Hand painting flowers

[akaza]

Hi everyone!!

Im having trouble with hand painting flowers and leaves using a double loaded brush.

Do you have to hold the brush at a particular angle?

Does anyone have any pointers?

I have seen a couple of videos, but its not as easy as it looks to me!

 

[Shellkelly]

I had to do flowers on the EN coarse I've just completed. One design was using a dotting tool and the other was freehand. It took me a while and it wasn't exactly the same as the one on their design sheet but it did look like a flower. Just take a small amount of the paint you are using and swirl it on the nail so its rounder at the top and thinner at the bottom, do this 5 times in a circle and you've got a flower shape. It doesn't matter if they aren't really the same size or shape it looks more realistic if they're not. It's hard to explain in words but I hope it helps

 

[Lellipop]

Try Laylas site she as a good tutorial
Step-By-Step For Nail Art

 

[akaza]

Thanks for the website, will check it out!

Does anyone else use a double loaded brush to paint flowers and leaves etc?
(using two colours on the same brush, usually a dark and a light colour)

 

[Lellipop]

I double dip my colours when doing nail art and also when making 3d nail art.

 

[akaza]

I double dip my colours when doing nail art and also when making 3d nail art.

Hi lellipop,

I try to double dip and try to paint flowers...but they just never look like flowers!!!

What brush do you use, and is there a special way you have to hold the brush?

 

[bubbles132]

Hi

Try to give nailsofart a message. She is an expert on one stroke painting here in the netherlands. She is in my friendslist if you need her

greetings bubbles

 

[akaza]

Hi

Try to give nailsofart a message. She is an expert on one stroke painting here in the netherlands. She is in my friendslist if you need her

greetings bubbles

Thanks for that...I have sent her a message...hopefully she will be able to help!