2024 THEME :  RETRO FLASH BACK. 

Pick a part of the past and nail it.  Nail trends, fashion, home furnishings, as long as it’s retro give it a go!  

• Remember the comp is for attendees only, no entry fee. Prizes and medals for each category…student/novice, veteran, and educator (minimum 3 entries in each category).
• This is mixed media so no 3D higher than ¼ inch. Bring them with you to camp ready to turn in.
• Turn in 5 tips minimum.
• DO NOT post pictures for your entry until after it is judged at camp!  Your judges might be your Facebook friends and if they know it’s yours before its judged, your entry will be disqualified.
• All art must be created specifically for this competition, no recycled art.
• Tips must be out of the box, no flattening or altering tips other than to shorten them.
• Tips must remain individual. THEY CANNOT BE ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER. Tips can be touching on your display board but must remain separate from each other. Think “could these be wearable?
• TIPS (minimum of 5) completed BEFORE you come to the event.
• No live models.
• Attach tips to single color base so that they are secure and will not move. (Foam core board works great for display and transportation).
• All tips should follow the theme.
• Nothing more than 1/4” high, hanging, dangling, extending off the nail tip
• Art should be contained within the canvas of the nail only.
• No background art work should be present on the base you affix your art to.
• Art will be given point deductions and can be disqualified if the 1/4” limit is exceeded.
• Nails may be any length.
• You must include at least 4 elements of mixed media, hand paint, airbrush, acrylic, gel, crystals, glitter, mylar, netting, pigments, caviar beads or stones.
• NO DECALS, STAMPING, CANES, JEWELRY TYPE ITEMS, or licensed characters or logos may be used. NO TRADEMARKED DESIGNS.
• Short essay explaining your interpretation of the theme and mediums used. Do not include brands.  Include pictures of your inspiration.  These can be printed from online, out of magazines etc.
• DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ESSAY OR ON YOUR ART PIECE.