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Acrylic Sculpting for Beginners

by Anastasia Milton

 100 video lessons for beginners and experienced nail technicians who want to get professional education.
To pass the course you will need 6 months

Continuing Education Units: 50

100 video tutorials

More than 100 video lessons for beginners and experienced nail technicians who want to get professional education

Training contains high-quality theoretical and practical lessons in HD. 

The theoretical part is well structured - I explain it all simply and clearly, and the most effective techniques are included in the practical part. 
You are welcome to join us! 

Teacher graded assignments

You will get full support and guidance from experienced professionals: Anastasia Milton and Kisa Watson. Anastasia Milton is a 14 years experienced nail technician and educator. Kisa Watson is a licensed 

nail technician in Tennessee, USA,

the owner of Eye Candy Nails FX Nail Art Studio.

Easy online learning

You study remotely. The lessons are available whenever it is convenient for you. You can use

your mobile, tablet or PC.

You immediately gain access to several lessons and can view them anytime.

Acrylic is my favorite product for nail sculpting. It allows not only to sculpt nails but also to create designs. It is suitable for clients with thin, short, extremely bitten nails, oily nails, for clients with hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).


But not many nail technicians are able to work with acrylic. Often they think that it is difficult, they do not know how to choose the right products and brushes, do not understand when it is necessary to pinch the nails.


On my Acrylic for Beginners online course, you will learn how to create beautiful and elegant nails.


Anastasia Milton, author of the course, nail technician and educator with 16 years experience





If you are considering a career as a qualified nail technician, Acrylic for Beginners course is an ideal course for you. It contains all the elements you require to study from home in order to become a fully qualified nail technician and to secure professional indemnity insurance to practice professionally either from home, as a mobile service, or in a nail bar or salon. The Acrylic for Beginners course also includes information on manicures so that you will not need to do a separate manicure qualification in order to complete this course.


This course is designed for anyone who wants to start working with the acrylic system. No previous experience is needed. At the end of the course, you will be able to create a natural-looking nail extension using astonishing nail products. You will gain both practical skills and knowledge which is essential in your career as a nail technician.

Three Reasons to Start Acrylic Sculpting course

Certificate

Achieve a feeling of success! At the end of the course, when all your tasks are completed, you will be given access to the Test Lesson. After the Test is passed successfully you will get the numbered Certificate with your name.

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Guidance at every stage.

You are constantly in touch with educators and support team. We always answer all the questions from all the students.

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Students love our courses! Just read testimonials!

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Contents

We start with basics. We discuss the structure of a natural nail, the way it grows, what materials are required, and how to choose them.


We move on to practical tasks. We learn to feel the product and to apply it properly, to choose the right moment for pinching, to shape the nail into a perfect shape by filing.


Improving the techniques. We practice achieving beautiful smile lines and applying polish, creating perfect nails for further application of one tone polish or for French manicure.


We go up from simple to comprehensive, moving on to next assignments only after the previous ones are fully completed.

The acrylic Sculpting course program

Theory

  1. Product chemistry (polymerization process)
  2. Physiology and anatomy of the natural nail
  3. Nail sculpting
  4. Artificial nail architecture
  5. What an ideal long-lasting nail should look like

Practice

  1. Applying gel polish Natural nail prep, applying gel polish, removing the product.
  2. Practice with a product on a tip.
  3. Natural nail prep before gel sculpting. Pushing back the cuticle, filing the free edge, troubleshooting, applying dehydrator and primer.
  4. Prep for basic «Square» nail shape Fitting the form, cutting it according to the natural nail shape.
  5. Placing the form stiffener
  6. Working with a C-curve tool and forms
  7. Sculpting: creating a nail using 3 acrylic beads Sculpting free edge of the nail, apex, cuticle area
  8. Taking off the form
  9. Pinching the nail
  10. Sculpting strong and flexible nail Pinching with your own nails, using different pinching tools, find the perfect moment, troubleshooting.
  11. Filing technique Theory, filing zones, choosing the right file depending on a zone, holding your hand right while filing, how to tell it is time to stop filing.
  12. Nail sculpting troubleshooting Not enough filing vs. too much filing — how to find a perfect balance
  13. Buffing the nail
  14. How to take off gel nails safely using a nail drill Filing the length and top coat, choosing the right drill bits, speed and zones for filing.

Who would benefit from this course?

The course has been developed for those who are new to sculpting, or learned it by themselves, as well as for nail specialists preferring to start their education "from scratch", and for manicure professionals aiming to expand the range of services offered to the clients.


What will you get in the end?


