Feather manicure: stylish design options and description of nail design techniques

Peacock Nail Art Ideas

Peacock nail designs can look different

To make a beautiful peacock manicure it is important:

1. Decide on a technique for its implementation that can best reflect the essence of your personal style - bright feminine or, conversely, strict business using a more muted palette of shades.
2. Take into account your own experience in nail art in order to easily implement your plans with your own hands - do not immediately take on a complex sketch before you have mastered your hand.

Here are the most interesting ideas for peacock manicure:

Peacock design for beginners in 7 steps

Let's try to make a simple peacock manicure with our own hands, suitable for all beginners:

Peacock stamping design

Detailed instructions will tell you how to reduce design time using a special kit:

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Step-by-step nail design technique

There are a lot of techniques for drawing and its design. We will consider the classic option of creating a feather that will look neat in any color scheme. Here we will draw it in several shades to achieve the most natural drawing. If this is your first time doing it, try not to skip a single step. In the future, you can adjust them and add your own elements.

It all starts with nail preparation. They should be even and of the same length. I must say that feathers look best on long nails, since the design takes up enough space. Remove cuticles. Choose the most familiar method for this. You can simply soften it with a remover and push it away with an orange stick, or you can do a full-fledged trimmed manicure.

• The pen design we have chosen is best repeated on a light background. Take a thin brush and beige varnish. We put varnish on the brush and mark the outline of the future feather. It looks very much like a tree leaf. Draw the central groove.
• We draw the feather itself with the same beige color. To do this, moving from the center line of the pen to the sides, we make abrupt strokes. It's okay if they go slightly beyond the contour. But it is better to stick to the given perimeter. As a result, the beige borders should be erased, and in their place the ends of individual elements of the pen should appear.

• Now we need 2 darker shades: red (closer to brown) and brown. First we draw strokes with a lighter shade, and then with a darker one. The movements are identical to those performed with beige varnish. You can take a brush a little thicker so that the strokes are more noticeable.
• If you want to add shine, then take glitter and run it over the feather in some places.

• We draw the feather shaft with a thin brush and white varnish. The line should be thicker at the base and become a barely visible thread towards the end.
• After the design has dried, cover it and all other nails with a top coat. This will extend the life of the entire manicure and protect the feather.

Step-by-step instruction

Let's look at the pen drawing technique. Hand painting looks the most expensive, because here you can show your imagination and depict whatever you want on a small area of ​​the plate! But you will have to be patient, because it will take time and steadfastness of hand. It is best to practice on artificial tips first. Draw a separate sketch of the future design and try to recreate it on a tip, honing your skills. Each time it will turn out better and better, the lines will become clearer, and you will understand that you are ready to start working on your nails.

Prepare everything you need:

• primer, base, top;
• varnishes in white, purple, blue, dark green and gold;
• thin brushes.

If you have all the materials and tools at hand, then you can get down to business: try to reproduce an unusual pattern that imitates a colorful bird feather. The stages of peacock feather manicure are as follows:

1. You should always start with preparing your nails. If you do not treat them carefully, the gel polish can simply come off in a single layer after a few days or begin to crack. To do this, make a steaming bath for your hands, carefully cut the cuticle, treat the side ridges and give the nails themselves a neat shape.
2. Nails must be in perfect condition. Therefore, do not forget to sand their surface, use a buff for this. This will rid the plate of excess shine and level it, then the gel polish will be able to lay down in an even layer.

3. 
   After this, degrease your nails, apply a primer for better adhesion, and then a base coat. Dry it in a lamp (meaning a UV or LED lamp, each of them has different drying times). The use of a base is mandatory, otherwise the pigments of the color layer will penetrate into your nails.

