I mounted a skin mount largemouth bass and cannot get the correct color on the pelvic fins. I am trying to achieve that yellowish transparent look but have been unable to. I am airbrushing Lifetone's yellow ochre close to the base of the fins but can't get the rest to look good. What's best to use, silk span or derma tape?Any help with what colors or technique to use would be appreciated.
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instead of tape in my opinion. Silk span looks more natural. Try using Cadium yellow or bright yellow VERY lightly and from a slight angle, then you can hit the edges lightly with white.
on the main body of the fins, sprayed at an angle to highlight the fin rays. Don't spray too much. It's easy to get carried away with too much color. Make sure that you mask off or cover up the body area with paper towels or something to avoid overspray. The yellow ochre is good on the fin bases right next to the body. Also another thing that I do is to hit the pelvic fin tips with a bit of white. The next time you see a Largemouth Bass swimming, especially in sunlight, you will see these white fin tips. The way that bass are so camoflaged to their enviroment, sometimes all you see are these white fin tips moving around. One more thing Tom, this step is really not nessesary, but I do it because I am a perfectionist. Spray a nice coat of pearl over the fins as the last step. The next time that you catch a Largemouth, check out the Pelvic fins. They will have a beautiful pearly shine, especially in the sun. Boy it's a good thing that you didn't ask about painting the tail!
Transparent Amber oxide. I feel it is a nice transparent color when applied you can build the level of the depth of color or tone you desire. There are lots of different techniques you can try to achieve the color you are looking for in your bass fins. Remember however it all comes down to the interpretation of reference. So weather it is a live fish or a photo look carefully and then try some new ides! You can call or write if you have any additional questions.
I hope that may help you.
My Best!
Rick Krane
Anglers Artistry
312 Chesterfield rd
Hinsdale NH 03451
603-336-7296
I was going to say exactly what Rick brought up. It all comes down to your reference and how you interpret it. Depending on the color variations from fish to fish, I've used all of the above colors/techniques mentioned! It's impossible to give you any specific colors to use w/o seeing a picture. Wait a week or so when the new format comes to life and post a picture. Then we can give you a more accurate answer (But even so, I GUARANTEE you will still get a dozen differnet ways to achieve similar results)...
but very lightly and only on the rays. In between the rays I leave them transparent. That's the what I do anyway.
I really appreciate all the advice you gave me guys! This should really help me out a ton.
Thanks to all and God Bless!
For the blessing. We all could use more of them! God Bless!
Rick Krane
Anglers Artistry