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This Master Class covers the stages necessary when creating and completing an extreme nail design. Award-winning nail artist and international master educator, Angela Wilden of Luxembourg, reveals her pathway from the design and application of the nail design to the filing, shaping and refining right up to, and including, the decoration of the nails in readiness for a photoshoot or fashion show.
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This Master Class covers the stages necessary when creating and completing an extreme nail design. Award-winning nail artist and international master educator, Angela Wilden of Luxembourg, reveals her pathway from the design and application of the nail design to the filing, shaping and refining right up to, and including, the decoration of the nails in readiness for a photoshoot or fashion show.
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Learn how to approach a piece of 3D mixed media / fantasy artwork using the L&P acrylic liquid & powder system. Here, Milena showcases how to start imagining your piece, drawing it out, creating its architecture, form & structure and then how you move into the crafting of the character as well as the detailing of all elements that bring it to life.
Choose a picture from which to gain inspiration & ideas for shape, structure & detailing.
Draw an outline sketch of the witch as you want her to look.
Build the shape of your witch using white hobby clay. Manipulate & sculpt it into shape, then leave it to harden. Place a pin inside the body for stability.
Take a series of pink beads of acrylic & cover the entire clay form. Use a thin implement to start adding features to the body to sculpt her form. Start at her buttocks & down her spine.
Now sculpt her nose & form her facial features, creating hollows for eyes & humps for cheekbones to give her a wizened look.
Using a series of colored acrylic powders, monomer & brushes in a suitable size for each part of the body, give life & color to this witch.
Use small beads of acrylic to build out her boney chin.
Use a small nail art tool to gently sculpt her facial expression.
Use black ink in a pen to outline the eyes with black liner.
Take small dark colored acrylic beads & add warts to her face, & a big bushy eyebrow. Use a small nail art tool to give the eyebrow texture. Stick small hairs from an old art brush into the warts to make her look truly ghastly before they cure. A small white bead in the center of a darker bead to create her eyeball, will give the idea of a cataract, giving her a sense of moodiness.
Build up the character in her face with small beads of relevant shades around the eyes. Bring her character to life with careful placing of tiny beads.
Use varying shades of pink skin tone shades to highlight & shade the details on her face.
Move to her buttocks & legs, cover with a very thin, wetter bead of your chosen shade for her stockings.
Continue with the colored beads as you completely cover her legs.
Create the black stripes of the stockings using black ink, a pen & brush.
For the tailcoat to her cloak, take a wet bead of your chosen color & place it between two sheets of wax paper of the disused part of a nail form. Then use a roller to flatten & thin out the bead. Let it cure & then attach using an acrylic bead to the figurine.
Add the hair using the filaments from a black raven bird’s feather. This was collected from Milena’s garden. “Nature gives us everything for our work & our imagination,” Milena cites.
Use the same method as you used for the cloak to create a flat, thin piece of colored acrylic for her hat. Place this on your finger, use hot air if you need to make it softer, then fold it around your finger to create the shape of a hat.
Using a small bead of acrylic pop the hat on her head to stabilize it.
Before the hat cures, bend & shape it to make it look well worn.
To shape the fingers create tiny beads of skin-toned acrylic & create each single finger to look lumpy & boney, remembering to create bumps where her knuckles will sit. Sculpt each one with a tiny tool & micro beads of acrylic. Next sculpt her hands onto the end of the arms & attach each individual finger using a very small 3D brush.
Complete your witch by adding more of her cloak, her collar & then check her all over to add in any further details, color shading, shapes, shadows & highlights. You now have a witch, you just need to sculpt her broom!
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The light handling of a striper brush can create a very stylish nail design. Choose your palette of colors, using a very light pink as the base, then a few quick slicks of the striper brush brings this design to life quickly. Add an accent with the addition of some carefully placed crystals to complete the design.
After proper nail prep, apply a thin coat of Bonding Gel, cure for 5-seconds in LED light, Cure for 30-seconds in LED Light or 2-minutes in UV. Apply a thin coat of Oh Crepe, making sure to cap the free edge. Cure for 30-seconds, then repeat.
Apply two drops of Serving Up Sass & Wok & Roll On Baby on the Artistic glass palette.
Using Artistic Striper Brush, apply Serving Up Sass & create four straight lines to the right of the Wok & Roll Baby lines.
Cure for 30-seconds in LED Light or 2-minutes in UV.
Repeat steps to perfect your lines & repeat twice on top of the lines. Cure for 30-seconds.
Use Nail Surface Cleanser & a lint-free wipe to cleanse the inhibition layer of the nail.
Apply a drop of Bonding Gel to the Artistic glass palette.
Using Sani Tongs, apply large stones/diamonds to the base of the nail while using Bonding Gel as the adhesive. Cure for 30-seconds.
Apply Revive Cuticle Oil & massage into the nail & surrounding skin to finish.
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It appears to be an advanced form of nail art, however not only can you have some fun creating this nail style, but it’s quick too. With just a few nail tools, nail foil, your choice of gel polish and some wax paper, you can recreate this rock ‘n roll style for your clients in no time at all.
Follow application steps for Rock Hard Extension.
Apply a thin coat of Radiate My Love, making sure to cap the free edge. Cure for 30 seconds in LED light or 2-minutes in UV. Repeat.
Transfer ‘Oil Slick’ foil diagonally across the tip of the nail. Be sure to firmly press foil onto the nail to ensure adhesion.
Create a dark oil spill effect decal by applying Colour Gloss in Torque It! on wax paper & creating voids or holes. Allow the product to sit for a moment while the holes become bigger as the gel settles. Assist the design by using a marbling tool to direct the gel to where you want it to go. Once desired design is achieved, cure for 30-seconds in an LED light or 2-minutes under UV.
Use Sani Tongs to peel decal from wax paper & apply to the foiled area, trimming the edges to fit the nail.
Apply Glossing Gel over the entire nail & cure for 30-seconds in an LED lamp or 2-minutes under UV. Apply a second coat of Glossing Gel & cure for 30-seconds in LED or 2-minutes under UV.
Use Nail Surface Cleanser & a lint-free wipe to cleanse the inhibition layer of the nail.
Massage one drop of Revive Cuticle Oil into the skin surrounding the nail plate, and enjoy the finished look.
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