One of my favorite pieces of artwork, I was so happy to get to translate this luna moth into diamond painting.

A natural design with some witchy vibes, it is what I am all about when it’s not all cats or fan art.

It was a big experiment, which is why it’s not on the store yet, because I wasn’t sure how it would look as a diamond painting piece. I spent a long time trying to get the greens just right – this uses like 20 different greens, between the moth and the leaves! I was worried it wouldn’t work quite right, and I was worried too about the background color.

It seems like I always second-guess myself with background colors. I don’t know why, because this one has turned out fantastic so far! The greens gradient nice, without having random errant little weird-colored pixels all over the place. It’s kind of color blocking, but also not really.

But what is really cool about it is that, since the moons and outline is shimmery, it makes the leaves look matte! It’s a neat optical illusion, and one I’m hoping to make more use of in the future! It’s strange, for how shiny all of the diamonds are in general, that they can have this feeling of being matte while still also shimmering.

Such a cool hobby, and so fun to design!

I’m currently almost finished with my sample one, so expect to see a finished post soon, as well as seeing it in the shop! If you’re interested in this design, you can always contact me for it ahead of it being listed.