How To Do Nail Art With Acrylic Paint

While the more intricate designs are best left to a professional its possible to create simple nail art at home.

How to do nail art with acrylic paint. In this series Ill be teaching you the basics of nail art. Just put a base polish so that the acrylic paint doesnt wash away. Nails should be neatly trimmed and filed before painting.

You can use this over your regular nail polish and base or simply with the acrylic paint. If you just finished painting nail designs with your detail brush youll see most of the paint come out within 10 seconds. I like to use acrylic paint and a makeup sponge for gradients.

Acrylic paint can be easy to use since its water-based and you can remove it if you make mistakes. When using acrylic paint at first you may think it looks too textured or the colors dont flow well. Nowadays people mostly use acrylic paint as nail polish to get a vibrant color on their nails and because it dries so fast its pretty convenient.

First apply your choice of nail polish and let it dry. Acrylic painting techniques for nail art Comment share if you like this acrylic paint nail art tutorial Subscribe to my. Also sponging gradients and galaxies.

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. I had a lot of questions on how I do gradients on instagram and my Sunset Forest nail design. You need to work on a matt surface otherwise the paint will only peel off.

This protects the underlying color and designs from damage. A woman with acrylic fingernails with nail art on them. That way the acrylic will be more noticeable.