Because of all the nice comments I received on my recent scale pattern, and because I learned everything I know about plug building off this forum, I thought it is only fair to give a little back. As I stated before, I got the basic idea for these off a thread on Tackleunderground, then figured out how to do it. With a little practice they are pretty fun to do.
Step 1> Make a stencil. I used some plastic sheets that used to be used for overhead projectors (if you remember those!). I made a row of holes with a hole cutter.
Step 2> base coat your plug. On this I used Auto Air Aluminum base, but pick your own color.
Step 3> The key to getting a 3D effect is to put down some black. Here I uses AA Transparent black. I also added some gills so I knew where to start my scales.
Step 4> Place your stencil and start painting. I like Tamaya paints for this because you can thin them with isopropanol and they dry almost instantly. Here I an using white so they show up well. Paint only half of the circle. Remove the stencil and dry with a blow dryer.
Step 5> Off set the stencil and paint the next row until you do the entire side. Repaet on the other side.
Step 6 > When you finish both sides, go back and fill in any gaps and dress them up a bit as needed. Here, I painted some small scales on the head, darkened the back with some black, and touched up around the gills and eyes.
Step 7> On this plug I sprayed some candy purple and blue on it just for fun.
Step 8> Don't forget to Sign or Mark it.
Step 1> Make a stencil. I used some plastic sheets that used to be used for overhead projectors (if you remember those!). I made a row of holes with a hole cutter.
Step 2> base coat your plug. On this I used Auto Air Aluminum base, but pick your own color.
Step 3> The key to getting a 3D effect is to put down some black. Here I uses AA Transparent black. I also added some gills so I knew where to start my scales.
Step 4> Place your stencil and start painting. I like Tamaya paints for this because you can thin them with isopropanol and they dry almost instantly. Here I an using white so they show up well. Paint only half of the circle. Remove the stencil and dry with a blow dryer.
Step 5> Off set the stencil and paint the next row until you do the entire side. Repaet on the other side.
Step 6 > When you finish both sides, go back and fill in any gaps and dress them up a bit as needed. Here, I painted some small scales on the head, darkened the back with some black, and touched up around the gills and eyes.
Step 7> On this plug I sprayed some candy purple and blue on it just for fun.
Step 8> Don't forget to Sign or Mark it.
