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Watercolor Portraiture Nail Design

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Alex Freeland

Alex Freeland, 34, has been doing nails for over 10 years. Starting out as a means to an end, Alex unexpectedly found a love for the artistry of nail technology & a passion for the industry. Shortly after starting his nail career, he began working closely with Lish Nail Creations, an Australian-owned nail system. After two years he moved into the role of educator for the brand. This led to many travel opportunities around New South Wales, both as trainer & mentor. In 2014, Alex started entering competitions. Finding his feet in the competition arena, he worked up through the ranks to masters level on the international nail circuit, while networking with many ‘incredible people’ (he cites) from around the world as well as Australia. In 2018, he won the prestigious title of Aus/NZ Nail Technician of the Year, & from achieving that accolade, has since taken a step back from competing & put his focus on his clients & business, whilst continuing to educate & mentor.

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Kim Jeong Ae

Expert advisor & educator for nail brand I’Zemi, Kim Jeong Ae is also a popular nail blogger in South Korea. Keen to share her nail styling & expert skills, Jeong has been teaching folk art techniques since 2003.

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Stone Texture Nail Art Effect

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Elena Maltseva

Elena Maltseva is a world-renowned nail designer, educator & coach who joined the industry in year 2000. Having graduated from an arts school, her passion was always ‘miniature’. The principles Elena uses for teaching nail art to her students differ from what’s seen in other manicure schools. Instead of making students copy her work, Maltseva teaches the basic techniques that everybody can understand & repeats. Having her students learn the basics, Elena then gives a special program of transforming simple techniques into complex designs that are easy to complete. Thus, even if you don’t have an arts school background, you still can be a great nail designer. Today, Elena Maltseva runs her own Nail Design Academy in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She’s won numerous nail design competitions, & taken the World Champion title 3 times. As of today, Elena judges nail championships & conducts trainings all around the world. Maltseva has worked with & judged nail competitions alongside, Tom Holcomb, Danny Haile, Trang Nguyen, Alisha Rimando, Antonio Sacripante, Antony Buckley, Jewel Cunningham, Carla Collier, Amy Becker & many more. Elena delivers nail art classes in Russia, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Japan, USA & the UK. She also offers online individual & group nail design training & coaching.

PRODUCTS USED

  • NA Selection of UV/LED Gel Polish Colors that Mimic Shades Found in Stones
  • Liquid Chrome
  • Set of Nail Art Brushes
  • UV/LED Gel Paste or Paint in Black
  • Assorted Iridescent Glitters & Detail Brushes
  • UV/LED Glossy or Matte Top Coat
  • Lint-Free Nail Wipes
  • UV/LED Lamp
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Cap the nail with UV/LED white gel polish, do not cure.

Over an uncured white gel polish, apply the rest of the gel polishes; red, orange, yellow, green, blue. Do not cure.

Over the uncured surface of the nail art, apply two strokes of golden liquid chrome. Do not cure.

Using a thin nail art brush, create several line strokes over the uncured surface. Here the lines are created in the diagonal movement with a slight curvature. In the areas of the created strokes, the uncured colors start to intermix. Do not cure.

Apply LED/UV gel paste or gel paint in black with a clean thin nail art brush. Apply thin black lines to the same areas as in step 4. On the left & to the right add barely visible curved lines of semi-transparent black to imitate the texture of stone (use very little product on the brush). Use a photo for reference as you create the effect of the texture. Cure in LED/UV light (the curing time depends on the brand of gel polish, paints & pastes). Apply no cleanse LED/UV glossy or matte gel top coat (choice of finish of the top coat is not vital here,). Fulyl cure the top coat.

Over the cured top coat (should be dry to the touch), add black lines running from thick to thin in a curved motion; try to copy the lines on the reference photo. These lines are more ‘active’ than the ones you created previously. Cure.

Golden glitter UV/LED gel polish or golden gel paste/ paint may be added over the previously created black lines. Do not fully overlap the black lines, leave a thin margin of black still visible on the right & left of the line. Cure. Apply no cleanse UV/LED glossy or matte gel top coat (finish of the top coat is not vital here). Fully cure the top coat.

Over the cured top coat (should be dry to the touch,) add delicate thin white lines, trying to copy the lines as shown on the reference photo. They will give the nail art the required volume & emphasize the depth. Fully cure & make sure the white color is fully cured, otherwise you risk smudging it in the next step.

