Thank you for sharing!! I've been going back and forth trying to decide on the best size for my projects (multiarts). This was informative and helpful when coming to a conclusion! Thank you!!!
Because I live in the UK, I'm used to the weird sizes. An A4 is basically the size of normal sheet of printer paper, roughly the 8.5x11 size, and the A3 is like the standard larger printer paper size. I actually have an A3 light pad that I bought for my design course that requires a lot of drawing, tracing, etc. Now that I'm thinking about starting the diamond painting it seems handy that I already have one. Love the idea of the button cover!
I had my smaller light pad A4 with the plug in on the side do the same thing, and I wasn’t unplugging it either. It like the cord got a short in it where it plugs into the light pad. Now I have a rechargeable one A4, which I like for my snack size DP.. My large light pad is like yours and plugs in the same way. It stays on my art table all the time. I have to have a light pad when I’m working on a DP. It makes it much easier. Thank you for sharing!
I went for the A3 right away. Love it. Mine has the cord directly in the pad. I watched a lot of videos where folks complained about the 'USB directly in the light pad' type .. so I didn't get that kind. Great video Lisa .. I'm sure it will help lots of folks. :)
I’m so happy I found this video even though I know it’s a bit old. I wanted to try this hobby and bought a kit and have a really struggled just looking at it trying to figure out how I was going to start. I just happen to find my old light table recently and brought it out and lo and behold. I can actually see the symbols now! I don’t think I can really use it long-term for this craft because it’s angled and makes it kind of awkward to hold the stylus, but I just wanted to see what might improve my vision. As to these weird sizes, the “a” and a number designation, is likely from the printing industry. Paper used to be manufactured to a certain size and it was basically halved. The A1 would be newspaper like. My guess would be since the printing industry used light tables for their proofs so the size of the tables, and now these pads, has just stuck with the printing industry sizes.. Thank you for sharing.
i watched your video and omg so happy i did . Now i know which size i'll order since i have a small and med size . Where did you purchase the cover button for the switch , and what exactly is it called when ordering it. Ty so much.
I'm looking for one. It would have been nice to see them turned on and compared. I purchased one on Amazon and had to return it because the light distribution was severely uneven
OMGOSHHH- I WANTED TO TRY DPS BUT I ONLY HAVE ROOM FOR A SMALL SIZE DPS BUT THOUGHT THE LIGHT PAD CAME IN ONE SIZE!!! HOLY MOSES I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. LISA YOU HAVE MAD MY WHOE DAY WITH THIS VIDEO. THE BABY LIGHT PAD AND THE ONE THAT COMES BEHIND IT LOOK LIKE THEY MITE FIT INSIDE A TABLET/LAPTOP POUCH FO TRAVL PURPOSES. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO ,LISA YOUR AWESOME
I am a brand new diamond painter, and I bought my first kit, and decided I needed a light pad. I knew nothing about them. I looked on Amazon, and decided I wanted one with a Selfstand. So I purchased it. It turned out to be an A3. I am delighted with the size. I accidentally got the size that I really wanted. I knew nothing about the A1through A5 series. But the A3 is perfect. For now anyway.
I bought one of those kits light pads on Amazon when I started it was a a4. They work great . I have had it for over 2 years. I just got an a2 cause I'm doing bigger diamond painting
I have the A2 and the A4. I love the 4, sometimes the diamond painting is just shy of the edge. I am going to get an A 3. I love the covers ,you showed. Please, link where I can get them. Thank you. Mary Ann
I got the A3 and I love it. Also got the A5, got 2 of them. I ordered my first A5 and it got lost so I ordered another from another place, and they both came in on the same day! Also got the switch covers, love them too!! Thanks again
I got a diamond painting kit that had the LED 3 way light pad A4 sized, not sure of the exact brand though. It came with quite a few other things that are commonly used for diamond painting. I only paid $27.99 for the full kit. I do find the light pad helpful esp. with the dark colors but it does make it hard to see what side of the dark diamond are facing upright though.
