6 Ways to Make Nail Art

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 10:50

Are you looking for a way to make your appearance more beautiful and charming? Nail art can make your outfit stand out for a special occasion or it can add a unique touch to your everyday look. While highly detailed nail art is best done by a professional, there are a number of designs that you can create yourself. Try two-tone designs, glitter and gems, polka dots, mixed colors, marble patterns or use the menera technique to create an awesome effect.

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Method 1 of 6: Preparing the Nails

Step 1. Remove the old nail polish

Make sure you start this procedure with a clean nail surface, by removing any old nail polish that is still on your nails.

Step 2. Trim and file your nails

Shape your nails to make them neat. Try not to cut your nails too short because you will decorate them with nail art. It would be nice if you have a spacious room when working.

Step 3. Apply a basecoat on your nails

Base coat polish is usually clear white or bluish in color, and can be purchased at most nail polish shops. Base coat polish will protect your nails from discoloration or damage from nail polish and other nail art materials. Apply one coat of basecoat on your nails and allow it to dry completely before you move on to the next step. Sometimes a base coat of nail polish will still feel sticky after it dries. This sticky texture aims to help the next layer of nail polish stick longer and not peel off. Choose the base coat that you like best.

Method 2 of 6: Beginner Design

Step 1. Apply nail polish with a different color only on the tips of the nails

Choose two complementary colors that will look beautiful when paired on the same nail.

Apply a colored base coat or a clear white nail polish. Let it dry.
Apply French manicure stickers to your nails, but don't cover the tips of your nails with stickers. If you don't have one, use a sticker that looks almost the same as a French manicure sticker, such as the circle sticker you use to reinforce ordner holes in paper.
Apply nail polish to the tip of the nail above the sticker. You can slightly stain the sticker when applying nail polish to the tips of the nails.
Remove the sticker while the paint is still wet, so that the paint does not peel off along with the sticker when the sticker is removed.
Let stand until the paint is completely dry and finish with a clear white topcoat.

Step 2. Add stickers or gems to your nails

Start by applying your favorite nail polish in a single coat and embellish it with a pretty embellishment.

Apply a colored base coat or a clear white nail polish. Leave it on until it dries.
Coat your nails with a small amount of glue or nail gel. Apply to the top of the nail, towards the tip of the nail, or at the bottom corner of the nail. Think of a place that looks best to paste it.
Take a sticker or gem with tweezers and place it over the gel or glue. Use tweezers to gently press the sticker or gem so that it adheres well. Let the glue dry.
Apply a clear white outer coat of nail polish to prevent the sticker or gems from falling off the adhesive.

Step 3. Create a glitter effect on the nails

Try one of the following techniques:

Mix the glitter powder with nail gel or clear white nail polish, and apply it to your nails. When it dries, apply an outer layer of nail polish on top.
Apply gel or nail polish to one or more nails. Sprinkle your nails with glitter and let them dry before finishing with an outer layer of nail polish.

Method 3 of 6: Polka-dot Design

Step 1. Draw a simple dotted image

Choose two nail polish colors, one as a base coat and one as a dot. If you like, you can use multiple colors to draw the dots.

Apply a colored base coat of nail polish. Leave it on until it dries completely.
Dip a small brush, toothpick or pin into the nail polish you will be using to make the dots and smuggle a small amount of the tool into the nail. Keep chopping to draw as many dots as you want. To create another effect, you can create dots of various sizes using a tool with a thinner or thicker tip. To create a blurred or faded dot effect, dip the tool in the nail polish once and make multiple dots without dipping the tool back in the nail polish. You can also use a tool with a thin, fine tip to pull out wet paint, to create light patterns, swirls and other designs.
When the dotted design has dried, finish by applying a clear white topcoat as the outer layer.

Step 2. Create a floral design

The dotted pattern can be arranged to look like a flower. Choose 3 nail polish colors: the color for the base coat, the color for the center of the flower, and the color for the petals.

