Turn a photo into a diamond painting chart

DiamondZoid turns a photograph into a diamond painting chart: a symbol grid, a drill list with a DMC colour number and a count for every colour, and the size of the drilled area for square or round drills.

How it works

1. Choose a photo and crop it.
2. Pick square or round drills and a width. Presets are 15, 20, 30 and 40 cm wide; the drilled area updates as you go.
3. Choose the number of colours, from 2 to 32.
4. Make the chart, fix any drill by hand, and print a symbol chart tiled across pages or download the drill list.

Square or round drills

Square drills are about 2.5 mm and tile edge to edge, which gives the most detail. Round drills are about 2.8 mm and leave small gaps where the canvas shows through. Both sit on the same square grid, so switching changes only how big the finished piece comes out, never the chart. A chart 120 drills wide is 30 cm across in square drills and about 34 cm in round.

Good to know

• Colours are DMC floss numbers, the numbering drill sellers use. DMC makes the thread, not the drills, so shades vary a little from seller to seller.
• Drill counts are exact, with no spares added. Buy a little extra of each colour.
• Your photo never leaves your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Sources

• Diamond Art Club, how to choose between round and square drill: round diamonds “measure 2.8 mm”, square “Measuring 2.5mm”. Sellers vary by a fraction of a millimetre.
• The 34 cm figure is worked out here: 120 drills × 2.8 mm.

DMC is a trademark of its owner. DiamondZoid is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to DMC or any drill maker.