a hand operated self - contained machine made out of molded plastic for applying an image on a nail of a person &# 39 ; s digit or a golf ball , consisting of a base frame including side rails . an element is provided to establish a reference point . an image creating holder is integrally molded to the side rails . a wheel having projections holding a plate containing a plurality of images is supported on the holder and can be indexed to any one of a plurality of positions by the interaction of the projections and the holder . an image composed of an image defining coating material is created at one image position on the plate . a positioning member receives and adjustably positions a person &# 39 ; s digit or object in an appropriate orientation relative to the reference point . a transfer member is mounted on the side rails and a manually operable drive member drives the transfer member in a continuous smooth movement , and a method wherein the support of the image plate is indexed to present a new image .