Matador Customs Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Does anyone know how to create a fur texture, ive recently made a couple rat lures and they are ready for paint. I want to airbrush them and i have no idea how to start. Im using createx paints and eclipse hp-cs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm just guessing here, but, depending on what you used for building material, you might use a wood rasp or file, or a small hand saw, and drag it along the bait to score it. You might also try putting a thick coat of primer on with a course brush, and let the brush marks make the fur pattern. If the paint is thick enough, it should hold the brush marks. Usually it's the opposite. Anyone who has ever tried to get a smooth finish on a home project with a brush will know what I'm talking about. Hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matador Customs Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yeah that might work. I thought of using a file but i what i was trying to avoid that and find a way to airbrush and achieve a fur effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankpaint Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 The way most people get a fur effect is by spraying thru a fanned out brush,spraying thru the fibers of the brush and layering it to get depth look up spraying fur effect on utube should help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Here's a couple links I found on the 'net about airbrushing fur. Hope it helps. Ben http://www.ehow.com/how_5965430_airbrush-fur.html http://www.howtoairbrush.com/content/airbrush-fur-hair-189/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matador Customs Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yea thats it, fanned out paint bristles. Gonna give that a shot. Thanks guys. I hope i can make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 After I posted my answer, I thought about it some more, and came up with another idea. You can coat your lure with bondo, a thin coat with not too much hardener so you have more working time, and then use a stiff brush to make fur markings. That way, it's both hard and waterproof. A wet rat's fur isn't that coarse, anyway. Take a look at your hair when it's wet, and keep that in mind. I'm all thumbs when it comes to air brushing, so I always look for another way to do things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Rich Rousseau has a book called something like "making wooden lures". What he does is cover the lure with glue, then roll it in wood shavings - he then airbrushes over that. Almost has a flocked appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Rich Rousseau has a book called something like "making wooden lures". What he does is cover the lure with glue, then roll it in wood shavings - he then airbrushes over that. Almost has a flocked appearance. That's a neat idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
