What do you guys like to use to make your patterns? Any pics of said work?
I'm off to Wal Mart to pick up some Krylon ultra flat spraypaint, then I'm gonna clean and tape stuff off, and I'll check back when I'm done with that.
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What do you guys like to use to make your patterns? Any pics of said work?
I'm off to Wal Mart to pick up some Krylon ultra flat spraypaint, then I'm gonna clean and tape stuff off, and I'll check back when I'm done with that.
There are some good ideas and pictures in this thread.
http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43383
Thread going here about painting guns.
Painter's tape on wax-paper that is printed on has treated me well for most patterns.
JINX! Ray you owe me a coke.
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That was spooky. We both posted the same link at the same time.Quote:
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Yep. Appears I do. [Awesom]Quote:
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Well I couldn't really find any pics of paint jobs that I really liked, so I figured screw it I'll just wing it.
I went and cut off pieces of vegetation around the area that I'll use to help make the pattern. I'll post pics when I'm done... waiting on the base color (tan/khaki) to dry now.
Would love to see the final pics!
Workin on it... trying to take good pics but with a cell phone camera it ain't working too terribly well.
wanna paint my .223 for me next mason? haha
Looks ok but didn't turn out quite as I'd hoped... in my head I had more of the tan showing through with more foliage patterns (basically going for something similar to this rifle with a bit more pattern in it). Also after seeing how it came out I want to throw some paint on the back of the scope. I'll probably end up redoing the pattern when it starts to wear down instead of just touching stuff up (or if I'm bored in the next few days and want something to do). Oh well, for my first camo paint job I'm happy with it.
I'll take better pics tomorrow in the daylight, but here's some with crap lighting and a crap cell phone camera...
Before:
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/1770/pic0160.jpg
After:
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8731/pic0167q.jpg
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/1125/pic0164l.jpg
I'd be down to do it, but you might want to wait till AFTER you see the pics of how mine came out before you decide if you want me to do it [ROFL1]Quote:
Originally Posted by redneck122
hahah. I've wanted to do my coyote rifle for a long time. Just never got around to doin it. One of these days...
Krylon Ultra Flat camouflage colors. Comes in green, brown, tan, and black and is only $4.47 a can at Wal Mart.
Went and did the turrets and the back of the scope. I think it looks a lot better.
Still gonna redo it though.
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/684/pic0172t.jpg
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/9102/pic0171v.jpg
Well I got bored today and redid it a bit. Not a huge change but I'm a lot happier with it.
Couldn't find the battery for my camera so more crap cell phone pics...
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8270/pic0186p.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8435/pic0182z.jpg
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3503/pic0181.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2739/pic0188.jpg
And its home got a new sticker tonight, courtesy of redneck122...
(hint: it isn't the sniper sticker)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/739/pic0185.jpg
I think it looks good. Camo'd, but still has a clean look. Nice work.
Can you snap some pics outside? In some natural light?
Taking those indoors at night totally kills any detail or color.
That looks like a nice job but I want to SEE it! lol
I like it! One on these days I am going to get ballsy enough to paint one of my guns
Thanks yall!
It really does look a lot better than the pics make it seem, between the ****ty camera and even worse lighting all the colors seem to be blending together. I'll take some tomorrow outside and hopefully I'll be able to find the battery for my actual camera too.
Starting to sound like we need a Paint Your Rifle Day, kinda like the old AK kit build days the site used to do.
Damn dude, you didn't mess around - nice work!
Thats it im doing mine tonight. Thanks for the motivation.
Thanks bud! I'm actually thinking about redoing it again... more tan, more brown, less green... but then again I do like it the way it is and the money could be better spent on ammo, and the green will blend better in the mountains anyway.Quote:
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Git'r done [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by Danimal
Spray a base coat of tan, lay some leaves and branches down over it and spray patches of brown and patches of green, then lay some grass or pine needles over the spots from the leaves and blend the green and brown patches together.
Post pics when you're done!
Still a little wet and i'm not a huge fan of how the brown came out, but I think all in all that it worked out.
http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/u...d/DSCN2002.jpg
http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/u...d/DSCN2001.jpg
http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/u...d/DSCN2000.jpg
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Nice man, looks pretty good IMO... if you want the brown to blend a bit better you could lightly spray over it with tan or green.
What paints did you use? How long did it take you?
I just used rattle can because it was easier to put on, easier to take off, and easier to touch up. I think that it took about 45 minutes including drying time.
I'm necro-ing this thread. Does anyone have new pics of rifles they painted? Looking for inspiration for matching the environment of the Front Range.
Thanks!
Not 100% related, but I spray painted my steel plate bright yellow thinking it would stand out in the grass up in Pawnee. As soon as the sun wasn't shining directly at it from behind me, I had a heck of a time seeing the dang thing. So get some yellow in there, is my suggestion.
I?d go tans and browns and skip the green. Unless you want to blend in with a city park or someone?s well manicured lawn you aren?t going to find much in nature in Colorado thats green.
Well I picked up some Aervoe Earth Yellow... thinking about that as a base coat.Quote:
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Got some Field Drab and Earth Brown too. Picked up a green but not sure how I will use it yet. We are getting into the brown time of year.Quote:
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https://www.etsy.com/listing/2020383...BoCUSYQAvD_BwEQuote:
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Yellow base coat & then overlay a dithered hex with your different darks. Example below. Doubt this stencil will be any use but included a link anyway.
Just a thought.
Here is a rifle the kid and i did with the sponge pattern.
https://i.imgur.com/63x9sAYl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HLEHbyVl.jpg