01-29-2009, 04:58 PM
[font "Arial"][#000000][size 2] My wife has a rub-on transfer tool that I used for the eyes, makes life easier than using a brush. Also cleanup is a snap, just wipe clean.
For the pupils I simply used a toothpick and cut the tip slightly depending on the size of the paint drop I wanted. You guys probably have a better way, but this saved me a bunch of time and actually came out better than me using a brush.
>>
[#0000bf]
On the contrary, your on the same track! I'm am an artist by profession, so I know my way with a brush - but I just can't beat the approach TD taught me - using wooden skewers sanded to size for the pupils. [
][/#0000bf]
>>
Funny thing is, since I've been making my own lures, I've yet to lose one. All the while I was buying them I was going through 3-5 a day. Now I've been fishing 2-3 days with the same one, haven't lost it yet. Plus it looks pretty crude, but the fish don't seem to mind as they're hitting it. I've made a bunch that look a whole lot better than that one, but If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right! Go figure.
>>
[sly] [#0000bf]I relate! Here I thought I'd be saving money making my own stuff, but with the improved durability of the ones I make - I figure I'll break even after expenses in tools and materials in about a decade! [sly]
Still... for me it's just cool to catch on something I made - and give some away, and not fret like I used to if my son loses a $7 purchased lure!! []
I'm a perfectionist, and would like a glass smooth finished surface too - but after making a whole bunch, I've lost the need - like you said - cuz the fish don't care! [
]
Maybe someday I'll give the powder paints a better test drive. But I think one of those heat guns is the only way I'd go - but I've got enough to work on for now. [angelic]
[/#0000bf]
[/size][/#000000][/font]
[signature]
For the pupils I simply used a toothpick and cut the tip slightly depending on the size of the paint drop I wanted. You guys probably have a better way, but this saved me a bunch of time and actually came out better than me using a brush.
>>
[#0000bf]
On the contrary, your on the same track! I'm am an artist by profession, so I know my way with a brush - but I just can't beat the approach TD taught me - using wooden skewers sanded to size for the pupils. [
][/#0000bf]>>
Funny thing is, since I've been making my own lures, I've yet to lose one. All the while I was buying them I was going through 3-5 a day. Now I've been fishing 2-3 days with the same one, haven't lost it yet. Plus it looks pretty crude, but the fish don't seem to mind as they're hitting it. I've made a bunch that look a whole lot better than that one, but If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right! Go figure.
>>
[sly] [#0000bf]I relate! Here I thought I'd be saving money making my own stuff, but with the improved durability of the ones I make - I figure I'll break even after expenses in tools and materials in about a decade! [sly]
Still... for me it's just cool to catch on something I made - and give some away, and not fret like I used to if my son loses a $7 purchased lure!! [
]I'm a perfectionist, and would like a glass smooth finished surface too - but after making a whole bunch, I've lost the need - like you said - cuz the fish don't care! [
]Maybe someday I'll give the powder paints a better test drive. But I think one of those heat guns is the only way I'd go - but I've got enough to work on for now. [angelic]
[/#0000bf]
[/size][/#000000][/font]
[signature]