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Couple of new colors:
Golden Shiner Ghost...
1) Shoot a CLEAR bait with C'tex Chameleon Blue or Gold mixed as follows:
-16 drops Chameleon Blue or Gold (preference)
-appx 1/2 that amt C'tex Medum and Extender
-thin with water and retarder
Shoot light, dry coats until you achieve the level of opacity/transparency you prefer. If using flexcoat, clear coat now, wait if devcon.
2) Golden Shiner
-10 drops C'tex Pearl Copper
-6 to 8 drops C'tex Chameleon Green or Gold (preference)
-4 to 8 drops each, C'tex Leaf Green & Light Brown
-thin with water
3) Shoot belly and "cheeks" with C'tex Pearl White...light, thin, and fast strokes
4) Highlight cheek/gill with the Golden Shiner mix
5) Shoot Gold Shiner scales on back
6) Highlight throat (lightly) and/or cheeks with C-tex Flo Sunburst (light flo orange).
Ghost Minnow...similar to Lucky Craft ghost Minnow
1) Shoot a CLEAR bait with the blue hi-lite body from the above color.
2) Shoot belly and cheeks with C-tex Pearl White.
3) Highlight cheeks with Gold Shiner color from above.
4) Shoot Gold Shiner back and slightly down sides of bait.
5) Shoot scale back, mixed as below:
-10 to 16 drops C'tex Chameleon Green
-4 to 6 drops C'tex Light Brown and Leaf Green
-2 to 6 drops C'tex Gray
-1 to 3 drops C'tex Tinting Black
-water to thin and mix...will cover and look best if you shoot it a little "dry"
MIX RATIOS BASED ON PAASCHE COLOR CUPS AND FC HIGH BUILD FOR CLEAR COAT.
Have a few of these finished. Good patterns for cranks and jerkbaits. Can also shoot these patterns on a white or pearl white base color, but with the obvious loss of transparency. Hi-lite bodies will look a little drab until you throw some clear coat on them...then BAM! Will try and get some pics in the gallery this weekend. Already have some on the way to FL, so will soon see...
Happy painting, good fishing.
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