Nail Art Tutorial: 3-D Red Calla Lilys

Try creating these floral elements with a range of different color combinations. Nail artist Sam Biddle shows how:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Step 1: Pick up a dry bead of acrylic and place it on a sculpting form.

Step 2: With the tip of your brush, pull through the bead and create a teardrop.

Step 3: Press out the edges of the teardrop with your brush to create a lily, keeping the tip of your brush toward the center of the flower.

Step 4: Place a wire so that it lies three-quarters up the lily. This will become the long white stamen and the stem of the flower.

Step 5: When the shine has left the surface of the acrylic, it’s ready to lift and fold over the wire.

Step 6: Cover the wire with white acrylic to create your stamen. Then, use green acrylic to create the stem.

[Images: Sam Biddle]