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  • How to paint "digital camo"?

    I was wondering how you think you would paint the Army's new digital camo on a guitar? It's made up of lots of little squares if you don't already know.

    When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off. - Ace Frehley

  • #2
    stick the body into the printer, print it, then clearcoat.
    Sorry.
    Actually, how do they do "photoflame"? is that something
    that is also done with other graphics?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Cygnus X1 View Post
      stick the body into the printer, print it, then clearcoat.
      Sorry.
      LOL That's how they did some of the ESP George Lynch models!
      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by toejam View Post
        LOL That's how they did some of the ESP George Lynch models!

        :ROTF: :ROTF:

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        • #5
          It is funny, but I'm not joking. From what I remember, they had printed graphics stuck on that were cleared over and not real painted graphics. I believe it was the Skulls and Snakes model, maybe the Serpent as well. Not sure if they changed it over the years or what.
          I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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          • #6
            It was the snakes and skulls paint scheme. CHEESY!

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            • #7
              I painted a guitar with using a "standard" camo pattern awhile back ..



              I plan on doing the next one in digital camo and will be testing some different techniques.
              I'll keep you guys posted if I have any success.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Model1VH2 View Post
                I painted a guitar with using a "standard" camo pattern awhile back ..



                I plan on doing the next one in digital camo and will be testing some different techniques.
                I'll keep you guys posted if I have any success.

                That's very cool, GREAT JOB !

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Model1VH2 View Post
                  I painted a guitar with using a "standard" camo pattern awhile back ..



                  I plan on doing the next one in digital camo and will be testing some different techniques.
                  I'll keep you guys posted if I have any success.
                  Hey man, that looks GREAT. If you wouldn't mind, could you keep me posted on how the digi-camo paint goes too?
                  Gear:
                  none

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                  • #10
                    Whoa, now the U.S. army can investigate terrorists in the wilderness and in cyberspace as well!!!
                    "It wasn't the world being round that agitated people, but that the world wasn't flat. [ ... ]
                    The truth will seem utterly preposterous, and its speaker, a raving lunatic."

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                    • #11
                      http://tacticalcamo.com/MARPAT/digi.php
                      This is a digital camo generator. Set the color style to black and white template. Play with pixel size and density... then print a few playing with "drift" The spend a few days with an exacto knife cutting out the pattern.

                      http://www.lauerweaponry.com/duracoa...n&Category=240
                      Sells stick on templates that are precut. Look for the option of "template only" You dont want "duracoat" paint from them to use on your guitar.... it's a bake on paint for metals.

                      Hope that helps-
                      Last edited by Postal; 09-22-2007, 11:18 PM.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Postal View Post
                        http://tacticalcamo.com/MARPAT/digi.php
                        This is a digital camo generator. Set the color style to black and white template. Play with pixel size and density... then print a few playing with "drift" The spend a few days with an exacto knife cutting out the pattern.

                        http://www.lauerweaponry.com/duracoa...n&Category=240
                        Sells stick on templates that are precut. Look for the option of "template only" You dont want "duracoat" paint from them to use on your guitar.... it's a bake on paint for metals.

                        Hope that helps-
                        Great info.
                        Thanks!

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                        • #13
                          This one looks close to digital. http://www.lauerweaponry.com/duracoa...n&Category=240

                          I wonder if they are big enough to cover the bottom or top of a guitar?
                          Tone is like Art: Your opinion is valid. Listen, learn, have fun, draw your own conclusions.

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                          • #14
                            Thanks!

                            I thought the Mirageflage looked most like it, the colors are different, but otherwise pretty good.
                            Last edited by 442w30; 09-23-2007, 08:26 AM.
                            When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off. - Ace Frehley

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                            • #15
                              Sorry I dunno the size of the templates from Lauer. I would imagine the rifle template would be large enough. If not, mask off part of it, and paint it in 2 sections.

                              That template generator will print full 8 1/2 x 11 paper, so a couple of those would do it.

                              When I finally decide to paint my rifle I'll go with a far superior natural type of camo kinda like this, but in desert colors.


                              I dont think anybody would understand a paintjob like that on a guitar though... But this type of paint is HIGHLY effective for real camo.

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