Painting a Realistic Supreme Blue Gill

A How To video on custom painting a realistic Blue Gill crankbait using an Airbrush. Gill Stencil provided by www.insanecustomstencils.com For great How To tips and tricks visit my facebook page Brotherhood of Custom Crankbait Painting / 1281784588575840
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[@Dash277]

I don't paint lures, I don't even fish, but this is great. I paint miniatures as a hobby. This gives me a lot of ideas. Thanks for making it!

[@stephendonaho3209]

I’m a fan I just started painting watching Jekyll baits and it inspired me too starting painting. She talks fondly of you and now a see why. AMAZING

[@PENFOLD1962]

You're good... No YOU'RE REALLY GOOD. I'm very new to lure making and painting and I've been looking for someone who includes realism in their lures, well I'm definitely subscribing and can't wait to see more of your work. I can't believe that I've not seen you before on KZbin, I've found you through Pinterest of all places!!! Excellent work my friend and worthy of BIG THUMBS UP ALL DAY LONG 👍😷👍

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Thank you! For more tips and tricks go to my facebook page Brotherhood of Custom Crankbait Painting

[@conniegiacobbe6032]

Lol I love the line “ don’t be friends with negative people” who tell you you don’t need sepia. Love your vids. Thank you!!! Great lures.

[@TheFishinPastor]

Pure art! Another great looking lure.

[@georgeadcock2347]

That's a beautiful job. I gives you great convidence when you fish a lure like this.

[@MartyB116]

Good job Michael ! THANKS AGAIN :)

[@ArcticFlies56]

Great video on coloring lures. You technique is amazing. Thank you.

[@anthonykimball3676]

Omg I love the look of that lipless!!

[@Clintsilver94gt]

Looks amazing!

[@jimworley4485]

We appreciate all your doing. THANK YOU!

[@gfishin1332]

Waiting for more videos...they really help me with my own painting.

[@brianallred2024]

Loved this!! Thank you for posting!!

[@waynemcphail7825]

Beautiful work!

[@brandondouglass8287]

You are like the Bob Ross of fishing lures. I am with ya, then I think you jacked it up, then you amaze me. Learning a lot. Great videos!

[@michaelvanbuskirk8845]

Very nice work. You need a silent compressor my friend. 😂 When I used to airbrush Tshirts the Craftsman 1-1/2 hp compressor would kick on and I would almost jump and mess up what I was painting because the noise startles you. I have a Badger Million Air silent compressor that I used for plastic modeling for years. It would be great for lures. I may have to give it a try. 😉

[@schabuPL]

One of the Best i have seen. Very Creative

[@fishinwj.v.5542]

Detail on point!

[@loboel264mag7]

Great paint today. Got me wanting an airbrush to repaint baits that I have gotten out of the clearance bin. Not that I can paint great patterns like you do, but I think I can give them a dark back and a lighter belly. Lol. My home lake isn’t clear water. When it clears up in the summer most people still think its muddy. In the winter running the boat looks like you should be dropping seeds

[@ecolbechz2750]

Nice job. Amazing skills

[@SeriousNick]

Wow! Great paint job!

[@justinblair2723]

Fish

[@jamestoole9406]

Great work!

[@superdave1756]

Xellent! Xactly what I was lookin for,straight to the point ,no Xtra b.s. Perfect,ty

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Thank you!

[@dcarroll4294]

Fantastic job. I like it.

[@mmntramonti]

Awesome job!!!!

[@followforms]

Awesome video Michael :)

[@daddad61]

Try putting pearl gold on your green before the black and on your belly color’s brings out some amazing results

[@fredaw61]

Nice tutorial. Been thinking of trying my hand at a few custom painted baits. Little diversion from my fine art airbrushing. Just sold Russ Allen two of my airbrushes. Great guy.

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Fred Wagner Airbrush Studio I know Russ! Check out my FB page to help learn called Brotherhood of Custom Crankbait Painting

[@randywilson6869]

Fred Wagner Airbrush Studio do u have any pics of some of your work

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Randy Wilson www.luremeincrankbaits.com

[@MannyCamRS]

Amazing work.

[@jesseb3906]

Wow! You did an excellent job! That is amazing! I wonder if you put the net around the gill before touching up the nose with the final black, if it wouldn't pop even more. I wish I could paint like that. Great vid!!

[@frankstein497]

AWESOME!!! I'm definitely going to do this! Then I'm probably going to cast out and get it stuck in a tree first cast.

