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[macouno]

Hi Everyone.

Now... this is a bit of a strange one. I am a visual artist working on a project in which I'm creating "insect like" creatures in the computer.




Have a look here to find out more if you wish: http://www.entoforms.com/

Thing is... a couple of people have already remarked on how well my designs might do as lures or bait or... well I really don't know anything about fishing, but it sounds really cool and interesting to me.

See this video for instance... in there are 720 different designs:

So... I just thought... since several people already told me I should look into the "bait/lure" business... and I have no idea where to start I thought I'd ask you all, whether this is something I should dive into deeper, and where to start perhaps?

Thanks for taking the time to have a look!
Dolf (macouno)

[Vodkaman]

I just watched your posted video and the introduction video on your web site. Your art is very impressive and I loved it. Great video too.

I can really see why people would suggest lure design as an outlet for your art. Soft plastic molding would be your area for your creations.

Your leggy designs would have movement in the water and this is what soft plastics are all about. If you can design your lures to create movement then you could reap success. Check out the soft plastics gallery to see how others attain movement. I am not suggesting that you copy, but just get the idea of movement. There are a few videos of soft plastics in water too, so you can see what is expected.

The biggest hindrance to your free thinking forms, is going to be how to produce them. Soft plastics are cast from molds. When you design your creature, you have to be constantly thinking about production and the constrictions of the molding process. It kind of limits you to 2D forms, but it doesn’t necessarily have to, but the mold creation becomes more complex and expensive if you are considering CNC aluminium.

Molds can be made from other materials such as plaster of Paris, resins, RTV rubber and more. You are already up and running with creating the masters, using rapid prototype technology. Learning molding skills is not overly complex and should not take long. The engineering design process is mostly about being able to remove the master from the mold without it getting locked in.

I hope you follow through on this idea. It would be nice to see some original work for a change. Good luck and welcome to TU.

Dave

[macouno]

Thanks for the reply Dave.

Sadly I don't really have the sort of time required to really, develop something specific for a lure and produce it myself. I would hope to do that together with a company. But I will definitely keep it in mind. I still really like the idea!