<p><strong>Deconstructed Pet Portraits</strong></p>

<p>&quot;My inspiration was those funny pet portraits with the fancy old clothes and serious pet faces.&quot;</p>

Deconstructed Pet Portraits

"My inspiration was those funny pet portraits with the fancy old clothes and serious pet faces."

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Brigitta Fajt

<p><strong>Deconstructed Pet Portraits</strong></p>

<p>&quot;This set is a deconstructed painting, with the gold chrome 3D frames, &#39;oil&#39;&nbsp;painting flowers, multi-dimensional painting levels, on a &#39;wooden&#39; base and combination of matte &amp; glossy finish.&quot;</p>

Deconstructed Pet Portraits

"This set is a deconstructed painting, with the gold chrome 3D frames, 'oil' painting flowers, multi-dimensional painting levels, on a 'wooden' base and combination of matte & glossy finish."

Photo courtesy of

Brigitta Fajt

<p><strong>Deconstructed Pet Portraits</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I always wanted to make little portraits of my fur-babies, and what better time to do it than on a miniature canvas for a more challenging task.&quot;</p>

Deconstructed Pet Portraits

"I always wanted to make little portraits of my fur-babies, and what better time to do it than on a miniature canvas for a more challenging task."

Photo courtesy of

Brigitta Fajt

<p><strong>Traditional Japanese Art</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I chose to honor some traditional Japanese art pieces with my final set to show off my sculpting skills.&quot;</p>

Traditional Japanese Art

"I chose to honor some traditional Japanese art pieces with my final set to show off my sculpting skills."

Photo courtesy of

Britt Higgins

<p><strong>Traditional Japanese Art</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I used main elements from&nbsp;Kokkei-Shinbun&rsquo;s &#39;Giant Octopus&#39;&nbsp;(1908), Hokusai&rsquo;s &#39;The Dream of the Fisherman&rsquo;s Wife&#39;&nbsp;(1814) and &#39;The Great Wave off Kanagawa&#39;&nbsp;(1831).&quot;</p>

Traditional Japanese Art

"I used main elements from Kokkei-Shinbun’s 'Giant Octopus' (1908), Hokusai’s 'The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife' (1814) and 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' (1831)."

Photo courtesy of

Britt Higgins

<p><strong>Traditional Japanese Art</strong></p>

<p>&#39;The set includes some other traditional Japanese elements including dragons, which symbolizes good fortune, happiness and strength. The red dot symbolizes &#39;the Japanese love of harmonious and curvaceous shapes&#39;&nbsp;-Kusama.&quot;</p>

Traditional Japanese Art

'The set includes some other traditional Japanese elements including dragons, which symbolizes good fortune, happiness and strength. The red dot symbolizes 'the Japanese love of harmonious and curvaceous shapes' -Kusama."

Photo courtesy of

Britt Higgins

<p><strong>Venetian Art in Vegas</strong></p>

<p>&quot;This nail design was inspired by my recent trip to Vegas. We stayed at the Venetian resort hotel, my favorite place to stay in Vegas. The art and architecture at the Venetian is so beautiful. There is something to see around every corner,&nbsp;amazing reproduction of renaissance art on the ceilings, and statues, art and colours everywhere you look.&quot;</p>

Venetian Art in Vegas

"This nail design was inspired by my recent trip to Vegas. We stayed at the Venetian resort hotel, my favorite place to stay in Vegas. The art and architecture at the Venetian is so beautiful. There is something to see around every corner, amazing reproduction of renaissance art on the ceilings, and statues, art and colours everywhere you look."

Photo courtesy of

Jacqueline McClement

<p><strong>Venetian Art in Vegas</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I wanted a rich Italian feeling in this design, so I chose bright colors and lots of gold. And of course I chose portraits inspired by the ceiling paintings.&quot;</p>

Venetian Art in Vegas

"I wanted a rich Italian feeling in this design, so I chose bright colors and lots of gold. And of course I chose portraits inspired by the ceiling paintings."

Photo courtesy of

Jacqueline McClement

<p><strong>Venetian Art in Vegas</strong></p>

<p>&quot;Finally, I had to add NFC flashing light chips in the sculpted eye accents because it&rsquo;s Vegas of course! I hope you all enjoy these. Viva LasVegas!&quot;</p>

Venetian Art in Vegas

"Finally, I had to add NFC flashing light chips in the sculpted eye accents because it’s Vegas of course! I hope you all enjoy these. Viva LasVegas!"

Photo courtesy of

Jacqueline McClement

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Deconstructed Pet Portraits

"My inspiration was those funny pet portraits with the fancy old clothes and serious pet faces."


Photo courtesy of

Brigitta Fajt

<p><strong>Deconstructed Pet Portraits</strong></p>

<p>&quot;This set is a deconstructed painting, with the gold chrome 3D frames, &#39;oil&#39;&nbsp;painting flowers, multi-dimensional painting levels, on a &#39;wooden&#39; base and combination of matte &amp; glossy finish.&quot;</p>
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Deconstructed Pet Portraits

"This set is a deconstructed painting, with the gold chrome 3D frames, 'oil' painting flowers, multi-dimensional painting levels, on a 'wooden' base and combination of matte & glossy finish."


Photo courtesy of

Brigitta Fajt

<p><strong>Deconstructed Pet Portraits</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I always wanted to make little portraits of my fur-babies, and what better time to do it than on a miniature canvas for a more challenging task.&quot;</p>
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Deconstructed Pet Portraits

"I always wanted to make little portraits of my fur-babies, and what better time to do it than on a miniature canvas for a more challenging task."


Photo courtesy of

Brigitta Fajt

<p><strong>Traditional Japanese Art</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I chose to honor some traditional Japanese art pieces with my final set to show off my sculpting skills.&quot;</p>
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Traditional Japanese Art

"I chose to honor some traditional Japanese art pieces with my final set to show off my sculpting skills."


Photo courtesy of

Britt Higgins

<p><strong>Traditional Japanese Art</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I used main elements from&nbsp;Kokkei-Shinbun&rsquo;s &#39;Giant Octopus&#39;&nbsp;(1908), Hokusai&rsquo;s &#39;The Dream of the Fisherman&rsquo;s Wife&#39;&nbsp;(1814) and &#39;The Great Wave off Kanagawa&#39;&nbsp;(1831).&quot;</p>
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Traditional Japanese Art

"I used main elements from Kokkei-Shinbun’s 'Giant Octopus' (1908), Hokusai’s 'The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife' (1814) and 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' (1831)."


Photo courtesy of

Britt Higgins

<p><strong>Traditional Japanese Art</strong></p>

<p>&#39;The set includes some other traditional Japanese elements including dragons, which symbolizes good fortune, happiness and strength. The red dot symbolizes &#39;the Japanese love of harmonious and curvaceous shapes&#39;&nbsp;-Kusama.&quot;</p>
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Traditional Japanese Art

'The set includes some other traditional Japanese elements including dragons, which symbolizes good fortune, happiness and strength. The red dot symbolizes 'the Japanese love of harmonious and curvaceous shapes' -Kusama."


Photo courtesy of

Britt Higgins

<p><strong>Venetian Art in Vegas</strong></p>

<p>&quot;This nail design was inspired by my recent trip to Vegas. We stayed at the Venetian resort hotel, my favorite place to stay in Vegas. The art and architecture at the Venetian is so beautiful. There is something to see around every corner,&nbsp;amazing reproduction of renaissance art on the ceilings, and statues, art and colours everywhere you look.&quot;</p>
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Venetian Art in Vegas

"This nail design was inspired by my recent trip to Vegas. We stayed at the Venetian resort hotel, my favorite place to stay in Vegas. The art and architecture at the Venetian is so beautiful. There is something to see around every corner, amazing reproduction of renaissance art on the ceilings, and statues, art and colours everywhere you look."


Photo courtesy of

Jacqueline McClement

<p><strong>Venetian Art in Vegas</strong></p>

<p>&quot;I wanted a rich Italian feeling in this design, so I chose bright colors and lots of gold. And of course I chose portraits inspired by the ceiling paintings.&quot;</p>
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Venetian Art in Vegas

"I wanted a rich Italian feeling in this design, so I chose bright colors and lots of gold. And of course I chose portraits inspired by the ceiling paintings."


Photo courtesy of

Jacqueline McClement

<p><strong>Venetian Art in Vegas</strong></p>

<p>&quot;Finally, I had to add NFC flashing light chips in the sculpted eye accents because it&rsquo;s Vegas of course! I hope you all enjoy these. Viva LasVegas!&quot;</p>
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Venetian Art in Vegas

"Finally, I had to add NFC flashing light chips in the sculpted eye accents because it’s Vegas of course! I hope you all enjoy these. Viva LasVegas!"


Photo courtesy of

Jacqueline McClement

We've arrived at the very last challenge of Season 10 of our NAILS' Next Top Nail Artist competition. For this challenge, our final three standing had a unique assignment. We tasked Brigitta, Britt and Jacqueline with creating an amazing set of short nails, ones that would make us widen our eyes and say "Spectacular shorties!" The very limited design space certainly posed a challenge, but we think they each blew it out of the water.

Check out the artists' final challenge submissions in the slideshow above. We'll be naming an overall NTNA Season 10 winner in the coming days, so root for your favorite and stay tuned.

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