Some years ago my wife was given a crystal picture to make up for a friend, (which she enjoyed making up). A year or two after this we were looking for a project for our son, word search books etc. were finished in a matter of hours so did not hold his attention for very long. We hit upon the idea of the crystal pictures. We ordered a generic image from a company called Craft Buddy and showed him what to do. Our son took to it like a duck to water.<\/p>\n
We noticed that Craft Buddy offered a service that would make a custom picture from a supplied photograph, so we decided to give the service a try. The first photograph we uploaded for a custom picture was of a favourite horse of our son. He was delighted.<\/p>\n
Subsequently we have used Craft Buddy for all our custom crystal pictures from personal photographs.<\/p>\n
The process<\/strong><\/p>\n A jpeg file is uploaded to the Craft Buddy website via a dedicated link. The site allows the user to see an approximate representation of the finished image.<\/p>\n The process produces an image similar to a posterised print – the number of colours is dramatically reduced, hence the tip to ensure your original photograph has abundant colours in it.<\/p>\n Delivery time varies with the time year, the longest wait we have experienced has been 8 weeks (but this was during the first Covid 19 lockdown)<\/p>\n When your canvas is produced you will get a background image, (this has a self adhesive layer), packets of 1.5mm coloured crystal plus tools to apply the crystals to the image. The canvas is divided into colour blocks within which are a series of 1.5mm squares each containing a number \/ letter \/ symbol or combination of two of these. The number, letter or symbol relate to a specific colour crystal as marked on each pack of crystals. Full instructions on how to apply the crystals is enclosed with each canvas.<\/p>\n Hints and tips<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are tempted to have a try at creating a custom crystal picture, here are some hints and tips to help you on your way:<\/p>\n Sample images<\/strong><\/p>\n Tempted to try for yourself?<\/p>\n Craft Buddy can be found at: https:\/\/www.craftbuddyshop.com\/products\/personalised-crystal-art-kit<\/a><\/p>\n Please note – we do not receive commission or payment in kind from Craft Buddy, there are other companies offering a similar service, we just happen to be happy with the service that Craft Buddy provide.<\/p>\n Colin<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is a question for you. You have prints on the wall, you have made a book of your favourite photographs and also had several canvas prints made, so what next? How about a crystal painting? What is that I … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gcmphotographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pick-up.jpg\")
<\/a>Picking up crystal with pick up tool<\/p>\n<\/a>Placing crystal on canvas<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>Original and crystal image<\/p>\n<\/a>Finished crystal image<\/p>\n