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Posted on October 07, 2013

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Retro 1950's hand painted Pinup Girls on a fresh set of sculpted almond shaped nails. These nails have a bright pop of color underneath.

Step-by-Step Nail Art Tutorial

Prepare the nails and apply nail forms.

Begin by sculpting the extension using a very thin layer of a bright color. Then sculpt the entire nail out of the color you want to see on the top of the nail.

... finish all 10 nails like this.

Here is one hand completed.

Encapsulate the nails with clear acrylic to preserve the glitter and color fade that was created. Finish file.

Make your customer very comfortable, and begin hand painting the artwork.

To paint a pinup girl, I use acrylic paint. I paint the silhouette in white, and then make a thin black outline. Next I fill in the main colors, and then add hilights and lowlights. Finally, I topcoat as I go so I don't mess them up.