Hi there everyone!
So, I've decided to start a new series on my blog here where I do nail art that has to be inspired by something. (Actually, I think that was fairly self explanatory, but, oh well).
I've done a couple of inspired designs (like my dress ones (here) and my more recent Lily Allen ones), but I really think doing a more regular ones will help my technique and design execution. Or at least, that's what I hope.
Anyway, this one is inspired by the Sculptures by the Sea, which is a annual art exhibition and competition that's held at Cottesloe Beach in Perth. It was the first time I've gone and I really liked it, although I will admit I was a little tired, crotchety and over it by the end. It was really windy, there was a lot of walking in the sand, and I just don't get a lot of art. I mean, I can appreciate it for it's beauty and construction, but I can't look at it a see it as representation of something or read meanings into stuff or whatever it is that Opinionated (my art student sister) sees when she looks at them.
Although there were so many amazing designs that I would have loved to put on my nails, most of them would not have translated well, or were waaaay beyond the level of effort and time I was willing to put into them at that point. So, the sculpture I ended up choosing was this one.
And here's a close up of the design and texture.
So, this is what I ended up with. Also, please excuse my little tiny nub of a middle finger - it broke really badly, along with a couple on my other hand and it looked so absolutely terrible with my longer nails so I had to chop them down a bit (*sniff*). It's still pretty noticeable, but not as bad as it was. And I think my nails are benefiting from being a little shorter for a while.
I'm not that excited about my base, to be honest. I used Push and Shove by OPI and it's too metallic for the look I was going for but my only other option was a very dark grey, verging on black, which did not look great. So, metallic it was. Other than that, I loved my execution. It was very close to the original, but to be honest, it was pretty hard not to be. It was just lines. :)
So, I started off with a base of Push and Shove by OPI and the lines were made with Fire Fox by Revlon (red), Shade 12 by BC (blue) and Say Cheese by Mode (yellow). I like it. It was actually pretty simple to do, although I made an absolute mess of my right hand (I was going to post pictures of my right hand because my nails are more even lengths but after painting it I was like 'noooooooooo'). My left hand kept shaking and it was not pretty... Which is a little weird because normally I'm not too bad with my left hand, I've always been fairly ambidextrous, but that's okay, my left hand is allowed to have an off day. :)
Check out my other posts in my 'Inspired By' series here.
So, I've decided to start a new series on my blog here where I do nail art that has to be inspired by something. (Actually, I think that was fairly self explanatory, but, oh well).
I've done a couple of inspired designs (like my dress ones (here) and my more recent Lily Allen ones), but I really think doing a more regular ones will help my technique and design execution. Or at least, that's what I hope.
Anyway, this one is inspired by the Sculptures by the Sea, which is a annual art exhibition and competition that's held at Cottesloe Beach in Perth. It was the first time I've gone and I really liked it, although I will admit I was a little tired, crotchety and over it by the end. It was really windy, there was a lot of walking in the sand, and I just don't get a lot of art. I mean, I can appreciate it for it's beauty and construction, but I can't look at it a see it as representation of something or read meanings into stuff or whatever it is that Opinionated (my art student sister) sees when she looks at them.
Although there were so many amazing designs that I would have loved to put on my nails, most of them would not have translated well, or were waaaay beyond the level of effort and time I was willing to put into them at that point. So, the sculpture I ended up choosing was this one.
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| Surf in Fantasia by Tata Akiho. Source here. |
And here's a close up of the design and texture.
So, this is what I ended up with. Also, please excuse my little tiny nub of a middle finger - it broke really badly, along with a couple on my other hand and it looked so absolutely terrible with my longer nails so I had to chop them down a bit (*sniff*). It's still pretty noticeable, but not as bad as it was. And I think my nails are benefiting from being a little shorter for a while.
I'm not that excited about my base, to be honest. I used Push and Shove by OPI and it's too metallic for the look I was going for but my only other option was a very dark grey, verging on black, which did not look great. So, metallic it was. Other than that, I loved my execution. It was very close to the original, but to be honest, it was pretty hard not to be. It was just lines. :)
So, I started off with a base of Push and Shove by OPI and the lines were made with Fire Fox by Revlon (red), Shade 12 by BC (blue) and Say Cheese by Mode (yellow). I like it. It was actually pretty simple to do, although I made an absolute mess of my right hand (I was going to post pictures of my right hand because my nails are more even lengths but after painting it I was like 'noooooooooo'). My left hand kept shaking and it was not pretty... Which is a little weird because normally I'm not too bad with my left hand, I've always been fairly ambidextrous, but that's okay, my left hand is allowed to have an off day. :)
Check out my other posts in my 'Inspired By' series here.
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