Sniper Digital Camouflage Howto
A few Words about this pattern.
The basic premise behind this camo was that while the very busy digital patterns look cool, they are of questionable use in terms of actual camouflage.
The busy digital patterns tend to not blend in as well in the environment. It looks like a camo'd stick when laid out in the field.
By reducing the amount of pattern and changing the orientation to a more oblique angle, I hope this new style has a better chance of blending in with the local flora and fauna.
Masking
Mask off any vital areas with 3M Painters Tape.This may include things like open bolts, hopper feed tubes, etc...
Basecoat
Apply the basecoat.This should be done slowly, and evenly.
It is better to apply 5 light coats than 1 heavy dripping coat.
Initiate the spray before you reach your marker, that way you have a nice fine mist hitting your gun. If you start right above your marker you risk globs and splotches. Not good. Not good at all young jedi.
Experiment with distances. If you spray from too far back, the paint particles will glob together making a nasty orange peel looking finish. For my airbrush 3 inches seemed good.
Let the basecoat dry. 1 hour air dry. If you are using Duracoat, I recommend waiting a full day for it set up.
Stenciling
Start placing stencils with the assistance of your xacto blade. Do not press them down until you are happy with the position. Remember, with Digital camo you want to make sure the pattern runs parallel/perpendicular to your marker. Once you are happy, press them down to make sure they stick.
Basecoat of Coyote Tan w/ first stencil layer.
Note: Everywhere you place a stencil on the basecoat will show through all subsequent layers. I tend to use smaller stencils on the basecoat so that I dont overwhelm the following layers.
Green coat applied on top of the stencils.
After the weapon is dry, remove all the templates.
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Now place your female templates on the weapon now.
I tend to use these to cover up any areas where I feel the pattern is to large or to cover up areas where the paint peeled off with the stencil.
Here is some more female template usage. I sprayed in a nice brown as shown below.
The camera makes it look shiney, so here is a shot outside.
You may want to follow up with a matte clear coat for added durability. Plus it will even out the sheen of the different paints.
Customer submitted photo showing his progression using the SniperDigital stencil.
