Amalgam Nail Art Course

Products you will need for your Amalgam Online Course

Please do not hesitate to ask questions in the comment box below should you need assistance with any of the products listed below, alternatively you are welcome to send me an email with your questions - bespokenailspecialist.sa@gmail.com

• Gel Polish in neutral/earthy tones and white.

  • This will be used for practising purposes.

  • White will be used as the base colour on your practise sticks/nails.

  • My recommendation - Gel Couture Gel Polish.
    

• UV/LED Curing lamp

• Matt Topcoat

  • My recommendation - Nele Matt Topcoat

• Liner Brush

  • My recommendation - Roubloff DK43R #0 (15mm) Liner brush
    

• Transfer Foil

  • My recommendation - Nail Art Addicts Transfer foil.

• Black Gel Paint

  • My recommendation - Young Nails Over drive (black) gel paint

• Watercolour/Aquarelle brush

  • My recommendation - Roubloff DK13R #1 or #1,5

• Watercolour paint

  • My recommendation- Nevskaya Palitra Sonnet pan OR ROSA Art watercolour paint.

• Gel Base coat (NOT RUBBER BASECOAT)

  • I use Gel-it Professional Basecoat

• Transfer Foil Gel

  • I use Gel-it Transfer foil gel.
    

• Practise nails/sticks

• Lint Free wipes

• Rubbing alcohol / Isopropyl alcohol

• Dotting tool

• Glass for water

• Paper towel to wipe your brush off on.

Nail art brush maintenance is a very important part when it comes to nail art and the importance of looking after your brush before and after a service.

I would recommend that you use a normal Base Coat gel to clean your brush before and after a nail art service - on this way, your brush will work more effective(it will not be hard and bend beautifully when drawing your designs). Not only does it condition your brush, but it also allows your for good product control as it will keep your product in the right place on the brush when drawing a design.

You can follow the exact same steps after a service since the Base coat will keep your brush bristled together and conditions your brush.

Focus on the below points to achieve the perfect line/s:

• Ensure your brush is loaded in the correct manner - meaning that your brush bristles should have sufficient product right around the bristles.

• If your brush is overloaded, it will result in thick lines.

• If your bush is not loaded with enough product, your lines will break while painting. You will also notice that it feels like your bristles is not running smoothly over the surface.

• Also ensure you cover 3/4 of the brush bristles with your gel paint in order to use the full potential of the brush bristles.

• Roll the brush handle between your fingers to allow the correct load, also ensure you drag lines out while doing so.

• Hold your brush in a 30-40 degrees angle when starting your line, gently apply pressure allowing the bristles to bend. REMEMBER, the more pressure you apply the thicker your lines will be - practise an even pressure for the best results.

• Use your pinkie to support your hand when drawing lines, this will allow for correct brush control.

• Take your time when drawing a line, focus on all the point listed above - PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT!

I will encourage you to practise these lines as much as possible in order for your to be 100% comfortable and to understand what your brush and paint is doing. Once you have mastered your brush and lines, move over to your first design.

When it comes to Amalgam nail art designs, one of the most important elements is the background design.

Here are a few points to look at to achieve the perfect designs:

• Do not use dark/vibrant colours.

• Ensure your 3 different nail art mediums(transfer foil, watercolour and gel polish) are complimenting one another.

• If you are using one dark colour as part of your colour blocking, gradually tone down the other 2 colours to ensure your top surface design will not be compromised.

• The ideal colour combination will be earthy/warm undertone colours.

• Play around when mixing your watercolour paint and ensure that your colour blocking is not too dense.

• I will recommend that you use your Amalgam nail art skills as accent nail art designs instead of doing them on all 10 fingers. This will ensure you have 1-2 focus nails with complimentary one-colours on the rest of the nails.

I would love to hear your in-put or recommendation, leave a comment in the comment box below.

Check the below before moving on to the next design:

• Are your lines even and crisp?

• Did your gel paint overflow into one another causing your lines to have some thicker areas where the lines meet?

• Ensure your set of 3 leaves are not symmetric and has their own characteristics - check your placements.

• Can you see a clear difference between the main stem and the smaller stems that come out from the leaves?

If you found that all the above is correct, continue with your next design.

Check the below before moving on to the next design:

• Are your lines even and crisp?

• Did your gel paint overflow into one another causing your lines to have some thicker areas where the lines meet?

• Is your design placement balanced - look at all your leaf placements.

• Can you clearly see the difference between the smaller and bigger leaves?

• Is there a difference in stem thickness from the main stem and the smaller stems?

If you found that all the above is correct, continue with your next design.

Check the below before moving on to the next design:

• Are your lines even and crisp?

• Did your gel paint overflow into one another causing your lines to have some thicker areas where the lines meet?

• Does the tulip petals look similar?

• Did your leaf designs create depth right at the top of the leaf where the lines meet?

• Ensure your lines in the leaves are not running into on another and that they are very thin.

If you found that all the above is correct, continue with your next design.

Check the below before moving on to the next design:

• Are your lines even and crisp?

• Did your gel paint overflow into one another causing your lines to have some thicker areas where the lines meet?

• Is your design placement balanced - look at all your leaf placements.

• Are your leaves showing different directions?

• Is there a difference in stem thickness from the main stem and the smaller stems?

If you found that all the above is correct, continue with your next d

Check the below before moving on to the next design:

• Are your lines even and crisp?

• Did your gel paint overflow into one another causing your lines to have some thicker areas where the lines meet?

• Ensure your main focus is on the biggest flower and the gradually going smaller in design.

• Look at your flower placement, the all should have their own unique look.

If you found that all the above is correct, continue with your next design.