How to draw a butterfly on your nails?

Butterfly manicure looks beautiful and delicate. This design is considered one of the best options for summer decoration today. However, the very process of creating a butterfly seems complicated, which often stops a girl who wants to make a design on her own. Consider a simple way to create a beautiful drawing, which each of us can master.

Butterflies on the nails can be different both in the degree of complexity of the pattern itself, and in size. In one case, this is one insect on an accent nail, in another, the composition can be located on two adjacent nail plates. They are painted using special acrylic-based gel paints.

To feel the pressure of the brush and make confident contour lines, you can practice in advance by drawing butterflies on special tips. This will allow you to better determine the place to start work, choose the size of the wings, and at the same time the color of the insect itself. You can first print the picture you like: redrawing usually allows you to achieve the best result in the absence of drawing experience. So do not miss the small details, and you can see what the wings and veins should be.

By far the best butterfly is one that is either confidently executed or realistic. Since the size of the nail and the lack of experience are often poor, you have to rely on the confidence of the lines.For the butterfly to look good, the contour should not have secondary eyeliner, and the colors should be well pigmented. Also, when making a picture, you need to think about the appropriateness of its further decoration.

The butterfly does not always fit on the accent nail completely. This is explained by the peculiarities of the nail plate itself, as well as by the technique of manicure. As for the length, it is difficult to fit a luxurious butterfly on short nails. We have to reduce its size, and with it the drawing of small details of the picture.

The technique of manicure allows you to use a drawing, for example, as a means of expressing a particular design. Let's say a partial butterfly can replace the traditional "smile" on an accent nail in a French manicure. It can also beat the “broken glass” technique, which today is considered one of the best in choosing a stylish design. The motive of the picture can be taken as a basis, displaying it on a semi-transparent veil basis. You can also draw an insect on a transparent background, thereby using the technique of negative space, which fills the manicure with lightness.

You can decorate an insect in a variety of ways, which will allow not only to demonstrate that the design belongs to the new season, but also to beat the drawbacks of drawing skills. For example, you can use a special manicure powder - rub in to create a pollen effect. Due to the difference in textures, it can make any coating extraordinary, regardless of its color. However, rubbing in the polyester powder should be careful so that it does not go beyond the intended contours.

You can decorate the butterfly with rhinestones, Japanese kamifubuki or broths. It will look good if you put dots of different sizes here and there on the wings. You can also use glitter to indicate contour lines. You should not decorate a butterfly in the spirit of stained glass painting, covering its wings, like a child's coloring with contrasting colors.

Usually, for manual drawing, a set of brushes and dots with different attachments are used. In addition to brushes, you can prepare a rubber tool for removing gel polish. It will allow you to wipe dry paint, leveling its outline. If there are no dots, wooden toothpicks will do.

If you want to cheat a little and get a professional design, you can use ready-made templates with an engraved pattern or stamping. This alternative pattern creation will shorten the drawing time and create a decent butterfly base in the right place on the accent nail. If it is decided to use stamping, then, in addition to the plate itself, a scraper is prepared to remove excess varnish and a roller, through which the image will be transferred from the plate to the nail.

Before drawing a butterfly on the accent nail, prepare all nails. For this, the length is leveled, the edges are given an identical shape, the cuticle and pterygium are removed. A special apparatus is used in nail salons.

After that, the gloss must be removed from the nails using a soft buff and degreased. Now you can start making the substrate for the design and coloring the rest of the nails. Consider a technology with a drawing scheme for beginners, indicating step by step what to do and after what.

• A base coat is applied to the prepared nails and sent to an ultraviolet lamp for two minutes.
• Next, a pigmented coating is applied to the nails and dried in a lamp for two minutes. White varnish is applied to the accent nail.
• With poor pigmentation, another layer of varnish is applied to the nails and dried again.

Start to design using color gel polish, black acrylic paint, tiny rhinestones.

