Powder paint question

[ifish]

Hey Sonny,
Neat picture of the green phantom. I really like the way the metal is old looking. Very artistic lookin effect. Are you using Photoshop or another editor and what are the settings? I really like the depth of the luster on that jig. Nice stuff man.......ifish

[azslabber]

Wow,they are outragious looking things.Beautifull work.

[skeetbum]

Really nice work. The blend of the diff colors really works.

[baitmaster]

[QUOTE=LedHed;939220]SR
Depends on how you use your powder paint. If you want to “fluff and stuff” - yeah - it would be good to go with an undercoat (a fluid bed will give you a thin even undercoat). It’s always recommended to use the undercoat – personally don’t think it is necessary. I primarily use brushes with up to 4 or 5 colors and fresh clean jigs – no undercoat.

I use clearcoat mostly for mixing with other colors and sometimes for an overcoat for saltwater jigs. For small and ultra lite jigs use fingernail polish or epoxy for an overcoat.

Mix almost all my paints now – color wheel is a great tool.

Heat gun is the best way to produce a safe consistent heat source.


Jigs painted with 4 and 5 different colors.


Fluorescent chrt. green and chrt.yellow painted head -bottom has clear w/chrt. glitter overcoat - no undercoat. Eyes are sealed with fingernail polish.


LedHed, great color blends.....awsome stuff.

[JSC]

Hi LH

Looks good .... Hard to beat the brush ... still hard to see the depth and sheen in a picture ..

JSC

[grubfarmer67]

TJ's got nearly every paint",glitters w/ and" w/ out clear coats and just about everything to suit your powder paint needs for a decent price,the other is probably C.S.they have a new powder paint air sprayer now as well that I just bought ,and haven't had time to really test drive it yet!"Wish it was just a matter a procrastination,but dealing w/ life on life's terms. sometimes it"sucks being a grown up!

[Fatman]

Wow Grub let us know how the PP gun works when you get around to using it!!!!! I know several who have talked about getting one and havn't done so yet.

Fatman

[LedHed]

SR – thnx for the compliment.
Not for sure but cadman might still might have some free PP. Shoot him a PM if you want to try it out…. He has given me some very interesting stuff to work with. Like grubs said – TJ is probably your best source to start with. I use Columbia coatings for special effects (they have a bunch), and their prices are great.

OKSJ, grubs, azs,sb, and JSC – always thnx

ifish
Using an old school Microsoft office photo app for cropping and editing. Have a Cannon camera that has a macro feature. Wish I knew enough to capture the illusion effect.

[snake River]

Thank you ledhed

[Saline Lake Jigs]

i remember when you created the injured minnow ledhead i still have one hanging in my shop. I created a new way of storing cool jigs for display. You may already do this but i am not sure. I went to a ton of garage sales and bought old picture frames. i stapled metal screen to the back of this. then painted the screen white or black. and you can hang this on the wall and use the holes in the screen to hang your jigs in the frame. If you want i can get you a picture if i confused you on this. but it works sweet.