badhatharry Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 I'm pretty new at painting my own hard baits and I'm wondering what the major difference is between the two. Is there an instance when you would you use one or the other? I'm pretty much using all Createx products right now...mostly Auto Air colors. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) Metallics usually contain small flakes of reflective material that emulate the shine of a metal finish, while pearls have a softer, glowing, less reflective look. In general, I use white pearl on the belly of most of my baits and metallics for flash on the back. I also use a transparent chrome lightly sprayed on the sides of a bait to give the underlying pattern a little sheen and to unite the color pattern into a more realistic baitfish look. There’s a whole world of color effects available for airbrushing. I often paint with acrylic latex taxidermy paints like Wildlife Colors and Van Dykes Nature’s Gallery paints. Most of them come pre-thinned and ready to shoot and the cost is reasonable in 4 oz bottles. As you get more experience many of us tend to favor “transparent” colors in the Createx line, which allow you to layer colors for a more realistic effect. Edited October 23, 2018 by BobP 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
