Unusual fish manicure ideas
Among the most popular trends in nail art, the marine theme has been listed for several years. Recently, manicure with goldfish of various shapes and sizes has gained particular popularity.
Color spectrum
Gold, however, like any other fish, it is difficult to imagine without the sea, so the manicure contains a variety of marine shades: from turquoise to dark blue and even black. All manifestations of yellow, green, white, blue are also relevant. Among the primary colors must be gold. However, the glitter of gold on fish scales can be replaced with rhinestones, sequins and other additional components.
In addition, neon tones are in demand in such a manicure, which makes the image brighter and more vibrant.
Who is it suitable for?
It is difficult to call a universal manicure with a pattern of goldfish on nails. Nevertheless, it will suit both very young girls and older women.
The main thing when creating a nail design is not to overdo it and remember about age. lovers of original manicure, as well as where she will go with it. After all, it is clear that too bright and catchy manicure will be inappropriate for a woman in her years working in a large company.
It is worth noting that you can do a manicure with fish for both short and long nails, regardless of their shape.
Popular ideas
Currently, the masters offer the most diverse nail designs with the image of goldfish. Among them are the brightest and most popular prints that you can try to make yourself at home.
To draw a goldfish on a black background, you will need:
- gel varnishes in black, yellow, neon, orange;
- white watercolor for nails;
- brushes of different thicknesses;
- varnish with a golden tint;
- top-end coverage.
They begin to design the nail from the background coating - in this case it will be black. One thin layer of dark gel polish is applied to the nail plate and dried with a lamp for 1-2 minutes. The sticky layer is not removed from the coating.
On the finished background in white watercolor, make a sketch: body, tail and fins of the future fish. To fix the pattern, the nail is dried again.
The next step is color design. To do this, paint the tail of the fish with yellow varnish and make several spots on the body and fins. Then the tail is shaded with neon and orange and the rest of the silhouette is painted, while there is no need to clearly distinguish between yellow and orange - the transition between them should be smooth, slightly blurred. When the fish is ready, the nail is dried again under the lamp for three minutes to secure the pattern.
To make the fish golden, a few strokes are made on the tail and fins with the help of golden gel polish and the result is fixed again under the lamp.
At the end of the manipulations, the fins are outlined in black, the back, eyes and tail are highlighted. Then, to make the drawing expressive, they pass white paint along the same contours with a small indent.
It remains to complete the final touch of an unusual and beautiful manicure - cover with a top and dry.
Fabulous fish on a white background. To create such a design, you will need watercolors for nails in the following colors:
- sweet raspberries;
- sweet orange;
- gooseberry;
- black Orchid.
In addition, you will need a white gel polish for the background.
After preparing the background base with "orange" watercolors, a fish is drawn on the nail plate, adding a few strokes of "gooseberry" and "sweet raspberry". The finished silhouette is slightly blurred with a top and dried under a lamp.
Mixing "orange", "raspberry" and "black orchid" they paint shadows on and around the fish, emphasize the contour with a thin brush and dry again under a lamp.
Having fixed the main drawing, strokes are once again highlighted in white and black on it and the eye is drawn, after which the nail is again dried under a lamp.
In order for the fish to become truly fabulous, at the end it is decorated with sparkles.
Goldfish on the sea background. In this case, the following materials are used:
- white gel polish;
- gel paints in blue, bright green, burgundy, neon and orange;
- gold and brown gel polish.
First of all, the nail plate is covered with a thin layer of white gel polish and dried in a lamp. After that, blue paint is applied to the nail in a chaotic manner. Then, without cleaning the brush, add green (you can also use bright blue) strokes and dry the nail again.
When the background is ready, a so-called underpainting is made on it in white and the drawing is dried again.
The fish is painted in a bright burgundy color with the addition of neon and orange. After the next drying, a drop of golden gel polish is placed on the nail, from which with a thin brush the golden threads are drawn along the tail and fins. All this is sent back to the lamp.
The eye of the fish is painted in a dark brown color, and accents are also placed with it. After everything is ready, the drawing is fixed, covered with a top and sent to the final drying.
In addition to these options, there is also another design for marigolds with fish: with sequins and medium-sized rhinestones. In addition, even in the finished drawing, each master can add something of his own, making the nail design a real masterpiece, which will undoubtedly cheer up its owner and make others pay attention to her.
An example of a fish design is shown in the following video.