Diamond painting is a form of mosaic art that involves placing small, faceted resin beads (also called drills) onto a canvas that has a pre-printed design. The beads are applied with a special pen/stylus or tweezers, following a color-coded chart that corresponds to the symbols on the canvas. The result is a sparkling picture that resembles a cross between a painting and a cross-stitch embroidery.

Diamond painting is also known as painting with diamonds, diamond art, diamond dotz, diamond dots, or 5d diamond painting. The term 5D refers to the fact that the beads have five facets, which give them a shiny and realistic appearance. Diamond painting is similar to color by numbers or paint by numbers, but instead of using paints, you use tiny gems to fill in the spaces. Diamond art is great for school age children and above. Here is a short How-To (25-second) video.