canuck 2 Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 While checking out air brush lure painting videos I noticed several guys with detailed color pics of fish eg bass, pike pickerel etc on their benches. Possibly used as patterns to get the details and proportions/colors right while painting lures. This lead me too the fish painting encyclopedia used by taxidermists. Costly at $200 plus. Is there anything available at a lower price range which can give similar details that would get a guy started into detail lure painting as a guide . Any ideas suggestions welcome . Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badhatharry Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 I certainly don't need a high def photo of every fish that swims so I search the internet for the fish I want and print the image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Google images have just about everything you need. I have used a couple for profiles. I can input the image into my CAD program and then trace around. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 In the States, most of the Fish and Games Departments have pictures of the local fish species somewhere on their websites. They also provide helpful tips on how to distinguish between 2 different fish species that resemble each other. https://wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/species.html#resident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSpolarich Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 6 hours ago, canuck 2 said: While checking out air brush lure painting videos I noticed several guys with detailed color pics of fish eg bass, pike pickerel etc on their benches. Possibly used as patterns to get the details and proportions/colors right while painting lures. This lead me too the fish painting encyclopedia used by taxidermists. Costly at $200 plus. Is there anything available at a lower price range which can give similar details that would get a guy started into detail lure painting as a guide . Any ideas suggestions welcome . Thanks. try this: https://www.mckenziesp.com/Search.aspx?k=schedules you will have to click on a few to find the species you want.....not sure why they do not have an image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck 2 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Thanks guys for your feed back. Some really great resource sites and information . Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Steel Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 I used my North American fish handbook to paint sort of a Red Breast Sunfish DT-10. Not an exact match, but I was trying to get close with the colors and proportions...and it was fun to try. I have also used pictures of fish from the internet for some patterns. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck 2 Posted March 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 Thanks Brick Steel for the feed back and for a job well done. That is a sweet paint job there. I can only hope to aspire to your level some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
