A friend asked me to paint him a press-on set, which I’ve never done!
He wanted a rose quartz vibe, so I thought I’d test it out on some swatch sticks I have — I’ve also never really done any art (besides an ombré attempt)…which leads me to my question: I’m using regular polishes/lacquer, and I’ve read you can thin the polish out with acetone to help with painting designs, but when I tried it seemed to just make it disappear.
Tips? Suggestions? Just looking to improve on the fading/translucency if I can! I attached a photo of the polishes I used if it’s helpful (2 groups of 4 colors each) 💕
by Dull_Owl_7276
6 Comments
This isn’t my forte so I have no tips, but I think you did a great job! Sometimes rose quartz can look a little like bloody meat so this is already a thousand times better
this looks absolutely amazing! so pretty!
Instead of using acetone, which destroys lacquer, use a little nail thinner. You can also use a clear polish, not a top coat, more like a base coat or pure clear polish and do a gradient on your brush.
I’d use polish thinner instead of acetone.
This looks great!! Nice work!
Wow great job! I’m going to show it to the mineral lovers at the crystal shop I frequent 😊
