Let's make a fishing lure

[kevin nicholls]

I sealed the lure to get it ready for painting before I put the bill in. I skipped that part.

[kevin nicholls]

I taped off the bill and got it ready to paint. It's not pinned together yet, I want to be able to paint in between the two parts but I want them lined up as I paint it. That's a Skitterwalk in the back ground, it's slightly bigger than that. The picture is deceiving on the size.

[kevin nicholls]

I have to go fill feeders so the paint will have to wait. Thanks for the kind words. I hope this thing works lol. You never know till you throw it in the water.

[Texas Grown]

In for the paint!

[Pedernal]

in for the paint!

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[kevin nicholls]

Went and filled my feeder, sat down in my pop up and 5 minutes later a pig walked in. Fastest hunt I've ever had. So I got home early yesterday and decided to get the painting done today. First a base coat of white.

[kevin nicholls]

Next I gave it a a coat of pearl, this helps as a base coat for the other pearls I'll be using. It's hard to see the difference in my garage light but it's there.

[kevin nicholls]

Next I put down some pearlized silver. I try to build colors from bottom to top, light to dark. It makes a big difference in the end. The silver will be hard to see in the end but it helps transition the colors up the lure.

[kevin nicholls]

Next is pearlized gold. Still building from bottom to top. The silver helped mute the gold into the white so it's not a sharp transition.

[kevin nicholls]

Next I used pearlized purple. I cut a stencil for the gill plate (I messed this up twice) and used a comb (don't tell my wife) to spray the stripes. I also put some small dots around the gill plate with a small tipped brush.

[kevin nicholls]

Next up I used black to darken the back and around the eyes. It's starting to come together a little bit now.

[kevin nicholls]

And some red under the chin. I'm not sure why but all lures have this so why not.

[MnM]

Very impressive

[Pedernal]

Awesome work!!

[kevin nicholls]

To add a little detail I used a fine tip brush to put gray dots on top of the purple. I think small details make a big difference.