Artists brushes for nail arts?!

Im not much into nail arts...specially flowers, not because i don't like them...but i just can't... T_T

I do decorate my nails but its just simple ones.. im actually a minimalist when it comes to nail designs, but sometimes its fun to fully decorate my nails every once in a while...The last time i did a nail art tutorial it's a fully decorated look which is not exactly my style but it's still fun sometimes...

Anyways, in order to do some nail arts you have to have the proper tools,right?...but you know, you don't have to go buy the PROPER tools

I don't have that much with me...in fact you get to see my other nail post, you would see that i only use the white nail art pen & a toothpick in making decorations...

I promised before (long way ago!) that i'll be posting something about artist's brushes & i thought that it's time to post something about it before i cut my nails short again..

Here are 2 of the brushes that i have with me ever since i started painting, that i think can be used to do nail deco too.


They're just the normal brushes that you can find at any local bookstores or craft stores...

One is pointed & the other one is flat,you can even see the price & the number of the brushes...
It's just pretty cheap...It's just $1.10 (approx) per brush..

Now, i tried using the flat brush to make a checkered design....
This is the first time that i tried it so it would still look messy...

You'll need lots of patience in doing this!haha!

• Start with clean nails that has been coated with a nail base.
• Coat it with your desired color (i use black here just so to show the contrast between the colors.
• Then take the flat brush, then dip it on the color that you choose-in my case, i choose white.. you can use acrylic or nail polish..i use polish here..
• Make small squares starting from the base of the nails using the flat tip of the brush...like so...
• ...going to the tip..alternating them to form the checkered design
• it's your choice if you want to put spaces on them or just line them together (see the difference between the 2 nails?)
• Apply a clear polish over it so to make it last longer
• Finish it with a top coat. Don't forget to clean the edges of the nails with a q-tip dipped in a polish remover!

Clean the brush by taking the polish off with a polish remover...if you use acrylic, its easier for you can remove acrylic easily by washing it with soap & water.

I'll try to use the other brush for nail art too...

So, see..it's ok to do nail designs even if you don't have the real nail stuff to go with it...
You just have to let your resourcefulness come up.

^_~