In this post I will show you how to draw an 11 circuit diamond labyrinth. A diamond shaped labyrinth is not common but I like the way it looks when completed and you have a few interesting aesthetic choices to make when you design your own that I will review.
How to Draw an 11 Circuit Diamond Labyrinth
Step 1 Draw 12 concentric diamonds
These will become your guides for the drawing of the labyrinth. Note that the number of circuits you want add one and that is how many concentric layers you need for any labyrinth creation.
PROTIP: Start your drawing with the center goal so you do not run out of room !
AESTHETIC CHOICE: For this example my diamond was made using a 2/3 grid (2 over, 3 up) giving it a sharp angle. My 7 circuit uses a square turned by 45 degrees to create the diamond.
Step 1 - Draw 12 concentric diamonds
Step 2 Draw the outer wall, and pathway to the goal
At the 6 o’clock portion of the center diamond, draw a centered pathway to the edge, while keeping the right side open for the outer pathway on the right. Extend the left pathway to the edge and then create the outer wall all the way around the diamond, leaving only the entrance pathway open on the bottom left of the diamond.
Step 3 Begin the internal pathways
Draw the entrance pathway all the way towards the goal, stopping when you hit the second diamond layer. Continue this pathway around the center goal, leaving the pathway open on the bottom right of the second center diamond.
Take the right pathway from the center goal and continue it counterclockwise around the diamond, stopping to keep the pathway open on the bottom left of the diamond.
Step 4 Continue drawing the internal pathways
In the center portion of the diamond, draw a turnback pathway in the third concentric diamond, creating a second pathway from the center goal. Keep the pathway open on the bottom left for a turnback the other way in the next step.
In the outer layers, draw the second outer pathway from the bottom left to the right side, clockwise, ensuring to not close the pathway on the bottom right.
Step 5 + Finish the internal pathways
Continue drawing pathways from each direction until they meet.
Step 6 Delete guides and make aesthetic changes
Delete your guidelines.
AESTHETIC CHOICE: In this step I decided the labyrinth looked a bit flimsy with walls so thin, so I decided to change to a standard equal construction by thickening the walls.
AESTHETIC CHOICE: For any labyrinth with sharp angles the turn-backs will be deeper than normal. If you do not like the way it works, you can fill-in the turn-backs to give the labyrinth a different look (and in this case one that I prefer).
11 circuit diamond labyrinth with turn-backs
That concludes our instructions. Good luck in making your own design !
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