Ch 19 The Creative Touch Flashcards
Can display art on tips in glass frames photo gallery or portfolio & your nails once they see it it becomes topic for conversation
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Schedule ample for nail art and inform clients about it this’ll keep u on schedule and give them a realistic idea of time and work required
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Be sure to price nail art appropriately for clientele and area base it on cost of materials time invested and level of expertise and make sure prices are cometitve
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The light we see reflected from the surface is called color. Red nail polish appears that way because red light reflects off its surface we see black when there is no color reflected from the surface black absorbs light and doesn’t reflect anything . * knowing the classifications of color will aid you in selecting the shades most pleasing to the eye
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Primary colors are ___,____,____. They can’t be created from other colors but can be altered by adding black or white
Red yellow blue
Colors created by mixing equal parts of two primary colors together. They are ___,____,____
Secondary , Orange violet and green
Colors result from mixing equal parts of a primary color and is nearest secondary color
Tertiary colors “intermediary colors” Red orange Red violet Blue violet Blue green Yellow green Yellow orange
Colors located directly opposite each other on the color wheel
When mixed in equal parts produce neutral muddy brown
But if mixed In unequal parts they produce a neutral color dominated by the color of greater amt. when applied side by side they enhance one another. Make each other pop
Complementary colors
Colors located beside each other on color wheel they blend well and are beautiful when fading into one another
Analogous
For a traditional _____the nail bed is one color like pink peach or beige dependent upon clients skin tone and free edge the other color usually white
French mani
Color graduation is when one color fades into the other end the meeting point is a combination you can achieve by applying product thickly and opaquely then using it more thinly and translucently when meeting the other and example the top third of the nail is dark pink and the bottom third is light pink & the middle is a combo. Achieve with a sponge
Color fading
Is a swirled effect created when you combine two or more colors while wet and mix with a stylus which is a tool with a solid handle and a rounded ball tip on each and that ranges in size the rounded is excellent for swirling colors dotting small circles polkadots eyes bubbles and more the marbleized effect can be applied over entire nail or just parts.
Marbleizing
You must master the technique in variation of the French manicure to stay competitive in the marketplace tri color combinations, fading and embellishments to soft in the traditional French manicure apply the white polish onto the tip first and then apply the sheer pink over the entire nail this will soft in the dramatic white line and create a more subtle look.
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The very end of the bristles on a brush for this from the handle is referred to as___, depending on style of the brush. Round brushes have pointed tips while flat brushes have a chiseled edge the midsection of the bristles is called the___of the brush this is the area of the brush that retains the most paint. The___is the metal band around the brush that helps to hold the bristles in place. The area in which the bristles meet this is called___of the brush brush
Tips or chiseled edge,
belly,
Ferrule,
heel
The most common brush with great capacity to hold paint is a round brush.____Is a very good detail brush and preferred for line work, outlining , and even lettering. ___Has a square tip with long bristles which gives it added flexibility this brushes useful for blending and shading.
Liner brush, A flat brush
