Anyone had a go at digital camouflage?

Started by fsn, 17 June 2024, 06:02:33 PM

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fsn

Not for current projects, but has anyone had a go at painting modern digital camouflage in 10mm?

Any tips?

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fsn

Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Duke Speedy of Leighton

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Last Hussar

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Glad you started with pictorial examples because I thought you were talking about phishing emails
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Impresionism. I used to do DPM in 6mm - now paint a base green and dry brush with a red brown. You are going to get oversized digital cammo if you try to do it as small rectangles.
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Orcs

Quote from: Matt J on 17 June 2024, 11:09:27 PMI'm sure it's doable.

Carving an intricate model in an a matchstick is doable - does not mean you have to do it.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

fsn

Interesting you should say that: For the German one ...


... I wondered if you could do it by dabbing paint on with something about the cross-section of a matchstick.

The rest, I wondered about spattering.

I may have to give it a go.  :-\  For experimental purposes you understand. Just need Pendraken to produce a Challenger 3. 
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Orcs

When I airbrushed my WW2 Polish vehicles with 3 colour camo, I laminated a strip of paper , cut various small random shapes in it and then sprayed it through the tiny gap.

I wonder of you could do some thing similar. Effectively making your own stencisl

Or use a make up sponge trimmed to the desired shape and size.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Last Hussar

QuoteCarving an intricate model in an a matchstick is doable - does not mean you have to do it.
I think you should try, though...
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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Orcs

The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson