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This one is mainly for the ladies but men and women can perform this art. It has become widely popular recently and is usually used for special occasions such as weddings, graduations, prom, etc. In my opinion this art is pretty under appreciated, but I know that I could not do some of the things others can with this art. Enough clues! The art that I am talking about is nail art. It is so amazing what some people can do on such a tiny surface. I find it hard to even paint my own nails in the first place. It is messy and dries VERY fast - yet some people have mastered the art of nail painting. I can only reprimand the time, skill, and patience it takes to make beautiful paintings on such a tiny canvas.


Photo credit - Courtney Rhodes

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How on earth do people paint such wonderful designs?! I cannot explain how in awe I am with this art form. I am jealous and speechless with the absolute talent. Now lets talk a little more in depth about nail art. There are many types of nails such as acrylic, gel, UV gel, and/or natural. Have any of you ever been in a nail salon? The options you can have are limitless as color after color shouts at you from the shelves. Now, nail art has been around before you can imagine. It is said that in 3000BC the Chinese would leave a substance on their nails for hours. The result - a pink coat! Also Henna was and is, a popular form that falls into the nail art category. Interestingly enough Egyptians also used nail art in an early form. The colors used showed which social class each women belonged to. Interesting facts eh?

I have to admit that I will never be able to paint abstract pictures on my nails mainly because I have an addiction to biting them(sadly). Also like I mentioned before, I defiantly do NOT possess the attention span and talent is takes to create such beautiful pictures. Maybe one of you has this quality. I would be very interested in learning further about nail art. It seizes to amaze me that this world is full of so many art types. This is a plus for me due to the fact that I will endless arts to blog about! My main goal is to show many different art types and bring light upon those normally not shown in the spotlight. So without further a due, I give you a glimpse of the amazing capabilities nail artists have to offer.

                                              Photo credit - Courtney Rhodes