You will: 

  • Have detailed knowledge of natural nail architecture and learn how to prepare the nail safely for sculpting;
  • Know all about the contents and chemical properties of various products;
  • Obtain information on the products currently available on the market and recommendations on the best choices to make;
  • Practice working with gels of different viscosity;
  • Learn the safety precautions necessary to protect both your clients and yourself;
  • Master the application techniques;
  • Learn how to choose the right form and how to fit it;
  • Learn how to choose the right nail length for each client; 
  • Acquire the sculpting and pinching techniques that make your sculpted nails look natural;
  • Be able to quickly make 10 nails perfectly shaped by filing;
  • Learn to apply polish even and fast;
  • Easily correct your mistakes even if you make them;
  • Learn to create a perfect C-curve.



How it works?

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  • START on March 12th 
  • Teacher graded assignments
  • Certificate

BONUSES:

  • First Livestream on March 12th: Orientation class
  • Second Livestream on March 21st: Work with different nail types
  • Form fitting mini e-book
  • Sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization                   
  • International students chat
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I did. I learn so much just within the first few weeks. Sure, changing my mindset from tips to forms was a bit of an issue at first. But, once I learned what you can do with a form, how there really are not any limitations in sculptured nails, I realized I was limiting myself using a plastic tip. The course is well thought out, concise, and easy to understand. It is very professional!... read moreI did. I learn so much just within the first few weeks. Sure, changing my mindset from tips to forms was a bit of an issue at first. But, once I learned what you can do with a form, how there really are not any limitations in sculptured nails, I realized I was limiting myself using a plastic tip. The course is well thought out, concise, and easy to understand. It is very professional! The ability and knowledge of each instructor and their actual involvement in the course is well worth the price. What I have learned so far, is way more than any conventional school has ever taught me. I am very, very happy I chose to be a student of Nail Pro Academy! Like almost everything ;0) bombshell_skincare_
Katie Gonzalez, 2 October 2020
I really enjoyed the coarse. The videos were informative while for someone like me I could have listened to even more theory and details. I found the video with the huge nail file cute but perhaps I was really wanting to see actual nail filing on a hand I had a lot of time to complete the tasks and coming from cosmetology school where your expected to do the exercises a specific amount... read moreI really enjoyed the coarse. The videos were informative while for someone like me I could have listened to even more theory and details. I found the video with the huge nail file cute but perhaps I was really wanting to see actual nail filing on a hand I had a lot of time to complete the tasks and coming from cosmetology school where your expected to do the exercises a specific amount of times to complete I was expecting more practises. I have done a lot more in between just to really perfect my skills before moving into a real hand I feel the basic level one may be a bit too basic for me but I tend to run ahead of my skillset in the excitement. I would love to take level 2 and 3 I was so happy for the feedback on the dome shape of my nails as this was exactly the things I was thinking myself before the coarse and really wanted visual feedback and needed that type of see and tell information Marsha73nelson
Marsha Nelson, 1 October 2020
yes I did i enjoyed the course. It was well done and very professional. There was just one thing missing, the proper ways to remove the acrylics. - It was good I liked the feedback on assignments, I wish there were more practices. Yes everything was new to me I learned so much. read more
Judith Maria sevilla Matute, 19 September 2020
Yes I found the course very interesting and informative especially at the beginning learning about the parts of the nail. Yes especially with the form placement on the nail I think it is very nice and the application of the acrylic has to be a constant work on Yes on form placement on different nail types read more
Oluwayemisi Okeniyi, 3 September 2020
I really liked the way this course is structured. I really liked that I could watch the video lessons exactly when it suited me. That I could see them as many times as I wanted, etc. In general that it is so flexible that I can adapt it to my schedule. I struggled a bit with the language, because I'm not very good at English. So there were some videos I had to watch several times... read moreI really liked the way this course is structured. I really liked that I could watch the video lessons exactly when it suited me. That I could see them as many times as I wanted, etc. In general that it is so flexible that I can adapt it to my schedule. I struggled a bit with the language, because I'm not very good at English. So there were some videos I had to watch several times before I understood everything that was being said.
Took a while before I understood the liquid to powder ratio.
I have quite crooked fingers, with a flat nail bed, so it was difficult to make the nails look straight and get a proper c-curve. I really liked it
Anne Renate Tollefsjord, 19 August 2020
I liked taking this online. The videos and feedback on assignments helped me improve. I still need more practice, but I feel more confident in what I am doing. Forms! That is my biggest challenge. My next struggle is figuring out the timing to pinch the c-curve. That is something that I feel that with time I will get better at. I liked taking this course online. I would have liked... read moreI liked taking this online. The videos and feedback on assignments helped me improve. I still need more practice, but I feel more confident in what I am doing. Forms! That is my biggest challenge. My next struggle is figuring out the timing to pinch the c-curve. That is something that I feel that with time I will get better at. I liked taking this course online. I would have liked having a live class time (or two), to go over some items that I wasn’t understanding. Yes....everything. I have only done dip and painted gel nails. So learning acrylics was entirely new to me. @tina.marie.12
Tina Hare, 25 April 2020
I really enjoyed taking this course and I liked all aspects of learning it online at my own pace. Doing acrylic nails was definitely out of my comfort zone as I've never done them before. Placing forms and overall application of acrylic was and is something Id like to keep working on to perfect both. I think the course was very well presented and covered a wide range of skills... read moreI really enjoyed taking this course and I liked all aspects of learning it online at my own pace. Doing acrylic nails was definitely out of my comfort zone as I've never done them before. Placing forms and overall application of acrylic was and is something Id like to keep working on to perfect both. I think the course was very well presented and covered a wide range of skills required to do well with acrylic applications. I have definitely learned a lot - how to properly fit the forms, apply acrylic, working safely with acrylic, the four zone filling technique is amazing and very efficient. Overall I am pleased with myself that I took the course and learned something new; that I will use to better myself in the future. Thank you! sereneriverspa
Daria Orlova, 20 March 2020
Yes, the assignments were good and very challenging for me. I think that is good for new nail technician. Yes, my struggles was nail forms but I will continue to work on them. This was a very good course. The only thing I didn’t like was that you had to wait for your assignment to be checked before continuing on to the next assignment. It was kind of elementary to me but I guess you have... read moreYes, the assignments were good and very challenging for me. I think that is good for new nail technician. Yes, my struggles was nail forms but I will continue to work on them. This was a very good course. The only thing I didn’t like was that you had to wait for your assignment to be checked before continuing on to the next assignment. It was kind of elementary to me but I guess you have your reasons for it. Yes , I did learn a lot of new things from this course. Nail filing ,painting the nail and putting on nail forms for different shaped nails. Which I still need to continue to practice.
Ramona Curry Briscoe, 17 March 2020
I like this course, it is easy to understand Since I've been working with polygel it has been a struggle for me to work with acrylic because it dries fast and with polygel I can take my time and make the nails perfect before I cure them They explain everything very good I learned how to work with the right consistency and how to fit the forms the correct way. Before this course I... read moreI like this course, it is easy to understand Since I've been working with polygel it has been a struggle for me to work with acrylic because it dries fast and with polygel I can take my time and make the nails perfect before I cure them They explain everything very good I learned how to work with the right consistency and how to fit the forms the correct way. Before this course I did not know how to deal with ski jump nails and now I do. @yanynailss
Ylliany Welvaart, 7 March 2020
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I was just wondering if the price of the courses are in American dollars??
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Tue 24 Nov 17:59 • Answer
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How do I enroll in all of classes. I need to learn how to put on tips, file, remove the dip powder, how to use my drill. What is the best tips to order. I need to know everything about how to do my own nails and toes.
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I was wondering if this certificate is valid to be able to work at a nail salon? Also would like to know how long the certificate is valid for does it need continuous renewal?
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It depends on where you are in the world. If you are in the USA, then you need school hours towards licensure. If you are in Europe or Canada, then the certificate will work.
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would you provide with tools or products?
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Sun 24 May 04:55 • Answer
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Hello Afelia!
We only give access to the course, teachers check your assigments and make comments, point students` mistakes. We also check your final work and give you a certificate.

