Creating a luxurious nail design with the help of painting is a great art that anyone can learn at home. Of course, it will be difficult to execute a complex and intricate pattern right away, as this requires certain skills in drawing and hardness of the hand, but in time you can achieve tremendous successes and create a magnificent nail-art . If you know that drawing is not your hobby, you can always turn to professionals and get a beautiful manicure with a painting.
Types of painting on nails
Now there is a huge number of options for painting on nails, but we'll talk about the most relevant in this season.
Watercolor painting of nails is characterized by general muted colors and gentle transitions from one color to another, as well as a slight blurring of the pattern, which is typical for watercolor paintings. It is best to apply this painting on the nails with gel-lacquer coating, since such a base makes it easy to correct the errors of the picture, if they arise, and will ensure greater durability of the coating. After all, no one wants to lose design, over which, sometimes, have to work for several hours, a few days due to the fact that the varnish on which the pattern is applied, began to chip.
Lacy painting on nails is done with acrylic paint. This allows you to achieve brightness and durability of the picture. This design is suitable for both extended and natural nails of any length. The pattern imitating lace can perfectly match with a jacket or moon manicure in the same color. Lacy painting will not look too vulgar and will suit even a girl working in an office with a strict dress code.
Chinese painting on nails is a very popular form of nail art. Thanks to the use of a special tassel, oriental floral ornaments turn out to be voluminous and catchy. This design is sometimes mistakenly called "Japanese", but with this country it is related only by some similarity of the patterns used in the painting.
Nail painting with varnish or gel-varnish. This painting can be practiced at home, especially since the simplest drawings can be created with the help of varnish and an ordinary needle. This painting does not lose popularity, as its simple designs can be used even on short nails.
Technique of painting nails
A manicure with a nail painting is done in several approaches. To begin with, the usual treatment of the nail is done, the necessary form is given to it, the cuticle is cut off or moved to the edge of the nail. Then the base coat is applied to the nail, and then, if necessary, the lacquer of the primary color (when working with gel-lacquer it is necessary to follow the same pattern). Next, it remains to wait until it dries completely.
To draw a picture, you must prepare the necessary tools in advance. So, for painting watercolors on nails use watercolor paints and a special thin brush for painting nails. To create other designs, you need to buy acrylic paints for painting nails and a thin brush, for Chinese manicure - a special flat brush with beveled bristles. Well, varnish painting is done with ordinary nail polish of the required color.
After the base coat has dried, you can start painting. If you are not completely sure of your abilities, you can first practice on a sheet of paper. After the drawing is done, it should be allowed to dry thoroughly, and after it is fixed with a top transparent coating, which will make the picture brighter and protect it from damage.
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