Skeleton Leaves

[kiwigirl63]

I have been looking through the gallery and came across a set of nails that had a skeleton leaf design. Can some direct me somewhere on a tutorial or someway of doing these?

 

[Peter Pan]

all you have to do flower, is sculpt or apply clear tip - stick skeleton leaf on (cut to size) then apply clear acrylic over the top

 

[kiwigirl63]

thanks :o

 

[~Emmsybabes~]

Sam Biddle: Love Charm -step by step


http://www.salongeek.com/nail-geek/53191-first-skeleton-leaf-nails-pics.html

here you go hun,
I love skeleton leaves, good luck with them...and be patient lol it will pay off xxxxx

 

[angel fingers]

Sam Biddle: Love Charm -step by step


http://www.salongeek.com/nail-geek/53191-first-skeleton-leaf-nails-pics.html

here you go hun,
I love skeleton leaves, good luck with them...and be patient lol it will pay off xxxxx

nice to see your work again ems. you do a lovely job.

 

[kiwigirl63]

All I can say is thank so much for the website - it is fantastic and WOW I love your nails!!!!!:green:

 

[~Emmsybabes~]

You're welcome,
Sam Biddle is an amazingly talented artist,
Theres quite a few tutorials on there hunny...have fun with them..

I have a client for skelton leaves in a few weeks, If she doesnt mind I will take step by step pictures and add a tutorial to this site ...

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[blondienailgurl]

what are skeleton leaves? are they kind of like a lace but got a leaf design and are transparent?? sorry just trying to figure it out

 

[angel fingers]

what are skeleton leaves? are they kind of like a lace but got a leaf design and are transparent?? sorry just trying to figure it out

no, when a leaf is new it has a coating of green flesh.
the skeleton is what takes nutrients through the leaf to keep it alive.
when the leaf rots, if it has the right conditions, just the green part will dissintegrate and leave the 'skeleton' in tact.
they are generally magnolia leaves but certain other types will work too, usually tougher fleshy leaves.

the resulting skeletons are then dyed or left natural.

 

[chantell simone]

At Your Finger Tips > Your Search Results

is this what you mean?

i've seen this few times and i always wondered how exactly they work

i loved embedded nail art

 

[angel fingers]

At Your Finger Tips > Your Search Results

is this what you mean?

i've seen this few times and i always wondered how exactly they work

i loved embedded nail art

thats it, they are quite big leaves, you just cut a piece out to fit the nail.