They’re not the best one stroke flowers and petals you
might’ve seen, in fact looking at it closely it doesn’t quite look like them
but this was real fun to do. I’ve tried out one stroke before but they were
mainly failed attempts which are why I’ve never posted any of them up. I wanted
to perfect this technique so I picked up the flat brush and pulled out those
acrylic paints again.
One stroke sounds and looks much easier than it actually is. I did this attempt whilst watching instructions on YouTube; I started doing practice strokes on paper at first which didn’t look any good so I went ahead and tried doing some petals on top of China Glaze’s blonde bombshell since I was due for a polish change soon anyway.
It’s mainly about moving your brush in an up down motion. I did two petals in the corner as half of a flower and a random petal on the right. I like the combination of yellowy-gold, white and red. Slightly reminds me of Chinese New Year.
I prefer this in person though because you see less of the
mistakes, the brush strokes and at a quick glance they do resemble petals a
bit. The base is very sparkly too but in these close up photos they just don’t
look the same.
One stroke sounds and looks much easier than it actually is. I did this attempt whilst watching instructions on YouTube; I started doing practice strokes on paper at first which didn’t look any good so I went ahead and tried doing some petals on top of China Glaze’s blonde bombshell since I was due for a polish change soon anyway.
It’s mainly about moving your brush in an up down motion. I did two petals in the corner as half of a flower and a random petal on the right. I like the combination of yellowy-gold, white and red. Slightly reminds me of Chinese New Year.
Photo taken under my lamp |
I figure it might be my brush as well. I’m using a small
flat top brush I received in a 15 nail art brush set I purchased on EBay for
around £2 or less. It’s just about alright but not good enough for the job.
Apparently synthetic brushes are really good for one stroke but the ones I’ve
seen retail for around £11 and above. Ouch, £11 for a brush? I don’t even spend
so much on a polish let alone a brush. I’m sure I’ll find a cheaper alternative
that works well enough.
Have you tried one stroke nail art before? What do you think
about my attempt?
- Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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