20 Rocking 3D Nail Art Tutorials For Summer

by Shirlyn Ramos

3D nail art is in vogue this year and looks extremely sexy. These nail designs range from simple to more intricate and can be done by anyone, either at home or at a parlor. Summers are just perfect when you can create beautiful 3D nails with dried flowers or rhinestones or with stickers. The choices are quite varied. Today, I am bringing forth a post which will present 20 beautiful 3D nail tutorials that will simply spellbind you to no limits! Take a look!

1. Summer 3D flowers nail art

20 Rocking 3D Nail Art Tutorials For Summer

Take a makeup sponge and dab white over it, pressing down on the tips of the nails. Then, sponge all the neon colors to press down on the white tips. Dry. Paint glittery polish and another coat of chunkier glittery shade. For the thumb flower, use pink, yellow, peach, green, peach or orange acrylic powder polishes. Dip the brush in peach and then in pink to create beads, spreading them into flowers. Then add rhinestones in the center of each flower. Seal with a top coat after creating gradient leaves in green and yellow.

3D Nail Art Tutorials
3D Nail Art Tutorials

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2. Romantic pink 3D love summer nails

After applying a base coat of clear polish, paint the nails with a shimmering pink polish. Dry. Now, dab on some glue and stick the stickers of love, cute cartoon faces and blue floral designs. Apply a top coat and seal the nail art.

3D Nail Designs
3D Nail Designs

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3. Summer 3D pink nails with bow and rhinestones

Paint the tips with white and pink. You can decide on the sequence. Apply a coat of pink shade on the nail that has to be adorned with small rhinestones. For the bow nails, apply a coat of clear polish to add shine. Once a little wet, use a toothpick to press down the bow and stones. Coat a top layer of glossy polish.

3D Nail Art
3D Nail Art

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4. 3D Water Splash Droplet Nails

Apply a base coat of clear polish and dry. Now, choose either shimmery pink or light blue to coat your nails. Apply two coats. Once dry, dip your brush in a bottle of glitter polish and dab on a blob without any glitter to make tiny bubbles or droplets on the nails.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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5. Summer 3D orange fruity nail art

To get these amazing 3D nails, you would start by applying a base coat. Then, paint the tips of the nails alternately with bright orange and yellow. Dry. Now, paint a coat of these two colors in a combination as seen. Once a little wet, stick orange-slice shaped 3D stickers on each nail. Seal with a top coat.

3D Nail Designs
3D Nail Designs

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6. Sparkling orange and purple 3D glitter nails

Start by applying a base coat of clear polish. Dry and then apply a coat of orange. Once the nails dry up, coat a layer of sparkling polish with glitter. Now, apply another coat of chunkier glittery polish towards the corner of the nails and stick purple rhinestones in a curvy manner as seen. Seal the design with a glitter polish as top coat.

3D Nail Art
3D Nail Art

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7. Cute 3D Lego summer nails

Lego art is one of the most unique 3D designs in the list of 20 rocking 3D nail tutorials. Firstly gather all your yellow rhinestones for the Lego nails. Polish these gems using any color of your choice. After applying a base coat, paint the nails with your favorite color. Now, using a toothpick, stick the gems to resemble blocks of Lego. Seal the design with a top coat.

3D Summer Nails
3D Summer Nails

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8. Exotic turquoise, pink and purple 3D floral summer nails

Begin by applying a coat of shimmery acrylic polish all over the nails and dry. Apply primer to the nails and then using the brush, paint purple polish on the tips and mix it up with green. Extend these strokes towards the mid portion of the nails to merge the design. Now, make 3D flowers in purple, white and blue. Dry and then add shades as seen. Stick rhinestones and seal with a top coat.

3D Nails
3D Nails

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9. Elegant mauve and white 3D summer nails

Apply a base coat of light purple or mauve on all nails. Dry and then paint shimmery purple in a diagonal fashion or in a slanting way. With white polish, draw floral strokes as seen below the 3d flower. Apply a coat of clear polish. Now, stick a 3d white and purple shaded flower on top of the floral design, a floral sticker along with two rhinestones to accentuate the look. Seal with a top coat.

3d Nail Art
3d Nail Art

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10. Beautiful blue and white 3D floral summer nails

Firstly, paint a coat of blue all over the nails. Using black polish, make a design to depict the branches / stems of the flowers. Take out your sticker box and stick 3d white and blue flowers on the nails once you have applied glue. For one nail, stick a black bordered bow in white and seal the design with a top coat.

