Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Tri-Polish Challenge: Primary Rectangles

Hello lovelies!

It's time for another Tri-Polish Challenge post and I don't have an intro today so....

Let's get to the nails!
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Yesterday's nail art was mostly triangles and today's is mostly rectangles....shapes are cool, I guess?




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Here's what I used:

This month's colors still aren't winning me over. I feel like this design belongs on a carpet in an Elementary school classroom...which I guess is kind of fitting as these are a recreation of this painting that was used to teach Kindergarteners....so I guess it works, NAILED IT! (All pun intended)! (;

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These nails started with 3 coats of My Vampire Is Buff and a layer of HK Girl. Then using a small detail brush, I painted on the rectangle shapes using the other polishes shown above. When those had dried, I used a striping brush and the black acrylic paint to add the lines. Everything was sealed in another layer of HK Girl.

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The original painting kind of reminded me of a kind of deconstructed Mondrian painting which is pretty neat! I still think it belongs on a carpet in an classroom but you know, it's alright, this one's for the kids haha. 

Make sure to check below for more primary colored nails and thanks for reading guys!

-Marisa! (:






20 comments:

  1. I really like this... it's so you if that makes any sense. And guess what? I did a Mondriaan inspired mani too... just still have to edit photos etc.

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  2. Very cook design! Kind of reminds me of a geometric print I've seen.

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  3. Nailed It! haha! I love this mani, actually. I guess there is a reason that primary colors are so striking, our brain just likes looking at them!

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  4. It does remind me of abstract art, love it!

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  5. I love this! Primary colors always do make me think of kids, but in a good way! I think they are fun to do occasionally. I did a dotticure with primary colors once that accidentally ended up looking like Wonderbread...LOL!

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  6. Well it is pretty much back to school time for a lot of places so I say this is very fitting for this time of year. You did a great job free handing those rectangles. Mine would have turned into blobs.

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  7. I really like how this turned out! It's a bold look. :)

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  8. I love the colors used in this mani, they are bold and the design looks fun!

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  9. I think it is really striking! It does remind me of Mondrian but not too obviously. Well done!

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  10. Haha really, I guess I can see that! I saw your nails, they looked great! (:

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  11. Thank you and whatever that design is, I think I should probably paint it on my nails haha!

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  12. Haha I agree! I think I'll be set on primary colored manicures for a while after the month. I've been so afraid to do a dotticure for this month's challenge for that exact reason haha!

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  13. That is true! I wish these nails made going back to school easier haha. Thank you so much!

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  14. I like that the design has enough there that people think of him but it's different enough to not be a direct copy. So thank you!

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  15. I had to take 2 years of different art history courses, which is probably the only reason I know some painters haha. But if you do think of what you were thinking about let me know!

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  16. Yes! "Mondriaan, you're drunk, go home..." was the first thing that sprung to mind when I saw this ;)

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