using fan brush!! for nail art effect

[Fab Freak]

I have seen these fanned nail art brushes (I have one very similar which someone bought me years ago for dusting off excess eyeshaddow lol)
but I am not sure how to use them do you use them to blend acrylic paints for say a sunset background or similar....

I dont do airbrushing yet and I am keen to get blended colour effects and hope this will achieve it...

so any tips for me you nail art freaks...

 

[angel fingers]

put some little blobs of paint of different colours next to each other on a palette of some kind and lightly draw your fan brush through them so that it picks up a little of each colour across the width of the bristles. apply the paint in one stroke to the nail, wipe the brush to remove the excess colour and then with a very light touch use the brush to gently merge the colour slightly for a nice graduated effect. or apply poloish to the nail then use your fan brush to add another colour with a light touch. be sure not to overload the brush or you will lose the gentle effect.

 

[Fab Freak]

Thanks - your an Angel :green:

 

[Carole Lindsay]

I have seen these fanned nail art brushes (I have one very similar which someone bought me years ago for dusting off excess eyeshaddow lol)
but I am not sure how to use them do you use them to blend acrylic paints for say a sunset background or similar....

I dont do airbrushing yet and I am keen to get blended colour effects and hope this will achieve it...

so any tips for me you nail art freaks...

Hey Lou, i fancy having a go at that too. Do Spangles do a fan brush as well?

 

[Fab Freak]

Never seen one in my local Denis Williams, and I dont think I have seen one in Stars catalgoue..do you want me to try and get one at Gmex for you, or is that to far off? I could give it to Jo, for when you visit her...

 

[Sara Satchell]

put some little blobs of paint of different colours next to each other on a palette of some kind and lightly draw your fan brush through them so that it picks up a little of each colour across the width of the bristles. apply the paint in one stroke to the nail, wipe the brush to remove the excess colour and then with a very light touch use the brush to gently merge the colour slightly for a nice graduated effect. or apply poloish to the nail then use your fan brush to add another colour with a light touch. be sure not to overload the brush or you will lose the gentle effect.

Does any one have any pics of this effect?

 

[emmalouisa]

hi i use the fan brush its fab it shows u how to do it in the ks sa ra book xx i get all my brushes from my local art shop they are cheaper and better quality than star nails xx

 

[I'm a Star]

its not a very good picture but this was done with a fan brush from the nsi book i got a set of 3 brushes for about £7 i just used one colour

 

[talented talons]

I like that effect, I'm A Star, i've been debateing on getting a fan brush as i love doing nail art. It certainly gives a different effect on the nail. I suppose this is where the opalescent colours look good is it?