ethicsfirst

I make my own Camo. I just take an old set of coveralls, some acrylic Cloth paint (art and craft supplies at Wall Mart), some paper plates, an old tarp, and some pictures of where I am going to hunt. I have a sponge brush, a trim brush and a fine point brush.
Oh! a grab bag of twigs and a leaf or three - or more as I some times get carried away with this project.
Take the washed wet coveralls and place them on the tarp. Now the fun starts. Mix your colors in the paper plates, dab or sponge the colors on the leaf or twigs of your choice - then dab them all over the old coveralls (don't worry about smudges or runs). The sponge brush and some watered down color is great to change the background. Use the trim brush and some water to dab in some edges. The fine point can define edges and sort of 3D some areas. Look at your photo often, and remember that you are not duplicating nature - just blending in. Don't be disappointed when your project does not look like store bought. Just wait until you get to your hunting area. My hunting buddy walked within a few feet of me and never saw me until I spoke up - then he really jumped. I was sitting in plain sight with my back to a tree the size of my leg.
Awhile later a skunk came wandering by – at this point I was wondering HOW DO I BECOME TREE BARK! It was a bad scare but he just walked on by. He never saw me or paid attention. He was less than ten feet away.

davidmil

I think I'll pass on this one. Stiff, smelly paint that'll soon disappear just doesn't seem like it would be worth the effort. You can hide in a pair of jeans. I just like my &quot;PURDY&quot; store bought camo.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

PABowhntr

I am fond of my &quot;purdy&quot; store bought camo as well, though I have been known to purchase some clothing dye and some fabric markers to &quot;enhance&quot; faded camo patterns...<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

ethicsfirst

Hay guys -- You can wash this cloth paint just like the store bought stuff. It lasts a couple of years with heavy using.
I started off enhancing faded camo patterns on my storebought stuff, then went on to recycling old outdoor work coveralls and overalls. I am saving up to get a really fine bow; although my Hoyte Gamegetter III still gets the job done.

DaveH

Sounds like a good &quot;fun&quot; project. I have touched up some of my older, faded camo in the past, but I now have a big and varied supply which should last a long time. I still paint my accessories, but primarily use spray-on black and gray primer paints for the shadow effect they provide.

Bryantib

that rucksack looks amazing.

Id love to learn how to make something similar. Do you have instructions on how to make it or a list of materials lying about?

Berserker

This thread is 16 years old. But I think he did a decent job explaing. Grab a bunch of paint and go at it. My guess is this is like military camo, that doesn't duplicate a leaf but has bunch of colors that blend in.


One thing though is finding the right material in a non hunting fabric.


What might be interesting is wool. Don't see much of camo wool. Could take some and just tie dye it almost, and it might make decent hunting clothes. Might also work for hoodies. Not sure about the whole paint a twig bit, but just cover it with some dark colors. I also don't know about being so good, you buddy didn't know you where there. Might want to take his gun, until he sobers up.