Roach Jerkbaits

Very nice. I have some of that waterslide paper, is that what you used? Mine's just collecting dust, think I might give that a try...

Did you use any foil under the decal?

Jay

Thanks for your kind comments guys

The decal used is opaque and has no foil underneath because there is no need. The beauty of a real life photo is it shows 'shine' eg chrome and when the top coat is applied it looks just as if it has been caught and come out of the water that second. The hardest part is manipulating the photo to fit the blank shape you are using. All the manipulation I have done is in Adobe Photoshop but I am sure there are plenty of other softwares available that will do the same job. You will notice on the baits the eye is oversized and the pelvic fin is oversized as well, this was done to give the pike/mukie (or whatever else feels like a nibble) a visual target spot, in real life a roach does not have such a huge eye or paddle like fins .When printed the colours need to be exagerated a little as a some colour is lost in the coating process, these baits are finished off with Etex.

philB

Excellent job on the photorealistic finish. That's the best I've seen. Makes me want to give it a try

Very Nice!

you might have to talk me through that photorealistic finish sometime they look great, is that how salmo get theres to all look the same?

So you did find them Mart . I would imagine Salmo have a completly different tecnique to mine.