Sculpting nails: interesting ideas and techniques

Any of us tend to choose a design manicure to your liking and preferences. Nail design can say a lot about its owner. In short, monochrome nails are chosen by busy, energetic women. Classic jacket on semi-long nails - elegant and practical girls. The most luxurious nail design options to taste those who are not afraid to experiment, likes to attract everyone's attention and always follow the fashion. They will like the volume modeling on the nails. The rest can try this design for a special occasion.

This chic and rich manicure in all respects has appeared quite recently. It corresponds to the tendencies of the last seasons for naturalism and fantasy solutions in the choice of decor. Details of manicure, made in 3D, look as realistic as possible. If real buds bloom on your hands or float, threatening to evade, the fish will most likely have the work of a true master.

It is rather difficult for a non-professional to perform volume modeling on nails. Features of the material require perseverance, artistic talent, full hands, fast work, high professionalism. However, if you want to make a fashionable manicure with volumetric details on your own, do not despair. Having the initial skills in the implementation of the simplest manicure and patterns, you can make a simple three-dimensional drawing yourself at least on accent nails. Moreover, the modern industry opens up the widest opportunities for the beginners of nail art.

It is believed that such a manicure is more appropriate for a festive outlet, suitable for a wedding or a holiday. However, this view is wrong. Elegant small details in the form of accents on one or two fingers (in the form of traditional colors, for example) will look appropriate on weekdays. This design is often combined with monochrome or French delicate manicure. For the practicality of a manicure, you can not worry. Volumetric modeling, made with acrylic or special gel, lasts a long time without chipping and damage, if it is made of high quality. Well, outside the work you can afford and more eye-catching decor.

Sculpting on the nails is most often performed after building up or at least covering the gel or shellac. On the untreated nail plate, such a technique will look sloppy and inappropriate. Usually this option manicure perform on long or medium length nails. The form is preferred sharp, oval or ballerina. You can make a three-dimensional design and short nails, if this will be placed in the right accents, and the details are made small and neat.

Sculpting on the nails, made by a professional, embodies the most daring design ideas and shows his skill. With the help of the finest brush, dots and other special tools, the master creates a unique design, made in the smallest detail in volume. The work requires perseverance, perfected instrument skills, because the material dries out quickly.

Such a technique is particularly popular when performing a wedding manicure bride. Aged in delicate cream and pink tones, the volume pattern is complemented by the most luxurious décor: glitter, rhinestones, and beads. For holiday and evening options, more saturated colors and a variety of options for ideas are used.These are not only traditional flowers and monograms. Any thematic figures are embodied in this technique: leaves, animals, fish and starfishes, imitation of knitted linen, fruit.

Volumetric design can be in gloss or matte version. It goes well with other sophisticated techniques. Special charm attached to this manicure "raindrops". Interesting options are obtained when using in one manicure several types of different techniques, even in complex colors. An experienced master is able to create whole pictures and other masterpieces on your nails.

The volume decorative molding is quite effective in itself. But with the same success, it can also be performed as part of a more complex multi-component nail design. There are many variations to create both holiday options and more modest everyday patterns.

Flowers, butterflies, and images of animals perform most often in the 3D effect. Such a gentle manicure is especially good in the spring and summer season. When nature is just waking up from a winter sleep, delicate flowers bloom on your fingers and beautiful moths spread their wings. Such drawings are perfectly complemented by the technique of creating dew drops. Flower petals come to life. Imitation of water droplets gives them pristine freshness and even greater naturalness.

Wedding manicure with volumetric modeling is very popular. White rose or tender lily often adorn the fingers of fashionable brides. A manicure with a list in the form of lace, air flowers and decorations with rhinestones and glitter of golden tones helps to create tenderness, lightness and solemnity in such an image.

Gentle, romantic and elegant nail art with volumetric modeling is obtained on the basis of French manicure. In this case, accents are not placed on all, but on 2-3 nails. These can be flowers, monograms and other images of tender milky or powdery tones. It is interesting to look at the pictures and in all the beauty of juicy natural shades. With this option, it is better to choose a transparent base, and make the edge of the nail concise white or glitter.

Thematic manicure in volumetric version is also very popular. It can be cupids or hearts for Valentine's Day, volumetric snowflakes, rivets and Christmas balls for the New Year. For the holiday season, women often choose options in the form of juicy fruit or marine design. You can perform in the volumetric technique separate elements of the picture. Then a manicure will get a landscape with a perspective. Interesting and effective will look volumetric shells, gulls, anchors, bright circles of life. In other cases, in the 3D technique, the entire pattern on the nail is performed.

Very popular in this technique baguette design on the nails. Its essence is that the drawing (flat or three-dimensional) is made as if in a beautiful frame with monograms and lush decor. This frame is a protruding element in space. With such a pattern, various decorations are widely used: liquid stones, bouillons, glitter and rhinestones.

