Nail Art For Starters - 2009, 2010 Edition

Nail Art for Starters - 2009, 2010 Edition

Getting yourself familiarized with nail art can enable you to master the art of one of the hottest fashion trends of today. With the majority of individuals self-conscious about their image, fingernails as well as toenails have not been spared in the process since it can potentially serve as a great canvas for intricate designs and display of style. Nail art can come as expensive as you want when professionally done in nail salons with techniques such as airbrush and hand painting and also as affordable when done on your own with the many DIY nail art methods.
It has contributed not only to the fashion community but also to the economy by opening business opportunities. Those who wish are able to learn and master the art and offer services to clients wishing to paint their nails. It is absolutely convenient in today's age with many books, magazines and even websites dedicated to this fashion and culture. It is also known that many salons offer apprenticeship for enthusiasts who intend to work as nail art painters. It does, however, require a lot of time and patience to succeed as a professional artist.
As a starter, you will have to limit yourself to either getting your nails painted by friends or at the salons if you can afford it. Professional nail art is known to cost up to $30 or so or even possibly more per nail depending on the complexity of the designs. However, you have the benefit of wearing designs that are one-of-a-kind and totally unique.

Japanese Nail Art

Japanese Nail Art

There is little doubt that Japan, as a fashion community is ranked about the very top. It is a country where fashion is unique, creative, stylish and advanced. This statement extends to nail art. Let's take a look at some of the interesting characteristics of Japanese Nail Art.
Japanese Nail Art

Regardless of the different opinions, the culture has spread even to the US. One of the main characteristics of Japanese nail art is its extreme length. They are at least 2 inches in length and have been regarded to be impractical. Can you imagine trying to go about performing your daily jobs such as typing and eating?
Japanese Nail Art

However, if you think that Japanese nail art is impractical, think again because the Japanese have gone as far as to create accessories for wearers of these 2 inch nail extensions to assist them in performing a myriad of tasks. As an example, there have been gloves for golfers wearing these extensions which actually means allowing space for the extensions one way or another.
Japanese Nail Art

Regardless of the differing opinions, there should be a common denominator where most would likely agree upon and that is the creativity and skill of these artists. Using acrylic nail chips, the most common techniques would be hand painting and airbrushing to create 2D designs and even 3D designs by incorporating other accessories such as jewelry, charms and sculpture powder.
I personally find Japanese nail art very intriguing and fascinating. It has been introduced in the US albeit a little slow. Do you have what it takes to adorn them?
Photos by gnsk (photo 1), Pink Rocker (photo 3) and iwillnotsuccumb (photo 2)