Watercolour Masterclass Nail Art Course

Product Checklist:

• Velvet / Satin Matt topcoat (ensure your matt topcoat cures without and inhibition layer)

• LED Curing lamp.

• White gel polish.

• Rubbing Alcohol / Isopropyl Alcohol (70% or higher)

• Watercolour paint, my recommendations: Nevskaya Palitra Sonnet / White Nights or ROSA Gallery Fine Art Watercolour Paints.

• Watercolour brush, my recommendations: Roubloff #1 and #1,5 round kolinsky brush(DK13R)

• Practise nails / tips.

• Metallic watercolour paint in gold.

• Gold leaf nail art foil.

• Base coat gel polish / transfer foil gel.

• Rubber Topcoat/ Flex topcoat/ Sculpting Gel and a normal gloss top coat.

• Lint free wipes.

• Mixing tray with a flat surface.

• Spray bottle with water.

• 2 x Glasses with water (one will be used to wash / rinse your brush and the other will be used for clean water, this should remain clean.

• Paper towel to wipe your brush.

You will follow the exact same steps which we did for the Floweret Watercolour course.

When doing watercolour nail art, you want to ensure you work on a white matt surface.

• If you an acrylic nail technician, you will work on a white/milky white acrylic. Apply your matt top coat after your finish filing.

• If you are a nail technician working with hard gel or gel polish you will use your white gel polish as a base colour and apply your matt top coat and then start with your watercolour nail art.

Always ensure that you have wiped your matt top coat with rubbing/isopropyl alcohol and a lint free wipe before starting with your design.

Educate your client to not touch the prepared surface since any oil will prevent the watercolour from adhering to the matt surface.

It is important to know how to create more/less dense nail designs. During practise, we will focus on the amount of water added gradually to your paint in order to understand the correct water to paint ratio.

• Correct water ratio when mixing your paint.

• Focus on brush placement, pressure applied to create thin/thick lines or designs.

• Know when to use your brush to suck up excess colour to make your design less dense.

During this practise, we will focus on shading and highlighting in your designs.

Shading can make a drawing appear three dimensional and create a convincing image.

In painting light theory, highlights are the brightest part of the artwork.

Once you are done with your design - check the below:

• Ensure your ribbons and flower petals compliment each other, in other words neither of them should be overpowering in you design.

• Look at your petals, make sure they are not all exactly the same shape/size and direction.

• Is your metallic paint visible? If not, you have used too much water when painting with your metallic watercolour paint.

• Petals should not be dense.

• Does your petals have an ombre? (starting dark/dense and gradually ending lighter/transparent)

If you have answered yes to all of the above, proceed to the next design.

Once you are done with your design - check the below:

• Is your stem lines thin and dense?

• Look at your petals, make sure they are not all exactly the same shape/size and direction

• Can you identify the different shades of petal colours?

• Petals should not be dense.

• Does your petals have an ombre? (starting dark/dense and gradually ending lighter/transparent)

• Is your metallic petals visible?

If you have answered yes to all of the above, proceed to the next design.

Once you are done with your design - check the below:

• Is your stem line thin and dense?

• Is the dome/centre rounding of the flower visible?

• Look at your petals, make sure they are not all exactly the same shape/size and direction

• Are your petals transparent? In other words, can you see the borders of each petal?

• Is the metallic petals visible?

• Does your petals have an ombre? (starting dark/dense and gradually ending lighter/transparent)

If you have answered yes to all of the above, proceed to the next design.

Once you are done with your design - check the below:

• Is your house visible?

• Is the trees visible and not dominating the design?

• Ensure your shading placement is done correctly.

If you have answered yes to all of the above, proceed to the next design.

Once you are done with your design - check the below:

• Is the highlighted and shading elements on the bird on the correct areas?

• Is the bird in proportion, for example is the head not to big?

• Ensure your colours are not too dense.

If you have answered yes to all of the above, proceed to the next design.