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Just having a little fun #12094906 02/15/17 04:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,880 S swalker9513 OP TFF Celebrity
OP swalker9513 TFF Celebrity S Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,880	I thought I'd try hand painting pattern with a regular bristle brush...just for the fun of it. I have WAY more control with a brush than I do with an airbrush.

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12095042 02/15/17 12:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,127 savannah, texas B basscat dad Extreme Angler
basscat dad Extreme Angler B Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,127 savannah, texas	beautiful work. i think a combination of air brush and bristle is the way to go. again, beautiful work! "dreamers have tomorrow if today does not come true"

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12095308 02/15/17 03:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,880 S swalker9513 OP TFF Celebrity
OP swalker9513 TFF Celebrity S Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,880	I've been using both air and bristle brushes on a few baits lately. I agree the combination produces good results. This particular project was just to see what happened. I did spray the base, but brushed everything else using airbrush paint. I may have to try again with watercolor.

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12097685 02/16/17 08:18 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 41,257 Dallas, TX C CCTX mapquest
CCTX mapquest C Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 41,257 Dallas, TX	Wow! Very skillful.

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12098600 02/17/17 05:18 AM
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Hoghunter36 Pro Angler Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 561 Burleson ,TX	Definitely a beautiful bait!!

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12098945 02/17/17 03:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,880 S swalker9513 OP TFF Celebrity
OP swalker9513 TFF Celebrity S Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,880	Painted with my watercolor paints and brush. Plastic doesn't respond the same as paper, but you already knew that. Form over function.

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12098979 02/17/17 03:26 PM
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 377 Sherman, TX B Banker Fisherman Angler
Banker Fisherman Angler B Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 377 Sherman, TX	Oh man! That's that new designer crank with the Vangough Fishy Night color scheme!? Haha, great job on experimenting, that color scheme could actually do fairly well!

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12099391 02/17/17 07:15 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,127 savannah, texas B basscat dad Extreme Angler
basscat dad Extreme Angler B Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,127 savannah, texas	i don't know if the fish will bite it or stand back and admire it. "dreamers have tomorrow if today does not come true"

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12107972 02/23/17 05:53 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 75,990 Universal City Tx. banker-always fishing Pumpkin Head
banker-always fishing Pumpkin Head Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 75,990 Universal City Tx.	Nicely done. Good job. IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !

Re: Just having a little fun [Re: swalker9513] #12126379 03/06/17 02:43 PM
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 1,517 Bois d'arc Extreme Angler
Bois d'arc Extreme Angler Joined: May 2014 Posts: 1,517	awesome skills with a brush. airbrush then details with a bristle brush and you have a shadowbox quality lure. thanks for sharing SW

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