Brian G
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I was paired with Skie_M in the October PITH, and decided to make an attempt at casting a fishing lure blank for one of his pens (link to the post of the picture showing what I sent)
I know better than to rely on one attempt, so I made a few. I'm not a fisherman, so if they don't look like lures, then I have some funny-looking pens. All of these are cast in PR.
I used reflective fishing lure tape for the background, some reflective eyeball decals, and adhesive-backed striping for decoration. The striping didn't adhere too well, lifted a little before pouring, and resulted in a few bubbles that I couldn't see or chase away. I think the adhesive on the striping might not work well with PR, either.
Close up of the "head"
I used a Sierra Vista for this one, because the striping pulled away far enough that I didn't think a regular Sierra would work. I think I was a little lucky. I see some bubbles, again. I figure it's supposed to be a fish, fish make bubbles, so bubbles are part of the effect :wink:
I didn't put a "gill" on this one, but should have. Plus, I think I like the eye on the finial end, rather than the nib end.
Finally, I had some "leftover" foils from other projects. I used aluminum foil as the base for the lower barrel, and overlaid red-painted foil "stripes." I used blue-painted foil for the upper barrel, and used a star-shaped paper punch to punch stars from leftover reflective tape I used for the lure pens.
Thanks for looking. Comments, critiques, and questions are welcomed.
I know better than to rely on one attempt, so I made a few. I'm not a fisherman, so if they don't look like lures, then I have some funny-looking pens. All of these are cast in PR.
I used reflective fishing lure tape for the background, some reflective eyeball decals, and adhesive-backed striping for decoration. The striping didn't adhere too well, lifted a little before pouring, and resulted in a few bubbles that I couldn't see or chase away. I think the adhesive on the striping might not work well with PR, either.
Close up of the "head"
I used a Sierra Vista for this one, because the striping pulled away far enough that I didn't think a regular Sierra would work. I think I was a little lucky. I see some bubbles, again. I figure it's supposed to be a fish, fish make bubbles, so bubbles are part of the effect :wink:
I didn't put a "gill" on this one, but should have. Plus, I think I like the eye on the finial end, rather than the nib end.
Finally, I had some "leftover" foils from other projects. I used aluminum foil as the base for the lower barrel, and overlaid red-painted foil "stripes." I used blue-painted foil for the upper barrel, and used a star-shaped paper punch to punch stars from leftover reflective tape I used for the lure pens.
Thanks for looking. Comments, critiques, and questions are welcomed.
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