31DC2015 Day 27: Artwork - Painted Fingertips

Hi everyone!

A while ago I saw a few looks that had been done using alcohol inks as a medium for nail art. I remembered a had a few ink bottles in my craft drawer so I went to grab them… only to find that they were acrylic inks instead. I figured I could still do something fun with them though! Painted Fingertips | Acrylic ink nail art

I started off with a base of Sinful Colors Ciel and then I used a makeup sponge and went crazy with the inks. I just took all the colours I had and splodged them on at random. I had originally intended this look for rainbow day, thinking I had a rainbow of colours, but they didn’t look much like a rainbow anymore by the time I was finished! Painted Fingertips | Acrylic ink nail art

As they blended together, the inks started to look a little muddy, but as they looked less like a rainbow, they looked more like some modern art! Perfect for today’s theme even though they weren’t inspired by a specific artwork. Painted Fingertips | Acrylic ink nail art

I think this is a really fun look and it was quick and easy to do!

In previous years, I have used actual artworks as my inspiration – one by Matisse and one by a really fun artist Megan Duncanson. Which was your favourite?

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Take a look at some more artwork-inspired nails at the links below:

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Annette H

Love this look the best, it is nail art after all. It looks very cool.
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  True! Thank you 🙂
http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/ Manases Andrea

Very artistic. It is a wonderful art work indeed!
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Thank you!
Nichole C

Its lovely! Practically a seriotype!
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Thanks!
http://www.lovevarnish.com/ Deborah – Love Varnish

I definitely love this look, the slightly dark feeling about it only adds to the overall effect!
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  It was different than what I was going for at first, but I still ended up loving it!
Color Me So Crazy

This is super fun and I love how modern it looks!
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Thank you!
Lothwen Akira

That’s gorgeous! It’s hard to choose a favourite between the three, they’re all so different and beautiful in their own way… I am however intensely impressed by the detailed work you did with the Megan Duncanson Mani!
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Thanks, yes I had so much fun with last year’s, it took a lot longer though of course!
http://www.polishthosenails.com Polish Those Nails

These look really cool! The pops of blue in there are lovely!
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Thank you!
Naked Without Polish

I actually really love this! I would have done some stamping over it though. Looks like the perfect base for something fun!
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Ooh that would have been cool yes!
Lisa Marie Heath

I really like this! It reminds me of an acrylic painting <3
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Thanks! That was the idea 🙂
http://schette08.free.fr/essaisbeaute/index.php Schette EssaiBeauté

That looks lovely on you <3
- http://paintedfingertips.wordpress.com/ Painted Fingertips
  
  Thank you!