How to Do Pokeball Nails

A nail dryer helps to dry each layer of polish faster.

Pokeball nails can instantly enhance the appearance of your hands. Even if you're not a fan of Pokemon, painting your nails to resemble a pokeball, can be a fun experience. Pokeballs are balls that are half red and half white, with a black ring around the middle. In the game of Pokemon, these balls are used to capture and store Pokemon. To paint your nails in this fashion, you don't need to visit a nail salon. With a steady hand, you can do your nails right at home.

Things You'll Need

• Base coat
• Red and white nail polish
• Nail art pen
• Dotting tools
• Toothpick
• Clear Topcoat

Instructions

1. Protect your nails with a base coat. Apply a single layer of a clear base coat and wait one minute for it to dry.

2. Apply white nail polish over your entire nail. Add a second coat if the first coat doesn't provide full coverage. Wait at least three minutes so the polish can dry.

3. Paint the upper half of your nail red. Draw a horizontal line with the red nail polish at the halfway point of your nail. Fill in the upper half of the nail with the red polish. Wait approximately three minutes so the polish can dry.

4. Draw a black horizontal line over the halfway point where the white and red nail polish meet. Make the line approximately 1/8 of an inch wide. Use a black nail art pen to draw the line from the left edge to the right edge of your nail. Use black nail polish as an alternative. Let the polish dry for two minutes.

5. Place a small black dot in the center of the black line. The dot must be wider than the line; it must stick out on the top and bottom of the line. Use your nail art pen to make the black dot, or use a dotting tool and black nail polish. Wait two minutes to allow the polish to dry.

6. Dip a toothpick in white nail polish. Make a white dot in the middle of the black dot on your nail. Use a dotting tool that's smaller than the one you previously used as an alternative. Let the polish dry for two minutes.

7. Seal your nails with two coats of a clear topcoat. Allow your nails to dry for at least 30 minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• Switch around the white and red nail polish as an alternative.