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Hello,The first thing you might need is a lot of patience,you are going to make a lot of mistakes,probably.Also you will develop your own style so go with it.Remember there are two sides to your brain,the creative and the logical.It sounds like you have a good airbrush,especially if it is gravity fed,for me gravity fed seems to flow a little smoother.A really good tool to have with your air brush is an auger,it is the same size as an airbrush needle an has lots of uses including clearing clogs,especially in tips and nozzles.Also a clean dedicated space is very important,a place for everyting and everything in its place,someplace you can keep really clean,it is very disappointing to finish a great lure and find hair or dust in the clear coat.Most lures seem to be made of some type of wood or plastic,acrylic or other oil based products.For all of these types of lures the best paint I have found (so far) is Faskolor for Lexan model car bodies.It adheres to every material I have sprayed on well and cleans easily and quickly.It covers and adheres especially well to plastic and acrylic bodies.Also it atomizes well and being water based it can be thinned with water with no change in shade.There are many brands of clear coats availiable,I have had good sucess with Nail Master Varnish,it dries hard and really makes colors pop.Also look for all the new products,especially stencils that make your work look better with hopefully,less work.Existing lures can be sanded easily,usually with 220 grit sandpaper.You might also peruse the nail airbrush sites,there are some tools nail techs use,especially the dotting tools that carry over well into lure finishing.Also Harbor freight sells lots of tools that you will need really cheep.They sell an especially good multi airbrush holder for about $12.00.Also various airbrush compressors very cheap,most all brands burn out eventually so dont be afraid of the cheap ones,some are the exact same units from well known airbrush companies,just rebranded,one direction or the other.Often Bass Pro Shops sells well known brand lures really cheap,I've even bought Rapala lures there for @ $3.00,so you get the bodies, rings and hooks also.Bass Pro has a clearance section on their website,Cabelas also.Walmart always has some type of topwater or stick/crankbaits for about $2.00 or $3.00 so you might start there,or just google unfinished fishing tackle.I hope this helps,just learning to use an airbrush and keep it clean is no small acomplishment,and there are lots of other uses for it.Regards