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This is a local "Golden Roach" pattern I made. It's a go to bait in my area. Sorry if the pics aren't very clear they look AWESOME in person.
So i figured out a technique. I had a guy I was ordering baits from who would layer plastic to color his baits instead of painting them. In certain situations I prefer to paint, but there are other situations that I think the more "layered" look is better. Especially when trying to make colors transition seamlessly. Took me a lot of trial and error, but I'll share the secret (probably not so secret but I just figured it out) with you guys.
I take some Pearl/Green pigment colored plastic, pour a decent amount in my mold (top pour) and i begin rocking the mold to get a thin layer on the entire interior of the mold.
To add some bleeding spots, i made a Red/pearl plastic mix with some micro red flake and let a few drips on the the inside of the plastic skin. When i put the darker color as the "filler" the red spots show up brilliantly.
I then take any darker pigment plastic and fill the mold the rest of the way. IN the past i was really able to tell where one color began and one color ended and sometimes the plastics wouldn't adhere to eachother if the layers were too thick. By creating a thin "skin" of the pearl pigment plastic, the temperature of the plastic i use to fill the mold allows for the two colors to adhere. Play around with it if you guys want and share some pics if you try it.