My Custom Three Color Desert Camo

[AlexDean]

Spray painting is like my other girlfriend..
I have a uniform that is three color as well and it blends in perfectly.

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what do yall think?

[quadro]

It's a good start but I have a couple critique's since I do a lot of camo paintjobs myself and have found what works. I have also done my research online as to what will and won't work in the field. First is that you need to get rid of all the black as it is not a color you find in nature. I have found that that is the easiest color to spot on someone walking around and through brush. Second is that the lines you have put on are too straight and angular. Again none of those features are found in nature. I have found that free-handing camo is much more effective than using a stencil or tape. Here are a couple of the guns I have done.

[AlexDean]

yeah, I was actually going for a tiger strip look. other wise i would have used leaves and what not for a more natural feel.

what kind of enamel do you recommend thats not glossy?

[quadro]

I don't ever use enamel. I take the entire gun apart, sand it(multiple times with different grit paper), rub it with isopropyl alcohol to get rid of any oils or debris left by my hands, then hang it from a wire, and then paint. The paints I use are all Krylon. If I want the finish to be like it was stock then I just use the Ultra-Flat Camouflage paint, but if I want a texture grip then I have found a paint that gives a sandpaper like texture that I use as a primer/base coat.

[AlexDean]

but if I want a texture grip then I have found a paint that gives a sandpaper like texture that I use as a primer/base coat.

what is it and where can i buy it?

[Savage]

Quadro, your M14 has more black than his 552 All the better for me, I say

[KileyHAZ]

Looks good, while somthing 'fuzzier' are more muted is more practical this is passable and looks really good aesthetically 9/10

[azsworst]

Lookin good!

[AlexDean]

Cool. Thanks guys!

[usafabrad]

I agree with quadro on the camo issue. The idea is always to break up outlines, reduce glare, give false shadows and depth, and avoid regular patterns. The same applies to face paint (if you are so inclined) work to make the high areas seem lower, the lower areas seem higher, reduce the shine on what you are painting, and generally do everything you can to make it look like anything BUT a rifle or anything man-made. And Black is always too dark, even at night. You'll notice that the F-117 and the B-2 arent really black, but a dark grey. At night, you lose all color vision as your eyes switch from cones to rods, so color itself isnt nearly as important as shade and tone, and since everything darkens at the same rate, black becomes SUPER dark at night. Also, in this arid environment, black is no only unnatural its downright OPPOSITE of everything you see around you. You'd almost be better off painting it stark white.