Same Size or Small to Large? Sketch Three Nail-Art Hearts

Picture a tiny gold heart on your index finger. Now picture the same heart a little larger on your middle finger, then larger again on your ring finger. Compare that with three hearts the same size. Which would you rather see when you wrap your hand around a mug? You can try both ideas on a slip of paper before settling on a design.

Make two rows of three hearts

Draw three simple nail outlines side by side and label them index, middle and ring. Repeat the row underneath. Center one heart in each outline with its point toward the tip. Use the same pen and background for both rows. The gold heart in the YLG cover photo makes a handy starting shape. Leave out the surrounding rays and dots for this sketch.

• Even sizes. In the first row, draw each heart about the size you would like on your middle finger. Look at the three together.
• Increasing sizes. In the second row, keep the middle heart as it is. Make the one on the index finger smaller and the one on the ring finger larger. Keep both lobes and the point visible on all three.

Look at the step from one finger to the next

Set the paper beside your hand. If the smallest heart almost disappears, redraw just that one a little larger. If the largest one is the only detail you notice, try bringing it closer in size to the middle one. You can also keep that bigger jump if you like the ring finger to catch your eye first. Compare your revised row with the even row once more.

Show which finger gets the largest heart

Circle your favorite row. If you want the same order on both hands, use finger names in your note. “Small heart on each index finger, medium on each middle finger, large on each ring finger” still makes sense when you turn the paper around. Tell the studio if you want the size difference to be barely visible or easy to spot, and ask what will fit your nails.

Browse YLG’s services or ask the Brandon studio which option suits your design. Bring your circled sketch when you book your appointment.