+GPS_Runner Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 I just thought I'd shair my first attempt at a woodland camo pattern: Quote
+Parabola Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Nice paint job!!!! Did you use some stencial's for the leaves??? That's awesome!!! Quote
+Kit Fox Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 (edited) Nice paint job. They look like artwork. I try to break up the rectangular shape of my ammo cans. Straight lines look abnormal in nature, and they make ammo cans easy to spot. Notice the square bottom. Broken edges. Edited October 11, 2008 by Kit Fox Quote
jholly Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 I just thought I'd shair my first attempt at a woodland camo pattern: Nice job. Jim Quote
jholly Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Nice paint job. They look like artwork. I try to break up the rectangular shape of my ammo cans. Straight lines look abnormal in nature, and they make ammo cans easy to spot. Notice the square bottom. Broken edges. what is that "moss" and how did you attach it? Jim Quote
+GPS_Runner Posted October 11, 2008 Author Posted October 11, 2008 Nice paint job. They look like artwork. I try to break up the rectangular shape of my ammo cans. Straight lines look abnormal in nature, and they make ammo cans easy to spot. The moss sure brakes up the outline, but I always wonder how long it will stay attached in the weather, and with cachers handling it. In the end, I don’t really care about making the can hard to spot. It's really more a pride in your cache thing. I just want people to find something nice. I also like getting rid of the military markings and labeling it "GEOCACHE" to reduce the chance of getting a bill from the bomb team! Quote
+GPS_Runner Posted October 11, 2008 Author Posted October 11, 2008 Nice paint job!!!! Did you use some stencial's for the leaves??? That's awesome!!! Thanks! I went to flicker and searched for oak leaves. I copied them into Photoshop, turned them into gray scale, and upped the contrast to make them black/white. Then I printed them out in various sizes and cut them out with an exacto knife. I sprayed the paint through the hole in the paper to make the leaves. Quote
Clan Riffster Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Awesome paint job! The work you did with the leaves and layering really adds to the depth of field. Kudos! Like Kit, I too prefer physical camo to 2 dimensional paint, as the human eye is naturally drawn to straight lines. Bottom view: Top view: On my smaller Lock & Locks, I'll camo the sides with paint and just add the 3D to the lid: Quote
+Isonzo Karst Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 I always wonder how long it will stay attached in the weather, and with cachers handling it. I have one of Clan Riffster's moss covered cans out - yes, the moss eventually breaks down to mere stubble - but the glue/broken moss surface is ragged, and catches dirt, so it continues to be very effective camo. In the end, I don’t really care about making the can hard to spot. It's really more a pride in your cache thing. I just want people to find something nice. They are lovely. A few years ago I found a number of beautifully painted cans by rnrgrl, the beauty of the paint work did improve the caching experience. A couple of them were also incredibly tough to see, just sitting on the ground; really dead on perfect color and texture match to the oak leaf litter. I tend to camo mine to make them hard to spot (and eliminate the yellow markings, those will wipe off with laquer thinner by the way). The simplest way to do that is just hit them with a light over spray of flat black, then some diagonal bands in black, being sure to pass over the can edges. Oddly, the most effective camo for a deep woods hide is often to just paint the can flat black. Sitting on the ground in the shade under some light cover, that's about as camo'ed as you can get. Quote
+Kohavis Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 A quick camo job I've used is to spray paint the container with brown paint and while the paint is still wet, sift some dirt over it. It adheres pretty well when the paint is dry (24 hours). And it's less fragile than moss. Quote
+hukilaulau Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Those are beautiful! I love finding containers that someone has made a special effort to make them look nice. Quote
+Team Shiney Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Any time I find a ammo can that has had the original writing painted over it is a good find. When I find a ammo can where the owner has gone out of his/her way to identify it as a Geocache it is a excelent find. Well done. Quote
+WRASTRO Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I use black, brown and green paint in a random pattern. I have always been happy with the results as I am not trying to hide the can from geocachers, just muggles. Quote
+Headhardhat Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Nice looking art... They look like something that should be used for anniversary caches... -HHH Quote
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