Lets get it started~ needing help!

[beck125]

So after looking at this section droooling over these amazing customs i want to get into this. Ive done painting and am pretty big into artsy fartsy drawing and painting. Im just looking into this to keep me buisy for a while
what im asking is im wanting to put together a list of what i need to get done to do this, i am not big with a brush at the momment but i have done minimal work shooting with a spray gun.. any good places to get good blanks? things of this nature paint you are using ... ect...
any help would be sweet thanks guys
looking forward to painting my nights away!!!
jb

[Big Bass Man]

You can buy blanks from Bustin Bass Baits or Predator. I use auto air and createx paints.

[R@ngerman195vs]

This is a lot of fun. Here's what i would start with:
-Decent airbrush
-Createx Pearlized Paint starter set
-Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy (top coat)
-Make yourself a drying rack -made mine from an old grill rotisserie motor, a 2x2 with clothespins hotglued to it to hold the baits.
-Some netting for scale patterns
-an old comb with wide teeth
-use manila folders to cut stencils
-very fine glitter in Gold, White/Pearl and Green

I was fortunate to already have a big air compressor with an air/water filter and the stuff for making my own drying rack. For patterns, open up your crankbait boxes, try and match some of them or use a catalog. And pour through everyone's work here and tackleunderground.com. Have fun!

Sources for blanks - same as above, but also Jann's Netcraft. They have some good ones too.