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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

One-stroke Roses

Hey, guess what! One-stroke is harder than water marbling. By several orders of magnitude. I used up a whole nail wheel only to end up with a mediocre result anyway. Those who can do one-stroke well are MADE OF MAGIC.



@seizethenail is having a contest based on 'tattoo style', and I've always found that one-stroke roses look like tattoo roses. Of course, I ended up with wild roses, not red roses. And I can't one-stroke to save my life. And this looks like wallpaper. SO IT GOES.



These are all acrylics on a base of Black Expressionism. (What a weird-ass name for a polish.)





Polishes used:
Finger Paints - Black Expressionism
Nail Pattern Boldness - Glitter A-Peel (base coat)
Seche Vite - top coat
acrylic paints
one-stroke brush
detail brush


J.

2 comments:

  1. Wow! People who can do these one stroke flowers astound me. I have tried for years with failure upon failure. THIS is amazing!

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  2. Thank you darling!! I've learned that going over the strokes a second time helps them be more opaque and look better. But yeah, the whole 'gentle wiggling' thing is still a bit beyond me. :P

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