Secrets Revealed: Painting Realistic Fish Scales on Lures Like a Pro

Learn how to make your scales look more realistic and get a more 3D feel in them.
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[@moquant947]

So far this is the most realistic lure i ever seen. Thx for sharing.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much for the compliment! 🙏🙏😊

[@alanwelch6594]

Never seen anything done gradulately before. Nice painting job.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you, appreciate the comment! 🙏😊

[@toph2o676]

Great pattern, and demonstration .I usually paint the whole lure black, then put netting on lure and start with the scaling, adding the white on the belly and gills afterwards. You get the black coming through the scales. Its another way of painting this pattern which can be used on all fish patterns. This by far is my most used technique Keep the videos coming love to view them .

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much for the compliment!😄🙏

[@changemymind06]

Great video! This is the best 'real' scales explanation video on YT. So refreshing to see someone free hand a little more - I do that myself because messing with stencils can be really irritating & slow sometimes....I feel like lures don't turn out as natural. Thanks for posting!

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much for the compliment! I really like free handing too, it goes fast and the lines are nice and with soft edges. Just like you said they indeed look more natural

[@tonbo-lure-works]

It's a great technique👍 With love from Japan🇯🇵

[@lureblanks]

Thank you!! Regards from Sweden!

[@fishnhunts1]

Very cool! Thanks for showing how to make those scales have dimension!

[@lureblanks]

You are welcome! Glad you liked it! 🙏😁

[@TRICOTSTRICOTS]

Another great instructional video... very nice shading technique and detail👍👍👍

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! Really appreciate your comments!

[@KayakFishingIoW]

Brilliant tutorials on hand-made lure painting. I'm in 🤙 Im just sourcing the equipment and materials for here in the UK.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much! Really nice to hear that, yea since brexit it ain't that easy anymore to find materials i quess? I used to ship to UK but since brexit i can't no longer unfortunately

[@dmanpro2020]

Awesome work. That is probably one of the best examples of how to paint scales I’ve seen. Thanks for the video and thanks for taking the time to go over all the details that make your lures look so good. Keep up the great work my friend.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much my friend! Always nice to recieve a comment from you! 😄🙏

[@GrendelPrime79]

Great tips on paint direction. I'll have to give that a try.

[@lureblanks]

Appreciate the comment! You are definitely going to like the results!

[@FrugalFlyRodder]

I totally agree with other comments about the technique... very good tips!!!

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much! Appreciate the comment! 🙏

[@Tinkerguitars]

Thanks, I needed a refresher on this topic. The lure looks 👍 👌 great

[@lureblanks]

Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you! 😁

[@Indyjeeplover]

Excellent explanation. Thanks for your attention to detail in the video

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! Really appreciate the comment!

[@59steveo]

Beautiful job. Glad I found your channel. You definitely have some higher level techniques!!!!!!!!

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much for the compliment! 🙏😊!

[@3dprintedlures]

Lures look great. Good job.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment!

[@standbyfortones5554]

Excellent job, my friend!

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much!

[@4767Seeker]

Very well done Job dude 👍🏻

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@freedomofabird]

Very good explanation!! Thanks

[@lureblanks]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@petrabochow7805]

Excellent job! Thank you very much for this very informative video.

[@lureblanks]

Glad I could help! ☺ Thank you for your comment! 🙏

[@SuperBigdaddy1234]

Awesome job as usual !

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much! 🙏😊

[@MudSharkZ]

Beautifully done as always, you're so good freehand with that airbrush. You make it look easy, and I know it isn't 👍

[@lureblanks]

Thank so much for the compliment, really appreciate it a lot! 😄🙏

[@juliangrainger3724]

Always come back to this video, thanks!

[@lureblanks]

Great to hear that! 😁😁 thank you!

[@lrparrish227]

love the scale technique. Thanks so much!

[@lureblanks]

Glad you liked it! Thank you for the comment! 🙏

[@mastro-tyrikos]

Amazing! Thanks so much for the ideas!

[@lureblanks]

And Thank you for the compliment!

[@stevequate1797]

Great step by step instructions. Great job, you abs another vid. Watched, I now think I hv enough balls to try my shad color I have been looking to buy but going to try and do it myself, so I shut down my cerakote booth I paint the guns I build and now just gotta buy all my paint colors now and I’m researching what paints to buy. I’m thinking the paint is acrylic model building paints.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you for the compliment and glad I could inspire! 🙏😊

[@FishItLures]

I agree very nice 👍 pattern and tutorial

[@lureblanks]

Thank you!

