Fieldcraft More sponge painting fun

[BoilerUP]

Decided to do a practice run on an unused Savage Mark II tupperware stock for a pattern I'm thinking about putting on an A2 Medalist. Forgive the crappy pictures - all I had was my iPhone today.

First, a base coat of Krylon Khaki:

Then striped with OD:

Then sponge khaki on top of the OD stripes. Multiple 'dabs' with light pressure works best in my experience, and take care to apply the paint evenly (not always easy on the first pass, as you can see)

Then, sponge OD on top of the khaki stripes.

On the other stock I have sponge painted, this is where I stopped. But after a couple months of reflection, I decided to try more colors to improve the depth of the camo.

So next was a light coating of Brown over the entire stock. IMO, a little of this stuff goes a LONG way to provide subtle depth and shadowing.

Finally I tried a light coat of Woodland Green. This color jumps out at you on a brown/khaki/OD stock, so a very light application is important.

At this point, I decided to go back over a few areas with a sponge covered in OD. This served to help break up some of the brown & woodland colors, as well as provide a more even finish on the stock.

Finished product:

 

[Nocalphoenix]

Re: More sponge painting fun

That will work. I have found the sponges so easy to work with and just as effective as anything else. I use a base coat of cerakote and go from there.

 

[reclaimer1986]

Re: More sponge painting fun

Very nice, almost looks like atacs fg.

 

[Boltfluter]

Re: More sponge painting fun

reclaimer1986,

Nice job. Amazing what you can do with a couple of sponges and a little imagination.

Regards, Paul.

 

[knockemdown]

Re: More sponge painting fun

Looks good, that's how I do mine

I'm gonna sponge the crap outta an XLR chassis in a couple weeks. Should be interesting...

 

[thebda]

Re: More sponge painting fun

That looks like it'd be way more effective than any of the digital patterns I've seen, and you don't need to mess around with stencils or anything. Plus it looks way more "factory" if that matters to you.

 

[Cserv]

Re: More sponge painting fun

Did a Winchester with sponges,scope and all, before I sold it. Like how easy it is to blend. Also should be very easy to touch up or modify.
Eric