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How to Draw a Diamond (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)

To draw a diamond, start with a gem shape with a flat top and a pointed bottom. Draw a line across it and add straight facet lines. Color the facets light blue and blue.

Finished cartoon diamond with a black outline, light blue middle facets on the top and bottom and blue side facets
The finished diamond
Steps
4 easy steps
You need
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black marker
  • Light blue and blue crayons

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Teaching this to a class?

Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.

How to draw a diamond step by step

  1. Diamond outline with a flat top, two short slanted top sides and two long sides meeting in a point at the bottom

    Step 1 of 4: Draw a flat top, two short slanted sides and two long sides that meet in a point at the bottom.

  2. One straight line across the diamond joining the two side corners

    Step 2 of 4: Add one straight line across the diamond, from the left corner to the right corner.

  3. A V from the two top corners to the middle of the across line and three lines below it to the bottom point

    Step 3 of 4: Draw a V from the top corners to the center of the across line. Add three lines from it to the tip.

  4. The diamond colored with a light blue top middle triangle, two light blue bottom middle facets and four blue side facets

    Step 4 of 4: Color the top middle and two bottom middle facets light blue. Color the four side facets blue.

Tips for little artists

  • Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.

  • Tip: Draw each straight line slowly in one stroke, so every facet edge stays sharp.

  • Tip: Start the two outer bottom lines right under the two top corners, so the facets line up.

Make it yours

  • Diamond ring

    Draw a round band under the diamond so it sits on top of a ring.

  • Rainbow gem

    Color each facet a different color to make a bright rainbow gem.

  • Sparkle diamond

    Draw small star sparkles around the diamond to make it shine.

Common mistakes and easy fixes

  • The bottom point is off to one side

    Put the point right under the middle of the flat top line.

  • The facet lines miss the point

    Draw all three bottom lines so they meet at the same bottom point.

  • The facets look flat

    Use two blues: light blue in the middle facets and blue on the sides.

Fun facts about the diamond

  • Diamond is a mineral made of pure carbon. (Source: Britannica)

  • Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring substance known. (Source: Britannica)

  • The Hope Diamond weighs 45.52 carats. (Source: Smithsonian Institution)

Questions grown-ups ask

How to draw a diamond easy?

Draw a gem shape with a flat top and a pointed bottom, then a line across it. Add a V on top and three lines down to the point.

How to draw a diamond step by step?

Draw the outline, the line across, then the facet lines. Color the middle facets light blue and the side facets blue last.

How to draw a diamond for kids?

Use only straight lines, so the 4 steps above stay simple. Two shades of blue make the facets look shiny.

If your lines came out a little wobbly, that's fine. Your diamond still sparkles on the page. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.

Step 1 of 4

Diamond outline with a flat top, two short slanted top sides and two long sides meeting in a point at the bottom
Draw a flat top, two short slanted sides and two long sides that meet in a point at the bottom.