How to Draw a Diamond

Co-authored by Kyle Hall

Last Updated: July 26, 2019 Tested

The key to drawing a realistic diamond is making it look reflective and three-dimensional. Fortunately, that’s easy to do once you know what kind of shapes and shading to use. All you need to draw a beautiful sparkling diamond is a ruler, a piece of paper, and something to draw with!

Method 1

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Using a Flat Trapezoid

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Draw a flat trapezoid. Make the top of the trapezoid shorter than the bottom. This will be the crown, or top, of your diamond.^{[1]
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- Use a ruler to draw the flat trapezoid so the lines are all straight.
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Make an inverted triangle under the trapezoid. The bottom of the trapezoid should make up the base of the triangle. Try to make the angle at the bottom tip of the triangle 90 degrees.^{[2]
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Draw small and large triangles inside the trapezoid and inverted triangle. These triangles will be the different sides of your diamond. Try to make the triangles as symmetrical as possible so your diamond looks more realistic.^{[3]
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- You want these lines to be straight, so you may want to use a ruler when you’re drawing them.
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Add shadows and highlights to your diamond. Shadows and highlights will make it look like light is reflecting off of your diamond. Leave the corners of your diamond white and shade in the rest with darker colors like blue and purple.

Method 2

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Drawing a Diamond with a Heptagon

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Draw a heptagon with 1 long extended corner. A heptagon is a shape with 7 sides. As you draw your heptagon, include 1 corner that extends away from the shape and makes a 90-degree angle. This will be the bottom point of your diamond.
- Try to make your heptagon symmetrical so your diamond looks realistic.
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Fill in the top of the heptagon with a series of triangles. These triangles will be the different cut edges of your diamond. They can be different sizes and lengths, but try to keep them symmetrical.
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Draw 4 inverted triangles in the bottom corner of the heptagon. Make it so all 4 triangles meet in the extended bottom corner. These will be the sides of the bottom of your diamond.
- To make your diamond look 3-dimensional, make the triangles on the ends thinner than the triangles in the middle.
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Make a 4-pointed star inside of 2 circles to add sparkle to your diamond. Draw the star and circles somewhere at the top. This will make it look like light is reflecting off of your diamond.
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Color in your diamond. Leave the corners of the diamond white so your diamond looks reflective. Then, shade in the rest of the diamond with gray or light blue.
- You can also use other colors like green and dark blue.

Community Q&A

Question

Why is there a circle around the star?

Community Answer

Because the circle is the surrounding light from the star, which is the sparkle on the diamond.
Question

How should I color diamonds in a drawing?

Hiba Khan

Community Answer

You could color it light blue, then blur the border dark blue and, at the top, make an oval and color that white.
Question

How can I add sparkle?

Hiba Khan

Community Answer

Make the drawing look as realistic as possible and put in effort. That itself should make it sparkle.