Mountain landscape nail art |
About this look:
Sometimes with Digit-al Dozen themes I get really lazy so I Google the theme - in this case "nature" - and go to the image search to see what pops up. That was how I came across this image of a mountain landscape. I wish I could tell you something more romantic, like I saw this picture in a dream, or I took this picture while I was hiking and this place has a deep spiritual meaning for me. But nope, not even close. ;)
Mountain landscape nail art |
Mountain landscape nail art |
To get this look:
I started with a base of grey polish. You can't see it, but I felt it would be the best colour for a blank canvas. I painted the landscape using acrylic paint, and used black, white, van dyck brown, sap green, ultramarine blue, magenta, red, indian yellow and (regular?) yellow. I built up the design in layers - so I did a thin wash, sketching in the different areas, then started filling it in. I use slow drying acrylics, so I was able to do a bit of blending on my nails, in the sky for example. In other areas, like the snow, I dragged the paint on top of the already dry layer.
Mountain landscape nail art |
Final thoughts:
I'm not sure if I explain my process well, but if you have any questions, let me know in the comments! I really enjoyed how the landscape turned out, but it's always a challenge translating an image with a lot of detail onto your nails. I feel I could have pushed the values and colours a bit more, but lessoned learned for next time!
Mountain landscape nail art |
See also:
Day One: Poppy Seed Pods
Day Two: Floral Watercolour
Day Three: Squash Vine
Such a gorgeous scenery on the nails!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa!
DeleteYou always Doan amazing job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Myishia!
DeleteOut of them all I think that this one is my favorite! You're awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks so much. :)
DeleteStunning!!!!! Amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Laurie!
DeleteI'm in love with this! It reminds me of The Sound of Music!! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI never would have thought of that, but I get the connection. Thanks Bee!
DeleteThis is really lovely. I'm finding it so helpful when you describe how you built up the layers and the colours you've used. I'm wondering now if the acrylic paints I'm using are not the slow drying kind, because mine do become unworkable very quickly. What brand are you using? I love how you've blended the sky and suggested the flowers in the foreground. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathryn! And to answer your question, I'm using Golden Open acrylics. I really like that I can mix colours and they don't dry out while I'm working. Instead of buying a new set of acrylics, you can get an acrylic retarder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_retarder Liquitex has one called "Slow-dri blending medium." I would recommend just testing a tiny amount with your paints to see if you like it.
DeleteOh thank you Meghan, that's a really useful tip. I will look for some of that product to add to my next painting supplies order! Thank you :)
DeleteYou did a beautiful job. I think I would like to see few pictures in between the stages or a video but I understand it's a lot of extra work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lucie! And I agree, in between pictures would probably help, I'll keep that in mind for a future post. :)
DeleteYour nails look great!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how you get your inspiration for such a lovely and pretty manicure!
Keep on sharing your creativity!
Thanks so much Julia! I just do A LOT of searching for images - nothing special! :)
DeleteThis is outstanding!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Deletehaha - I'm just like yourself: I usually don't have mello stories for my inspiration images - Google is my pal. :)
ReplyDeleteBut then again where we get our inspiration from is not all that relevant, specially if the nails end up coming out this wonderful! Love your mountains, specially - awesome design, dear!
How did we survive before Google?! ;) I agree, it doesn't really matter much in the end. I'm glad you enjoyed the look Mina.
DeleteThis is so beautiful! I bow down to your talent!
ReplyDeleteAwww.. thank you Kellie!
DeleteFirst of all, this is amazing. Second, googling themes is not lazy! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Thanks Victoria. :)
DeleteI love this completely. I love how you got the wildflowers in the foreground!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kelly! :)
DeleteYou mani has totally blown me away!
ReplyDeleteThanks Vic!
DeleteThese are so perfect! Makes me want to sing and spin around a la Julie Andrews. :)
ReplyDeleteWow Meghan! This is stunning. It reminds me of the Rockies where I live. It's mind-blowing!
ReplyDeleteOMG,the details. Is it wrong they make me want to burst into The Sound of Music? x
ReplyDeleteReally nice! Love the landscape motive!
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog and I love it! I love nails and just getting started with nail art :) wow im going to have fun on you blog for hours!
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