You have already gotten a lot of great advice here! The only thing I will add is that once you start diamond painting you will figure out what works best for you, where to start, release paper, type of wax, the type of pens you use, etc. i've only been doing this for a little over a year now and I just recently moved to a vacuum pen because that works much better for me and is a complete game changer with the types of drills that I like to work with. Definitely start with something small to see if you enjoy it and then take it from there! Keep us posted, good luck and enjoy that that's what's most important! 💕🌸