buckee Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Well, I just couldn't see putting that dark thing out again this year, without a face-lift, so since I already had a bunch of camo paint from last year, I set to work last night and today, giving the blind a face-lift. I may have to lighten it up a tab more, but it's better than what it was. IMHO What do you think guys and gals ? Here's the old Doghouse. Here's a picture of the kind of stuff, I'm ussually set up near. Can you see the doe Here's the new LOOK I did the shoot-through window too, and the ol black flap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 I think that pattern will blend in just fine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 It looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Wow, looks good Sherm. I'm going to have to lighten mine up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I used that Krylon, Flat Camo spray paint. It's really hard to find good colours in a flat Acrylic spray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blayze Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 That looks really good. when i try to do stuff like that it ends up not looking near as good as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I used that Krylon, Flat Camo spray paint. It's really hard to find good colours in a flat Acrylic spray Looks great Steve! You just might have a new camo pattern! Reatree Meadow grass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I'm going to lighten it up, just a tad more. Not quite happy with it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Looks good Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I don't know Steve that looks pretty darn awsome to me... :cool: Kind of wish mine was like that one .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Wow Steve looks good, NICE WORK!!! Heck if I didn't know any better I would think you paint for a living or something :p:p:p :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Looks good. Hope that paintjob survives folding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Looks good. Hope that paintjob survives folding! It should last a while Leo. That Krylon Acrylic is almost like fabric paint. I lightened it up a bit more today, by adding more grass down lower. I'll post pics later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Look real good, Buckee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 It should last a while Leo. That Krylon Acrylic is almost like fabric paint. I lightened it up a bit more today, by adding more grass down lower. I'll post pics later. I'll trust a painter knows I'll keep that in mind if I ever paint fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I did a bit more work on it today, and added more grass down lower to lighten it up a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Looks great Steve! Is there a paint smell?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Looks great Steve! Is there a paint smell?? Yeah, there always is when you spray paint something, but it's set up in the back-yard to air out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 That looks great. Did you use some sort of stincle (sp?) or is that freehand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Looks good Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 That looks great. Did you use some sort of stincle (sp?) or is that freehand? I started by going out and cutting a good handful of that tall grass. I laid some out on two pieces of Bristol-board, and sprayed it with black, to get a negative image. I cut out the image/images of grass, with a razor cutter to make a stencil. #1 - I set the blind up, and sprayed the sides with the grass colors (tans, and green). Don't have to be fancy, just haphazardly sprayed it (with the lighter tans near the top, and more green near the bottom). Let dry. #2 - Laid the blind down, so I could work on one side at a time. Laid grass over it, and arranged the tops along the top, then sprayed black, brown and dark green through the grass. That leaves you with the negative, with the grass colors in behind, becoming the grass. I had to do it in sections, and hold the grass down with short 2x4's, so it would lay flat, and not move around. let dry, and do all 4 sides. #3 - Then I used the stencil, to add more defined grass, over what I had already done, using the tans, and green paint. It could still be lighter. I might redo it next year, if I can find some better flat camo colors to work with.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Man that thing looks awesome!! Nice work Steve!!! You better get a patten on that camo before its too late ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Very cool Steve! IS there anything you can't paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Hey Buckee are the windows big enough for you to jump out with your KNIFE?:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Hey Buckee are the windows big enough for you to jump out with your KNIFE?:D:D I'm trying to give that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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