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I stopped worrying about little details (except in baits I was painting for show) after anglers started catching bass on Umbrella Rigs !

It depends on your airbrushes needle size, and the paint you're shooting. I use a .3mm nozzle, and I thin my paint to the consistency of skim milk. I am able to shoot with 15psi up to 40psi without problems. Lower than that, and my paint can be spotty, requiring constant triggering. Higher than that, and I blow the paint off the lure blank. I would make sure my paint is thinned, and then do some test spraying on a piece of white paper, to see what works for your particular airbrush.

I totally agree with what's been said, a case of style over substance just isn't going to cut it , being new to lure making I'm just trying to get a good foundation of practice down on the known working formulas before progressing with my own styling, I'm a cabinet maker by trade so process its kinda ingrained in me, I'm not looking at selling any lures they are just for my own satisfaction so I don't mind going that bit extra for something a bit different to add to my own collection. As a hobby I'm really enjoying it. Atb Kanny

I'm afraid you are probably right. I'm finding out that I seem to be making lures for the fun of it now, trying new artistic avenues. When I put them in the water it seems to be more the movement that makes them work not the paint job. I started trying out lures with just the white base coat on them (no eyes yet) to cast/troll them to really see if the movement was going to be good before I put the paint on. They seem to catch fish. Some of them better than others but I've decided that if I have a white one that works better than another white one it's the particular wiggle that seems to be the factor. Sigh..... shouldn't be but I think it is.....

I use a cone shaped bit in my dremel tool. Works great for me.

Go with whatever turns your crank. The fact of the matter is when you get into the finer details of lure painting its for catching the human eye not fish. In my opinion there is no wrong or right answer to your question. Try different things and see what you like. Worst case you cover it up with a new base coat or clean it up and start over