NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (NailGurl)

NailGurl (Bronx, NY) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "Music has changed (as a whole), and the devices used to play music have evolved over time. I remember the days when records were played at house parties and clubs. I also often daydreamed about my teenage years; making good use of spending hard-earned cash on cassette tapes, while breaking a few portable cassette players along the way. And please don’t get me started on those lovely holographic rings neatly pressed in plastic…better known as CD’s. Weren't those divine? And everything changed when MP3 players invaded the eardrums of the youth and adults…..from coast to coast. What next? And that is the inspiration behind this piece."

Troubleshooter: 3-D Acrylic Butterfly

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Entity's director of education, Lorena Marquez, shows how to sculpt a 3-D butterfly using colored acrylic powders.

3D UV Gel Nail Art

Design Sculpture Gel, or D gel. The idea is have a gel that can easily be sculptured, carved and shaped like acrylic nail extension, but without smell or discomfort to the skin that some clients experience when acrylics are applied.

Day 108: Spring 3-D Flower Nail Art

Catherine Lugo-Lopez, Fabulous Nails, Harrisburg, Pa. @cathys_fabulousnails

3D Acrylic Nail Art Tutorial

Step-by-step guide to applying acrylic nail art by You Tube user topgal.

Troubleshooter: 3-D Cupcake Design

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI guest artist Adela Munoz shows how to create a 3-D cupcake design using colored acrylics.

Day 187: 3-D Acrylic Floral Nail Art

Jenny Meek, Classy Nails by Jenny (Fletcher, Okla.)

Day 115: 3-D Acrylic Flowers Nail Art

Natalia Mager, MagNatnails (Brooklyn, NY)

Enter the Dragon 3-D Stiletto Nails

For VietSALON Magazine's January/February 2012 cover, Robert Nguyen added a gel overlay to his extreme stilettos and sculpted a dragon and waves with OPI Absolute Crystal Clear acrylic powder.