How To Do Nail Art With Acrylic Paint

You can use acrylic paint as nail polish go out and paint your nails.

How to do nail art with acrylic paint. I dont paint the whole nail with nail art paints i would paint the nails with polish wait for it to dry then use my nail art paints for the design. Origin Nail treatment originated as early as 4000 BC in ancient Egypt. Since the acrylic paint is water based the water with completely dilute the paint.

Now that you all know why acrylic paint is easier to work with hopefully you understand why many nail artist prefect acrylic paint for details. A woman with acrylic fingernails with nail art on them. Paint the nail with a clear top coat to protect the nail art and complete the process.

In this series Ill be teaching you the basics of nail art. When using water based paints just make sure you always use a topcoat to finish. First apply your choice of nail polish and let it dry.

Hey mel I find the best paint to use is acrylic paint sort of like kids paints if you go to an art shop you will find a large selection of paint colours and brushes and glitter paints you will def need a striper brush - maybe a couple of different size ones and a few different fine detail brushes and a dotting tool. In fact many people prefer to use a clear polish over acrylic nail art. I like to use acrylic paint and a makeup sponge for gradients.

Apply top coat on top and behind the 3D parts to complete. I still do use nail polish for certain details. Once the acrylic paint dries the clear coat will bond just as it would with dry nail polish.

I had a lot of questions on how I do gradients on instagram and my Sunset Forest nail design. So that is when you must put on your top coat. For example if you are.