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"photo Finish"/"paint Image"

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Hi everyone,

i'm new to this page,but not new to lure "painting".I see some custom lure creators call them "Photo finish" or "Painted image".

 

I see they do well with sales & they get really good $ for their completed lures that appear to use a printed out image of a bait fish,like a shiner,sunfish or frog etc.

 

I wanted to dabble into this area of lure building.Anybody doing this at the present time or have done some in the past,if so could you lead me in the right direction to get "everything" i would need to get started & complete a lure like this?(see pic)

 

Thanks!

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Is that a lure you painted?  If I could paint like that, I'd think that I'd died and gone to heaven.

Hi Mark,

no,this is a foiled or imaged lure that i'm trying to get info on how to do it!!  I think he got over $40 for this one.This particular lure imager or whatever you want to call what he is doing,gets at least $20 to $25 every time for his lures,that's why i want to learn how it's done.  : )

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It could be hydrographics printing, also known as water transfer printing.  Basically you print the image on a clear film that is floated on top of water surface.  The film dissolves, leaving only the dye/ink floating on the water and then you dip the part to apply the picture to it.  This is the way they print natural camoflage images like leaves and branches on gunstocks, bows, etc.

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It could be hydrographics printing, also known as water transfer printing.  Basically you print the image on a clear film that is floated on top of water surface.  The film dissolves, leaving only the dye/ink floating on the water and then you dip the part to apply the picture to it.  This is the way they print natural camoflage images like leaves and branches on gunstocks, bows, etc.

 

I've seen some of those videos.   That is a really cool process!

All the videos I watched showed pieces that didn't require precise orientation of the part being dipped.

I doubt my hands would be steady enough to get the image on correctly on a crank. 

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With all things of this nature it takes time and effort and certain skill sets....no debate that Stanley makes a beautiful lure but there isn't a whole lot of skill required with the air brush, If you have facebook subscribe to the bass barter sites , rarely does it go a day or two without someone going off about a failure on these type of finishes....the big game guys can cover their lure with so many layers of epoxy that this rarely occurs...don't think you can do that with a lightweight bass lure and not affect it negatively....so hook rash esp. from quality trebles are going eat those things up, but no doubt they gorgeous, after all they are a photo of the fish....right now def. appears to be the flavor of the month for selling lures, good luck.

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Not doubting what you've heard but hard to imagine pealing under an epoxy coat. Maybe a concrete sealer dipped? I think they look amazing and appear to take as much if not more talent to get it right than just practicing your painting skills.

Just want to be clear...I think they are amazing...the fact that I have heard about the high failure rate is what has kept me from spending the time to learn it. Different set of skills entirely. The failures I have heard have been epoxy coatings not concrete sealer. I don't think concrete sealer would be an effective clear for this application.

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