Autumnal Animé
Step by Step
Try your hand at recreating this autumnal animé nail design by Carrie Leigh-Allen using polish and paint!
Carrie says: “I love polish and paint because I can create strong, bold images such as this anime-inspired design. Acrylic paint lends itself to many different art techniques, making it the most versatile medium. Polish makes a great background or medium to add glitter accents that will highlight a design. A quality acrylic paint and fine detail kolinsky brushes specifically for nail art are a must if you want to paint fine lines. I also recommend using a stay wet palette to keep paint from drying out: a simple air-tight plastic tube with baking paper and a damp cloth inside will suffice.”
Step 1
Use a propelling pencil to sketch the design and apply background colours.
Step 2
Paint the head and hair parts of the design white. This makes any colour that is applied over stand out more.
Step 3
Continue to add the rest of the base colours.
Step 4
Once dry, start to add the details, shading and outlines of the girl.
Step 5
Once dry, start to add the details, shading and outlines of the girl.
Step 6
Once dry, start to add the details, shading and outlines of the girl.
Step 7
Paint leaves around the girl in white and add the colour and outlines.
Step 8
Paint leaves around the girl in white and add the colour and outlines.
Step 9
Paint leaves around the girl in white and add the colour and outlines.
Step 10
To finish the design, use Artistic Colour Revolution in But First, Champagne! and In Pursuit Of Happiness and top coat.
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