Nail art apparatus and nail art method using same

Abstract

An invention related to a nail art apparatus and a nail art method using the same is disclosed. The disclosed nail art apparatus comprises: a nail measurement device for measuring the shape of a nail input through a hand input opening formed on the front surface of a main body; a touchscreen for displaying the shape of the nail measured by the nail measurement device, displaying a nail design and color desired by a user, and inputting information about the nail design and color; a printer for printing a nail design and color according to the shape of the nail measured by the nail measurement device; a sticker supplier for supplying a nail sticker selected by the user through the touchscreen; an artificial nail supplier for supplying an artificial nail selected by the user through the touchscreen; a payment module for receiving payment for the cost of nail art; and a controller for controlling the constituent devices. In a nail art method using same, image processing technology is used to distinguish a nail area on the basis of a hand image taken by a three-dimensional nail measurement device, and a nail art image selected by the user is directly printed on the user's nail or printed on an artificial nail so as to be attached to the nail.

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