Hello all! Your resident Jamberry independent consultant is here for an NAS tutorial! Yeah! I hope this helps you out...if not I am very open as to how I can improve upon this so that it will help you and others out in the future!
For those who are not familiar with NAS, it is Jamberry's Nail Art Studio. This is where you can create custom wraps for yourself for an added cost. Just like any other design interface, it takes a little bit to get used to, and I've made a picture tutorial for you so you can get started playing with it if you're dying to but don't really know where to start. I've also created a video if you want to see me do it instead of look at pictures:
Video:
If you don't want to watch it but want to see pictures instead, read on! This is for true beginners, so there are a TON of pictures.
**Note that there will be arrows in the photos below indicating where to click. The arrows do not actually appear on the site :) **
If you are looking for something specific, click on any of the seven topics below:
Where we start
Main Menu
Creating a solid-colored background
Rotating an image
Adding patterns
Applying design to nails
Previewing design & submission process
1) Where we start. Go to the "Shop" Jamberry screen. It's basically your consultant's website with "/shop" at the end of the web address. My site is "myrop2nd2.jamberrynails.net/shop" as shown on the screen:
2) Go ahead and go to the left side of the menu and click on "Nail Art Studio":
3) You get to this screen. Go ahead and click on "Get Started"...
... where you will be prompted to enter your login information. If you are a new user, you will have to create a free account.
4) Main Menu.
Call it your "Main Menu", if you will. Mine is filled with all the designs I've worked with, but yours will look blank if you haven't worked on anything. On the right side, click on "Create New Design" to start playing with it! Yay!:
5) Here is your design workspace. On the top menu you have "Objects" with royalty-free shapes you can add to your design, "Patterns" with common patterns that Jamberry has provided for you, "Text" to add text & "Uploads" for other images that you have on your computer. I won't be going into any of them in detail (save for a future post!) but let's get to designing something simple! Let's go and click on "Patterns":
6) Creating a solid-colored background. This is easy! After you've clicked on "Patterns" up top, you see all the available patterns that Jamberry provides. Click on the first one, which is that grayish solid block. This is how we will create a solid background of any color:
7) A default black rectangle will show up on your nail template. To change its color, simply click anywhere inside the black rectangle and a submenu will pop up:
8) Click on the solid color circle next to "Color".
Choose a basic color here:
9) If you would like more options or have a more specific color in mind, click "More" to get more options or you can also enter a hex color code in the white box indicated:
I will go ahead and just pick a random shade of red and click "Choose". My rectangle is now red.
10) The rectangle is small, so go ahead and grab one of the corner square handles to drag and resize. I want to make sure the rectangle is big enough to fit the nail to avoid a misprint so I purposely make it a lot larger. I then grab the rectangle and move it to the center.
You can practice rotating but in moving on, I just put it back to where it was so we can learn something new :). After you bring it back to its original "upright" position, click anywhere outside the red block so we can add things to it:
12) Adding patterns. Let's add another pattern on top of this colored block. Find the chevron pattern up top and click on it. You should see a default black/white chevron appear on the workspace:
13) Go ahead and find the square sizing handle in the corner like before. Click, drag, and resize the chevron so that it is big enough to cover the nail.
Move it to the center.
14) Save your work.
15) Name your design, then click on the check mark next to it to confirm it.
18) Let's practice applying a design to multiple nails. Click back on "1A" and you can see our red/black chevron come back up on our workspace.
19) Click on "Apply to Multiple":
20) Let's apply the design to all the nails. Click on "Apply Design to All":
You should see the design go on all the nails as shown below:
21) Let's add a second design to some of the other nails. First let's get rid of the chevron and try something else. Click anywhere on the chevron to activate that layer and make the layer submenu appear. We will talk about layers at a later date so don't worry about this just yet.
22) Find the trash icon on the submenu and click it to delete the chevron layer. You should now be left with the red block we had before.
23) Now let's change the color of the block. Click anywhere on the block again to activate that layer's submenu.
Then let's click on the colored circle and choose a different color. I'll randomly choose a dark yellow.
24) Let's add a pattern. I will choose to add some stripes. Go up top and click on the stripes. It should now appear on your workspace in a default white/black color.
25) You can change the color but I'll keep it the same. Go ahead and resize the stripes and center it on the nail after you've made sure the size is big enough.
26) We will then apply this design to some of the nails so we have a mixture of red chevron and yellow stripes. Go ahead and click on "Apply to Multiple" like we did before.
27) I click on the boxes where I want the stripes design to go on. Click on any boxes that you want.
28) When you are ready to see the stripes design on the nails you chose, click "Apply Design to Selected"...
