Week 3 Update
This week I continued working on different nail designs and experimenting with more intricate nail art.
As seen in the picture below, I worked on three different nail looks.
On the first nail, I used only regular polish and found that the black nail polish I used must've been too old because it would clump together and form sticky, uneven lines.
On the second nail, I used a combination of regular and gel polish. Again, I found that when using regular nail polish to create the actual nail art (in this case, the light blue french tip), the polish would dry too quickly and the final result would look lumpy.
On the third nail, I use only gel polish. I found this to be the best out of all three attempts. The final result looks professional and smooth.
I learned that when doing difficult and tiny nail art that requires a lot of time, it's a good idea to use gel polish instead of regular polish.
This week I also painted a friend's nails using a mixture of white and blue gel polish to create a simple, summer look
Next week I plan on experimenting with poly gel (which I've been told is a pretty tricky technique to master since the poly gel is just so sticky and hard to lay down).
Those disembodied fingers are kinda scary! I can't imagine trying to do such small intricate work with such an unforgiving medium. Nice job on the third nail - it does look very smooth!
ReplyDeleteHi Becky! Thank you for reading my blog! Yes, the intricate designs are pretty difficult and do take a while, but I just go slow and try to keep a steady hand haha!
DeleteI agree with Becky - those fingers are the stuff of nightmares!
ReplyDeleteI love the blue color you created - so summery! What kind of brush do you use for your art? Do you need something special? What have you enjoyed the most so far?
Hi Kym! Thank you for reading my blog! I use a super thin brush and go VERY slowly for the tiny lines haha. The thing I have enjoyed the most so far has been creating the nail looks (like doing the intricate nail designs). I think the most tedious part is actually creating the base nail (using polygel/acrylics and shaping the nail) but after that it gets pretty fun and I'm able to use a lot of creativity.
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