https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/mermaid-nail-art • Posted by VioletLeBeaux
Today we'll do some cute mermaid nail art. It looks really complicated but as long as you have a thin brush you should be fine!
Today we'll do some cute mermaid nail art. It looks really complicated but as long as you have a thin brush you should be fine!
The key to this look is a really nice base coat of a reflective blue/green shade. This one is really old so I don’t know if it’s still available but anything that looks a bit sea-ish will work.
Anyway, let’s get to it. Start with a clear base coat.
Next, do a coat of the green and allow it to dry. Mix some white acrylic paint with a drop of water so it’s a good thin consistency.
Paint a small U shape at the cuticle on one side.
Continue painting U shapes along the cuticle.
Start another row of U shapes above the first, this time alternate them so each one begins at the high point of the one under it.
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Continue making scales in rows like this until you run out of nail to do it on.
Wait for it to dry then top coat!
It doesn’t matter if your lines aren’t this thin or if you can only fit a few scales on each finger, so long as you get the general idea, no one will notice from a distance!
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