nail art 1a & 1b

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the past 2 lessons were on nail art. finally we're out of the basics and it's time for some art that we see on magazines. (:

we had to do a french that's curved on one side. and being me (i think it's occupation hazard), my line is straight! lol! creative french is together with the pasting of blings.

next up was checkereds. we took a long time in drawing the lines, making it thick and straight is no easy feat. especially with wobbly hands. but the lucky thing is, it does get better with more practice! (:

the lesson yesterday was slightly more demanding, with us learning 7 different ways to create nail arts.

1. dotting

dotting was of no major issues to most of us, even amateurs like me! just grab a nail art pen, squeeze and viola! we were to dot dots from big to small and five petal flowers.

2. outlining tear drop shape

the assignment was to control the nail art pen, outline & fill it with colour. (: a tear drop shape may seem simple, but to get it really rounded and with sharp edges, it takes more than just creativity.

3. round shape

cherries! (: there was a one time crazy over nail art of this design, and that was during my uni days. one of the cozycot pioneers had hers done, and everyone of us were ooo-ing and ahhh-ing over it. uber sweetness for any occasion. i did one in white base, but i think i left it in school (aka gone for good).

4. heart shape

the teacher was amazed by the whole class, cause this was like the only shape we had to draw and no one seems to have any difficulty with. lol! eva commented that we must have written too many love letters. :p

5. ribbons

my ribbon looked like a dragon fly loh. so sad. i think i need to go search for ribbon prints and improve.

*ps: i forgot to take a photo of it. anyway, it's too ugly.

6. animal preeeeens!

a - leopard

leopard prints were the easiest of the lot. (it's even easier than heart shape!) with a nice base colour, just use another colour and dap, outline and it's done. no hard and fast rules. (:

b - zebra

i gave up on this one. lol!

this is the one done by the teacher.

just compare and you'll know why i gave up.

to quote the teacher:

"this is painting 2 colours with one and creating edges on both colours

AND! making sure the colours are parallel".

CHIM!

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anyway, i tried minnie mouse french on my left hand. (: love it! i've always thought dotting was haphazardly done but compare the last 2 fingers (anyhow done) and the middle finger to thumb. look carefully, and you'll notice the difference. (: