These may possibly be one of my new favorites! I realized I haven’t done animal print nails in so long and I wanted to do something different from the “all-over” animal print. I looked up images of leopards and noticed that they actually have some spots that fade into the typical leopard print pattern, so I incorporated that to give it a more realistic look. Ok I know this design isn’t that realistic…but you get the point 🙂
I started off with a nude base – OPI Don’t Pretzel My Buttons. I love this polish…goes great with my skin tone and it is very opaque. I added in some colors using the watercolor technique over where I planned to add in the animal prints. The watercolor technique with nail polish looks great on its own or as a background for more complex designs! Its so simple; you paint dots of polish onto your nail and dilute them with a brush dipped in acetone or polish remover.
Using a nail art brush and acrylic paint, I added in the dots and print over the colors. Once it dries, add top coat!
I made a quick little tutorial for instagram yesterday (I love that I can embed this onto my site now! :)):
Enjoy! xoxo
I just love the slight opalescent effect of all the different polishes, gorgeous!
It looks absolutely gorgeous!
Ahhh this is so beautiful! I’m gonna have to try this!
Hey! Just finished doing this on myself! Thanks! I love it! Your designs are super unique and funky!