
Smart Ways to Market Art
OK, you’ve got your nail art techniques down and you have an array of design ideas stored up in memory, but how do you put the word out about your talent and sell the service to clients?

OK, you’ve got your nail art techniques down and you have an array of design ideas stored up in memory, but how do you put the word out about your talent and sell the service to clients?
How much can there be to manufacturing a tiny nail decal or a thin sliver of striping tape? Take a look—you’ll be surprised.

Your votes are in- the winners for the best of 1996 are here!

Sandra Deem has developed a technique, called portrait nail creation, in which a picture of a loved one (or two) is affixed to a fingernail.
Nail technician Margaret Howell selected stained-glass nail art as one of her four nail style projections for the NCA’s Fall/Winter 1991 Encore trend release.

Nail artist Liz Fojon decided to carve the tip into a diamond shape to match her dress, then add some rhinestones ... and carved nail tips were born.
NCA’s Global X-Treme collection incorporate large abstract florals, beads, stones, crushed grains, leather, and snakeskins

It's a nail fetishist's dream come true.

The votes have been tabulated, and we are proud to present the winning nails—and the technicians who created them — in the Best of ‘95 Reader Nail Art.

Mona Lisa has been an iconic figure for centuries. Nail technician Wendy Weldon uses nails as her canvas to recreate the famous painting.
Painting a perfect Mickey Mouse might earn you first place in a nail art competition, but it could also land you in legal hot water. Your nail art could be a copyright infringement.
She's got the dress, the shoes, and the earnings. Now add the final touch to your client's wedding attire with a nail design that completes her look.
Olympic gold medallist Florence Griffith Joyner kicked off her company’s $100,000 nail art contest at a fundraiser to benefit the Florence Griffith Joyner Youth Foundation.

Wisconsin nail artists helps fans show team support with nail art
In this three-part series, NAILS will show you how to get started doing nail art.
What if you do all 10 nails? Is airbrushing priced differently from other techniques?
For a nail art design that takes an hour, nail artist Judy Franck charges what she would for a fill.