Thursday, August 4, 2011

Awesome Aquarium Nails!!

Hey guys!! So I was scanning Google Images for some ideas today, and I saw this turtle design. It was SO cute, but I didn't have the brown that I needed, what a shame! Then I decided to use my creativity to make a bigger and better nail design, so I came up with my aquarium idea. It's more of an outrageous design, so only use it for an aquarium themed party, Halloween, or some other appropriate time. This is deinitely not a good idea for a formal occasion.

So here are the step-by-step instructions on how to make this awesome design. (Sorry I don't have a zoomed-out picture, I sorta forgot...)
 First coat your nails in white polish. Make sure its very smooth and neat!

 Then, without shaking or mixing the paint at ALL, cover the white polish with a thin coat of blue nail polish. I used Confetti: #67 Blue Bombshell.

Now, using a yellow or gold polish, make a small patch of "sand" at the base of your nail. Then lightly dot the "sand" with a black or daark brown polish.

 Now, using a light green detail brush, draw in some seaweed. All you have to do is just make three wiggly lines that connect when they meet the sand. Simple! If you want, you can outline the seaweed with a darker green. That's what I did.

 Finally, start to draw in some undersea animals. Here are some ideas if you want them! Here is a crab and a couple of bubbles. To make the crab, dot some red where you want the body to be. Then, using a toothpick or orange stick drag the paint to make antennas and legs.

 Here I have the turtle that started it all! I made him out of dots.

 I used the technique I used for the crab to make this yellow fish. I put a dot where I wanted the body to be. Then I used a toothpick to make a tail.

Finally, we have a jellyfish. I just used a detail brush to make him.

I hope you like it!
<3 Lizzy

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