4. Apply two layers of dark green varnish on top of the base - this will be your basis for the future drawing.
5. Now the fun begins. Start drawing the feather with a thin brush, drawing out its lines with white varnish. Movements should be measured and smooth so that the pattern does not blur. It is better to dry each successful curl in a lamp, so that you don’t have to redo anything later. The “skeleton” of the pen is created quite easily in a few minutes, especially if you first practiced on tips.
6. Now add a purple dot to the feather - the “eye” of the peacock’s tail. You can do this with a dots - a special stick with a ball at the end. Outline the circle with a white outline and add a few strokes of gold.
7. If you are satisfied with the resulting design, then secure it with a finishing coat, dry it, and remove the sticky layer using a degreaser.

It's so easy to create a beautiful and unique home design! Even a nail art beginner can cope with the task. With such a chic manicure you will definitely not go unnoticed!

Where to draw feathers?

Depending on the idea, feathers can be arranged in several ways.

As an accent. Most often, girls draw it on one nail, for example, the ring finger. This looks interesting. The remaining plates can be varnished in any tone or several matching shades. This design is suitable for women who, due to work or style, can afford a bright manicure.

Small feathers can be located on all nails, while the same ringless one always stands out as a separate accent. It can use a fundamentally different technique, coloring, or a thematic design, for example, a bird.

Delicate manicure option

In the form of a print. If you use stencils or small ready-made stickers, you can create the same print on absolutely all nails. It will look nice.

Print

A feather painted on several nails at once looks impressive and bright.

Here it is very important to think through the design and every decorative element so that the drawing does not turn out tacky, and the idea is a success

Black and white manicure

Since the feather has an oblong shape, it is most often placed along the nail. This visually stretches the fingers, and even a large feather on short nails looks harmonious.

Bright design option

A little less often, girls get a lunar manicure with this design. Most often, fragments of a dream catcher decorated with feathers are suitable for such an image. Sometimes the French is emphasized with a pen.

French jacket with peacock feathers

What is good about design and its disadvantages

A manicure with a painted feather looks original and bright. It will undoubtedly attract the attention of others, even if it is made in neutral colors.

Feathers on a dark background

Peacock feathers painted with golden varnish

It also has a number of disadvantages.

• It is difficult to repeat such a design. Even if you use ready-made stickers and stencils, the technique requires extreme accuracy and a confident, practiced hand.

• To get a beautiful, complex drawing, artistic skills are required. Not every manicurist can boast of them.

Dream catcher and moon manicure option

• Multi-layer coating, especially using natural feathers, does not last as long as compared to a single-color coating.

Bright manicure combining many techniques and coatings

To make the design truly beautiful, you will have to look for an experienced craftsman with artistic skills.

Feather in watercolor technique

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Competition work with feathers

What to consider?

Be sure to take into account your style: girls who visit the office every day need to correctly combine the color scheme for drawing

Of course, if you take into account the ethnicity of the image, it is ideal to apply such a manicure if you have the appropriate look: a hairstyle with braids, “multi-layered” clothes made from natural fabrics. But modern life is in full swing, so such strict rules no longer apply to fashionistas

A manicure with a dream catcher fits harmoniously into an urban look with jeans and a T-shirt.

Make your nails not only original, but also stylish: choose the color palette of the design to match your favorite clothing tone, which is most often seen in your wardrobe. If you have chosen an unusual shade, try to complement it with some element: an accessory, a bag, a print on clothes to match

Showcase your taste, but unobtrusively - let the dream catcher attract attention, but not take it completely. Give preference to delicate nude or pastel colors, and make the silhouette of the dream catcher contrasting

Design ideas

You can choose any background for the pen - in addition to green, white, black, and any other you like will do! Just try to select tones so that the finished picture is harmonious.

This nail art can be done in winter, adding bright colors to your life, and in summer, so that you remain the center of attention on the beach by the sea.

The advantages of such nail art include the fact that you can complement the finished manicure with anything:

• Manicure with rhinestones, for example, highlight the “eye” with a purple stone;
• Sequins - they can be used to create edging and smooth transitions;
• Sliders - you can decorate your nails with the color you like and complement them with sliders with the image of a bird, its tail or other elements that would be appropriate for such a design;
• Broths - these small balls can also contribute to your manicure. You can take them in gold color and then your peacock feather will be even brighter and more attractive!

