uncustered Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hey folks, great site, great responses....incredible talent.... I've been off and on building lures (I'm bi-fishual, Salt and Fresh) for several years now and have been airbrushing for 2-3 months now. The Rapala demon color has put $$$ in the boat several times, but I'm limited to the rapala lures that it comes on. I want to be able to use that color on other shapes/bodies. I've tried just about everything, visited 2 different craft and one professional artists stores and none could get me started making this color. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Custer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybait Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I think you can duplicate that pattern with Createx Transparent paints without too much trouble. I would start by painting the bait white with Createx Opaque or Transparent. Then paint the entire bait with transparent yellow. Now you are going to start warming up the colors progressively with (all transparents) orange, then red. Start with the orange. Maybe even thin it out with transparent base to make this easier. Now keep your gun back and start the orange very lightly and evenly over the yellow on the belly until you get the shade you want. Apply a little more on the sides working towards the back (top) of the bait. Keep your "demon" bait handy for comparison. Next, use red (thinned) and just keep making the bait more red as you get to the back. Then it looks as though there is some purple on the back so shoot some purple up the back to match your sample. If the red and purple on the back are not dark enough, you may have to add some black either with your airbrush or mix a slight amount into your paint cup. That should get your bait painted. Now you will have to add the black. You can use a black sharpie marker, or hand paint the stripes, or cut some stencils and use your airbrush. Of course you can practice with a piece of wood dowel. Good luck and have fun, Barry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncustered Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Awesome answer!! I'll try tomorrow and post results!! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybait Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'm guess'n it didn't work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'm guess'n it didn't work out. It probably worked, and he's too busy catching fish to post! Hahah Your method is exactly what I do, too. Have you tried it to make phantom baits that are translucent? On a clear plastic bait that is a really good clear water scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncustered Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry guys.... Between that horrible four letter word we have to endure to have fun tickets to go fishing and working on a craw pattern I have failed in what makes these boards work.... Feed back.... With massive help from my non visually challenged bride, we found a close match to demon. I'll post pics this evening..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry guys.... Between that horrible four letter word we have to endure to have fun tickets to go fishing and working on a craw pattern I have failed in what makes these boards work.... Feed back.... With massive help from my non visually challenged bride, we found a close match to demon. I'll post pics this evening..... Fifty lashes with a wet noodle for you, me hearty! Hahaha Funny how life gets in the way of stuff, isn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncustered Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I'm going to post a pic soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybait Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 uncustered: Cool. I was just interested to see/hear how you made out. Mark: Are they translucent because they are phantom or are they phantom because their translucent? LOL. Yeah I really like the transparent paints and painting baits that the light shines through. Have put together some nice gill, and craw patterns with that but I remember some phantom shad patterns you posted that I really like. Too bad we can't do that with the PVC baits. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Barry, To me they're phantom because they're translucent. A ghostly impressionist paint scheme. Geez, that sounds neat! If you figure out a way to make PVC clear, please let me know! Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
