watersnake Report post Posted March 1, 2011 Can someone tell me which is the best craftool to use to get more realistic scales on fish .. My fish looks a bit sickly .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tina Report post Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) You can use a mulefoot tool and make all the scales individual, it will improve the look :-) Edited March 1, 2011 by Tina Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGGUNDOCTOR Report post Posted March 2, 2011 As small as that is don't worry about scales. Be more intent on showing lateral lines, or other coloration differences on whatever particular species that you are doing. Rainbow trout have different colorations than say a German Brown, or Cutthroat--bands vs spots. On any of those you would not see scales as they are pretty small to begin with. About the only one that you might see them on would be a Tarpon, but even then I wouldn't do individual scales unless it was a REALLY BIG piece. Try one without scales, and try coloring , or burnishing to get the right look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted March 2, 2011 You can also use a veiner, if you have a small one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayward Shrimp Report post Posted March 3, 2011 For big scales i've used D434 tho its a bit more stylized For small scales I use C770 A tight patern And a looser lighter impression. I like any of the tools with two cresents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny B Report post Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks for posting this. I have been wondering the same thing. I have a friend who wants a sheath for his filet knife but he wants it to look like a fish. Your post gave me some ideas. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClayB Report post Posted March 3, 2011 If you are going to use a veiner like you did, I'd space the veiner impressions a lot closer together to create texture without the spaces in between. Another way to create scales on (larger) fish is to use a seeder, tilting it to one side so it only makes about half an impression. To make that easier to do, you can file about 1/3 of the seeder away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayward Shrimp Report post Posted March 3, 2011 If you are going to use a veiner like you did, I'd space the veiner impressions a lot closer together to create texture without the spaces in between. Another way to create scales on (larger) fish is to use a seeder, tilting it to one side so it only makes about half an impression. To make that easier to do, you can file about 1/3 of the seeder away. I like that seeder technique! Thats a lot of tiny scales, but it looks great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
