Universal Dictionary for Diamond Painting

We'll start with a selection of common terms that are frequently used within the Diamond Painting community:

• DP - this is short for Diamond Painting
• DP Kit - Diamond Painting Kit or a complete set that includes the canvas, pen, bowl, tweezers, wax and diamond stones, such as this "The City Lights" Diamond Painting Kit!
• Painting with diamond stones / Diamond Painting - Diamond Painting process / the process of creating a diamond painting
• Diamond Stones/Strass Stones/Special Stones - colorful and shiny stones in different shapes that are used to cover the canvas to get the diamond mosaic painting effect.
• Canvas - this is the image pre-printed on a special carrier material on which the diamond stones are placed
• Diamond painting pen - the diamond painting pen is the tool used to pick up the diamond stones and place them on the canvas
• Tweezers - the tweezers for diamond painting have narrow, easy-to-grip ends so that you can easily remove a misplaced diamond stone. The tweezers can also be used to place diamond stones.

• 3D/5D - a 5D Diamond Painting shines and sparkles more than a 3D Diamond Painting because the 5D diamonds have more facets.
• Diamond Painting storage system - a well-organized storage and labeling of the diamond stones allows you to easily find the color you need that corresponds to the symbol on the canvas. There are various options and tools that can be optimized for your personal way of working.
• Full painting - a full drill/full painting is a diamond painting where the canvas is completely covered with diamond stones, like this beautiful 5-part painting entitled "Elephants in the Sunset". There is no empty space on the entire canvas where a diamond stone should not be glued on. Full pictures are preferred by many, while partial pictures are ideal for beginners or children.
• Partial image - a partial image is a diamond painting in which the diamond stones only cover part of the image to emphasize it, while the rest of the canvas is simply printed and contains neither a pattern grid with symbols nor glue. Partial images are good for beginners, children or those looking for a quick project.
• Multi-Placer- is usually located at the other end of a Diamond Painting pen or can be attached there. It can be used to pick up several diamond stones at once and position them in a straight line on the canvas. This speeds up the filling of large blocks of color. The smallest multiple tool holds 3 diamond stones, but there are also larger ones. For example, you can find some in this accessory set in our accessories section!
• Round diamond stones- this is one of the two diamond stone shapes used in Diamond Painting. These are circular diamond stones that are flat on the underside and cut into shiny facets on the top. Round diamond stones are considered easier to place and shine more than square diamond stones.

• Square/Square Drill- the other of the two commonly used shapes of diamond stones for diamond painting. The name comes from the square shape of the diamond stones. They are flat on the bottom and can have a variety of facets on the top. Square diamond stones are somewhat more difficult to place, as they have to be placed very carefully to achieve a uniform end result. However, square diamond stones also provide a more detailed image as there is no space between the individual diamond stones and the image is completely covered.
• Diamond Painting Tray - (also called a Diamond Painting Boat ) is a tool included in your kit or can be purchased separately that holds the diamond stones during the Diamond Painting process. By gently shaking the bowl from side to side, the diamond stones are separated, straightened and turned over to the flat side so that they can be picked up more easily.
• Checkerboard pattern - this term is used by many to describe a pattern where diamond stones are placed on a large area of the same color. Experienced Diamond Painters like to make a checkerboard pattern with the diamond stones by omitting every other square. Once the area is covered with this pattern, they fill in the empty spaces. This makes it easier to paint straighter columns and rows.
• Confetti - The term for an area of a Diamond Painting with many different colors, only a few squares of each color next to each other, which look like confetti up close but create a detailed image with shading and depth when viewed from a distance.

These are the most important terms you should know when it comes to diamond painting. Do you feel like a DP expert yet? Not yet? - Then let's dive a little deeper.

What happens when you start Diamond Painting within the Carat Art community?

It was clear to us from the beginning that developing our own language was very important in order to communicate with each other. But a certain slang is also useful to draw attention to special features in a unique way. For example, specially designed words make us easier to find and easier to follow. Catchy terms that are easy to remember have a recognition value, are trendy and are easy to understand. That's why we came up with the idea of developing our own Carat Art slang to use in our community, on social media and on our website.

• Carat Art - Carat Art is the name of our great, young and entirely German brand that produces Diamond Painting images
• #caratstories - real stories that become blog or post articles after being sent to us by our followers and customers.
• #carattips - a range of important tips and advice on Diamond Painting
• #caratartists - a selection of talented artists that Carat Art works with to create exclusive Diamond Painting images for our clients. Discover our artist collections.
• #carataffiliate - is a term we use for our partners who have signed up through the affiliate program. If you are also interested in joining this program, click here!
• #caratgiveaways - is the general name for our giveaways, and we'll make sure you hear about them and don't miss out!
• #caratdeals - you definitely don't want to miss these! We always have limited time offers where you can get great bargains, even on a budget.

• #caratreviews - as the name suggests, we can't get bigger and better known without your reviews!
• Carat Art-ist - this was the first slang term we developed and it describes any person who has created, is creating or will create a Carat Art Diamond Painting artwork.
• #caratwip - WIP is a globally recognized term for "work in progress" that was adapted by Carat Art and that we use for every video we publish showing the creation of Diamond Painting images from our Diamond Painting Shop.

Do you feel like a Diamond Painting Guru now? You certainly do!

Our Carat Art Dictionary will evolve over time as this is just the beginning of our journey into the glitter and sparkle world of Diamond Painting. This compact reference book will help you better understand our posts and ads on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest! So now you know our slang, let's start using it. Become a Carat Art-ist and show us your #wip today!