7" reverse joint trout

Hi , Mark , good to see , that you're back in business after your PC jammed !

Out of all your recent uploads I like this one best , the scales seem to be somehow textured , I remember, that you wrote about it somewhere before , achieving this by a certain paint method .

Also I am fond of the way , that you have painted the tail , all in all a very good looking trout pattern .

greetz:yay: , Dieter

Looks great Mark, well done!

Thanks guys.

Dieter,

The scale pattern is achieved by spraying several heavy coats of the scale color over the mesh, which has to be tightly pressed onto the lure face. The paint builds up at the mesh/lure connection. If you dry it and then lift the mesh carefully, it leaves a 3D pattern.

Snax,

Thanks. I think I'm going to stick with the conventional white/green/brown trout with spots for now, for the 7" lures I'm going to sell, at least at first.

It's a color scheme everyone likes, and is used to, and I don't want to start getting fancy until I know I have a marketable product.

One thing that didn't photograph well is a thin lateral line I stenciled onto the sides. I used iridescent violet, and it shows when the lure tilts and catches the light. I thought about trying to carve a line in, but painting seemed a lot simpler.

It was really frustrating not to have access to my own computer. Funny how technology has crept so far into my life.

My brother-in-law said he found over 50 different spy ware things on my computer, along with enough porn to start my own X rated business.

I asked him if he saved them for me, because I never got to see any of that stuff. He deleted them all. Story of my life.

I don't understand this whole spy ware/trojan horse thing. If they're putting something like porno on you machine, wouldn't you think they'd want you to see it?

At this point, I'm just glad he was able to clean it off. Took him hours. Good thing he works for free. I fix his house, and he fixes my computers.

Mark, very, very nice. Looks as good as anything out there, maybe better than most. There certainly should be a market place for your work. Good luck with it.

David

Thanks David.

Just a quick word on the computer situation. I'm a recent Mac convert and my favorite thing has to be the ability to safely surf the net without getting all these pc viruses and spyware.

I find that I'm spending more productive time on my laptop and not constantly running and updating virus scans. Not trying to start a whole Mac vs pc debate but this has made my own time on the computer more productive.

Snax,

I've heard the same thing from several people I know, including my little sister, who is a graphic artist.

I'll check out the Mac when I'm ready to upgrade/replace.

Mark

Beautiful Bait Mark:worship:..Nathan

Thanks Nathan.

And thanks to everyone whose help and advice had let me get this far this fast.