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The 30 hobbies closest to diamond painting in what you actually do and how it feels. Each one says what's alike and what's different.
Cutting and gluing paper images into new pictures, or onto boxes and furniture.
Alike: Both relaxing and hands-on.
Different: More creative. Less repetitive.
Calligraphy & letteringTakes longer to get good at. More creative.
PrintmakingMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
Acrylic paintingMore creative. Less repetitive.
Watercolour & gouacheMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
DrawingMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
Pixel artMore screen time. More creative.
Oil paintingCosts more to start. More creative.
Life drawingMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
Botanical illustrationCosts more to start. Takes longer to get good at.
Comics & zinesMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
SculptureCosts more to start. More creative.
Digital illustrationCosts more to start. More creative.
Urban sketchingMore creative. More time outside.
Nature journalingLooking after living things. More time outside.
Street art & muralsCosts more to start. More time outside.
Fuse beadsMore creative.
Colouring booksMore creative.
Jigsaw puzzlesMore of a mental workout.
Cross-stitchTakes longer to get good at. Slower to reward you.
KalimbaMore creative. More about the doing than the result.
MacraméMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
Needle feltingMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
ScrapbookingMore creative. Less repetitive.
Card makingMore creative. Less repetitive.
JournalingMore creative. Less hands-on.
QuillingMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
Candle makingMore creative. More useful day to day.
CrochetMore creative. Takes longer to get good at.
KnittingTakes longer to get good at. More creative.The closest are Collage & decoupage, Calligraphy & lettering, Printmaking, Acrylic painting and Watercolour & gouache. They're alike in what you do and how it feels.
Life drawing is close to diamond painting and costs less to start.
