“I do one practice hour every Sunday and compare my work with Sachiko's notes on Monday. It makes me slow down and look.”
YuiCourse student
Hello, I'm Sachiko
I started painting nails in Kyoto when I was twenty-eight, in a tiny shop with two chairs and a window onto the street. Forty years on, I have taught hundreds of students at a long wooden table, and I now record my lessons so that you can follow them at your own desk.
Everything on this site is sorted by colour and by technique, like a study room: blossoms, fine lines, gradients, dots and gems, and practice hours. After every lesson I write a short letter with the colours I mixed and one thing to try this week. Slow down, look closely, and enjoy the small brush.
Questions
Where should I start?
With the blossoms lessons if you like soft shapes, or with fine lines if you like clean ones. Every lesson says what it uses, and you can watch in any order.
How long do I have access to the course?
As long as the course is online. You can watch each lesson as many times as you like and keep the guides you download.
Can I buy just one technique?
Yes. Lessons by technique start from ¥8,000. If you later want everything together, the course is ¥12,000.
Do the guides arrive in the post?
No, they are PDF files to print at home. The notebook is printed to order and shipped to you.
Write to me
Not sure where to begin, or a question about the course or the guides? Write to me and I will reply within a day or two.
The letter after each lesson
A short letter after every lesson, with the colours I mixed and one thing to try this week.