i appreciate bold girls who choose such designs, i opt for something simpler
Massive-Warning9773 on
They’re so cute! It’s just about practice and having the right tools. Make sure you have a suuuper thin liner brush. There’s plenty of fine stuff on Amazon. Practice painting lines on a piece of plastic or something.
CordyyChase on
obsessed with the limes. what helped me with thin lines was switching to gel paint instead of regular polish, way easier to control
AGemOrSomething on
I’m a licensed nail tech that specializes in intricate hand-painted art. Practice drawing straight lines, inhale a little before you paint and exhale while making the line, for the whole line. It helps with brush stability. Pressure also plays a big part in how clean your lines look. Consistent, medium-ish pressure (and I say this relatively, everyone has a different idea of pressure) should give you the thicker lines for the rind. The pith you’ll want to treat the brush with very light pressure, to get thin clean strokes. The harder you pull the brush the thicker the line is going to be. I like to use a 15 or 25mm brush for designs like this, and then a 9 or 11 mm brush for filling in the actual insides of the fruit if that makes sense.
FireflyFeels01 on
There’s a famous painter (whose name i unfortunately forgot) who’s famed for his insanely detailed miniatures.
When asked how he was able to paint such incredibly small, fine lines, he said he would find a whisker that his cat dropped, or even pluck the hairs off a fly to make an itty-bitty brush!
I doubt you’d have the patience to pluck a fly… so if you have a furry friend, maybe see if you can “borrow” a whisker they’ve dropped so you can paint ultra fine lines ; I don’t see how it couldn’t work!
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Oh, wow, cute design
i appreciate bold girls who choose such designs, i opt for something simpler
They’re so cute! It’s just about practice and having the right tools. Make sure you have a suuuper thin liner brush. There’s plenty of fine stuff on Amazon. Practice painting lines on a piece of plastic or something.
obsessed with the limes. what helped me with thin lines was switching to gel paint instead of regular polish, way easier to control
I’m a licensed nail tech that specializes in intricate hand-painted art. Practice drawing straight lines, inhale a little before you paint and exhale while making the line, for the whole line. It helps with brush stability. Pressure also plays a big part in how clean your lines look. Consistent, medium-ish pressure (and I say this relatively, everyone has a different idea of pressure) should give you the thicker lines for the rind. The pith you’ll want to treat the brush with very light pressure, to get thin clean strokes. The harder you pull the brush the thicker the line is going to be. I like to use a 15 or 25mm brush for designs like this, and then a 9 or 11 mm brush for filling in the actual insides of the fruit if that makes sense.
There’s a famous painter (whose name i unfortunately forgot) who’s famed for his insanely detailed miniatures.
When asked how he was able to paint such incredibly small, fine lines, he said he would find a whisker that his cat dropped, or even pluck the hairs off a fly to make an itty-bitty brush!
I doubt you’d have the patience to pluck a fly… so if you have a furry friend, maybe see if you can “borrow” a whisker they’ve dropped so you can paint ultra fine lines ; I don’t see how it couldn’t work!