I know I have mentioned here before that I’ve had late fall and winter crappies in a bucket only to find a mess of small sunfish having been puked out. And I know I’ve mentioned small vibe baits for crappies being a really good very early open water season or very late open water season bait when vertically jigged, much like one would do thru the ice. And I know I have likely worn out my welcome with my airbrushing pictures. But honestly, I’m proud of these little suckers.
For the most part my airbrushing was done to get specific color patterns and not so much detail. More recently I have taken an interest in the detail stuff, and ya’ll have seen the Sunfish, Pumpkinseeds, Crappies and Perch I’ve done on larger baits. I’ve always been drawn back to those dink sunfish in the buckets though and finally sat down while the rain fell this afternoon and tried my hand at small detail painting and these little schnits are the end result. Like I said, I’m pretty mazed at these guys. By expanding the picture, you can see all the layers of color that go into creating these dudes.