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Harry Potter

Well Done Gryffindor!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/harry-potter-3 • Posted by Lacquered Lawyer

Show your love of Harry Potter with these Gryffindor inspired nails. This design has some detailed freehand painting, so it is more on the advanced end of nail art.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Tricky
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Description

Show your love of Harry Potter with these Gryffindor inspired nails. This design has some detailed freehand painting, so it is more on the advanced end of nail art.

Instructions

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    Apply the base colors - thumb and ring in gold, index in black, and middle and pinky in white.

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    Using gold polish and a fine detailing nail art brush, paint the Harry Potter logo on the index finger.

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    Paint Hedwig on the middle finger. ◦Paint two yellow ovals for eyes, with a line of sparkly yellow polish across the top. ◦Mix the grey polish with some clear top coat to make it sheer, then paint it under the eyes and around the center of the face. ◦Use black to outline the eyes, paint pupils, and a beak. Make a sheer black to feather out around the beak. ◦Dot white highlight marks on the pupils.

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    Cut thick strips of masking tape for stripes on the ring finger. Apply them so they are the same width apart as they are thick. Paint with maroon polish, like the other Gryffindor color, and remove the tape.

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    Cut a lightning bolt shape out of masking tape, place on the middle of the thumb, and paint with maroon polish. Remove the tape.

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    Use the nail art brush with black polish to paint the Deathly Hallows symbol on the pinky. Start by painting the triangle, then the circle, and the line down the middle last.