
3-D Gel Marbleizing Technique
Try this eye-catching gel design from Surrey, Canada-based Olga Palylyk of Ornate Nailz by Olga. Palylyk specializes in gel nail art designs.

Try this eye-catching gel design from Surrey, Canada-based Olga Palylyk of Ornate Nailz by Olga. Palylyk specializes in gel nail art designs.
Apply a form to the finger and build a thin clear free edge. This will be the perfect canvas to marbleize on.

Andrea Stacey, a nail tech at Cassims Hair Design in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, literally followed her dreams. About seven years ago, Stacey dreamt about marbleizing colored acrylic on nails. "When I woke up, it was just so clear," Stacey says. "How I do it today is exactly how I did it in my dream."

When it comes to nail art, it isn’t a one-brush-will-do kind of situation. With the proper brush, a tech can create everything from thin detailed lines, to color-blended shadows, and even elaborate flowers.

Young Nails Imagination Art Acrylic Powders can be used to create an amazing variety of nail designs. The powders come in four collections of solid colors, plus five collections of glitters, and they handle well so techs can create intricate designs.

Step-by-step by Gina Silvestro, Micheal K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon, Cranston, R.I.

Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.

Nails by Jennifer Mather, Polished Nail Design Group Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Nails by Jennifer Mather, Polished Nail Design Group Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada


Nails by Keta Jackson, Dezinerz Edge Nails in Salon Dejon, Sandston, Va.

Acrylic gel nail art tutorial from You Tube user Oceasianails.

Acrylic gel nail art: water marble nail polish tutorial from oceasianails.

No two nails will be exactly alike with this unique blending and swirling of polish.

Nails by Laura Russell, Dolce Salon & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Nails by Leilani Douglass, New Concepts in Florence, Ore.

Try this free-hand marbled French for a variation of the classic French Tip.