Teddy Bear, Nail Art Design, Step by Step

Step by step tutorial on how to create this holiday themed cute teddy bear. 

1. With a very slim brush draw the contour with a brown colored gel as shown in the image, don't cure.

2. Mix several color gels to get a real 3D effect: yellow, medium brown, dark brown, and white for the body and face of the teddy bear. Start painting and filling in with the gels. Use red and red mixed with black to create two kinds of reds for the hat and socks. Cure it for only a few seconds under a UV/ led lamp.

3. With another brush, kolinsky hair preferred, begin to add darker spots with darker shades of the colors, cure it for only a few seconds.

4. On the lighter areas, with a very pigmented white gel, add the pigment and blend it well and add highlights. Cure it again for a few seconds, then with a thin brush, add the nose in using two colors– red and dark red, add the bowl, then detail in with the thin brush.

5. Now, with a thin brush, add the details and contour in with dark brown- the eyes and small hairs over the teddy bear (lines must be very thin). After, set the nails in the UV lamp for two minutes to cure, apply the top coat.

6. Finally, over the top coat, draw in the snow with white gel. Before curing it, sprinkle on some extra-fine white glitter over the white areas, then put the nails back in the UV lamp for two minutes. Finally, remove any extra glitter with a nailbrush. Don't add on a top coat over it – it must be like real snow.