Creativity Joan Rowling not only pleases children, but also inspires many adults. If you plan to attend a stylized party dedicated to Hogwarts and its inhabitants, get ready for Halloween or just want to bring some magic to everyday life, the manicure design with Harry Potter can be a great solution.
We picked up a few ideas that are suitable for both beginners and real craftswomen, masterfully wielding a brush, as if it were a real magic wand.
Colors, style features
If you don’t have time for a complicated manicure in the style of Harry Potter or if your artistic skills leave much to be desired, you can simply cover your nails with varnishes in the style of one of the four faculties of the School of Magic and Wizardry:
- Gryffindor: yellow and fiery red.
- Slytherin: green and silver.
- Hufflepuff: black and light yellow.
- Ravenclaw: blue and bronze (or golden brown, and in films - warm silver).
What to portray?
A manicure dedicated to the world of Harry Potter can be supplemented with one or several elements at once, sweet to the heart of every fan of the HP universe.
- snitch;
- brooms;
- glasses with a zigzag scar;
- number 9¾;
- envelopes, scrolls, writing pens;
- beards: curly and dark, like Hagrid's, or thin white, like Dumbledore's;
- bottles with multi-colored potions;
- flywheel of time ;
- deer and other animals that could be patrons;
- black pointed hat;
- magic wands;
- mandrake root.
It is not necessary to strictly follow the list, you can depict anything that you associate with the Harry Potter universe.
Manicure can be decorated with rhinestones and sparkles, use “broken glass” and foil. Any sparkling elements will fit into the style well.
Slider Manicure
On sale there are many ready-made solutions for a beautiful manicure with Harry Potter. Sliders and stickers are suitable even for beginners.
Cover the nails with the base, dry in a lamp and apply colored varnish. Dry it. Cut the sliders, removing the excess background, lay on a damp cotton pad. When the base gets wet, pry the picture with tweezers and lay it on the nail. Carefully level and overlap with a base layer. Make sure the surface is flat, no wrinkles stick out anywhere. After apply a layer of glossy or matte top.
Stickers do not need to be soaked, they are simply disconnected from the base with a sharp object. Such solutions are suitable for manicure with Harry Potter, made with ordinary varnishes. But the finish layer is required in this case too, otherwise the pictures will quickly fly off. The design can be covered with ordinary transparent varnish.
Harry Potter Owl Manicure Bookley
Maybe you are still waiting for your cherished letter? Then be sure to decorate your nails with the image of Buckley and in no case do not stop believing in miracles.
A white lacquer is suitable for the base, because everyone knows that this was the plumage of the Harry Potter pet. Apply the top and dry, remove the sticky layer, if any.
For work, you need a synthetic linear brush and gel paint or paste in black, white and yellow. You should start drawing from the center of the composition - the beak. Center it or a little closer to the end. Draw yellow eyes on the sides of the beak, dry them, and then with the help of black paint draw the pupils and subtle strokes that will give the picture clarity and volume. White paint add highlights.
Put a black and white drop on the palette, mix the colors. Use the resulting grayish paint to paint the feathers. There should be few of them, because Buklya is a polar owl, its feathers are almost all white. Our task is to add volume and some details. Feathers should be drawn at the base of the beak. If desired, you can add them to other nails.
When the design is ready, send your nails to the lamp. Most gel paints do not give a dispersion layer and do not need topcoat.
In the same technique, you can depict any character from the books of Joan Rowling about Harry Potter. A manicure performed diligently and with imagination will make a real sensation.