Come on, you didn’t really expect me to have the same design on both hands right? XD
I’m not about that life anymore!
PS: Yes. my shirt did influence the dark color I picked for this mani!
Come on, you didn’t really expect me to have the same design on both hands right? XD
I’m not about that life anymore!
PS: Yes. my shirt did influence the dark color I picked for this mani!
I recently acquired these new Nail Emoji bottles from Color Club and they look so nice! I’ve yet to try all of them, but the bright orange over the darker orange combines really well. The emojis themselves are a little large and the polish is thicker (expected, for the larger glitters to stick) but the payoff is great.
I’m by no means a professional when it comes to drawing but I do understand the importance of giving life to your pictures. And the easiest way to do that is by adding a shadow somewhere to show where the light is coming from. It gives it a je ne sais quoi, that makes the picture look 3D, real.
It hadn’t occurred to me, I could also do this with stamping. The whole idea of stamping one color over another seems absurd until you give it a shot. In this case, it adds depth to the flowers showing that there is light shining on them from one side and there is shadow on another. The effect is just wow for me! I’m definitely going to try to do this a hell of a lot more often.
I chose a bigger design just so that the shadow could be easily seen on a more intricate design and the effect is just as if I had taken the time to outline the white stamp with black acrylic paint.
You’d think that these pastel colors would be great for gradienting… well think again!!
The amount of coats needed to achieve this opacity in the gradient was almost 5 with a white base. It’s not impossible but it will take some time… you’ve been warned!