Calling all homemade camo experts

[General Disarray]

Can anyone tell just from looking at this photo how to execute this? I have a can of camo green krylon, as well as the tan and the black; so Ive got my paint. I just can't tell from looking at this in what order the colors were layered, and what was used to create affects. Anyone?

 

[xfyrfiter]

You usually want to start with your lightest color first. The darker colors will cover the light, easier than light will cover dark.

 

[snakeman]

Ok do you want desert or forest?

 

[kingpin008]

Ok do you want desert or forest?

He wants what's in the picture.

 

[snakeman]

If you want desert then you want to use your brown and green layered over black for the shadow affect. Paint the brown over the black leaving some areas exposed. then scoot over a little on and paint the green. Then Hold some plant matter over areas containing black, brown, and green and paint everything else light tan as if using a stencil.

 

[snakeman]

Sorry if i came off as a jerk and a know it all. I didn't mean to be.

 

[General Disarray]

Thanks snakeman. So you'd make the whole thing black first? Then layer brown and green? By layered you mean you want some black coming thru still, right? Go darkest to lightest on top; makes sense. What were you going to say for "Forest"?

 

[snakeman]

That's exactly what I mean. For forest you want to go the opposite way except you want the green as the last coat, with leaves from trees as stencils. You would paint the stock black first, then brown and tan in a random pattern, then hold tree limbs and leaves over the brown tan and black areas and paint the rest with green using the leaves as stencils. If you will be hunting from a treestand you might want to use some grey to blend in to a cloudy sky. DO NOT USE BLUE! blue to deer is as blaze orange is to us. Hope this helps

 

[snakeman]

I use pecan branches, yucca spears, and thick grass stems for my stencils. Vines are great too. You can use just about anything you want and still be happy with the results.

 

[General Disarray]

And for something like this? What'd they use palm leaves or something? Dark tan on the bottom, and lite on top?

 

[Flyincedar]

I have done a few like this... Do the whole thing Krylon tan first (you may want to prime, then tan, but thats your call). Then hold the vegetation and spray the green. Just do a small section at a time. The Krylon will wear easily with use, so use the Krylon matte finish over top, with 0000 steel wool between coats. I do 3 coats and it holds up well. Do that, and you will have the picture

Whatever you want to stand out, such as the palm leaves in the other pic, or whatever you choose, do that color as your base. When you spray the vegetation, start about 6-8 inches away. You dont want to put on too much too fast before you get a feel for it. If it doesnt cover well enough, you can move closer, but remember to keep the can moving any time you are spraying, as you do not want it to get too much in one area... Its a fade, not a perfect edged pattern. My duck gun was my most recent, but I decided to duracoat it with the same method instead of krylon, so it is currently being stripped or i would post a pic

 

[snakeman]

It looks like they used dark on top on that one. You will notice that with your final coat the majority of the area is the final color you used and the parts that stand out are the undercoats. That's why I recommend you match the final coat to the most dominant color in your terrain and the undercoats to the vegetation and shadows.