Nice video.I have the A2 secured to my drafting table for large paintings.And the A3 for the smaller paintings. Didn't know there was a "mini" light pad. Where would you even put an A1?!🤷🏾♀️.
I have the A1 light board but it’s really no good for large pictures in which I’ve just done a 60x90 I have an even larger one at 90x125 there is no larger boards which is a shame
I am just discovering DP. I am disabled and seeking something to not only fill the long and empty hours, but to also attempt to distract me from my 24/7 pain. I was hit by someone texting and driving. 3 back surgeries in and placed on permanent disability and they wanted to do neck surgery as well but I said no (there's a reason I'm boring you with my history) Because of my issues, I'm unable to sit or bend my neck for not much more than 15 mins or so and will be doing most of my work in bed. (I will try working at a table but have the feeling it will be limited) I will be trying to do this in bed. I plan to get either a lap desk or a tilting bed tray and utilizing a light pad. So here are my thoughts and question: with being on a limited budget, I know that I'll be skipping straight to the A3 for certain. What I'm wondering is...would I end up wishing that I skipped to the A2 instead? Or will that be just to cumbersome? My thought is that way I'd be able to put the majority of any sized canvases on it without having to move, shift and/or manipulate the canvas or worry about creasing or ruining the canvas. Would an A2 be overkill? Will it be too big and bulky to handle? (I found both a A2 and an A3 that have the non usb power supply. And both have the light adjustment as a rheostat knob furnace switch box so it's completely separate from the pad itself which I think will be really nice period and third at a really decent price. The A2 is $65 and the A3 is $39) Thanks in advance for any thoughts, suggestions or input you may have for me! ☺
Wow those are great prices. I guess the size of light pad you’d want would depend on what size diamond paintings you plan on doing. If you plan on doing anything bigger than maybe a 40 cm wide one, you might want an A2. But they are quite big. Not sure if it would be too big for bed or not.
@@LisasColoringCorner I may be brand new to all of this but I have done quite a bit of reading/research. I went ahead and purchased the A2 this morning. As you said, I felt the price was something to take advantage of (paid $66.81) and with it having the separate rheostat type of brightness control, being a butt joint connection and wall plug...I went for it. If it ends up being to cumbersome for bed I can always step down in size even though about any canvas I would choose to do at this juncture, would fit on this one in it's entirety. (I have now found an A3 and A4 with basically the same type of light switch. And both magnetic like the A2 as well. I'm in the process of ordering a tilting bed table as we speak that's 23.5" x 17.5"...so the A2 should fit on it completely with the exception of an inch or so. It will be a big set up but completely supported. Now, just hoping like heck I end up really liking Diamond Painting 😜
@@1wascallywabbit Oooh I hope you do too. Would be a bummer if you didn’t. But I’m sure you will - and warning: it gets very addictive very quickly. LOL.
@@1wascallywabbit can you post a link to the a2 you bought? I’ve been struggling massively trying to find one that is magnetic. Have you liked the one you got?
I didn’t even know there was a bigger one than the A2. I have an A2 and an A4. The A2 is pretty big I feel like i should have gotten and A3 instead lol
Thank you for sharing!! I've been going back and forth trying to decide on the best size for my projects (multiarts). This was informative and helpful when coming to a conclusion! Thank you!!!
Because I live in the UK, I'm used to the weird sizes. An A4 is basically the size of normal sheet of printer paper, roughly the 8.5x11 size, and the A3 is like the standard larger printer paper size. I actually have an A3 light pad that I bought for my design course that requires a lot of drawing, tracing, etc. Now that I'm thinking about starting the diamond painting it seems handy that I already have one. Love the idea of the button cover!
