marbleizing techniques

Easter Egg Hunt

Jade Sewell creates an adorable Easter nail art design.

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Marbled March Madness

These green-sparkled toes feature both gel marbleizing as well as pressed green glitter to make for a fun-looking St. Patrick’s Day pedi.

The Magic of Marbleizing Nail Art

The marbleizing nail art technique is so simple — just swirl colors together to make them look like the technique namesake of marbles — and so flexible.

Marbling Nails Without Water by Robin Moses

Nail tech Robin Moses shows us how to create a traditional marbleized nail art design (without using water). See more of her videos at www.robinmoses.com . To learn how to marble WITH water, here's a tutorial for that: China Glaze Polish Swirl Live Demo

Young Nails' Acrylic Marble Design. Part 2 of 2

Watch Young Nails' Greg Salo as he teaches an amazing marble design in acrylic. Part 2 of 2. Part 1: http://www.nailsmag.com/video/93462/young-nails-acrylic-marble-design-part-1-of-2

Young Nails' Acrylic Marble Design. Part 1 of 2

Watch Young Nails' Greg Salo as he teaches an amazing marble design in acrylic. Part 2: http://www.nailsmag.com/video/93463/young-nails-acrylic-marble-design-part-2-of-2

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.

Design #9: Marbleizing Neons

Apply a form to the finger and build a thin clear free edge. This will be the perfect canvas to marbleize on.

The Right Brush

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.

All the Marbles

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."