cm10lber Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 I have attached a photo of and example of 2 patterns Im trying to duplicate. Can any of you experienced painters give me advice with this. On the 1.5 Im not referring to the vertical lines, Im referring to the detail on the gill plates, the back of the plug,the green area on the belly. On the craw pattern Im interested in how the almost swirl/marble pattern on the back. I can do the actual craw pattern. I made stencils for that. The biggest problem I have with this hobby so far is trying to get the fine details. I have spent hrs trying to figure it out and cannot come up with that process. Thanks for any help you can provide.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted October 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Incidently, Ive been painting for 3 weeks. Have a Iwata Revolution BR. Use 99% Createx paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 The 'swirls' on the craw pattern appear to me to be made with netting held on the lure, sprayed, then re-positioned to make the pattern more irregular. I think the details on the gills of the other lure were freehanded. You need to use low pressure (10psi or less), thinned out paint, and remove the spray cone from the front of the brush so you can hold the tip close to the lure surface to do that. It takes finesse and good trigger control, so may take some time to master. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLT785 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 You might take a look at some airbrush stencils such as this one: http://www.iwata-medea.com/artool-series/texture-fx/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm not sure, but on the green craw it might be a crackle finish. Bob is dead on with the rest of the advise and he might be right on with the netting also. Hard to tell if it is crackle finish or net movement without seeing the lure in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted October 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 You might take a look at some airbrush stencils such as this one: http://www.iwata-medea.com/artool-series/texture-fx/ thanks.... ordered some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetheplumber Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) The green craw is done with netting, I've seen several painters use the same stuff. As far as the other goes I believe it is a foiled image lure with some freehand added to it. If you look at the upper shoulder on the lure it looks like a seam from the foil but I can't say for sure. Either way they look nice. Edited October 29, 2015 by joetheplumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