Our school will require you to purchase your own nail technology supplies in order to complete assignments. For nail supplies, you can purchase from any nail supply store that you favor and use any brand that you desire. Our school is not brand specific. However, we do suggest that you use a brand that is reputable.

If you need assistance with places to purchase nail supplies we suggest purchasing from the following resources:

Worldwide: https://enailcouture.com/collections/all

USA /Canada: https://www.premiernailsource.com/

For E-file drill bits/ Practice hands: at:
https://red-iguana.com/

USA Only: https://www.transdesign.com/
For the Acrylic, Polygel, Hard Gel and Nail Sculpting courses a Practice Hand is allowed. Please use ones that mimic as close to a real hand as possible. We approve the use of the following practice hands:
• Red Iguana Silicon Practice hand: https://red-iguana.com/collections/silicone-practice-hand
• https://www.premiernailsource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=42&products_id=439
• https://www.premiernailsource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=42&products_id=5729
• https://www.transdesign.com/products/cre8tion-soft-practice-hand.html
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Any poly gel in this course? Also I’ve taken a few year off from nails but would love to take the course as a refresher do you need any tools or product to complete the course is everything included in the 200$ cost?
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Hello! You can join the Polygel course here: https://nailsproacademy.com/polygel#order
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Hi there

Is the acrylic course using poly gel as I am interested in learning polygel.
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Wed 25 Dec 03:10 • Answer
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Hello! You can join the Polygel course here: https://nailsproacademy.com/polygel#order
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