The green color is Essie Da Bush; the white is Sally Hansen Hard to Get; and the blue is Sinful Colors Rain Storm. I painted on two coats of each color. (To be honest, I would not recommend this white polish to anybody. Two coats is just barely enough. If my nails were only white, I would need three coats.) After that was dry, I used a small dotting tool to create the dots. (I got a very inexpensive pack of dotting tools from Amazon, but if you don't have a dotting tool, a toothpick works. The colored end of a straight pin works, as well.)
I put lots of dots at the tips-- some overlapping to make them look crowded. I then put them sort of close together in the middle regions. Near the cuticles I tried to space them more. I have not got the gradient effect perfect, but that will get easier with practice. I will finish this manicure off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly. To tell you the truth, I do not always have a top coat on in these pictures. A lot of times I take the photos right after finishing the design because I do not want something to happen to them in between finishing them and taking a picture. Also, if you apply a top coat too soon, the design will smudge. Sally Hansen Dries Instantly works great when the design is all dry, though.
I used pure acetone on a flat nail art brush to create a clean line around the edges of my nails. To clean my nail art brushes, I swish them around in acetone and then rinse them in water. The bristles get very stiff if acetone is left in them.
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