Jon P. Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hey folks, just wrapped up my near final trout swimbait painting pattern with a few pointers from a local taxidermist. I excluded a few of the steps that I was given for the sake of simplicity (one of the ones I'm going to use is a layer of gold above the lateral line, hence the "near final") and it came out pretty dandy. I painted it on a TP roll so that I wouldn't have to waste another blank. https://mobile.twitter.com/bassosaurus_rex/media/grid?idx=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Looking good. Scrolled through some of your pics and noted some nice reference photos of trout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Jon, paint a blank white and epoxy over, practice on that then wipe clean to use again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Looks good. A lot of fishing going on and there is nothing wrong with that. Just putting something out to you about airbrushing, think in thin layers. Adding each layer upon the other until you get the shade of color you want. Try to stay at lowest pressure as much as possible. In time you can pre-mix or shade one color over another. When you do what Gliders suggested, do the white in layers till it becomes opaque. Your start to understand what we are saying. Keep it going, Dale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 another thing you can use to practice on is some old lures that you have not used because of chipped paint, hook rash, or whatever reason. I personally do mostly re-paints on walmart bargain box lures i can grab for a buck or two, i hit garage sales for lures real cheap and you can find alot of real good lures there at times, or order some unpainted blanks. the paint will not act the same shooting onto a paper towel roll as it would a plastic or wood lure. i will post some pics soon of some of the repaints i do. i dont sell baits i only do them for my personal use so i don't go into great detail, but they always seem to catch fish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 You can also try practicing on a piece of PVC pipe. It's available in different sizes so you can get something close to the size of the baits your painting. It's already white so you don't need to spray a white base coat and it can be used repeatedly. Ben 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon P. Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 You can also try practicing on a piece of PVC pipe. It's available in different sizes so you can get something close to the size of the baits your painting. It's already white so you don't need to spray a white base coat and it can be used repeatedly. Ben Dowels, work quite well as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACarrell Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 My basic rainbow trout pattern (which is ever evolving) http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/16050-rainbow-trout-swimbait/ White White pearl Medium gray on back Pink or fuschia stripe Gold/green transparent over grey Faskolor faschange blue over the whole thing Paynes gray for the spots As I say, this is ever evolving, but that's how I did this latest one Hope it helps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Very nice AC!!! You've been practicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACarrell Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Thanks Dale ....it's definitely an ongoing process !!! Here's a different angle where you can see the dorsal side and the greenish color better .... http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/16051-rainbow-trout-swimbait-dorsal-view/ I think for the next ones I'll layer in some more grays and silver, as well as "muting" the belly and sides a bit more so they aren't quite as bold. Practice, practice, practice.... Edited October 29, 2016 by ACarrell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 You are doing pretty good no matter what. Your thoughts about what you want to do will be good ones, IMO. I have a habit of trying to visualize the species. When painting I'll bring out a picture. That's what I just did with your bait. Getting old is tuff! Lol DALE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon P. Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 also remember that the lateral stipe extends to the gill plate, and is more red than pink on the gill than the rest of the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
