Talk:Gemstones/@comment-31482708-20170819214536/@comment-5642360-20170820171353

The repeating designs for the Gemstones are probably done due to the many constraints the show has in representing each one distinctly. The most apparent constraints the show has are, but not limited to:
 * The show's simplistic design.
 * The gemstones we've seen so far are simple in design so it doesn't produce too much noise and is faster to animate without having to sacrifice much of the details.
 * There are far too many gems in real life that have the same or near identical color palettes.
 * Gems irl can show a vast variety of hues with some gems looking like each other at face value without even being the same types of gems (A clear diamond can be easily confused with white sapphires, white topazes, moissanites, cubic zirconia, etc.)
 * The show's limited color palettes.
 * The show likes to stick with its pastel and light colors most of the time (same idea with the first thought about the show's simplistic design), so it blurs the line of some gemstones even more.

By assigning a specific design for each gem, the show circumvents some of the problems listed above by using the same design for all gems of the same type. You would know that a circular gemstone with a triangular facet in varying shades of blue was a Sapphire and not Lapis Lazulis, Blue Pearls, or Aquamarines. That also brings us to another point, the use of the same body type for all the same gem types (outside of defective ones). These separate your Lapis Lazulis and your Aquamarines even though they share a close color palette and have the same gemstone shape.

Think of the Gemstone shape and body shape as some diagnostic features.