M2: CREATE FANCY NAIL DESIGN

• Nail art

  • is a creative activity where one draws pictures or designs on fingernails.
  • is the practice of painting decorative designs on the nails.
  • These days, fingernails and toenails are seen by some as important points of beauty. Also, it is a type of fashion activity, related to manicuring.
• Free Hand Designing

  • is also considered as nail art since you will create your own design by just using an ordinary nail polish and common.
• The preparation for nail art involves three steps. These are:

  • Preparing the work area
  • Sterilization and sanitization
  • Pre-preparation
• Stamping nail art

  • technique allows anyone to have detailed image on their nails.
  • From animal prints like zebra stripes and leopard spots to intricate designs to images of fruit.
  • There are thousands of different images to choose from.
  • This nail art technique needs practice before it can be mastered.
• Dotting nail art

  • method uses a special tool to create dots.
  • These can be used to make patterns, flowers, lines and rows.
• TYPES OF NAIL ART

  1. Free hand painting (2D Art)
  2. Foil Nail Art
  3. Bullion Bead Nail Art
  4. Water Marbling
  5. Nail Art Stickers
• Free hand painting (2D Art)

  • is the act of painting an image onto a fingernail or toenail, using a nail polish brush or nail polish pen.
  • Freehand nail art typically takes more skill than airbrushed nail art, simply because it requires the person painting the nail art to be able to create a recognizable image freehand..
• Foil Nail Art

  • is available as thin cellophane sheet.
  • Effect of foil art appears different on different nails.
  • It is impossible to create similar nail design on all the nails, using this art.
• Bullion Bead Nail Art

  • Tiny metallic beads are used to embellish the nail in this art design.
  • Gorgeous colored beads are available to use on the entire nail or to create an intricate design.
  • Excellent for floral designs, funky and abstract designs.
  • It is easy to apply and it is sealed with topcoat or encapsulated in clear acrylic or clear UV gel.
• Water Marbling

  • It means nail decorations created by the method of water marble nail art technique.
  • The technique consists of dropping nail lacquers into clear water creating a pattern or design of the resulting art on the surface; which is then transferred to your nails.
• Nail Art Stickers

  • A wide variety of stickers are out there to choose from.
  • There are stunning designs, styles, and different sizes suitable for all types of nails.
  • The latest model stickers are made up of durable rubber, providing the best sticky backing.
  • The stickers include black and white, colorful, French manicure, glitter and metallic, random, little finger, rhinestone, and seasonal stickers.
• Base coat

  • A liquid product applied to the nail plate before prevent discoloration.
• Nail polish or color enamel

  • Apply to give color to the nail
  • Apply twice over the base coat
• Top coat

  • Apply last over liquid nail polish
  • Protects the polish against chipping or cracking
  • Apply to ensure that a manicure will last.
• Nail dotters

  • This is used to craete dot and circle patterns (example is create simple polka dot designs).
  • They come in a variety of sizes to choose from depending on the size of the dots you want to create.
• Nail stripers

  • These are nail polishes that come with a long, thin brush rather than the usual flat and broad and broad.
  • It is used for painting lines and adding random flicks of color.
• Stationery tape

  • This tape can be used in creating super neat straight lines and stripes.
  • Any sort of normal scotch tape is fine, but you can experiment and see which one gives the best results.
• Nail Art Brushes

  • A good set of nail art brushes are very essential tools when doing a nail art.
• The main types of brushes for nail art:

  • fan-shaped brushes
  • flat brushes
  • flat angled brushes
  • thin brushes (for detail)
  • long stripers