Flame nail art may seem like an advanced task, but with a few simple steps, even beginner nail artists can turn up the heat. Here, Imarni of London's Imarni Nails breaks down how to add flames to your DIY gel manicure, from the red-hot first stroke to the final topcoat. For more step-by-step nail art tutorials, join Imarni for Nail Art: Colorful, Creative Designs to Paint and Share, a Skillshare Original: https://skl.sh/3d3FpHN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLAME NAIL ART QUICK JUMP MENU 00:00 Introduction: Meet Imarni 00:17 Cleansing the Nail 00:25 What You’ll Need to Create Red Flames 00:45 Starting Point: Draw a “C” 01:15 Shaping and Thickening a Flame 02:22 Finishing the First Flame 02:34 Adding More Flames 03:30 Curing the Nail 03:38 How to Fix Mistakes 04:02 Retracing and Tightening Your Design 04:32 Finding Nail Art References 05:11 Applying the Topcoat and Cleansing the Nail 05:32 Variations on Flame Nail Art ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THE CLASS Dip your toe into the technicolor world of nail art with acclaimed nail artist Imarni ’s impressive and easy-to-execute designs. When Imarni launched her nail salon in Shoreditch, London, at 23, she had no idea where her artistic flair would take her. Five years later, after diligently practicing her designs and growing her business, she now creates complex nail art for celebrities and pop stars. In this class, Imarni shares tools and techniques to help budding nail artists, creative enthusiasts, and fashionistas create unique nail art for themselves at home. In this colorful class, Imarni will walk you through eight nail designs—from beginner to intermediate to complex—and give you the confidence to experiment with your own designs in the future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT SKILLSHARE Skillshare is an online education platform with thousands of classes taught by the world’s best practitioners. Come take a class on illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, crafts, and more. To get started, sign up for a free trial here: https://www.skillshare.com/signup Subscribe to Skillshare on Youtube: http://skl.sh/yt-subscribe Skillshare on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillshare Skillshare on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skillshare Skillshare on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skillshare ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT IMARNI NAILS Follow Imarni here: https://skl.sh/3s6wNEF Imarni is the founder of IMARNI NAILS based in London. Clients for her wearable nail art are celebs, fashionistas, and businesswomen (and of course men too). Her business took off in 2015 when she opened her ‘destination’ salon in Shoreditch and her diverse nail art posts captured a huge online following and became internationally known. Since then, she founded The Wall Group, her own agency, where she is lucky enough to work with incredible clients on innovative designs and eye-catching nail art. Recently, she won Glamour UK's ‘Nail Art Blogger 2020’. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MORE NAIL ART RESOURCES Learn basic nail art techniques like dots, strips and half moons with self-taught nail artist Hannah Weir in Skillshare course The Nail Trail: The Beginner's Guide to Nail Art: https://skl.sh/3dTI46l In Nail Art Course with Painting Gel, professional nail technician Gabriela Cismas starts with the basics of gel polish nail painting and builds to advanced techniques, sharing step-by-step tutorials that any nail artist will enjoy: https://skl.sh/2QaGK6G