jonister Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Anyone know how to get a realistic feather look on lures, tried actual feathers but it didn't work so now im going to try some broom Wisk material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Check out YouTube. Ben http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=airbrushing+feathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I got on youtube but cant find anything on marabou like feathers, its all people showing how to paint eagles, wich isn't the look I want, or normal strait quill feathers, which would not work either. ill keep looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Your probably right about the videos not telling you how to paint a certain type of feather. What they will show you is the technique of how to paint feathers in general. You will have to adapt those techniques to fit the feather your wanting to paint. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 If you're trying to make a bird lure, painting feathers will probably be a tough nut to crack. If I were doing it, I'd probably treat the feathers like big, overlapping scales, and use the same overlapping semi-circle technique I've seen here to paint them first. I'd shoot a clear protective coat over that, and then add the finer "lines" with an artist's brush or sharpies, and contrasting colors. I like to keep in mind that my baits are meant to give the fish the impression of a living prey items, not an exact duplicate. Otherwise, I'd be lost, because I can't paint details for beans. That's why I use sharpies for lines and gills and rat hair and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boondox Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 not sure what tip air bush you got but dagger strokes may help. i like mine with .02 tipped air brushes but you really got to practice them to do it right. they are a real pain with big tip air brushes just a tip. i apologize about having to ask to move the post some people just really complain with their thread gets hi jacked cause there trying to keep up with two topics at once. now i feel i can answer you more freely with out fear of retaliation for hi jacking the tread lol's. look up the video by coast air brush and Craig Fraser. Craig does nice murals on automotive cars fridge doors so on a lot of what he does is dagger strokes to give it that added appearance of realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
