Day 139: 3-D Floral Nail Art

Ofelia Rochefort, Hair and Nail Gallery (El Paso, TX)

3-D Acrylic Roses

This video has no dialogue, so you can learn and watch with your eyes. Notice the angle of the brush, the consistency of the acrylic, the wait time before placing the product on the nail, and the placement of the petals. Use this video to try to make your own, pause between each petal, and try to repeat what I do. "You can do it!" Lauren Wireman says.

3-D Snake Parrot Cat Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Harmony. Creative. Nurturing. Emily Nash (Elkhart, Ind.) created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.

3-D Bird Lotus Sword Mandala Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Creativity. Dream. Fighter. Celina Ryden (Stockholm, Sweden) created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.

Transforming, a 3D-Printed Nail Animation

Manicurist Hatsuki Furutani worked with a large team with director Mizuki Kawano and Producer Yuna Takayama to create this magnificent stop-motion animation on nails. "We printed three-dimensional artificial nails by importing the animation data into the “ProJet 660 Pro” full color 3D printer. A total of 521 nails were produced by the printer, the thinnest parts measuring only 0.56mm," says the team. "We attached and replaced the nails to an actual human hand, and filmed frame by frame." The video is purely a stop-motion animation without use of computer graphics. You Might Also Like: Nail Art Animation Featuring the Kia Picanto Car

Flirty Girl 3-D Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Beauty. Luxury. Flirt. Alena Severnaya (April Ryan) from San Diego, Calif. created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.

Day 223: 3-D Bows and Dots Nail Art

Elizabeth Mellor (Peterborough, UK)

3-D Ferris Wheel Roller Coaster Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.

Day 151: 3-D Butterfly Nail Art

Kristine Thiessen, Gismondis Hair Skin and Nails Salon, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada