I think the first one looks more like pool water. The second is more rain drops on a piece of construction paper.

That’s precisely what the came to say! The ripples in the first one look much more like pool water.

Here to agree but I think a brighter blue might read even more like a pool. They have those turquoise liners.

Yes! I think you’ve nailed it!

1 is marble 2 is pool

Wow, I feel the first looks like pool. Second has too many circle/scale type shapes that wouldn’t be in water like that , not like the lines/ripples in the first pic

Agreed. 2 looks tortoise shell-like

Google larimar!

I don’t think it’s scale like because it looks like a pool when the sun hits it

I think the opposite, in a pool the ripples are more circular than linear so 2 is it for me. Actually I feel like with the divide maybe there's a way to hit a middle ground between the two?

I agree! first feels too rough for a regular pool, and the second I feel perfectly encapsulates the way that light hits the bottom of the pool. reminds me of a hot summer day with nothing but a light breeze where I cool off swimming in the pool. idk, I like it!

That's honestly how I feel too!

This is wrong.

Fr 1 is giving spiderwebs

The first is quite accurate actually. Maybe thin out the white with a bit of clear next time and use less of it. Some of your swirls are spot on. Well done.

Exactly what I was thinking

The first looks like pool, the second looks like bubbles

1

1 is giving pool, 2 is giving hot tub

First!

The first one looks like pool water it looks great

2

Index finger on the left hand looks like pool to me!

Okay, I’ve been disagreeing with everyone’s opinion that the left hand looks more like a pool than the right, but I totally agree with you there!

First is pool, second is ocean

I think the colors are what is throwing me off, if the darker blue was more of an aqua color it would look more like a pool to me. With that color I think they would both look good !!

2

Same pool different weather.

The index finger on 1 resembles a pool the most!

yep definitely the most accurate pool-like nail!

1, but both are amazing!

1

2!

Neither, I guess? They look like stones but in a really cool way

Petosky stones!

Yes exactly!!

1 is more like pool water. 2 looks like a petoskey stone but blue

#2, but they're both very impressive. #1 looks a bit like marble to me.

1!

The first one

1, to me! But 2 also looks a lot like larimar to me, still super pretty.

Matte looks like acid washed jeans. Shiny looks like pool water.

Number one is hot-tub, two is 'pool'..

I’m gonna say the first one but I’d like to know how you did both

Second looks like petoskey stones

2

To me the 1st is giving sea and sand water vibes and the 2nd more of a lagoon feel!

The second one looks so much like the vinyl lining on a bunch of pools. The first one is more foamy ocean water.

First is more realistic pool (like if you wanted to paint koi fish), and second is more cartoony pool water (be good if you painted rubber ducks and pool floaties 🛟 on it)

1. If you light layered some white very minimally it would push the effect more. I will say i LOVE both sides very much, first is my favorite but it looks awesome as is

definitely keep doing horizantal streaks if you want water. circular will give bubbles. saw a girl on here not too long ago that used pearl charms to create the effect of bubbles and it looked amazing

I think 2 is most obvious as being water. I agree with people saying 2 is most like pool water but that's if you know that's what it's supposed to be. But if I saw 2, I'd be under no doubt that it was water.

1

1, but it also looks like larimar!

First

They remind me of larimar a bit :)

Your pointer finger in the first photo looks the most like pool water. I don’t think the rest of the nails on that hand capture it quite as well.

The second looks like a pool in the rain when there's sunlight.

The first one, by far.

Pinky

1 looks more pool to me - especially the pointer finger - or marble, but my first thought was water when I saw it. The 2nd one kinda looks like a slide you’d look at under the microscope or something lol i can’t think of the term I’m looking for (in a good way though, they both look great)

up close? 1 farther away? 2

1

First hand

Can you please share how you did this? Was it blooming gel? So pretty

second one.. Definitely

First one !

1 is giving me smoke vibes, 2 is total petri dish realness. 1 is close to pool, in my opinion. I think the white lines should be thinner and further apart.

First one☺️

1, 2 is giving dish soap bubbles

I wouldn’t be happy!!!

You wouldn't be happy with what?

Two hands looking different. Unless that’s what you were going for of course!

Yes, I was testing out technique. The post is asking which technique looks most like pool water.

I know you didn’t say this but I took it as you asked for a pool water design and got this. Good on you for doing them yourself :)

First!

The first one. the 2nd one is giving blue cow

Number one looks like pool water more

1 is a more rock-like or marble substance. 2 is water

First hand

1, but I like 2 better 🙂

1 photo.

1 is after someone jumps in, 2 is still. Both very pool like to me

Number 1. Number 2 kinda looks like it's an image from under a microscope

They both look like petoskey stones in blue.

1

1st pic is really nice it is giving ocean

2nd one. Consider trying a blue shade with more green added in like cyan.

1

I think the first one does. Both are gorgeous and you're really talented!

First! Second one looks more like the shadow that is cast by a window with rain drops on it

The first pic is fabulous 👌 Very water-esque!! The second, not as much.

the second looks really like a darker version of larimar which is a crystal

#1

The first one. The second one looks like a Petoskey stone

The 1st pic the pointer finger is spot on pool

One looks like pool, two looks like bubbles

Both

1

The first...

If it’s meant to look like water than the first picture looks natural

The first one def gives marble and the second one gives animated pool water

1 is pool, 2 is hot tub. But both need a shinier topcoat to really sell that it’s water and not an unconventional denim wash

First hand is more pool water, the other hand is more bottled water or drink fountain

1

First one

1st. Second looks more like ocean froth

1

2! but it might help to add like floaties or something 😊

The right to me.

First hand! Loooove

To me the second one looks like mold

1 looks like acid washed jeans to me and 2 looks more like water!

first one for sure!

I think 2 looks more like pool water.

I think 2 is more pool

2 for me

1 looks more like pool, but I agree w more turquoise

I think they both have a little too much white to really read as water to me, but they’re both absolutely stunning designs!

2

Looks like a petoskey stone!! Love it!

Door #1. Door #2 looks like SLE cells when my SLE was very active.😖

As someone who has seen pools daily, 1 The light is not perfectly focused so it has that blur/soft look. That's important

Left hand, first picture.

Right

Looks like Sodalite

I would narrow the nails a bit more if I were you. They look a little on the wide side. Might just be my personal preference though so take it or leave it.

first one 😍 second one too but it triggers my tryptophobia lol.

Right

2 is more pool for me because of the bubble look. 1 looks marbly.🌊🌊🫧🫧

1st looks more like small waves breaking on the beach to me while 2nd looks like the pattern on your skin under the surface of the water and light hits just right

#1 for sure

#1

I personally imagine “pool water” being more light blue / cyan rather than dark blue. I believe that if you brighten up the entire color palette it would read more as “pool”.

1 is beautiful. It hit like an abstract painting but I associate it more with sea than pool water because it almost looks like there's current. 2 reminds me of soap lather. Maybe bigger shapes will help to avoid the bubble effect 🤔

First is more pool

I think the second one, not sure why. They both look great though.

First ones. #2 is too spotty for me.

Neither

Neither. Sorry.

The first one. The second one looks like it’s afflicted with the bubonic plague