I had my smaller light pad A4 with the plug in on the side do the same thing, and I wasn’t unplugging it either. It like the cord got a short in it where it plugs into the light pad. Now I have a rechargeable one A4, which I like for my snack size DP.. My large light pad is like yours and plugs in the same way. It stays on my art table all the time. I have to have a light pad when I’m working on a DP. It makes it much easier. Thank you for sharing!
I went for the A3 right away. Love it. Mine has the cord directly in the pad. I watched a lot of videos where folks complained about the 'USB directly in the light pad' type .. so I didn't get that kind. Great video Lisa .. I'm sure it will help lots of folks. :)
I’m so happy I found this video even though I know it’s a bit old. I wanted to try this hobby and bought a kit and have a really struggled just looking at it trying to figure out how I was going to start. I just happen to find my old light table recently and brought it out and lo and behold. I can actually see the symbols now! I don’t think I can really use it long-term for this craft because it’s angled and makes it kind of awkward to hold the stylus, but I just wanted to see what might improve my vision.
As to these weird sizes, the “a” and a number designation, is likely from the printing industry. Paper used to be manufactured to a certain size and it was basically halved. The A1 would be newspaper like. My guess would be since the printing industry used light tables for their proofs so the size of the tables, and now these pads, has just stuck with the printing industry sizes..
Thank you for sharing.
i watched your video and omg so happy i did . Now i know which size i'll order since i have a small and med size . Where did you purchase the cover button for the switch , and what exactly is it called when ordering it. Ty so much.
I use a light pad always! I have an A4 for my smaller DPs and an A3 for my larger ones that I do on my easel. TFS.
Thank you, I needed this for a size comparison!!
I'm looking for one. It would have been nice to see them turned on and compared. I purchased one on Amazon and had to return it because the light distribution was severely uneven
Just ordered the button covers! Genius! Was constantly turning mine off while working. Thank you so much for this video!
OMGOSHHH- I WANTED TO TRY DPS BUT I ONLY HAVE ROOM FOR A SMALL SIZE DPS BUT THOUGHT THE LIGHT PAD CAME IN ONE SIZE!!! HOLY MOSES I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. LISA YOU HAVE MAD MY WHOE DAY WITH THIS VIDEO. THE BABY LIGHT PAD AND THE ONE THAT COMES BEHIND IT LOOK LIKE THEY MITE FIT INSIDE A TABLET/LAPTOP POUCH FO TRAVL PURPOSES. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO ,LISA YOUR AWESOME
Yes the A5 and the A4 would fit.
I am a brand new diamond painter, and I bought my first kit, and decided I needed a light pad. I knew nothing about them. I looked on Amazon, and decided I wanted one with a Selfstand. So I purchased it. It turned out to be an A3. I am delighted with the size. I accidentally got the size that I really wanted. I knew nothing about the A1through A5 series. But the A3 is perfect. For now anyway.
I bought one of those kits light pads on Amazon when I started it was a a4. They work great . I have had it for over 2 years. I just got an a2 cause I'm doing bigger diamond painting
Thanks so much for making this video. Its exactly what I needed to help me choose which size I wanted to get. Decided on the A3.
Great video I love the bigger light pad I have an A 4 and love it
Great video. Thank you so very much.
I have the A2 and the A4. I love the 4, sometimes the diamond painting is just shy of the edge. I am going to get an A 3. I love the covers ,you showed. Please, link where I can get them. Thank you. Mary Ann
You can now get those covers all over. There's a lot of them on Etsy.
I got the A3 and I love it. Also got the A5, got 2 of them. I ordered my first A5 and it got lost so I ordered another from another place, and they both came in on the same day! Also got the switch covers, love them too!! Thanks again
The a3 is not coming up and would a 40cm by 40cm diamond painting work on an a3?
I do a 40 cm wide diamond painting on mine but it just fits on it. It does work though.
I want to try a larger pad- and trying to figure out if there is a brand I should trust more than others.
What size light pad do you have now?
