Kelli, Lindsey and I are continuing with the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge 2.0. I felt immense pressure to do something spectacular for today. Last year I did what was one of my most favourite designs. I love it so much that it made my list of top nail art designs for 2013, and I still use it for my Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Black and white intricate abstract nail art |
About this design:
I had a lot of ideas for today, some of which were not really feasible at my skill level - the high realism portrait of Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise will have to wait. Lol! Luckily I found this design by Irish artist/designer Vasare Nar. His work is really cool if you're looking for inspiration. It reminds me a lot of my intricate design from last year, but much more dynamic.
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Black and white intricate abstract nail art |
To get this look:
I painted this freehand using a base of Cult Nails Tempest, then sealed with a quick dry top coat. The lines were painted with black acrylic paint.
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Black and white intricate abstract nail art |
I painted the thick lines first, which kind of provided a structure for the whole design. Then divided it up into smaller sections. When that was done I had something similar to stained glass nails, with some larger and some smaller sections, but very irregular.
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Black and white intricate abstract nail art |
Then I finished by filling each section with a different abstract design/pattern. Dots, zig zags, swirls, you name it - you can really do anything here. I used Nar's original design as a reference point, but also did my own thing.
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Black and white intricate abstract nail art |
I used several detail brushes, mainly because my brushes are dying and I kept getting frustrated. But it was my Pure Color Glamor #1 that allowed me to fill in the different sections with fine details. I got it from Stylish Nail Art Shop on Etsy. I finished with KBShimmer Clearly On Top and Essie Matte About You.
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Black and white intricate abstract nail art (detail) |
Final Thoughts:
I feel like I could do more designs like this. As much as I love Nar's work, I want to do my own thing, take this look as a starting point for other obsessive-compulsive intricate line designs.
What do you think of this?
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These look amazing! What detail.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa! I'm really happy with how the details turned out. :)
Deletethis nailart is a real masterpiece! adore it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! That's very sweet, thanks! <3
DeleteBeautiful print *-*
ReplyDeleteThis is insane! I would say you outdid yourself, I think I like these even better than last year's!
ReplyDeleteWow! These are absolutely stunning! The details! Wow!
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