Patterns and imagery
Dragon Nail Art Ideas: Simple Motifs, Short Nails and Acrylic Looks
Compare simple dragon motifs, short-nail designs and acrylic dragon looks. Learn how scales, eyes, silhouettes and colour palettes create different dragon moods.
Tattoo-Inspired Nail Ideas: Comparing Motifs, Styles and Placement
Explore tattoo inspired nail art by style, motif, colour and placement. Compare traditional, fine-line, blackwork and more, and find a starting point for your next look.
Halloween Movie Inspired Nails: Designs from Michael Myers to Jack-o'-Lanterns
Browse Halloween movie inspired nails based on the Halloween film series, from Michael Myers mask motifs to jack-o'-lantern orange. Compare shapes, colours and moods to find your next look.
Simple Cat Nail Art Tutorial: Easy Designs Inspired by Real Cats
A step-by-step cat nail art tutorial for beginners: paint cat ears, whiskers and faces with a dotting tool and fine detail brush, and choose coat-inspired colours that suit your mood.
Basic Nail Art Steps: From Preparation to Finishing with Science and Technology Motifs
Learn the steps of nail art from preparation to top coat, which supplies you need, and how to paint circuit lines, orbits, constellations and other simple science and technology motifs.
Gingham Nail Art Tutorial: Creating a Layered Check Pattern
A visual gingham nails tutorial: how layered horizontal and vertical stripes form overlapping checks, how to space lines, and how colour and scale change the mood of the design.
Camouflage Nail Art Tutorial: Creating a Patch Pattern Step by Step
Learn to paint camo nails with layered irregular patches. This tutorial covers tools, a step-by-step method, patch shapes, colour palettes and how each choice changes the mood of the design.
Photo Nail Art: How to Choose Images and Plan Their Placement
How to choose, crop and place photos in photo nail art: images that read at nail size, shapes, colour threads, accent nails and collage layouts for a personal look.
Photo Nail Art Machines and Printers: Turning Pictures and Collages into Nail Designs
How photo, robot and 3D nail art printers turn images into nail designs, plus how to choose photos, match them to nail shapes, follow a colour and build collages across ten nails.
Wicked Movie Inspired Nails: Ideas to Browse by Character, Colour and Shape
Browse Wicked movie inspired nails by character, colour and shape. Compare Elphaba green, Glinda pink and Emerald City designs, and find a starting point for your next manicure.