Do not be afraid of creating complex compositions. The three-dimensional image looks quite harmonious with various techniques in unexpected combinations. The main thing is not to combine five techniques on one nail at once. It should make smooth logical transitions designs. So, one fingers can be painted with a single-colored base, two fingers can be made using the ombre technique of the same shade, and the last one can be applied with a little rhinestone. Then the monochrome coating will be beautifully decorated with three-dimensional shapes.

If, nevertheless, you decide to make an actual volumetric manicure, you should stock up with the necessary tools and materials. First of all, you will need the compositions themselves to create different shapes. Experts use 2 types of basic materials - acrylic and gel. Gel base is recommended for beginners, as it is the most simple to perform and forgives minor errors.Acrylic material is more demanding, it quickly hardens and requires a verified application, as it makes the nail heavier in the bulk design. But it can be painted with all sorts of colors of acrylic paints.

There are two types of bases for creating volumetric shapes.

3D gel allows you to create any realistic images - from simple flowers and monograms to animal figures and landscapes. Its peculiarity is that it quickly freezes, approximately within 10-20 seconds. Therefore, you need to work as quickly as possible. Each part of the decor is drawn separately, then dried.

4D gel is a completely innovative material. With it, you can create the most complex and delicate patterns. By texture and structure, it is similar to gum and does not freeze. To dry such a decor will have very carefully a special lamp. Each master tries to choose the type of gel for his usual needs. The most common first option.

To create a high-quality picture, remember the rules for working with 3D gel.

• Before applying a volumetric pattern, natural nails are necessarily covered with a basic tool so that the material for sculpting does not damage them.
• Each element of a complex pattern is dried on its own for about three minutes. Drying time is directly dependent on the thickness of an element.
• Gel - material is quite durable and non-flowing. But with careless execution of manicure colors can merge.
• If you are just starting to work in the field of nail art or do it for yourself at home, you should not buy a lot of special tools. Four basic colors are enough, which can be mixed neatly among themselves on a foil or palette.
• The viscosity and plasticity of the basic substance helps to decorate the figures with rhinestones, beads, beads and other bright accent additions at the initial stage of application.

You will also need other materials and tools: basic gel polish, base and top coat, nail polish remover and degreaser, cotton swabs and foil, brushes and dots, acrylic powder and paint, activating liquid, gel, UV lamp, pusher. For the creation of an original and luxurious design, various decorative elements can be useful in addition: beads, rhinestones, bouillons, glitter, microbeads.

So, the dots can be replaced with an inscribed ballpoint pen, a stud with a round end. A brush can be taken from an old varnish, having previously cleaned it. The desired shape is given to it with the help of scissors, gradually cutting out hairs one at a time at the base of the attachment to the handle.

In the case when it is difficult to immediately draw on the move or you are not confident in your own abilities, you can use special stencils for volumetric modeling. They simplify work and save your time. And the pattern becomes especially neat.

You can make a volumetric nail design without visiting the nail salon. If you have already completed nail extension, then this is great, because the materials for sculpting will not be able to spoil the structure of your nail. If not, the pre-nail plate is covered with a base transparent layer. You can also use gel polish or shellac of the desired shade.

Before performing a manicure, you should decide on the shape and length of the nails. The design has its own characteristics for each type. So, on sharp and long nails the widest field for activity is in the design of various options. Short nails are less preferable for this kind of design.For them, choose a simple and not too protruding pattern of medium or small size.

If you approach the implementation responsibly and perform a manicure step by step in accordance with the instructions, you can get a very good result. To get started, do the usual manicure. Remove the remnants of the old coating, make a hand bath, sate fingers and nails with a special cream. Remove the cuticle and give the nails the desired size and shape. Apply the base coat very carefully to the entire surface of the nail. If necessary, correct it with a nail polish remover. Now you can spread out on the table all the necessary tools and begin to manicure.

1. Top-end finishing is applied over the main coating. After thoroughly drying it removes the upper sticky layer.
2. A small amount of gel is taken with a dots or a tool replacing it, approximately from a bead (depends on the element of the drawing). His fingertips should quickly roll into a ball.
3. A tiny ball is applied to the nail in the place where the drawing will be located, for example, a petal.
4. The place of attachment of a leaf or petal to the future center is pressed with the tip of the tool.
5. The resulting element must be well dried under an ultraviolet lamp for about two minutes. The next three-dimensional element of the picture is performed and fixed in the same way.
6. In order to impart a larger volume and depth to the folds of individual elements, it is possible to perform shadows with gel varnish.
7. If necessary, add additional decorations: glitter, rhinestones, microbeads. Once again, carefully dry all layers for 4-5 minutes under the lamp.

Comprehend the science of volumetric nail design slowly. Luxurious design does not require fuss. Experiment with color, volume and shape, aiming for greater naturalness. In choosing the image you are not limited by anything but fantasy. Favorite heroes, bows, inscriptions, floral motifs, cars and bicycles - you can make whole thematic compositions on your hands.

How to perform modeling on the nails with 3D gel, see the following video.