I thank all of you for your encouragement. I bought some minnows up at Logan Martin Lake and brought ten back home to study them carefully. Then I took some of my oil paints and toyed with them until I thought the colors matched. Then I transferred that knowledge to the soft plastic colors. The body is made from drops of white, pearl, glo pearl and tiny fine silver glitter. I can't tell you the exact number of drops because that is my proprietary secret. To make the top back use some of the belly material and add drops of light Grey and drops of charcoal Grey with it. Use less fine silver glitter on the dorsal top mixture.

Thank you for your comments. Special K and "G" are spot on. The look in the water with reflection and refraction of lights just awesome.

Mike