Baby Pumpkinseeds

Tried a new painting format lately to see if I could get close to the real thing and feel pretty happy with these. The two baits are the smallest I paint and I don’t think I’ll try to best this at this size. lol

Nice job Tom.

Definitely smaller is more if a challenge

Thanks Randy.

Here are the colors I have settled on for the smallest baits.

They’re all catchers based on past use of the same color usage. The pumpkinseed is the only one that needs actually field proofing but they are all water ready now so….soon.

The two colors on the right both have the same purple/blue color shifting pigment in the top coat and you can see it starting to peek out on each. The top bait has a purple back and the bottom bait a black back. Its fun to see how the pigment works in the sun on different underlying colors. In this case its opposite what the usual shift is with the blue sticking out in the top bait. They’re pretty trick when I rotate them thru the sunlight and the color shift happens big time.

Size 12 Mustad trebles, #3 split rings.