Animal print nail art looks really cool and fabulous! If you want to sport a trendy nail art without much effort, then you can go for these exciting prints. You don’t have to be a nail art expert to create some animal patterns on your nails. Zebra, leopard or cheetah patterns are really easy to create. Today, I will show you two easy-to-do zebra pattern nail arts which you can try at home. The first one is for girls who want a full zebra pattern and the second for those who like designer French tips. Now, let’s see how we can create these nail arts. Follow the step by step tutorial below to create these wonderful nail art designs.
This specific nail art will cover your entire nail with a chosen base color. You can use any base color of your choice. You can also alternate the base color and the fore color used for drawing the zebra pattern. You can wear this for parties and other social dos.
Use a base coat because it will protect your nails from harmful effects of an acrylic paint. Base coat provides protection if your nails are prone to chipping or breaking. After it dries up, use one layer of skin colored nail polish. This will make the base more opaque and provide more strength to the nails.
Use the 2 nail polishes on alternate finger nails. Let it dry and apply another coat if required.
Take your nail art brush and white acrylic color. There are two methods of drawing a zebra pattern. A more easy way is to draw tree branch style ‘Y’ patterns coming from both sides or extending diagonally. This is another method where we are following a specific pattern to draw up the zebra design. For all the nails, we will follow the similar pattern technique. Follow the design shown below starting from the tip of your nails.
Draw up more curved lines in the manner I have drawn. Refer to the picture below. Cover up the whole of nail with the zebra pattern.
Similarly, cover up all the rest of the nails with the similar zebra pattern. Now, let your acrylic paint dry completely.
Follow up with a layer or two of a good transparent top coat to seal in this beautiful design. You can also use a matte top coat. In that case, this will not look so metallic in appearance but you will get a different look to the nails. This is how your design should look like when complete.
This zebra nail art design is mainly for women who like a classy look to their nails. French tips nail art are a big trend at the moment. Sporting some animal pattern French tips can make your boring French tips a lot more interesting.
First, start off with a base coat and then with a skin colored nail polish. Next, paint up your nails like I have shown below. The bigger the nails, the better the design will appear. You can use your French tip kit for drawing up this nail art.
When the nails are dried, take the glitter polish and use it only on the upper part and not on the tips. Use of glitter polish is totally optional. You can skip this step if you want to.
Take the black striper or your thin nail art brush and black acrylic color. Paint up the curved zebra pattern following the same technique as shown for the first zebra design. Allow it to dry. Apply a top coat when it is completely dried.
Tip: The same design can be done using a sweet pink color and no glitter polish. It should look something like below.
Hope you enjoyed these zebra nail art designs and will definitely try them out. Please don’t forget to share your experience and feedback in the comments section below.