I got a diamond painting kit that had the LED 3 way light pad A4 sized, not sure of the exact brand though. It came with quite a few other things that are commonly used for diamond painting. I only paid $27.99 for the full kit. I do find the light pad helpful esp. with the dark colors but it does make it hard to see what side of the dark diamond are facing upright though.
That IS a great deal!
I have an A4, and it's plenty big for me!
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Nice video.I have the A2 secured to my drafting table for large paintings.And the A3 for the smaller paintings. Didn't know there was a "mini" light pad. Where would you even put an A1?!🤷🏾♀️.
I cannot imagine!! I believe an A1 would fit on my big drafting table but barely. I know I definitely don't need a light pad that big.
Thanks
I have the A1 light board but it’s really no good for large pictures in which I’ve just done a 60x90 I have an even larger one at 90x125 there is no larger boards which is a shame
Can you send the link for cover
So sorry. It has now been added to the description of the video.
Thanks for helping me decide on which size light board to get my girlfriend for Christmas. Good luck 👍
I am just discovering DP. I am disabled and seeking something to not only fill the long and empty hours, but to also attempt to distract me from my 24/7 pain. I was hit by someone texting and driving. 3 back surgeries in and placed on permanent disability and they wanted to do neck surgery as well but I said no (there's a reason I'm boring you with my history) Because of my issues, I'm unable to sit or bend my neck for not much more than 15 mins or so and will be doing most of my work in bed. (I will try working at a table but have the feeling it will be limited) I will be trying to do this in bed. I plan to get either a lap desk or a tilting bed tray and utilizing a light pad. So here are my thoughts and question: with being on a limited budget, I know that I'll be skipping straight to the A3 for certain. What I'm wondering is...would I end up wishing that I skipped to the A2 instead? Or will that be just to cumbersome? My thought is that way I'd be able to put the majority of any sized canvases on it without having to move, shift and/or manipulate the canvas or worry about creasing or ruining the canvas. Would an A2 be overkill? Will it be too big and bulky to handle?
(I found both a A2 and an A3 that have the non usb power supply. And both have the light adjustment as a rheostat knob furnace switch box so it's completely separate from the pad itself which I think will be really nice period and third at a really decent price. The A2 is $65 and the A3 is $39)
Thanks in advance for any thoughts, suggestions or input you may have for me! ☺
Wow those are great prices. I guess the size of light pad you’d want would depend on what size diamond paintings you plan on doing. If you plan on doing anything bigger than maybe a 40 cm wide one, you might want an A2. But they are quite big. Not sure if it would be too big for bed or not.
@@LisasColoringCorner I may be brand new to all of this but I have done quite a bit of reading/research. I went ahead and purchased the A2 this morning. As you said, I felt the price was something to take advantage of (paid $66.81) and with it having the separate rheostat type of brightness control, being a butt joint connection and wall plug...I went for it.
If it ends up being to cumbersome for bed I can always step down in size even though about any canvas I would choose to do at this juncture, would fit on this one in it's entirety. (I have now found an A3 and A4 with basically the same type of light switch. And both magnetic like the A2 as well.
I'm in the process of ordering a tilting bed table as we speak that's 23.5" x 17.5"...so the A2 should fit on it completely with the exception of an inch or so.
It will be a big set up but completely supported.
Now, just hoping like heck I end up really liking Diamond Painting 😜
@@1wascallywabbit Oooh I hope you do too. Would be a bummer if you didn’t. But I’m sure you will - and warning: it gets very addictive very quickly. LOL.
@@1wascallywabbit can you post a link to the a2 you bought? I’ve been struggling massively trying to find one that is magnetic. Have you liked the one you got?
I didn’t even know there was a bigger one than the A2. I have an A2 and an A4. The A2 is pretty big I feel like i should have gotten and A3 instead lol
This would have been great - IF you had only shown them lit up.
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There is a even smaller a6 size if you think that a5 is cute and little😄
OMG really? That’s gotta be really tiny. LOL. Probably good for doing Christmas diamond painting cards on though.