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"[#image: /photos/57d8cc8f50778cef321a60bc]||||||\\n\\nThe other week this rad artist named Shantell Martin came to talk to one at one of my grad school classes. (Sound familiar? You may have spotted her on [Cool Hunting](http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/studio-visit-shantell-martin.php) a few months ago.) The artist, who is from London, originally started her performance drawings in Japan using digital projections behind bands. Now, she does her amazingly funky black-and-white drawings by rocking out to music while adding her signature designs to all kinds of surfaces ([shop walls](http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ab16e7596c5124cff2dc0ccb4646082/tumblr_mj64r0XVCH1rr36wao1_1280.jpg), [sneakers](http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/0c7a0d40b71d11e291e622000a1f9d57_6.jpg), even [skin](http://24.media.tumblr.com/26af9e285a9884be6c5964ea51ebe3a7/tumblr_mlujz4bzjW1rpz6z2o1_1280.jpg)!)\\n\\nOne spot I haven't seen her work? Nails. Which is a shame, because I love her quirky, sketched style and want to see it every time I look at my hands. So I obvi had to try and mimic the art-star's steez on my own tips (though I want to print some of her work on [custom nail wraps](http://www.nail-designer.com/en)...with her ok of course!) I call 'em Doodle Nails!\\n\\nI started by treating myself to a white mani (though you can totes DIY), since a huge part of Shantell's signature style comes from her white-background/black-marker style.\\n\\nThen, I used a piece of uncooked linguine (YES, LINGUINI!) dipped in black nail polish to try and mimic her drawing style. She said that when she's working on a big piece of paper, she fills up the whole space with a squigly line first, then tries to find faces and shapes within it. I did the same, and found my thumb was the easiest place to do this!\\n\\nThen, you feel in shapes, add some dotted lines, add what you feel looks good, re-dipping your linguine strand in the black polish as needed.\\n\\nOnce your happy with your design, top it with a light coat of clear polish. ([Butter London Matte Finish Top Coat](http://www.butterlondon.com/lacquers/base/top-coat/matte-finish-topcoat) felt right, since Shantell's from London and so is Butter.)\\n\\n *Is your nail art inspired by a cool artist? Tweet us [@AESam](http://www.twitter.com/aesam) and [@SELFMagazine](http://www.twitter.com/selfmagazine) and show us!*\\n\\nRELATED LINKS:\\n\\n- [Five Sunscreens We Love For Summer](/flash/2013/05/health-5-summer-sunscreens)\\n- [60-Second Makeovers!](/beauty/2013/04/60-second-makeovers-slideshow#slide=1)\\n- [The Ultimate Guide to Gym Hair](/beauty/2013/01/gym-hair-guide-slideshow#slide=1)\\n\\nImage Credit: *Courtesy of Shantell Martin*"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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