Spiderman Nails

The Amazing Spiderman recently came out, and since a few friends suggested the theme, I thought it would be fun to make Spiderman-inspired nail art :)

At the same time, I also wanted to try the Half Moon manicure, which is kind of the opposite of the French tip manicure.  Instead of highlighting the tips, it highlights the bottom white part of the nail, called the "half moon". I think it looks edgier than the more classic French tip, so I incorporated the Half Moon into making this design.

Materials:

1. Base coat
2. Top coat
3. Nail polish in red, blue and black
4. Silver nail art pen or silver polish 
5. Toothpicks
6. Round label stickers (available in bookstores)

Procedure:

After applying base coat, paint all nails red.

Place label stickers on the bottom part of each nail, except for the thumb.  Be sure to place them in the middle, and to press the sides firmly so nail polish doesn't seep under the stickers.

Paint the exposed areas of nails with stickers with blue.

While the blue polish is drying, start creating the spider on the thumb.  Begin by using a toothpick in making a big dot with a teardrop shape under it.

Now draw 2 pairs of legs going up...

.. Then 2 pais of legs going down.  Add pincers if you want :)

By this time the blue polish would probably be dry (took me long to make the spider!). Gently peel off the stickers.  This is the Half Moon manicure.  For those wanting a simpler looking nail design, you may stop here :)

I made the spiderwebs by using a silver nail art pen to draw scalloped lines across my nails.

Then I connected these scalloped lines with straight lines going down. This is much easier than it looks!

Once everything is dry, apply top coat, and you're done!

Helpful Tips:

• As always, allow your nail polish to dry before putting the stickers on your nails.
• Also wait for the top color to dry before removing the stickers.
• Watch the tip of your toothpick when drawing the spider.  Should nail polish accumulate on the tip, wipe it off with cotton dampened with nail polish remover, or use a new stick.  Accumulated nail polish can make the toothpick tip thicker, thus making it more difficult to work with.  

Thanks for reading!