Nail Art - Growing Form of Art Nails are painted freehand and it must be done with right care and right method. Prior to starting painting, the nails must be trimmed, cleaned & dried nicely. First apply base coat and then apply 2 coats of the desired nail colour according to design. After that start painting on this with brush and taking desired nail colours. While finished, let this dry. At an end apply the transparent top coat on complete design and this helps your art to stay longer.