Of course, the design is already bright, so when choosing additional decorative elements you need to remember a sense of proportion. An abundance of rhinestones on each nail never adds to the attractiveness - it looks tasteless and sometimes even very vulgar.

Gel polish allows you to wear a manicure for more than two weeks, so everyone tries to pay due attention to the design, because... he will please the owner for more than one day

A strict and at the same time delicate jacket can be decorated with a simple feather, which will add romance to the design. Before the New Year holidays, when a party is planned, complement this classic option with a bright peacock feather on your nails.

Gradient

A gradient is a smooth transition from one color to another, otherwise it is called ombre. You can paint your nails using this technique and stamp the feather – this design looks cute. If you have a stencil of this design, you can create a gradient using a regular sponge or makeup sponge.

Nude manicure

This design attracts girls with its naturalness and sophistication at the same time. Add a little charm to this manicure with feathers. The white airy image will show your romantic mood.

With rhinestones

Rhinestones add luxury to any design. They can be used to complement a drawing, a jacket with a feather, bright sliders and stickers. The main thing is to choose rhinestones that are harmonious in color and size, and to make them stick better, place them with small broths.

Other ideas

A manicure with a matte feather looks unusual. It is better to choose dark colors for it, because... light colors rub off and get dirty quickly.

Another option is ethnic. Indian amulets and dream catchers look unusual in design and make it seem filled with magic.

Ways to create a manicure with feathers

You can show your refined taste in many ways: from the usual painting with varnish to using special decor.

Drawing

Free drawing is available in almost any situation and provides the most extensive field for the manifestation of your imagination. You will only need a few varnishes of different colors and thin drawing tools (brush, needle, toothpick or a special marker for nail art).

How to draw a feather step by step:

1. The thickest line creates the stem.
2. From the rod to the sides, several thinner lines are drawn with noticeable intervals or many thin strokes close to each other.
3. Once the base is ready, you can embellish it by adding touches of a different color or a thinner line of shimmer polish along the stem.

Transfer stickers

This is a quick way to decorate your manicure with graceful feathers. You will need transfer stickers, a small container of water and tweezers, varnish for the background of the pattern and a topcoat.

Trim off the excess from the sticker close to the outline of the pattern so that you get a piece slightly smaller than your nail. Remove the top transparent film

Place the sticker in a container of water for 30 seconds. Next, you can apply the paper backing directly to the nail or carefully remove the sticker from it with tweezers and work with it. The wet decal can be carefully moved to the desired position. Then blot its surface with a napkin and secure with a topcoat.

Stamping

To do this, you will need any background varnish you like, a highly pigmented stamp varnish, a top coat, a stamping plate and stamp, a special scraper, or an old plastic card. This manicure with feathers is performed like this:

1. Coat your nail with base polish and let it dry completely.
2. Apply varnish of a different color to the stamping plate. Holding the scraper at an angle to the plate, move it once so that there are no empty parts in the drawing or excess varnish.
3. Take the stamp and transfer the design onto it using a rolling motion. After this, you can quickly correct what remains on the stamp: add a few elements with another varnish or remove the smeared one with a toothpick.
4. Using the same rolling motion of the stamp, transfer the design to the nail. After it dries, use topcoat.

Depending on the pattern on the plate, you can also make individual feathers, as in the photo above, and create a “peacock tail” texture on the nail:

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Gluing feathers

Both real bird feathers and decorative ones, decorated with bright spots and colored tints, look amazing on nails. Let's take a closer look at how to use them correctly:

1. Before applying the background, place the feathers on your nails: it may be more convenient to trim them to close to the final size.
2. Cover the nail with a single layer of base polish and use tweezers to immediately place the feather on top. Spread it over the nail with the same tweezers, separating the stuck together fluff and make sure that it sticks to the nail completely.
3. After the varnish has dried, trim off the parts protruding beyond the surface of the nail and apply topcoat.

