FERG DADDY Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I am very new to the building of lures, but even newer to the art of painting them. I have a cheap air brush and a ton of craft paint. Would anyone be able to post a sequence of pictures showing the steps they take when they paint a lure? I would like to see it with the basecoat, maybe next showing your "scale pattern" with material applied and then a few showing the next steps you go through. I am very interested in seeing shading and how to blend the colors together. Just a note on scale material: I took apart a filter from a range hood and it has a bunch of metal "semi-hexagons". They are a bit on the big side, but I am doing a musky lure for my dad for Fathers' Day, so I am fine with the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 If you select the "How To" button on the upper menu bar, it will take you to the Member Submitted Tutorials. Making A Hand Crafted Bomber,Scale Patterns Explained,and Trying to Achieve a Flawless Finish are all good tutorials that will give you a basic understanding of what steps are involved. You will also need to do a few searches on primer, finishing, shading, etc., to research your answers. The information is here, but you're going to have to work at it a while to get the experience and skills to do a good job; some folks pick it up like they've been doing it for years and others takes years to pick it up. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartreuse Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 on the iwata website there are a few "how-to" articles on lure painting; they're done by a member here. Iwata Medea Resources How-To Articles Instruction Fishing Lures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomah21 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Nice thanks for posting that I have never seen that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 try youtube they have great videos on painting with airbrushes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snax Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I was just about to post the link to my Iwata articles but I see that someone beat me to it. Hope you find them helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 FERG DADDY Welcome into the underground. chartreuse Thnx for the link Snax Awesome tutorials - the bluegill is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