[@todddavis4203]

wow awesome technique

[@lureblanks]

Glad you liked it! Cheers🍻

[@manuelfuchs78]

brilliant explanation Wannes 👍👍👍

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much my friend!

[@megansteele6302]

Thank you. Just saved me hours of frustration

[@lureblanks]

Haha love to hear that! 😁 glad I could help!

[@fabricadepesca9189]

Es asombroso el resultado muchas felicidades por el resultado!!!!

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much!!!

[@baja1ab]

Not gonna lie. That’s pretty bad ass!

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! Really appreciate that! 🙏

[@scottpearson7858]

Nicely done.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you!

[@Xray4858]

Excellent job

[@lureblanks]

Thank you!

[@FishingwithFriends]

Awesome! Thanks for the explanation my friend:)

[@lureblanks]

You are very welcome my friend!

[@kennethboydsr3966]

Great work !!!!

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much!

[@FishingVideos88Channel]

Amazing paint bro

[@lureblanks]

Thanks man! Appreciate it!

[@jaaron2834]

Hello everyone,… I think it’s fabulous that all these cool lures are being made by very talented craftsmen here on KZbin! It is my contention these custom lures are “the shit”… no question about it…… beautifully made w/ love & skill…! But at the end of the day … fish don’t care what a lure looks like,… if there’s some bling on it,… you’re ahead of the game … it’s all about movement, splash, sound, sparkles & flash…… fish don’t care…! A makeshift lure made from a leaf and a hook catches fish …. I saw a piece of a Lego toy w/ a hook catch fish as well as a 1/2”x 4” twig catch fish ….. So,… all the bling is for you,.. the consumer who buys that expensive lure time and time again…. don’t get me wrong,… I have spent hundreds & thousands of dollars on lures, rods, reels and so on and so on… it never stops and these bait companies and various makers know this and they’ve got us by the balls …. Do the math … fellas. 👍😎🤙🤣😆😂🤗

[@lureblanks]

Hahaha well said!!! Better to add the bling yourself then right? 😉!

[@jaaron2834]

That’s exactly right … btw smelt are so stupid,… they chase bare hooks… and get caught… lol 😂

[@alucardhellsing1037]

Lures today are designed to catch the anglers more than the fish. We been using the classic tin metal spoon from the 50's and it still catches more fish than most lures on the market.

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Very very nice work

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much!

[@overnightOCD]

this was very helpful

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! Happy to hear that 😊!

[@blackedoutgst]

Beautiful

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! 🙏😊

[@BigMoneyJonah]

Late to the party here- great tutorial, THANK YOU!

[@lureblanks]

Better late then never! 😆Thank you for the comment!

[@bartolosantos5040]

Amaizing, muito espectacular.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@hueystackle9233]

Love your videos bro

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much, really appreciate that!

[@Apostle_Fishing]

Great video I’m just getting into painting lures so I got a long way to go. But that lure would absolutely get crushed by big smallies where I’m at😮

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! That warms my heart to hear that 🙏

[@benskai2475akurfishing]

Greetings from Indonesia, the Aru Islands, Maluku Province, on the border between Indonesia and Australia

[@lureblanks]

Greetings back from the south west of Sweden :D!

[@benskai2475akurfishing]

@@lureblanks thank you senior greetings to the anglers and bait craftsmen in sweden

[@benskai2475akurfishing]

@@lureblanks greetings back to all the anglers and lures craftsmen in sweden always welcome and thank you for the knowledge senior

[@lureblanks]

@@benskai2475akurfishing You are very welcome!

[@benskai2475akurfishing]

@@lureblanks thank you senior

[@jean-noelfraix3054]

Cool is very best explications .thans bro

[@lureblanks]

Glad I could help! Appreciate the compliment! Thank you

[@pelleaxner1632]

Så vackert!! =)

[@lureblanks]

Tack så mycket kompis!! 🙏

[@lurefishing16]

Super boulot et très réaliste. Tu utilises quoi comme vernis pour finir ? Great job and very realistic. What do you use as a varnish to finish?

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much! For this lure I used an epoxy resin clear coat called VHC pike edition

[@lurefishing16]

@@lureblanks Can you give me link please

[@tokazhu6919]

awesome tutorial, where can I find the golden foil ?

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! 😊 it is available on my webshop 👍👊 lureblanks.eu/parts-and-tools/foils/metallic-foil/

[@raAJDDJDIDISU]

Hello! Great job :) Can u send a link to this golden color? :)

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! All the links are in the description of the video and available on my webshop www.lureblanks.eu 👊😊

[@misanthrope9997]

Very Nice Job!Do you have a link so i can buy the lure "holder" (i dont know the name) you use ?

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! The lure holders are called helping hands and can be found everywhere on the internet or in a lot of hardware stores 👌

[@rodelocastillo4828]

so nice thank you.

[@lureblanks]

Thank you too!

[@steves9973]

Hello! What is the gold foil that is used at the end ? Can hot stamp foil be used in the same way? And what type of adhesive did you use for the foil ? Thanks !

[@lureblanks]

The gold foil and the glue, you can find here: lureblanks.eu/parts-and-tools/foils/metallic-foil/ You can not hot stamp small details. Hot stamping only really works well if you do the whole lure or at least a very big part. With this other mirror foil you can do small details in a very controlled way.

[@kennylainhart7148]

Amazing work brother 👍

[@lureblanks]

Thank you so much man! 🙏

[@puddlebarf]

Im trying to get started painting lures. I was going to buy a set of createx paints for start. Should I buy the opaque colors or translucent ones?

[@lureblanks]

I would suggest to start of with the opaque ones. Or else you are going to have difficulties with putting a base coat on your lure. ( transparent paints are good for a transparent lure patterns but in general opaque paints are used for a base coat) Painting with opaques in the beginning will be easier too. The transparent paints will be the next step after you did some lures and want to take your painting a little further

[@puddlebarf]

@@lureblanks sweet, thanks for getting back to me. I ordered a set of opaques

[@lureblanks]

@@puddlebarf You are very welcome!

[@barsyc6626]

Nice lure , where can i buy this handle?

[@lureblanks]

Thank you! The lure holders can be found in hardware stores or on the internet, they are called helping hands 👌😊

[@mikemcelveen2973]

👍nice!

[@lureblanks]

Thanks!

[@chuyku1014]

Jos ,keren om

[@АндрейТарасов-с8н]

Скажите пожалуйста полностью с верху укрывали прозрачным лаком или эпоксидной смолой спасибо лайк.

[@lureblanks]

This lure has been coated with a 2 component epoxy called VHC pike edition, But any epoxy for lure building will do. There are a lot of videos on youtube about how to apply an epoxy onto your lure 👍 Hope this helps mate! 😃

[@shaneburnette2743]

Where do get the foil from? Always enjoy watching your videos learning a lot from you. Thanks

[@lureblanks]

Thank you for the compliment! I forgot to mention it in description 😆. Just updated it and added a link to the foil and glue in the description 👍

[@shaneburnette2743]

Thanks for the info again thanks for the awesome videos I'm getting better because of you

[@lureblanks]

@@shaneburnette2743 That warms my heart, thank you so much Shane!

[@5spottedbass]

Nail foil works really well as well. You can find endless patterns on Amazon 👍

[@Sluggo773]

What lure holder are you using better than the fly tying one I'm currently using

[@lureblanks]

Thay are called " helping hands", You can easily find them online or even in lots of hardware stores. They are also called soldering station 👌

[@Sluggo773]

@@lureblanks thank you

[@20984richard]

So the same method applies as well for green patterns?

[@lureblanks]

Yes, you can do this with any kind of colour.

[@qurenchannel]

keren - mantap temkanku

[@landon_wilkinson]

Where did you get the net from?

[@lureblanks]

It is a piece from a shower sponge 😊👌

[@berrangberranglaut5376]

bagaimana cara membuat sirip pada lure...

[@lureblanks]

Then these 2 videos might help you 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKqmq4uKoaatjtk kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKOud3yIjqZpgK8

[@Клёв86]

👍👍👍👍

[@stevereindl2098]

Great job. I wish your entry music was not so loud

[@lureblanks]

Thanks, I adjusted the volume in the videos to come.

[@WolverineXXXX]

Not liking the perch stripes. It would be best to just spray the top with black. The cool scales are lost. Nice work nevertheless. That lure needs really big hook to function properly. It's not weighted right.

[@lureblanks]

Yea I noticed that they really need a lot of weight on the belly or they start spinning. Was a little dissapointed in that 🙂