Stencils

This simple way to make a manicure with feathers requires only special stencils and available tools: varnishes, sponges and brushes, needles or toothpicks for drawing. The pen in this technique is made like this:

1. Apply the base color polish to the nail and dry this layer well so as not to spoil it later.
2. Glue the stencil.
3. Take two polishes of different colors and apply two thin stripes of them onto a foam sponge.
4. Lightly tap the sticker with a sponge to transfer the gradient pattern onto the nail.
5. Peel off the stencil and highlight the middle of the feather by drawing a line with a thin brush.
6. Cover the design with topcoat.

Basic techniques

Feathers can be depicted on nails in different ways.

Acrylic powder and rhinestones

Volume pen

Stencil

The easiest way to draw a feather without any artistic skills is to take ready-made stencils. The first step is to apply a base to the nail. This can be clear or colored varnish. Afterwards, a paper blank is glued onto the dried coating and covered with another layer of varnish, which differs from the base in color or tone. It is best to remove the auxiliary element with thin tweezers.

Stencil image

With the help of a stencil, you can achieve an interesting effect, as if the feather from your nail was slightly blown to the side by the wind.

Ombre

Please note that in this technique you will only get the outline of the feather. It will not be possible to draw any small elements.

Ready-made stickers

Another very simple way to make a feather manicure without knowing how to draw is to use ready-made stickers. They are sold in specialized stores and on websites. The cheapest of them are black stickers with a stenciled image of a feather. Also on sale are more intricate feathers, using several colors at once or voluminous ornaments.

Stickers

Working with this technique is also easy. First, a base is applied to the nail, then the design is transferred and finally everything is covered with a finishing layer.

A feather manicure is easy to do at home, based on step-by-step photos and videos. Both gel polish and regular nail polish are suitable for this.

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Volumetric silver pattern

Transparent drawing

A manicure with a transparent feather can be done by girls and women who want an interesting variety, but cannot afford bright excesses.

The starting point for this design is the negative space technique. Making it is much easier than drawing a complex picture. First, you need to apply a clear base coat to your nail. After this, stick the stencil and cover the plate with beige varnish. Once you remove the sticker, you will have a completely transparent pen.

Openwork pattern

Step-by-step process of drawing a feather on a nail

Drawings

The artistic depiction of a feather on nails is a complex technique. Before applying such drawings, it is worth practicing on tips or at least on paper.

Depending on the experience and abilities of the master, you can depict:

• cartoon feathers;
• beautiful openwork patterns;
• pen in watercolor technique with a smooth transition of colors;
• realistic images of feathers.

To create such a design, you definitely need special thin artistic brushes.

The drawing is applied with a thin brush

Ethno

Recently, ethnic themes have become popular. Since feathers are most often found in Indian culture, dream catchers are depicted by craftsmen. Both individual elements of a given decorative item can be applied to the nail, or entire storylines can be recreated.

Ethno

This type of manicure is especially relevant in the summer, during the warm season. Adherents of the boho style love it.

Gentle ethnic option

Volume feathers

Beautiful textured designs are created on nails using acrylic powder. This technique also requires certain skills from the master. The powder must be applied not only clearly along the given lines, but also strictly follow the sequence of actions so that the manicure lasts as long as possible.

Rhinestones

Craftsmen can also use decorative stones to design designs with feathers. It is very important not to overdo it with their number. They look most interesting with a peacock feather. Most often, large blue rhinestones are selected for decoration.

Drawing with rhinestones

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Color options

This type of manicure looks great in both calm tones and bright multi-colored designs. It all depends on the specific situation, taking into account the occasion and attire accompanying it.

Nails coated with black or chocolate brown varnish with golden feathers painted with a thin brush look stylish and at the same time discreet.

A great option for a romantic summer manicure is pink and blue feathers on a white background. This design is more suitable for young girls.

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The image of a peacock feather looks most advantageous on nails coated with green varnish of a lighter shade than the feather itself. When drawing the “eye”, it is recommended to use blue and gold varnish.