Apply a base coat of nail polish to your nails. Leave it on until it dries completely.
Use a thin-tipped brush or toothpick to make 5 circular dots on the nail. These dots will become flower petals.
Once the petal dots have dried, use the same color to create a simple circle in the center of the petal dots. You can add detail to the design by creating a small white line in the center of the petal, or creating the leaves using green nail polish. Be careful not to create too many flowers on each nail. Make sure you leave some distance between one flower and another.
Once the floral design has dried, finish with a clear white outer coat of nail polish.

Step 3. Make a leopard motif

To create this design, choose two nail polish colors: a light color and a dark color. Try choosing fuchsia (light pink) or orange and black.

Use a lighter color to make the spots on the nails. You don't need to make it uniform, just like the leopard's leopard shape is not uniform.
Once the dots have dried, use a darker color to draw a "C" or "U" shape on the outside of the spotted.
Once the spotted design has dried, finish it off with a clear white topcoat – or apply a clear glitter nail polish to embellish the design.

Method 4 of 6: Mixed Color Design

Step 1. Create a swirl pattern

You'll need three different colors of nail polish: one for the base coat and two colors that look great on top of the base coat.

Apply a base coat of nail polish color and allow it to dry.
Apply a clear white outer layer of nail polish to coat the base coat, and allow it to dry.
Make a swirl of the first color using a toothpick.
Use a clean toothpick to create a swirl of the second color over the swirl of the first color that is still wet.
Pull both colors outward at the same time and create swirls using a toothpick, striper brush (special nail art brush) or other clean tool. You can also create a marble effect by randomly applying a few dots of the first swirl color to your nails, then creating a few dots of the second swirl color around or above the first color dots. Use the tool of your choice to mix the dots of color with alternating patterns, S-shapes, or the number 8.

Step 2. Try a gradient (ombre) design

An ombre design will look best if it uses the same color family, such as purple and blue. To create this design, you will need three colors: a dark, medium, and light color.

Apply the darkest nail polish on your nails and let it dry.
Dip a makeup sponge in a medium/medium level of nail polish (just dip a little with a sponge) and apply the color to your fingertips, starting from the tip of the nail and working your way down to create a fading effect.
Use a clean makeup sponge to apply the lightest color to the nails in the same method as before, starting at the tip of the nail and working your way down the nail. The result you get is the appearance of light colored nails at the tips that darken towards the bottom of the nail (base coat color).
Use a clear white outer layer of nail polish on top while the polish is still wet to allow the design colors to blend in more.

Step 3. Create a watercolor effect

To make this design, you'll need two or more colors: white, and one or two other colors you want.

Use white nail polish as a base coat.
Before the basecoat dries, make dots of one or two other colors on top of the basecoat using a toothpick or other tool.
Dip a large brush in the acetone and blot at the paint spots. Use the acetone and the brush to lighten and fade any spots of paint that are on top of the white base coat. If successful, you'll get an impressionistic design inspired by Monet.
After the watercolor design dries, apply a clear white coat of paint.

Step 4. Create an acid-washed nail design

To create a design that looks like acid-washed jeans, use blue and white nail polish.

Use blue as a base layer. Let it dry and apply a clear white coat of paint.
After the coat has dried, apply a coat of white nail polish on top of the base coat.
Dip a makeup sponge in the acetone and use the sponge to gently rub off the white nail polish to thin it out. Stop rubbing when the blue paint is visible enough to get an acid-washed look.
Once the acid-washed design has dried, finish by applying a clear white topcoat.

Method 5 of 6: Water-Marbled Design

Step 1. Prepare your equipment

The water-marble technique is a creative technique that uses water and various colors to create unique nail designs. Get the following tools ready: One base coat and two or three color-matched nail polishes, such as light blue, yellow and white. A small, wide-mouthed cup or bowl filled with nearly full room temperature water. Petroleum jelly.

Step 2. Apply a base coat of paint

Leave it on until it dries completely.

Step 3. Apply colored nail polish to the water

Drop a small amount of nail polish into the water from a low height. Notice how the nail polish forms a circle of color in the water.

Step 4. Drop another color on the center of the first color circle

Continue to drop the color in the same way, namely in the center of the color circle, using the colors alternately until you see a pattern that forms the target target.

