Every autumn, our thoughts turn toward all things pumpkin. Seasonally-spiced muffins, pies and lattes are a nice change of pace after a long, hot summer. If your love of pumpkin extends beyond its flavor, then you’ll appreciate this sweet orange gourd accent nail design.
Creating a pumpkin is easy. Simply draw two circles side by side, and then join them in the middle, leaving a small indent on the top for the pumpkin stem. The video shows this design on a white backdrop, but feel free to use any autumn color that suits your fancy. Outline the pumpkin with black drawing gel, and add the ribs as well.
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Materials
- White gel polish (Born Pretty in "Day")
- Oval brush
- UV or LED lamp (Lumcrissy, not shown)
- Orange nail gel (Venalisa, 1570)
- Brown gel paint (Mission Control in "Clutch")
- Long liner brush
- Black drawing gel (Elite 99, 5604)
- No-wipe top coat (Cheri)
- White gel polish (Born Pretty in "Day")
- Oval brush
- UV or LED lamp (Lumcrissy, not shown)
- Orange nail gel (Venalisa, 1570)
- Brown gel paint (Mission Control in "Clutch")
- Long liner brush
- Black drawing gel (Elite 99, 5604)
- No-wipe top coat (Cheri)
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Instructions
1. Apply two coats of white gel polish to your nails with the oval brush. Cure the wet gel with the UV or LED lamp between coats.
1. Apply two coats of white gel polish to your nails with the oval brush. Cure the wet gel with the UV or LED lamp between coats.
2. Create a pumpkin near the cuticle with the orange nail gel and oval brush. Cure the gel with the lamp.
3. Paint a very short stem above the pumpkin with brown gel paint and the long liner brush, and then cure the paint with the lamp.
4. Outline the entire pumpkin with black drawing gel. Give the pumpkin dimension by drawing thin, curved lines inside with the long liner brush. Cure the design once more.
5. Protect your artwork with a single layer of no-wipe top coat, and cure it one final time.
Stay pretty!
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