Another good option is to use blue varnish to create the background. A peacock feather and any other feathers, including those painted using stamping, look beautiful on it.

How to draw a peacock feather on nails, peacock manicure

One of the most spectacular bird-themed nail designs is the peacock feather manicure. Recreating its texture on your nails is a little more difficult than drawing a regular feather. It is enough to take several varnishes that form a beautiful color combination, and act consistently and carefully. As an example, let’s look at an easy-to-execute imitation of a peacock feather, accessible even to a beginner:

1. Apply one coat of background polish, such as black, to your nails and wait until it dries.
2. Using blue and green polish, draw the outline.
3. Apply a blue spot in the shape of an eye to the center of the design. When it dries, outline it with gold varnish.
4. Place a dark dot or draw a small heart.
5. Decorate the resulting feather manicure by adding gold glitter and, if desired, cover the design with a layer of top coat.

Choosing a color

The final result and the effect that the design creates will completely depend on the color of the web. Every master should have a viscous gel paint in his arsenal of nail decorations. It is universal and will suit any base. However, the colors of the material may vary. Today there are standard black and white, blue, gray, metallic, delicate and bright shades. Masters are inclined to believe that everyone should have white and black cobweb colors. They create accents, as well as a base from which you can create many looks.

Black

Every master should have a black web, as it sets the base and is combined with all base colors. Dark threads will create a spectacular contrast against a light background.

White

Masters are inclined to believe that everyone should have white and black cobweb colors. They create accents, as well as a base from which you can create many looks.

Red and burgundy

The color of passion and love. On nails it can look both gentle and bold, depending on the execution and idea. It occurs quite often in design.

Beige

A delicate color that has become especially fashionable this year. Suitable for everyday style and will create a pleasant mood.

An unusual color for the material, which is why it is often called exclusive. Perfectly accentuates any design.

Nude

The case when the color does not catch the eye: laconic and elegant. Just what a beautiful lady needs. A nude manicure with a spider web in a matte top will emphasize the tenderness of its owner.

Blue

A deep and incredibly attractive color that is especially suitable in winter. However, even in summer this option will look gentle and cute.

Pink

A gentle color for real girls that will add color to even everyday wear. You can safely use it as a background; the color goes with almost everything.

Green

Unusual, bright and bold: green is not often used for design. However, why not dilute this world with bright colors?

The color of nobility, which fits perfectly with delicate colors, sparkles and rhinestones.

Silver and gold

Festive sparkles will complement any design: from New Year's to everyday. Sparkling particles create a magical mood, so these colors will not leave anyone indifferent.

Bright colors are currently in demand: metallic, neon. They can create a bright and original manicure with a minimum amount of material. And delicate shades look especially good on women's hands. Girls are increasingly trying to do a nude manicure with accents, as it fits any dress code: be it the workplace or pleasant gatherings with friends.

Having several multi-colored materials in your arsenal, you can create a design to suit the taste of anyone who wants to get a manicure. And if you decorate the web with rhinestones, foil or sparkles, you can get the perfect New Year's manicure

It is important not to limit your imagination, but to give it the opportunity to run wild. Trends of the last year allow for the introduction of creativity and the author's imagination into nail design

Feather manicure ideas

In order to further diversify the already unusual design, you can add a variety of decorative elements to the manicure, for example: rhinestones, sparkles, bouillons, etc.

It is worth experimenting with shades of varnish. Feathers look different on each new background. If, for example, the feather is black, then it will look great on a white background.

It is necessary to adhere to the basic rule, if the feathers are drawn by hand - you must try as hard as possible to ensure that the feathers are similar to real ones. By the way, painted fluffy feathers look very impressive. They are more beautiful and have a natural appearance.

In general, this type of design opens up many different options for creativity, because coming up with something new is very interesting.

If we talk about the style in which feathers can be used, then it’s definitely a boho manicure. It includes images of various magical elements, such as dream catchers, the sun, ancient signs and feathers themselves.