[@ship4427]

Good job man

[@kennylainhart7148]

Great work brother 👍👍👍

[@nathanz602]

Just left you a sub, amazing video! 👍

[@DonnyAngler]

You make it looks so easy. I want to a paint a lure now but it will probably look like a kid in kindergarten did it.

[@fischercustombaits]

Very nice good job.

[@rammone5241]

Great work, you have great vision for nature, those fish will be fooled.

[@highlonesomebluegrass8286]

Very nice work

[@jesusbloodneverfails7437]

Really nice

[@alekszed]

Excellent paint job. Not sure if I'm sold on the gill plate. Does not blend well with the rest of the lure

[@walleye56789]

Fantastic work!!! could tell me if there is another name for the deep CB that you used in the walleye video I,m having trouble finding them. Look in stores from china and US just can't seem to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@queenjane7054]

NICE JOB

[@thomasmaia6779]

Love watching your videos. I want to start painting my own lures and have no experience airbrushing. Can you recommend a good affordable airbrush kit? Thank you

[@loboel264mag7]

Please

[@rickhall2174]

Loved your video!! Where do you get your lure bodies?

[@engdia1]

What an amazing tutorial and job, I was wondering whether you sell any custom made lures?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Www.Luremeincrankbaits.com

[@ethanbasker6676]

do you paint any trout color baits i would like to see your take on it, this is about the same pattern i use except i tent to black out the back on mine and get a little darker on the sides with sepia to match the gills in my area

[@mikhailpalagichev558]

Thank you for the lesson! Tell me where can I order such stencils?

[@smithrockroofing]

insane custom stencils

[@natemorefield1218]

Wow!

[@mibasscraze8084]

Have you ever tried using rust-oleum as a base layer, figured you can buy 1qt for $10 and thin it down to save money spent on paint? Do you think it would work?

[@thomascrockett4025]

Awesome

[@Xray4858]

I wish you would share paint colors and web sites where we can purchase the correct paints. Plus trying to find the next video showing the lure final finish. I have enjoyed your video’s and keep up the great work. Thanks

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

I get a lot of paints from www.dickblick.com

[@rhahn427]

Great tutorial ..... Can you please post a link for those clips you used to hold the masking pattern

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

QTMY Stainless Steel Multi-purpose Clothesline Utility Wire Clips Pack of 40 www.amazon.com/dp/B01IDO39LG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qGU8BbR9SXDTQ

[@socalfishingguy6038]

Damn that's a work of art. How long did it take you to get to that level? Also where did you get the little vice to hold bait?

[@scottb4767]

The "helping hands" he has in this video is from Menards, but you can get them from Amazon also.

[@scottsasanecki4106]

I didn't see you reducing any of your paints? Did you premix and reduce off camera? Great job by the way. Beautiful work

[@1Ocqueoc]

New sub here. Question- do you have any vids that show the brush cleaning process used between colors?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

I don’t at this time. I’m sure someone has them on KZbin. Look for airbrush maintenance

[@petr8068]

Sir, you are handy!

[@richardlewin9282]

Do you have ball bearings in your paint bottles? If so great idea 💡💯

[@3HandsCustomTackle]

Been looking at your videos for a while. Like your patterns and the way you teach. Have a question-what did you wrap the bait in before you painted it? Thanks

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Art Fowler it’s called glitter ribbon found at any store that carries fabric

[@nickspeakstruth133]

It’s actually called metallic netting. I spent 40 minutes at Joann trying to tell them that it was insisted multiple times that it’s called glitter ribbon. Took them forever to find what I was looking for by that name. Showed her the look of it and she found it right away. Ask for metallic netting. It is not in the ribbon section at all.

[@samboucles6729]

What paint are you using for your sepia? Is it opaque or translucent?

[@georgekyzer]

Im New to airbrushing...Awesone work!!What is the paint called that you stated should always have to darken the top and sides? Was it sepia and what is the link to buy it?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Sepia by Wicked but lots of brands make sepia.

[@chadchappell712]

On the comart yellow and the green what would a substitute be in createx paint. I was thinking the green I could use the wicked candy apple green but not sure on the yellow. I have entered a couple of those contests. Never felt I could compete with some of yall but I did it anyway.

[@damongarabedian8822]

First time watching your channel. I just was wondering if you make the baits or if you buy them unpainted? I will be subscribing to your channel. I like what I see

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

I buy the lure blanks unpainted. Www.dingerbaits.com is one place

[@JustinTyme1966]

You're the Bob Ross of lure painting. Well done Sir

[@waterlife5708]

He's not.

