I could not nail down a decision on what design to do for the tribal print prompt. It kind of bothered me all weekend. It wasn't until I googled "Aboriginal art" that I found what I wanted to do. I found so many beautiful images of dot artwork, and I knew I had to try it. Then after a couple more hours of decision making and hesitation on the colors and design, I finally got to work. Here's what I came up with!
What I used:
Zoya Flynn- base color (I love this color and almost didn't want to cover it up!)
Sephora by OPI What's a Tire Jack?- black
It's So Easy Stripe Rite - for the tiny white dots on the lizard
Sephora by OPI White hot- white for the other dots
BK #25 (from the Born Pretty Store)- orange
Sephora by OPI Studs and Stilettos- brown
Sephora by OPI It's Totally Karma- lime green
Finger Paints- Art Hue Serious?- forest green
Seche Vite top coat
China Glaze Matte Magic top coat
This is one that I really don't want to take off my nails right now!! At least the photos will last forever... I know I will be doing more designs like this in the future!
To start I applied two coats of Zoya Flynn. After letting it dry for a few minutes I applied a top coat. I'm sure I didn't need to, but I wanted to make sure it was smooth before I started with the design.
I started with my little lizard (isn't he cute?) in the middle and then worked my way out. I continued the dot pattern on the neighboring nails. Then on the thumb and pinky I used the same order with the colors, but with concentric circles. I used a long striper brush to make the lizard. For the dots I used the pointy shaped dotting tool from my nail art brush set.
I was just about to post this when I realized something was missing. I almost forgot that I wanted to see how this looked in a matte finish. So I quickly applied some China Glaze Matte Magic, took the photos, and added one to the post. I considered replacing all the ones I had ready with the matte ones, but then I couldn't decide. And it would be that much more work. Which do you like better?
What I used:
Zoya Flynn- base color (I love this color and almost didn't want to cover it up!)
Sephora by OPI What's a Tire Jack?- black
It's So Easy Stripe Rite - for the tiny white dots on the lizard
Sephora by OPI White hot- white for the other dots
BK #25 (from the Born Pretty Store)- orange
Sephora by OPI Studs and Stilettos- brown
Sephora by OPI It's Totally Karma- lime green
Finger Paints- Art Hue Serious?- forest green
Seche Vite top coat
China Glaze Matte Magic top coat
This is one that I really don't want to take off my nails right now!! At least the photos will last forever... I know I will be doing more designs like this in the future!