Step 5. Use a toothpick to change the shape of the design

Position the toothpick in the water and pull the toothpick through the target pattern to form another pattern. Cobweb designs are popular, as are floral designs and geometric shapes. Don't move the toothpick too much; if you blend the colors too much, the colors won't be clearly visible from each other. If you create a design using a toothpick and don't like it, all you have to do is delete that first try and start over.

Step 6. Glue the design on your nails

Apply petroleum jelly to the skin around your nails and fingers. Carefully position your nails against the design you've made and sink your nails in slightly. Remove the water from the nails. Blow any water that is still dripping off your nails and use a cotton stick or cotton ball (with acetone added if necessary) to clean the edges of your nails and remove any nail polish that gets on your fingers.

Step 7. Leave it on until it dries completely

Finish with a clear white coat of paint.

Method 6 of 6: Finding Inspiration

Step 1. Take a class held at a nail salon in your city

Working with a professional teacher in just a few hours will be more effective in improving your skills than years of practicing alone.

Step 2. Read books on nail art

You can find them at your local library or bookstore, or you can buy them online.

Step 3. Search the internet

The internet provides many resources, especially if you are looking for a new idea. In addition to searching sites with photos of new designs, you can look for forums where people who love nail art talk about techniques and experiences in learning it.

Step 4. Watch videos on sites like YouTube

These videos will show you step by step procedures for creating various designs.

Tips

Reapply the top coat every two or three days to protect your design and keep your nails looking shiny. Use cuticle oil every day.
Use different tools to create different colors, or clean your brushes or tools after each color application, just as you would clean a paint brush when using a different color.
All nail art starts with healthy nails. Nails should be in good shape and even (and not bitten). Your cuticles should be healthy and not peeling off.
Treat your nails well-wear gloves when gardening or other work, and be careful when doing things like opening a soda can that can damage your nails.
You can purchase a professional nail art kit that includes all the brushes, striper brushes and marble patterning tools you'll need. You can also improvise using toothpicks or safety pins to make precise dots and swirl colors, or you can purchase a fine-tipped and detailed brush at your local hobby or art supply store. You can easily purchase supplies for more complex techniques, such as airbrushing, on Amazon or elsewhere.
If one of your nails is split, start over and trim all of your nails. If you don't want to file your nails, use a solid color. A French manicure will draw people's attention to your uneven nails.
You can put masking tape around the nails, to prevent the nail polish from hitting the skin! You can also create a 'crystal' effect by applying a base coat, then applying the first coat of nail polish, followed by a second coat, and then adding sugar or glitter, before applying the top coat.
If you don't have a dot shape tool, try using other tools you have at home, such as a toothpick, needle, pen, etc.
You need a steady hand and a talent for drawing or being creative. Nail art takes time and patience, ha this is not something that can be said to you. You need to have a book that contains a variety of nail designs or picture them in your mind. You can also search for nail art design pictures on Google sites and you will get lots of ideas.
To become a more proficient nail artist, use the nail polish technique. This technique makes it easier for you to apply detailed drawings to your nails. This technique requires special equipment that can be purchased at nail supply stores.
Have all the equipment ready when you get started. Since nail polish will always dry out, you will get to work as quickly as possible. You need to prepare everything before starting. Look for inspiration in fashion magazines or your neighborhood.
Try your best to design your nails, it's okay if the results aren't exactly what you wanted. The only thing that matters is your effort!

Warning

Do not wash the brushes with water. This will cause the nail polish on the brush to harden. Instead, clean the brush with nail polish remover.
Make sure each nail art color dries completely before starting to apply another color (unless you want to blend it); if the first color paint is still wet, it will blend and ruin your design.
Acetone and most nail polish removers smell strong and are flammable. Use this product in a room with good ventilation and avoid fire, sparks or smoking around this product or when the liquid is still wet on your nails.
Some people may be allergic to some nail products. If you have a negative reaction to a product, wash your hands thoroughly, use acetone to wipe it off if necessary and stop using the product.