Thursday 10 January 2013

The Digit-al Dozen Does Art: Picasso's Acrobat

Today is day four in The Digit-al Dozen's Art week and I have some nails Picasso nails to share with you. I really wanted to create some nail art inspired by Picasso and browsed through a gallery of his works. I had book marked about 5 different paintings and it took some time, but I finally settled on The Acrobat.

pablo picasso the acrobat


Here is the painting that these nails were inspired by,



Interesting huh? I thought the painting was very interesting, from what I read he wanted to convey movement but define it within the box of the painting and the stark colours.

pablo picasso the acrobat
pablo picasso the acrobat


These were relatively simple to do, I started with a base of Wet n Wild On a Trip and then did saran wrap with Tip Top Nails Crushed Grape. I then added a coat of top coat for a nice smooth nail art surface. I then took Sally Hansen Ion and a nail art brush from Winstonia Store and created the shapes of the figure. I decided to span him across two nails to give it a little more room and make him even more acrobat like. Then using the smallest brush from Winstonia Store I outlined the figure in black.

pablo picasso the acrobat
pablo picasso the acrobat


I really like some of Picasso's work and he is such a household name that I knew I needed to create something inspired by him! I actually really like how this came out too. My acrobat isn't an exact replica, but I like him anyway :) As always this week, here is my pinable image!

pablo picasso the acrobat


What do you think of my recreation of Picasso's Acrobat? Do you like any of his work?

Make sure you check out what the rest of the talented ladies in The Digit-al Dozen have come up with :)

Products in this post were provided for my honest review

17 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! The picture kind of creeps me out, but you did a great job translating it to the nail!

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  2. you did a super good job with these! they're weird and awesome just like the painting.

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  3. Good inspiration and great manicure! :-)

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  4. Wow! I've never seen this painting before but you translated it really well onto your nails :) I really like the saran wrap base!

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  5. This came out fabulous! I know this painting well and did not even need your caption to know what your inspiration was.

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  6. I knew that was Picasso before I even read what you typed....I always look at the pics first lol. Love the background! I have yet to try the saran wrap method...gotta do that soon. The Picasso creeps me out...I mean a head coming out of a leg..and no body? LOL. Good work!!

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    1. haha I always look at pictures first too! Thank you so much! It's totally creepy but I like it!

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  7. wow i somehow missed this during the week - amazing, really amazing xx

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