fishnart
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Get'n me some alcohol tomorrow...thanks and then I"m gonna get some for my epoxy hahahaha
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@Bobp-I never realized that but does dragging your brush over dry areas cause bubbles? I do that sometimes by accident. I HATE bubbles and there are times I can't get them out no matter how hard try.
Do any of you know if theres a difference in using lauquer thinner to thin the epoxy vs. the alcohol???
I'm very anal and this is what I do to save money, it s a real pain in the arsh but it works for me. I do all of the same abve but I use popsicle stix to mix it. Right after I mix a batch I wipe the stick off and reuse it. I have a little cup of lauquer thinner and once I've epoxied my bait I wipe my two mixing cups out, pour the thinner in them and clean my two cups and brush off really well. I get many many uses out of my cups and brushes this way. This is only for the most anal money saver I know lol
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I just spray a thin coat of primer over it and it works fine. Don't have to scrub or sand anything, unless of course the bait is messed up.
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Sheewwww, tried to read all this but can't keep up lol. I don't build my own baits but I do buy the knock-offs that people sell and paint them. If someone tried to copy my paint jobs I would take it as a compliment.
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Hey Mike, you'll enjoy us....
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Thanks for the compliments guys. Very thoughtful. Crankpaint I've worried about that with my repro fish. I worry that I'm gonna drop them and chip them or something while painting them, that would soooo suck. Uh, I think I just jinxed myself. Not painting any fish for a while...
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Haha, thanks Mark. I don't build my baits, I just use plastic ones I buy or repaints. I can only imagine if you build one and its not right, thats a lot more work than I do. Cheap Trix, I started to do the same thing, let my kids paint one for me to use. Luckily a little windex and a toothbrush and good as new for me. Doesn't even take the primer off.
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I spent five hours yesterday painting about 10 really detailed baits only to have them not turn out perfect. Sooo frustrating, washed the paint off and today and have to start all over again....waisted five hours of precious time.
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yup thats it bbf, sometimes I use acrylic paints with a brush to apply washes. Just add water to a spot of paint on your pallet until you get the desired color or wash, painting it on paper until you get what you want. I also use a paint brush to "blot" or "dab" paint on.
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haha thanks saltshaker
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I mostly do realistic baits so mine are pretty precise and I have a specific plan. Plus I am sooooo anal, it has to be EXACT AND PERFECT or....I do it all over. I drive myself crazy. I keep saying that I want to make some of my own patterns, wing it and see what I come up with but I enjoy what I already do so much that I can't stop. Eventually I'm just gonna put all of my ref material away and just paint.
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Carver thats not bad at all...just have to practice practice practice. One thing to practice is to look past all the surface colors and see what underneath. Also, almost all of the time something isn't one color, there a combination of colors. For example the markings on my bait are a combination of several different colors, one over top the other using thin washes. And then you add the shimmers that are always present in a fish. Find some good photos on the internet blow them up to where you can still see the detail and just study them. I've spent hours on end just studying close ups of fish. Its actually alot of fun and you can practice your color mixes on paper until you find the right mix. Hope this helps you some...and thanks to all for you compliments!
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Get your airbrush, colored pencils, acrylics and paint brushes, q-tips, ref material and start painting....
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I use them all the time, I just put a couple coats of sealer on first which helps protect the paint. I also do the same as above, pre mold my wire. But the sealing it helps alot.
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Thanks Rayburn guy for directing me to the page. Hummm not sure. I can't really tell from the pic that its fish skin, seems like it would be a bit more work to me. Skinning the fish, treating the skin and then applying it to the bait, and that itself seems like it would be hard. I to taxidermy too and have worked with fish skins. I think it would be hard to put it on a bait. But hey, what ever works for you. I always throw mine back too, except for a striper or two when I wanna fry some up
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what page is it on, didn't see it
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You guys are frick'n hilarious...thank you for reply'n. And yes, if anyone wants mine, have at it. I really only do natural stuff anyways, don't have the capability to make something of my own. Everyone does such a great job, just love to come on here and see everyones work. I just spent four hrs hand painting a pumpkinseed today, when I finish it, I'll want your input.
Thanks again you crazy people hahahaha
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Hey fellow bait painters, I see a lot of beautiful baits on here. I need to know whats proper, say I see a pattern that I really love and want to try it out. I'm assuming the proper thing to do is get permission to paint it?? What if we see a pattern that we want to add to our list of baits? Again I'm assuming we should get permission. Just curious about this...thanks in advance.
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Heck what I do for my baits, if all they need is a new paint job is a coat of primer. Tape the bill and spray some white primer and I'm ready to go. If the paints chipped just sand it enough to smooth the edges and then prime it. Easy to paint on.
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Hey Ben, thanks for this link. There are some on there that I'm interested in. Never heard of ecrater though??
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I love this topic, is there any reason you guys aren't posting pics so we can see them? Keep it up and I agree with above, this needs its own place on the forum...
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Thanks guys, yeah not finding many. Thought there might be some guys on here that build them that might sell some. And I'm mostly looking for baits to paint for myself. I might sell some too, depending, but mostly for myself. I did find the ones on ebay...thanks for getting back to me
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Does anyone know where I can get some swimbait blanks, ones like the bull shad?
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Thank you
Golden Fluid Acrylics
in Hard Baits
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You mean the tubed acrylics in that link? You thinned them with water and sprayed them? hmmmmm?