• Dividing the nail into three parts in length, two-thirds recede and draw two almond-shaped wings, placing them at an angle in different directions.
• Downward from each winglet they recede slightly and draw elements of the two lower wings almost along the edge of the nail. Their shape is similar to a semicircle.
• They take a brush and outline the wings with black paint, trying to draw even and thin contours.
• In the corners of the upper wings, circles are drawn, then elongated almond-shaped figures are drawn inside the wings, performing a sharp edge at the very base of the wings.
• Inside the lower wings, there is only enough space for elongated small ovals.

• Next, the body of the insect is painted with black paint, thickening it in the place of the head.
• They are engaged in antennae: they put a point and from it they lead a smooth line to the head of the butterfly. This is how both antennae are displayed.
• After that, the drawing is fixed with a layer of topcoat with the obligatory sealing of the end of the nail.
• Without drying the finishing layer, they begin to decorate the butterflies with rhinestones. They are placed on the body, in the places of the upper circles and lower drawn ovals.
• Apply a top layer to all other nails, dry all nails in a lamp for two minutes.
• In order for the rhinestones on the accent nail to hold securely, they must be secured with another layer of finish. In this case, you need to use a thin brush so that the composition does not get on the front side of the rhinestones (from this they lose their shine).
• Final drying is carried out in an ultraviolet lamp for two minutes.
• After about 30 seconds after drying, the residual stickiness can be removed from the nails.

Knowing how to draw a butterfly on the nails step by step, you can show imagination and perform it in different techniques. There are some rules, knowing which nail design will be not only beautiful, but also expressive. For example:

• the color of the butterfly should overlap with the main background of the rest of the nails;
• color combinations should be harmonious; colors with different emotional coloring should not be opposed to each other (for example, combine red with blue);
• it is undesirable to sculpt a lot of decor (rhinestones, stones, broths) on the wings, the ease of design suffers from this;
• you should not repeat the drawing, as well as it is undesirable to do it in one direction on two hands;
• for the butterfly to look beautiful on the nail, you do not need to draw large flowers on adjacent plates;
• it is better to set aside one fingernail for decoration: if there are many butterflies, the design will be variegated, but boring.

Choosing the type of butterfly should be based on the shape of the nails. For example, a butterfly can be drawn from the side, which is especially appropriate for narrow nails. If you don't have any drawing skills, you can use a transfer sticker to create your drawing. To make it look like a hand drawing, you can paint over it, partially emphasizing the contours, veins of the wings, antennae. This method of drawing is used by professional craftsmen when the client is late, and the next time is occupied by another.

The butterfly should stand out against the selected background. Considering that the theme of the design automatically makes it summer, you can take light and delicate tones as a basis. Flesh and pastel shades will be a good background. The colors of the green group will also become harmonious (from light pistachio and mint to rich green).

If you wish, you can paint butterflies in neutral colors. In this case, the manicure can be black and white. This design suits most of the details of clothing, neutral tones are combined with any accessories of a woman's image. Silver-white butterflies on a black background will also look beautiful.

You can also use beige and brown contrast. It can be backed up with gold glitter. Butterflies in white and purple contrast will look great.They can especially stand out if you use mother-of-pearl texture or rubbing in the design. However, so that the butterfly does not get lost on a dark background, it is better to choose a brighter color for it, and make the main background one tone - two lighter.

We offer several examples of butterfly manicure design, which every woman can master.

Beautiful designs in gentle tones of the color palette will be appreciated by romantic natures.

An easy summer vacation solution that can brighten up even a modest outfit.

This design can pretend to be a decoration for a woman's evening look.

The harmonious combination of colors allows this design option to decorate the bow of the modern city dweller.

A dark manicure with fluttering butterflies can add aristocratic notes to the image of a woman.

Delicate manicure with a light ornament can cheer up its owner.

A bright option for nail design will be especially harmonious on vacation. You can afford the most daring color schemes.

A stylish option for the summer that will attract the enthusiastic glances of others.

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