[@obvikid5143]

Hey man lol 5 years later still have new people watching . Newb here asking for help see how you just spray paint and it’s smooth on the body just bought my new spray and when I try applying a coat it’s wet and I can’t spray or it’s starts dripping any help if your still on KZbin would really help me out

[@petualangshorts]

Good very good 👍👍😊

[@fredbrown8022]

Thanks, one question please, I never see you clean your airbrush. Good show

[@johnbagaas3345]

look at 8:50 where he is cleaning the airbrush

[@drj3033]

where do you buy the blank baits ?

[@surfcat2051]

I think this is about as realistic a bluegill as one can expect with an airbrush. I made some squarebills that I wanted to paint in this pattern and followed you video. All was going well until I got to the texturing. I cant find that glitter fabric anywhere. I tried to improvise and well I will have to completely repaint my test subject. Any suggestions as far as that texturing step goes?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

maybe check Hobby Lobby or Joanne's Fabrics for the glitter ribbon..

[@garciarosa100]

How do you keep your brush so clean?

[@marcfishing1584]

Nice Link of your airbruches?

[@dirkcourtney174]

Very Very nice

[@outfittersoutdoors]

Well done, you should be a fish taxidermist

[@conductor4Christ]

Beautiful work! I fly fish and use a Copic system to paint the popper heads. Have you ever used the Copic system? I would love to see a video tutorial on it.

[@CrucesNomad1]

If you dont use sepia we cant be friends, absolute boss move lol.

[@flash1966it]

hello beautiful works, but how long and duse and needle of the airbrush? 0.3 or how much?

[@murphroberts4891]

Stay in school, Fabio.

[@bhalbert7271]

Very nice work I just painted my first couple days ago so very new. I used the neo brush do you clean yours after every color? And do you have to use a reducer? My bottles say to and I use createx for now prob gunna switch to testors. I cut mine on a lathe do you do that or buy molded ones?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Yes clean after each color. I don’t have to reduce the paint time. Createx you need to but I use Comart and Wicked paints and are airbrush ready

[@bhalbert7271]

What are your thoughts of taping the screw eyes so they don’t get paint or epoxy on them? Would it work to screw them in after you epoxy?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

B halbert my eyes don’t go on the bait til just prior to clear coat. And they do get clear coat

[@bhalbert7271]

I was referring to the screw eyes that the hooks attach to I noticed u have them on through the whole process wasn’t sure if it’s better to do that or screw them in after clearing

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

B halbert They aren’t screwed in. They are built in during the body assembly at the factory. Can not be removed. Paint won’t stick to the metal. If brushing on epoxy it won’t get in them. If you dip your. Air in clear coat you can clear them out with a paper clip before the epoxy cures. If epoxy hardens in the eyes just use an X-acto knife and score around the eyelet then dig out the epoxy out of the eye

[@JimmyRadloff]

Where do you get the blank bait bodies?

[@tobykittle6147]

like the vid just wondering do you you paint all your foil

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

I dont paint much on foil.. if you do, use transparent paints

[@jos9678]

Nice painting job, can i ask whats the name of that glitternet you used?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Glitter ribbon. Very common. Found at Joanne’s Fabric

[@goldfinchtackleco.9282]

@@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818 I’m wondering the same thing, can’t find this stuff. Is it a big fabric or is it sold as a little ribbon roll? Thanks for the vid!

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

@@goldfinchtackleco.9282 email me at [e-mail] and I’ll send you a photo of what it looks like

[@brandoncox7317]

I boiled my hair clips in water for a couple minutes then set a weight on them to cool. Distortion is minimal.

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Brandon Cox why the heck didn’t I think of that! Brilliant!! Thank you!

[@brandoncox7317]

Lure Me In Custom Painted Crankbaits your welcome and you do great work. Thank you for the videos.

[@ericgauthier8695]

BRILLIANT !!!!!!

[@marks4925]

I enjoyed the detail. At the end he reversed the colors when doing the gills, Fish Right side had white on top then Fish Left Side has Black on top of white. Both with red dots. Fish wont be able to tell.

[@roniler7960]

Is there a reason you use a hair dryer instead of heat gun? Where did you get your bait stand & paint gun stand?

