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General Category => Plug / Lure Building Forum => Topic started by: shrub on April 26, 2011, 04:49:01 PM

Title: paint
Post by: shrub on April 26, 2011, 04:49:01 PM
You guys who airbrush, do you ever use transparent colors? I use Createx paint. I want to paint my next plug an opaque green and then put a transparent light gray over it.  Look through the gray to see a darker green. Any ideas?
Title: Re: paint
Post by: handyman on April 26, 2011, 05:36:12 PM
yea i shot transparent yellow one time when painting firetiger...but cant say i use it that often
Title: Re: paint
Post by: surfstix on April 26, 2011, 06:36:54 PM
You will see the green through the gray but createx is not as transparent as you would think try shooting it on a dowel first to see if you get what you are looking for just shoot a base coat color of your choice and then paint away if you get what you want paint the plug
Title: Re: paint
Post by: shrub on April 26, 2011, 07:38:06 PM
I felt like paintin' so I went ahead. It came out ok. Not what I expected or hoped, darker than I thought. Gonna leave it a while to see if it gets epoxy and finished or new color. :-\
Title: Re: paint
Post by: shrub on April 26, 2011, 08:11:09 PM
this is it!
Title: Re: paint
Post by: handyman on April 26, 2011, 10:19:14 PM
nice paint job :)
Title: Re: paint
Post by: Saltyshop on April 27, 2011, 05:55:06 AM
transparent stuff is most effective with color changes/fades...
Title: Re: paint
Post by: surfstix on April 27, 2011, 06:16:11 AM
Looks good to me.
Title: Re: paint
Post by: shrub on April 27, 2011, 03:00:19 PM
thanks guuys, but I am still not sold
Title: Re: paint
Post by: surfstix on April 29, 2011, 07:54:10 PM
You might want to try and shoot the green let it dry or hit it with a blowdryer on low till somewhat dry and just fog the gray in over the green just keep the airbrush furthur away from the plug and fog it in using slow sweeps of the brush this way the paint don't buildup so quickly over the green.
Title: Re: paint
Post by: shrub on April 29, 2011, 10:16:53 PM
I am keeping this one, but I went too heavy on the grey for sure. Next time I will ease up on the transparent.