Hello readers! For this post I'd like to show you my attempt on challenge 13 of the 31 Day Challenge: a very literal animal print. It was a bit of an experiment as I used other materials besides nail polish: a Staedtler permanent marker and an Edding Deco Marker in white. Once the blue basecolor was dry (nameless polish from Claire's), I freehanded the curious animals on top. The markers seemed to attach well on the matte surface, the polish just needs to be completely dry before you can draw on it.
The animals in this print were supposed to be cats, but with a little imagination they can be any animal you like... Dogs, mice, pigs, ferrets... If you squint your eyes, they can even be the little black soot creatures from Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Oh, yeah, definitely going for the squinting. Love that movie! ♥
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sweet :) i like it
ReplyDeleteThis looks super cute! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG! This is sooo cute! I really need such a marker too!
ReplyDeletenice!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use something non polish related ;) it looks great ;)
ReplyDeleteToo cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteLove this!!! They look like adorable curious kitties to me :) Awesome job! :)
ReplyDeleteDeze is te gek, Jane! Echt een super leuke creatie.
ReplyDeleteLove it! <3
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! Reminds me of the kitty doodles I have all over my notes!
ReplyDeleteAdorable.
ReplyDeleteVery cute, I like how inventive you where using the pens, they came out great!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'll be using markers more often for sure, more precision and less drying time than nail polish. ^^
DeleteVery cute and original take on this task :)!
ReplyDeleteAwww! So cute! And nice shade of blue (:
ReplyDeletecute design :) ingenious idea!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I thought of owls at first sight ^^ But cats or owls, they are really amazing :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, they could be owls indeed, haha! All about imagination, right? ;-)
DeleteLovely idea, those are so cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is Super cute.
ReplyDeleteI've used markers before and they left some red dots on my nails... did that happened with you too?
ReplyDeleteHmm, that's strange. Were you wearing polish underneath it? I used two coats of polish and didn't have any staining at all.
DeleteI was wearing one thin coat, maybe I'll need two!
DeleteTnks so much!
Love your blog, and your designs btw!
Haha so cute
ReplyDeleteomg how cute! That blue is perfect, too!
ReplyDeleteCute <3 :).
ReplyDeleteOh I love it, I have a black cat she's called Blitz, I must do this for her, will pin your photo, thanks for sharing x
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet comments, everyone! :-*
ReplyDeleteYour cats are so cool and they look great on that blue base!
ReplyDeleteO my goodness. I LOVE this! So smart!
ReplyDeleteThis was SO cute and original! I liked it a lot! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable!
ReplyDeleteomg this is so freaking cute! love this! best animal print mani!
ReplyDeleteAw I love it - super cute!
ReplyDeleteOMG this is awesome!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love that movie too! Cute little soot creatures <3
ReplyDeleteHaha this is really adorable!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWow! These are amazing ;) Did you really draw this cats?
ReplyDeleteOh this is soooooo cute!
ReplyDeleteI love cats and have tried a mani similar to this!
It's perfect, congrats!
This is so cool :-) I love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! They look like an imaginary creature to me--mmm, how about Shadow Petz?
ReplyDeleteoohh... so cute! *-*
ReplyDeletelove cats! :)
xoxo
Haha! What a glorious take on animal print. You get A+ on originality! Super cute!
ReplyDeleteI think the animals could be something like this as well:
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:D
Hahah, what a cutie!! :3
DeleteThis is so cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute and done very well. You always do such a great job of describing how you've done a mani and have given me a lot of inspiration. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLady, I always thought your blog was awesome but now that you mentioned you love Spirited Away...you went up about 150 notches in my AMAZEBALLS meter! That movie took my breath away! Oh, and your nails look friggin cute! :D
ReplyDeleteThis is ADORABLE! I don't know if it was intentional or not, but some of those cats look extra spooked, which makes them even more adorable to look at :D
ReplyDeleteAh love them!
ReplyDeleteIt's super cute and playful.
ReplyDeleteI Like, thats so Cute :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the cutest animal featured nails!
ReplyDelete♡
ReplyDeleteIt's very nice ! I love cats :-)
ReplyDeleteLove these cuties! Reminds me of the stray cats stalking our neighbors! Unique take on animal print BTW.
ReplyDeleteDid you use a top coat? I have tried markers before, but they always bled with a top coat. I didn't use this brand though.
ReplyDeleteHi Brandy, I didn't use topcoat with this mani. However, I did use it in the post after this one:
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So head over to that post to see and read about the results. ;-)