francesco Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Hy guys, i'm from italy. glad to meet everybody. let me ask you a question that I have not found answer yet. in some quality lures I noticed that the color is translucent and iridescent. If we look at the lure with a light source back you can see nuances and shades of color other than the ones you see when I look at the lure placed on a surface. Can you tell me exactly what type of pigment or dye must be used to have that effect? thank you very much for your response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 First off, welcome Francesco. Those 2 baits pictured are beautiful, and although I'm not really sure how THEY do them exactly, it looks like hi-lite powders are used in both. There is definitely some violet and gold hi-lite in both baits. Taken directly from Lure Craft's website..... Super Hi Lite Luster Pigments. These unique pigments throw one color byreflection and a complementary color by transmission. These provide ahigh degree of color-play verging on iridescence. Basically, it creates an irridescent effect in the bait. If you start with a simple smoke-colored bait and add a pinch of blue hi-lite, the bait will appear to have a blue "sheen" throughout. IE: "Blue Shad" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 mix of a very light colour, hilite, then painted and add eyed then dip in clear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
