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This instructable will illustrate the steps one should take to create a pine needle camouflage pattern by using spray paint. Pine straw camo is great for paint ball, hunters, camping, birdwatching, or any situation in which you wish to conceal something in a pineland/scrub/brush setting. This is not my original idea, in fact you can find something similiar all over the net. Special thanks to the guys at arfcom for the inspiration.
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Materials:
Spray paint :: (colors of your choosing, I recommend greens, browns, and other earth tones, the rust color below looks just like a pine needle.) I used Rustoleum's camo colors for obvious reasons, but most important feature to look for is an ultra-flat or matte paint.
Pine needles:: The most important material in this instructable. get enough to fully cover the object to be painted. In this example it is a paint ball hopper and a 7.62x39 magazine. You can choose to quickly grab pine needles off the ground, leaving whatever leaves, sticks and other vegetation might be stuck to them, or clean the and bundle them neatly, it's your call. One yields more masking surfaces, the latter yields a cleaner more sharply defined line.
Object to be painted:: In this case a paintball hopper and a AK Mag.
Pizza box, newspaper or other barrier:: To catch overspray.
::Optional::
Dust Mask- Think Safety
Safety Glasses
Razor-For Trim work
Fishing line- To hang parts to dry.
Masking Tape-Obvious.
Sandpaper- to rough up surfaces
Spray paint :: (colors of your choosing, I recommend greens, browns, and other earth tones, the rust color below looks just like a pine needle.) I used Rustoleum's camo colors for obvious reasons, but most important feature to look for is an ultra-flat or matte paint.
Pine needles:: The most important material in this instructable. get enough to fully cover the object to be painted. In this example it is a paint ball hopper and a 7.62x39 magazine. You can choose to quickly grab pine needles off the ground, leaving whatever leaves, sticks and other vegetation might be stuck to them, or clean the and bundle them neatly, it's your call. One yields more masking surfaces, the latter yields a cleaner more sharply defined line.
Object to be painted:: In this case a paintball hopper and a AK Mag.
Pizza box, newspaper or other barrier:: To catch overspray.
::Optional::
Dust Mask- Think Safety
Safety Glasses
Razor-For Trim work
Fishing line- To hang parts to dry.
Masking Tape-Obvious.
Sandpaper- to rough up surfaces
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I ought to try this with my airbrush, I'd imagine getting thinner lines with it will add to the effect. Thanks for sharing this man!
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This was our first time so it took a little learning but we got it down in a few minutes. Thanks again.