Hello dear readers (at the time of writing, there are 19 of you that I know about, and probably a few more via email, and each and every one of you is cherished!)!
As promised, here is a tute for the stained glass/Britto nails I created here.
What you'll need:
Base and top coats
A few colours, depending on how many sections you'll make
(for a list of colours I used, refer back to the original post)
White polish for a base
Either a black striper polish, or your black polish and a brush like the one shown here
First, paint your base coat, then a coat of white (or two depending on your white), and allow to dry.
I use white here, as it will ensure that all the colours on top (especially that green) will really pop.
Using the black striper, or the black polish and paint brush, draw the outline of your blocks on the nail. I chose to make mine all random, with no right angles. Not sure why, but I've seen it done many ways. All look brilliant when done.
Then begin to colour in each section.
Still colouring...:)
This step doesn't have to be perfectly coloured, it doesn't matter if you overlap the black a little, just make sure not to get any into other blocks.
What your nail will look like after steps 3 and 4
Notice that the edges of each colour block is not perfect - that's ok!
Here we go over the black lines again to sharpen them up, and cover the messy edges from steps 3-5.
Top coat your gorgeous creation, and be prepared for many 'omg, how did you do that?!'s from friends and random people in the street.
I would love to see your version of these, so feel free to leave me a link to your attempt in the comments.
xNai
