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| Botanical squash vine nail art |
About this design:
I was really happy with the nail art I did for day one, so I decided to look at more botanical art for inspiration. I found this great image of a squash vine that I felt would work well as nail art. The site I got it from was pretty sketchy so instead of potentially spreading nasty viruses, I've included the image in my post. If anyone has a source credit for this image, please feel free to email me. :)
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| Botanical squash vine nail art |
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To get this look:
I started with a base of OPI My Vampire is Buff, and painted the squash vine freehand using acrylics. I start by sketching in the basic design with really diluted acrylic. Then I built it up by working in layers. So for the leaves, I filled them in with dark green, and when it was dry (like 2-3 minutes) I added a lighter shade of green on top. I had to work with very thin layers because my paints are slow drying and thicker layers do not work with a top coat. I added some white in the background to make the vines and leaves stand out.
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| Botanical squash vine nail art |
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| Botanical squash vine nail art |
I topped it with Girly Bits What a Rush and Essie Matte About You. The brush is my Glamor 1 brush from Stylish Nail Art on Etsy.
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| Botanical squash vine nail art |
Final thoughts:
I wish I had added some more flowers, but I was trying to stick to the original design so that I would not mess it up. But I like how it looks and it's a different style of painting than yesterday's more washy look.
See also:
Day One: Poppy Seed Pods
Day Two: Floral Watercolour
What do you think of this? Are you inspired by nature, or nature-themed designs?
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I really like this one!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteIt looks just like your inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa! I'm happy it turned out. :)
DeleteIt looks so vintage. Love all your designs this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bee! I guess I'm just drawn to those kinds of images. ;)
DeleteOutstanding work.
ReplyDeleteThank you Myishia!
DeleteIt's perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks Serene!
Deleteit´s gorgeous! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you! <3
Deletethis is so pretty! wish u can do my nailsssssssss
ReplyDeleteAwww.... but I'd have to be a nail tech (and that's not for me!). But thank you! :)
Deleteyou have so much talent!
ReplyDeleteThank you Natalia! That's very sweet. :)
DeleteThese are freaking amazeballs!
ReplyDeleteThanks Vic! :)
DeleteI love these! You always find amazing inspirations and translate them onto nails so well! I think they look perfect as is, without additional flowers :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Novi, I guess it's just trial and error. ;)
DeleteI love these botanical print inspired designs. Thanks for describing how you built up the design with the acrylic paint, I found that really interesting. I do enjoy the Digital Dozen weeks; you creative ladies always surprise and inspire me so much! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathryn! I'm glad you found the description helpful. I wish I had more time so I could do tutorials but I still hope people can get something out of my posts. :)
DeleteA perfect rendition of the inspirational artwork!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I really loved this print, so I'm happy it turned out. :)
DeleteThis looks amazing and I really like how you went from the picture to a version that fits on your nails yet without losing anything from the original! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is such an amazing look! It's perfectly painted!
ReplyDeleteThese look great! So much depth!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great concept and execution. I love the idea of squash nails. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour nails look like fine china and the detail work is amazing!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning! The shadows and detailing is amazing!
ReplyDeletethis is absolutely sensational, not just the drawing, but the shading. Incredible artistry
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