Painting Lures 101: Essential Tips for Beginners to Reduce and Thin Paint

[@labtrainer09]

SUPERB, in every respect. In fact, I think this is THE most useful airbrushing tutorial I've ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience-not to mention your excellent teaching skills. PLEASE keep up the great work, Chris

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much Chris for the kind words! Really appreciate your comment! 🙏

[@randymcgee9176]

Thanks for sharing this video helps me out a lot

[@lureblanks]

Glad it helps and thank you for the comment!

[@MilesintheMaking]

Thank you so much for this video. I am new to airbrushing lures and I am definitely having issues with my paint. I am sure this will help a ton. Thanks again!

[@lureblanks]

You are very welcome! 👍 if you would still have trouble after trying of these few things , you can always contact me 👍

[@markoharoldoronearmedpoohb7816]

I finally learned almost every paint needs reducing, I reduced then added paint as needed, more reducer then paint, saves paint in the long run, I add the reducer first in the cup/bowl, then paint, then with a cheap paint brush, like 25 for a dollar type, bristle in cup/bowl swirling in a circle motion, clockwise, then counter clockwise several times, and then a back and forth motion made by rolling the brush between my thumb and index finger. Test spray and go! No wasted cups or stirring sticks.

[@PENFOLD1962]

Absolutely amazing. I've heard the 40/30 & 40/11 mentioned on many occasions but always been left puzzled exactly what they are? Thanks to your video I know exactly what they are, how to use them and what to expect if I abused them! Once again I have learnt loads and info that can save me money in the future. Thank you for sharing this video, take care my friend 👍😷👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@lureblanks]

Glad I could help ! Take care my friend!!

[@PENFOLD1962]

@@lureblanks You're helping me so much, thank you.

[@nikoalushaj]

Hi! everything you explain is perfect, but if add three drops of createx how can i add 10% of reducer? thanks

[@lureblanks]

Hi! Good point there😊You can either mix larger amounts of paint and paint more lures at the same time. Or i sometimes just use one drop of reducer with 3 drops of paint and a little 4050. The 4050 is really thick and then balances out the ratio of reducer to paint.

[@dbsa58]

Really helpful, I had a lot of problems with this, your video explained a lot of my issues thank you, keep up the good work.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you for the kind words! Glad I could help 😄!

[@CraftyKiwiLures]

Love your tutorials, great information, I have just purchased some Createx paints in Opaque, just the basic pack, I make my own timber lures, do you recommend I get a bottle of 4011 and a bottle of 4030 for those paints to adhere to the lures

[@lureblanks]

Thank you Daniel! Yes absolutely, in a matter of fact I recommend to get some 4011 and 4050. 4050 is even better (adhesion wise) . In this way you can also mix more reducer and 4050 with your opaque paints to make em a little more transparent and smooth to do details like stripes, spots, finns, and more subtle colors. It takes a little practice but you will get the hang of it! 👍

[@CraftyKiwiLures]

@@lureblanks awesome, thank you for your advice, appreciate it 👍

[@lureblanks]

@@CraftyKiwiLures You are welcome! 😊

[@benfox9792]

Great video. I am still a bit confused. If your paint is too thinned down, how do you know whether to add more paint or balancing clear?

[@lureblanks]

If you want your paint that is thinned down too much, to be very transparent you can add balancing clear. If you want your paint to maintain good coverage you can add more paint 👌 both are correct but just depends on what kinds of result you want

[@Blueyedevil2702]

Honestly, great stuff. I hope you keep it up and grow, cause you deserve it. Just got yourself a new sub ;)

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much! It's those kind of compliments that keep me going! 👊

[@christophermartin2031]

There was a temporary drop in audio and I mist a part of what you said, in the Vallejo paint is the game colours a good one for a beginner to airbrushing ? Or would you recommend something else ?.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you for the heads up, I will have a look at that and hopefully I can still fix it. Game color would be an option, but you will need to reduce the paint yourself and that can be challenging in the beginning as a beginner. But surely you could give it a try if you'd like. Or else I would recommend starting out with vallejo game air, these are ready to use straight from the bottle and not necessarily need Thinning down 👌

[@christophermartin2031]

@@lureblanks thanks for the tips regards Chris.

[@petebolognese8488]

Thanks for the video, great info for a newbe. is that cloth with something added when ur dabbing you needle tip between painting?

[@lureblanks]

Thanks! Its a fine pored sponge with a little airbrush cleaner and water. It cleans the needle nice and quick so there is no paint residue left on the needle 👍

[@Retro-2-now]

Maybe I need to try some 4011. I’ve been using 4012 and I agree, it doesn’t mix well. I mix all my paints in small plastic shit glasses so I know I’m mixing everything. Yeah, I waste some paint doing it that way. Even with the good mix I get in the cup, but you can clearly see that it separates a little when spraying

[@Retro-2-now]

I have 4011 and 4030. I always thought the 4011 was for Detail paints and the 4030 was for candy paints. I’m going to have to try all this

[@lureblanks]

@@Retro-2-now You will not regret it :D for some 4011 works better then 4012. Adding 4030 or 4050 also makes a big difference, as well as playing a little your airpressure :D

[@paullobwein1632]

Great explanation and help for those paints. Do you know if they have a shelf life or expiry?

[@lureblanks]

Thank you, the reason why createx sells the 4011 and 4030 separately is for a longer shelf life. Combine these 3 and your shelf life will be significantly shorter. But separately they go a long way 👍 ofcourse you can poor the leftovers back in the bottle, the mixture is so small and when mixed with the paint in the bottle again it will not change the shelf life on your paints

[@paullobwein1632]

@@lureblanks a mate gave me some of his old paints by createx so that’s why I was wondering. Not sure how old they are though

[@timclarke1791]

That was a brilliant video really learnt a lot from that big thanks 👍👍

[@lureblanks]

@@paullobwein1632 depending on how old they are of course, but chances are that they are still fine 👍 shake them very well because the pigments might have sunken to the bottom 👍

[@lureblanks]

@@timclarke1791 Thank you for the compliment 😀!

[@rob-i6d]

Great info bro…👍

[@lureblanks]

Thanks!

[@marcellodeveronico7286]

thanks so much... one question, I use createx color but not wicked. how should I mix them? same 4011 product or something else? thanks

[@lureblanks]

Depends a little on every color, black colors could be a little thick and others a little thinner. The best is to experiment a little and see what works the best fornyou with every color 👍 because even wicked black and wicked detail black are thick while other colors in the same range are thinner and need less Thinning. The best is to experiment and if you encounter any problems you can always contact me 👍

[@rickbro5949]

Tech data sheet states when mixing paint,4011 and 4030 to let mixture sit for 10 + min. to chemically bond before spraying.

[@tomandpatdalton6655]

Good video. Is the clean up with water ?

[@lureblanks]

Thanks! I spray out the cup with water under pressure, then spray some medea airbrush cleaner through and spray and rinse again with water so all the cleaner is out as well 👍then take a piece of cloth and dry/clean the cup

[@OzyMark]

The Audio cut out twice during the vid? I tried it on my phone & it still cut out

[@lureblanks]

Thanks for the heads up! I contacted youtube about this and there seems to be a problem with this video, I hope they can solve it soon!

[@pilcante7204]

hola que aguja usas 0.5 o es 0.3

[@lureblanks]

Hi! I use the 0.35 needle on my iwata eclipse 👌