3d Nails
3d Nails

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11. Stunning 3D Japanese summer nails

Japanese 3D nail art lends a unique style such as this one. Paint a top coat of clear polish after which paint the tips of the nails with shimmery purple. Take light acrylic purple powder polish and with a brush, start to make the floral petals. Once done, take a blob of yellow acrylic polish and set it at the center of each flower. Make green leaves on them as seen in the image.

3D Japanese Summer Nails
3D Japanese Summer Nails

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12. Chic French Mani with 3D summer nails

After you have French manicured your nails, apply a base coat of clear polish and dry. Put some glue on the nails and stick rhinestones or studs on the lining of the French Mani with a tool. Apply a primer and take a blob of pink acrylic paint and make two bows on ring finger nails. Apply a coat of polish and stick a stone at the middle of each bow.

3D Nail Art
3D Nail Art

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13. Gorgeous beach 3D bow summer nails

Paint a base coat after which paint the tips and the portion below them with light aqua blue polish. Dry. Take a brush and make wavy or random patterns with a darker shade of blue on the light blue background. Make white bows with acrylic paint after applying a primer all over the nails. Make the ribbons too using the same polish. Stick stones or beads in the way you like and seal with a top coat.

3d Summer Nail Tutorials
3d Summer Nail Tutorials

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14. Charming blue, silver and white 3D floral summer nails

Start with painting the tips with deep blue that has a shimmer to it. Dry. Now, paint a streak of silver glitter polish under the blue border. Once dry, take out a blob of white acrylic polish and make rose designs using a brush. Create leaves and seal with a top coat.

3D Nail Art
3D Nail Art

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15. Fruity 3D summer nails

After applying a base coat of clear or nude polish, dry and then take some green shimmery polish to be applied all over the tips that are manicured already. Then, take out Fimo stickers of fruits like lime and strawberry to be stuck just below the shimmery tips. Seal with a top coat to retain the nail art.

Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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16. Rocking pink glittery 3D floral summer nails

Floral nail tutorials like this one will transform you into a diva! Apply coats of shimmery pink and white on squared shaped upper portion of nails. Dry and then take a blob of white acrylic paint and start making the petals of a flower on two or more nails as you like. After you have created the petals, put a pink blob in the middle of each flower and dry up. Take a brush and use pink polish to draw artistic patterns on the upper portion of the nails.

3D Nail Designs
3D Nail Designs

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17. Eclectic 3D Olympics summer nails

Start by pasting two tapes on the nails such that they form the sides and tip of a triangle. Then, paint coats of shimmering polishes in light shades over the triangular tapes. For the index finger nail, take a blob of red acrylic paint and with a brush, make the ribbon of a medal. Take golden to make the medal and fill it up with shimmer. Similarly, make circles in different colors to depict the Olympic symbol on the ring finger nail. Draw white circles on all the nails and seal with a top coat.

3D Olympics Summer Nails
3D Olympics Summer Nails

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18. Stylish 3D butterfly summer nails

Butterfly 3D nail art tutorials are bound to rock summers and here is one that you can do easily! Shape your nails as per the design of the nails seen below and paint coats of shimmering or glittery polishes of various colors. Cover the half moon of the nails with these colors and then stick 3D butterfly stickers in any fashion as you like. Seal with a top coat of glossy polish.

3D Nail Designs
3D Nail Designs

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19. Glitzy pink and brown 3D summer nails

Paint a base coat of shimmer on all nails. Now, polish the upper portion of your long nails with shimmery brown shade. Take a blob of pink acrylic powder paint and apply on the nails to make floral designs. Add a few more layers yo create a 3D look. Shade with hints of brown acrylic over the pink petals and decorate with golden glitter polish that has to be applied in the form of 3D beads. Seal with a top coat of shimmer.

Pink And Brown 3D Summer Nails
Pink And Brown 3D Summer Nails

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20. Purple glitter and stones 3D summer nail art

Apply a base coat of nude. Make small beaded circles with rose blush opaque and brush. Shape it and file to create a 3D effect. Decorate the tips with purple glitter and beads of your choice. Make flowers using purple acrylic paint, golden glittery paint and stick a stone in the middle. Stick stones randomly as you like. Seal with a clear top coat.

3D Nails
3D Nails

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Women, whether in college or otherwise love to flaunt 3D nail designs as these look cute and very fashionable. The above nail art tutorials are simply gorgeous and will be suitable for summers when lots of zing and glamour are needed to pep up the ambiance of any place or event. Go through these super glam 3D nail designs and choose that nail art that best describes your personality!

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About Shirlyn Ramos

Shirlyn Ramos has worked as a manager for a famous nail salon chain for over 10 years. She's seen it all, and now she likes to share her experience with others in the hopes of helping them create beautiful nails. When she's not busy with work, Shirlyn enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves going on walks and exploring new places.

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