Winter Nights

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Step by Step

As the nights draw in, recreate these wintery landscapes as detailed by Anastasiia Morozova and practice blending and adding details to your designs.

Read more from Anastasiia in the November issue of Scratch!

Step 1
Apply a black gel polish to the entire nail. Cure. Using a white gel paint, detail a large full moon.
Step 2
Create details and shadow with grey and black gel polishes. Cure. Apply topcoat and cure.
Step 3
Use a black gel paint to add the silhouette of a pine tree forest. Use a white gel paint to add stars. Cure.
Step 4
Apply a dark blue gel polish to the top and bottom third of the nail. Add a light blue shade in the center of the nail. Don't cure. Use an ombre brush back and forth over the edges to blend the colours
Step 5
Using a white gel paint, detail a small crescent moon surrounded by stars. Cure.
Step 6
With a black gel polish, paint a mountain range and smaller stones in the water.
Step 7
Apply a topcoat and cure. With black and white gel paints without sticky layer, create a raised effect on the stones. Cure.