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Hokusai Nail by ~xSweet-Serendipityx:iconxSweet-Serendipityx:

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"The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" - Katsushika Hokusai


This is a series I've been working on using fake acrylic nails. I took well-known works of art and painted them on the nails using acrylic paint and then sealing them with clear nail polish. I then mounted them on a piece of white wood and placed gold frames around them to give it a museum feel. I had my first solo show with these works and I hope to get my dream show at the MFAH with them!

*I apologize for the quality of the picture/glare. It's the best I could do with camera I have*

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*Eekah May 1, 2009, 12:09:41 PM
this is amazing! fantastic job! :clap:
I hope you realize your dream!
I'm sure you will, keep working at it! :w00t:

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*Eekah May 1, 2009, 12:10:46 PM
might I make one suggestion, however?

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~xSweet-Serendipityx May 1, 2009, 1:03:42 PM
thanks! and sure..what's your suggestion?

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*Eekah May 1, 2009, 10:26:19 PM
you're welcome! :D
my suggestion is that perhaps you try a little darker
background for the frame...instead of white, maybe...black? or gray?
not sure, but the white is very very bright.

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~xSweet-Serendipityx May 3, 2009, 6:24:14 AM
yeah i had thought about that, but the reason i chose the white is because museum walls are typically white and it was supposed to be like mini museum pieces. i also wanted a color that wouldn't take away from the painting on the nail. in the beginning i tried black, but it didn't make some of the darker nails pop and gray tended to wash the colors out. they're not as bright i would say in person, i think the combo of my crappy camera and the flash made it seem brighter, but thank you for the suggestion and for the faves! :)

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NIKON
COOLPIX S200
10/600 second
F/4.9
7 mm
50
Nov 30, 1999, 12:00:00 AM

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