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anyone have some good techniques to paint light over dark. have a few patterns where i want to put lighter dots / stripes over black, so far the black seems to really suck up the light color if / when sprayed right over the top. Would an epoxy layer in between help? or is just a layering deal?

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Normally I would paint some opaque white over the black, then paint the color that I want because you are right, the black really dulls the color down.  That can be hard if you are free hand painting, but it works well with stencils or mesh for scales.  Just make sure the stencil/mesh is pressed down on the lure, and doesn't move.   Sometimes I will put a layer of epoxy (or something like polycrylic) over the black, then paint my next layers.  That way if you mess up, you can wipe the paint off without affecting the previous layer. 

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56 minutes ago, eastman03 said:

Normally I would paint some opaque white over the black, then paint the color that I want because you are right, the black really dulls the color down.  That can be hard if you are free hand painting, but it works well with stencils or mesh for scales.  Just make sure the stencil/mesh is pressed down on the lure, and doesn't move.   Sometimes I will put a layer of epoxy (or something like polycrylic) over the black, then paint my next layers.  That way if you mess up, you can wipe the paint off without affecting the previous layer. 

eastman nailed it - use some opaque white then paint over that... really the only way you can cover black with light without putting so much paint down that you make a mess.

 J.

 

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