...and you should see the yellow stripes go on the nails you chose:
29) If you haven't saved your work yet, even though it's saving it for you, I like to click on "Save" frequently to make sure it saved my work.
Here is our design and what it will look like on the sheet. Remember to read the Terms & Conditions on the bottom.
Close-up of the abbreviated Terms & Conditions:
31) Right-click anywhere on the preview image and save your preview as a .png file for future use if the design is approved. You can also take a screenshot of this if that's easier for you. Don't be scared that it's a .png file. A .png file is actually a higher quality file than a .jpg, and you should be able to open it with most image editors.
32) After you save your file, check the box if you agree to the terms & then click "Submit for Approval".
33) Before submission is complete, Jamberry has a disclaimer that they are not responsible for the color being slightly off from what you see because depending on the screen that you have, your settings, etc., it's impossible for it to be exact. As long as you are OK with that, click "Submit My Design".
34) After you read your confirmation, click on "My Designs". You will be taken back to the main menu.
35) We see our design is "Pending" as it hasn't completed the review process. If your design is approved, it will be under "Approved" designs and if not, it'll be under "Declined".
36) If you want to purchase your approved design, you can hover your mouse over the design above and you get choices to view, preview, purchase or delete. If you choose to purchase, you'll be taken to the familiar Jamberry checkout process that you normally see when you place a regular catalog order. I won't screencap the ordering process here.
37) If you made a mistake or want to delete a design, hover over the design you want to delete, click on "Delete", and then it'll ask you to confirm it. Your design will then disappear from your "Pending Designs" list.
That's it for the basics! You made it! I hope this helps you in some way! Thanks for reading all the way through :). I may come up with a tutorial on how to use layers soon.
**Note that the opinions in this blog are solely my own and are not the responsibility of Jamberry Nails, LLC**
How long does it typically take for a design to be approved?
ReplyDeleteHi! Current turnaround time for approval is 48-72 hours. I've had a response as quick as within hours and have also had to wait as long as 3 days so that estimate is pretty accurate.
Deletetrying to figure out how to add text. when i click on it it adds"sample text" box but no area to change the words...is it just not available yet?
ReplyDeleteHi Joe,
DeleteYou should be able to left-click, highlight the "sample text", and change it. Was that what you were asking? If not, let me know, and I'll try my best to help you!
Can you edit a declined design (didn't extend far enough), or do you have to start all over?
ReplyDeleteYou have to start over. One of the flaws of NAS is that you can't edit the design once you have submitted it =\. There have been many times where I just wanted to copy and paste something and change the parts of it that were not right, but I had to start all over and it takes a lot of time! That's definitely something we can suggest to the NAS support staff!
DeleteIf you chose View then Create new project it allows you to use what you already submitted as a basis for your new project- you have to resubmit it and it gets a new design number but no starting from square one
DeleteYes Jessica, you are right! You will be able to do that if you didn't use any copyrighted trademarks. If your design was declined just because it didn't extend far enough, then everything should be intact. Thanks Jessica!!
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteAre you required to purchase the designs you create? Also, is there a time limit that we can purchase a certain design? Does it become inactive or something?
I am trying to upload, I select my picture that I want uploaded, get the loading symbol, then nothing happens. First time user here...
ReplyDeleteHi Khrystinah! Sorry it took me long to get back to you! Sometimes the NAS likes certain types of files. And also, if your file is too big, it just won't do it. Also, sometimes it's the internet browser. What browser do you use and what image types are you uploading? Hopefully this helps and if not, let me know !!
ReplyDeleteIs there a way to add glitter to a solid color in NAS?
ReplyDeleteYou can certainly add a picture of a glitter background, but the finished product will not sparkle like the sparkle finish because it is not available in NAS. It'll just look like a "flat" version of glitter...if that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI can't change the background to a solid color. I am trying to do it on a Mac computer-does that make a difference? When I click on "pattern", the grey one doesn't show up-just actual patterns. Is there a newer version I need, or is it because of the Mac? I'm really frustrated with it!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz! Because I'm so busy I hadn't updated this tutorial to reflect the newer version, but don't worry, getting a solid background is easy! You'll have to go to "objects", get a rectangle or an ellipse, resize it to fit the whole design space, change the color, and voila! You've got a solid background! Hope this helps!!
DeleteAwesome, it worked, thanks! I also found out you can change the colors by clicking on "more" and really getting to pick whatever color you want-- I thought that was pretty cool!
DeleteIs there any way to get a clear background on NAS? I love my clears over lacquer - and wanted to design some - but haven't been able to figure it out.
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