[@TheLogicalLowdown]

The stand is a cleaning pot www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-google&ei=HzWXXMrEEoHKjwSH6bzQBg&q=airbrush+cleaning+pot&oq=airbrush+cl&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.1.1.0i20i263j0l7.15526.16829..17973...0.0..1.163.1224.8j4......0....1.........0i71j35i39j0i131.LuybSkMtIO0 Not sure what exact holder he is using but here you can get bases and clips together or separate.(just buy the clips and drill holes in something) www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-google&ei=pzWXXMPQE4HqjwSorJOACQ&q=airbrush+clip+stand&oq=airbrush+clip+stand&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.3..33i160.10368.15311..15503...0.0..1.182.2340.9j13......0....1.........0i71j35i39j0i131i20i263j0i20i263j0j0i131j0i22i30j0i22i10i30.ozeFLWCUaM8

[@dannymorgan2061]

So I have to ask what’s your next choice of pearl silver?

[@jdean1851]

jus found you... awesome........Q? 10" Muskie tube lures, any thoughts on best paint for plastisol baits, just wanting to paint "HUGE EYES on them" Thanks new sub

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

J Dean never painted soft plastics before. There are a handful of Facebook pages that address this

[@dirtsmiles8098]

Wondering if you could help out. Looking to get into spraying. What is a good base of colors to get? To do something similar to this bait how important is the brands used?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Dirt&Smiles I have a Facebook page called Brotherhood of Custom Crankbait Painting with great tips tricks and references to help you get started

[@dirtsmiles8098]

Oh Hey I just joined that last week. :)

[@garylawlor2288]

Beauty

[@nite_hawk3167]

I have a question new to the air brush body comes out grate on baits every time I try to use a stencil it runs air brush is .03 and . 02 using 25 psi is paint to thin or ??? To hight of psi ????

[@jamesbarron1202]

Can 4012 reducer be used with any brand of waterbase paint and can it be mixed in with the original paint containers and be stored for long periods instead of having to add it each time you get ready to thin? I always added water to my paint bottles in the past. I take it the 4012 is better than water

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

James Barron don’t reduce with water. It will break down the pigment and it will fade over time. I have added reducer to a few different brands of paint with no issues. If I have excess leftover I do pour it back in the bottle even with reduced in it with no issues but others will recommend not to.

[@jamesbarron1202]

@@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818 thanks

[@GaryKeyFishing]

I have been scouring the Internet for that specific glitter ribbon and i cannot find it anywhere. Do you happen to have the brand name?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

I'll look for you and get back to you...thanks

[@magcolor]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@tomosedwards8369]

What's that lure stand thing called? That looks very handy!

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Tomos Edwards www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/hand-tools/clamps-vises/tool-shop-reg-helping-hands-jig-with-alligator-clips/2445676/p-1444428083349.htm

[@bradtyler206]

Go to Harbor Freight. They are called 'helping hands' less than $4...

[@Labyrnthdom]

What type of paint are you using on them? Oil or water base? And is it acrylic?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Acrylic which is water based

[@omarhill7345]

Do you know where I could get some s-crank blanks? Thanks.

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Dingerbaits has one similar called The New Year

[@briankovarik8160]

Im looking to start painting my own baits... love your tutorials... do you have to clean out your gun between every color?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Brian Kovarik yes but is quick. Takes only a min. Check out my Facebook page Brotherhood of Custom Crankbait Painting. It’s a great resource for how to paint and tips and tricks

[@daveward9420]

Can you please link me to the clamps you use for your netting?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Dave Ward QTMY Stainless Steel... www.amazon.com/dp/B01IDO39LG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@gregc2621]

Awesome work brotha. Interested in maybe having you custom paint a fee baits for me. I can give you some details, maybe you could let me know price.

[@mr.diyhowtopaintingwelding4479]

Where do you get the holders for the lures?

[@crank-itfishingco.7999]

Cary Pipes they are called helping hands on amazon

[@clinardfamily4438]

Can u do a Top water popper? ??

[@anaxiong837]

Hey do u do side jobs? I want to get a lure painted this color

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

Message me on my site www.luremeincrankbaits.com

[@jamesbarron1202]

What would a custom painted S-Crank like that sell for? Im trying to figure out how much actual profit can be made minus materials and parts using quality Owner or Gama hooks and Owner hyperwire split rings.

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

James Barron I sell my crankbaits on my website for $17.99

[@jamesbarron1202]

@@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818 what kind of hooks and split rings do they come with?

[@luremeincustompaintedcrank3818]

James Barron I get the hooks and split rings at www.dingerbaits.com