Feathers on nails - pros and cons

You will have to forget about this type of nail design if you have a strict dress code at work. But nothing prevents you from highlighting an elegant evening outfit or a fashionable cocktail dress with a manicure, or simply treating yourself to it on an ordinary day.

pros

Fashionable feather nail designs will attract interested glances.
This is especially true for glued feathers with their original texture. Hand-drawn patterns help you create a one-of-a-kind design.

Minuses

• Not everyone can draw a realistic picture on their own, and beautiful decor is not available everywhere. Stickers, stencils and feathers for manicure will most likely have to be ordered from online stores.
• Using natural feathers and their imitations is quite labor-intensive, and they don’t last very long (if you don’t fix them with gel polish).

Peacock feather

Here’s another idea for a luxurious manicure, but with peacock feathers. As you know, the feathers of this bird are incredibly beautiful and bright. So why not repeat them on your nails?

In this manicure you will need a little more time and skill than in the previous one. After covering your nail with a thick white gel polish, you can start painting. First, draw the outline of the colored “core” of the feather. This can only be done with a very thin brush. Next, fill the peacock eye step by step with colored gel polishes. Dry each layer if you want to avoid mixing shades. Using a thin brush, draw the base of the feather and the lines extending from it. Use firm strokes, but don't press the brush too hard to avoid creating thick stripes. This design is more suitable for a festive event or celebration!

Creation scheme

The procedure for covering nails with gel polish is not a quick one, but its results are always pleasing.

Before applying it, it is necessary to perform a hygienic manicure, which involves shaping the nail plate, removing the cuticle and pterygium, and cleaning the space between the nails and the side ridges. It can be done using hardware, edged, combined or European techniques.

Then you can start coating; for this we will need the following tools and materials:

• fine abrasive buff;
• dehydrator or primer and ultrabond;
• base (choose rubber, it is stronger and more elastic);
• colored gel polishes;
• top coating (matte or glossy depending on preference);
• liquid for degreasing, removing stickiness and dehydration – 3 in 1;
• lint-free wipes.

We apply the coating in stages:

• use a fine abrasive buff to remove the gloss from the nail;
• moisten a napkin in a 3-in-1 liquid and wipe the nail plate with it, ridding it of the remnants of sawed-off particles and other substances;
• Carefully, pulling back the side rollers and cuticle, apply the base. Avoid contact with skin, it will cause peeling of the coating in the future;
• Apply the first layer of color coating thinly, as close to the cuticle as possible. Dry in the lamp for the required time;
• the second layer of color is denser - we even it out so that there are no “bald spots” and dry it in a lamp;
• we carry out design;
• apply top coat. Dry it in a lamp.

Tip: to get an even, beautiful highlight, after applying the top coat, turn your finger over and hold it in this position for 10-15 seconds so that the material is evened out. Only after this can you dry the nail in a lamp.

#1 Pastel manicure with quail egg effect

The palette of shades of gel polishes from Illamasqua is aimed specifically at pastel colors. They look natural and are similar to natural texture. The speckled design is quite noticeable, so pastel colors will soften and enhance it.

Specks are most often made in black. For the background, use gray, beige, light green, milky and translucent shades. Both a single-color manicure with a quail effect and a design with strokes with a manicure brush, with foil stripes, and nails painted in a single-color black color look stylish.

Peculiarities

The main secret of this design is airiness. If you decide to paint a bird feather using gel polish or gel paint, it is better to practice first. Graceful and flexible lines are not always achieved the first time. It is also important to choose non-flowing materials and a thin brush with long bristles.

If you have problems painting with a brush, this life hack may come in handy. Use a black gel pen. It is great for drawing fine lines and inscriptions. Creating a feather on your nails with its help is not difficult. For the base, choose pastel and pink tones.

The feather can be painted in contrasting colors: black or white. They harmonize with all shades.

The length and shape of the nails do not interfere with the desired design. You can decorate just one finger or place the feather on two plates. Sometimes the composition even covers four fingers.