Cap the nail art with no cleanse matte UV/LED gel top coat & cure

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Sarah Petersen

Co-owner of Salon Legacy in Rolla, Missouri & international principal educator for Artistic Nail Design, Sarah Petersen has turned her passion for art & nailcare into a burgeoning business & has enjoyed many highs during her 15- year career. Talented, ambitious, self-enthused & motivated are just a few words that describe Sarah. At 38-yearsold, she’s a successful nail artist, salon owner & educator. Not content to own & run a salon while nurturing a young family, Sarah completed educator training in 2014 to become an international Artistic Nail Design educator. “I’m thrilled to be part of the Artistic educator team, as I find teaching very rewarding, & it’s been a career-long passion of mine,” Sarah enthuses. Constantly educating herself & enhancing her skills, Sarah has made it her mission to continue to grow & develop her skill set in order to expand in & with the nail industry.

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Viv Simmonds

With over 29 years of industry experience, Viv Simmonds has achieved international status & recognition through many industry accomplishments. A champion tech, Viv has worn the title Australian Champion for five consecutive years, has earned the accolade Australian ‘Champion of Champions’, has been crowned EzFlow Educator of the Year & taken many more awards & titles across Australia over her near three decades in nails. An inspiring source of skill & creativity, Viv has created eight front covers for nail magazines & trade titles around the world & was listed in the Who’s Who of Australian Women 2010 & 2011. She’s been featured on television, as well as in industry & consumer magazines across Australia & around the world. Viv’s accomplishments have taken her all over the globe, where she’s conducted training events in Advanced Nail Technology & Design. One of Viv’s greatest achievements to date is the Australian & New Zealand Team of ACE Akzentz educators that she’s mentored & trained, who are now developing into multi-award-winning nail artists & educators themselves. Viv Clements-Simmonds is the director of VIVid Nails & VIVid Nails Academy, is the global education co-ordinator for Akzentz Professional (Canada) & ICE (International Certified Educator) for Akzentz Professional

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Andreea Simona Ignat

Starting out as a nail tech back 2012 in her home country of Romania, Andreea moved to London, UK, in 2013 & realized her job was in fact her passion. “I discovered nail competitions in 2014 & have since won multiple national & international titles. My biggest achievement was winning the Top UK Tech Division 3 trophy at Nailympia London 2022, but it won’t stop there. I hope one day I can win a Global Cup & get to judge nail competitions across the world. In my 10 years in the nail industry, I’ve trained with multiple nail educators, as I believe personal development is extremely important to my career path. I’ve always wanted to have & run my own salon & academy & I’m happy to announce this dream came true in September 2022, when I opened Andreea Nails Salon & Academy in central London. I believe that you can do anything you set your mind on, but one thing is for certain, ‘dreams do come true if you work hard for them’.”

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Sohya Lee

Lee Sohye is a master educator for KEYGEL Korean nail salon brand & founder of NewAr. Sohye has been in the salon business for more than five years and operates two salons in Busan, Korea. She’s received numerous awards from nail competitions including the World Beauty Festival, Korea Beauty Festival, International Beauty Olympics & International Beauty Master Contest.

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Alisha Rimando

Alisha Rimando is recognized as one of the nail industry’s leading experts in training & education. In her 29 years experience, her work has been described as “ground-breaking” as she’s been a platform artist & motivational speaker for thousands of promotional & educational events, & competed in hundreds of nail competitions around the globe winning the World Nail Championship in 2005 in Pink & White Sculptured Nails. She is the featured artist in many training videos, including hosting the current Milady Standard Nail Technology DVD Series. Alisha’s expertise & application techniques have been featured in more than 150 beauty and trade and she’s also a contributing author for Milady Nail Technology & Standard Cosmetology textbooks. Through the years, Alisha has worked with R&D chemists to develop nail enhancement products, nano technology skincare, cuticle treatments, polish collections & natural nail treatments. Alisha’s artistic creations have been sought after for numerous ads & campaigns as well as garnered celebrity status being featured with Jennifer Hudson in her video ‘Spotlight’ & leading teams at NYC Fashion Weeks. Her passion for educating the nail community takes her on another adventure with the conception and development of GlossaryLive.com

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