How to Make Camouflage With Paint and Tape

Camouflage blends colors and textures to hide or shroud you and your gear. To be effective, most camouflage patterns need to be flat and dull any shine or luster on the object. For simple camouflage, use a minimum of materials and you'll end up with acceptable results. Typically, camouflage is done with stencils and cut-out patterns. In a pinch, camouflage patterns are made using items as simple as the paint itself and painter's tape. Certain paint companies make spray paint specifically for camouflage purposes. Find these paints at home hardware stores or at specialty outdoor outfitters. Be sure to use colors that adequately reflect the colors of the areas and seasons you hunt in.

Things You'll Need

  • Newspaper
  • Painter's tape
  • Spray paint - flat, in the colors of your area where camo is needed
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Instructions

    • 1

      Set the newspapers out on a work bench or area where the painting is done. Strip pieces of tape off the roll and randomly place them over the article to be camouflaged.

    • 2

      Apply the lightest color of the flat spray paint to the item being camouflaged. Let the paint dry.

    • 3

      Peel the tape off and use a new set of randomly placed tape strips over the item to be camouflaged. Paint the item with the next darker color of paint.

    • 4

      Peel the tape off after the paint is dry. Continue adding random tape strips over the item and add the next darker color. Finish with the darkest color of the camouflage paints.