Sir,
After reading the reply to the: Do-It-Yourself Weapons Camouflage and Kydex Gear
I have to ask the question… Does anyone see any specific pattern anywhere? The answer should be NO! Why do you ask, because there is not one! The “pattern” that you paint your weapon and match your clothes to should be specific to your area. Granted, Multi-Cam camo tends to blend into many different areas but there is still a common factor in the “pattern”… it is a pattern that is generated! It has hard line edges and it is not random. There are not a lot of places that you will find hard line edges.
Make sure that your equipment blends in with your surrounding environment to make yourself, your equipment and others “invisible”. I know that there are some people out there that may say “If your close enough to see what I am wearing then you are already dead!” Think big picture, of 1-2 person patrol or hide site, up come 2-3 maybe 5-10 OPFOR (not knowing if there are more to following) that are close. Think OPSEC… Are you willing to give your/other(s) position away?
Black is not a natural color from an art prospective but it is a good base because there are dark/blackish shadows in almost all environments. Does that mean leave your weapons totally black, absolutely not! Black is a good base color. If you look into the woods you will see what looks like black because of shadows. Build on that. In the art realm to create depth you should start dark at add light colors over that. Going from the darkest to the lightest colors in your area. This will give the perception of depth even though it is a flat object. It doesn’t have to be exact or even pretty! It just needs to break your natural pattern and have random/blending edges. I could go into a big art explanation but I will save you all from the nap time because I know that you all have work to do.
I was able to shoot a trophy deer this last year at 30 yards (with a rifle) from the ground at the base of a tree on the edge of a field coming at me because I blended in with my environment. (I never had a good angle until he was just 30 yards away.). I have had deer within 10 yards of me, while prone on the ground, that have never gave me a second thought because I had matched my camo to the area that I am in and played the wind!
Re-think and re-plan your camouflage. Godspeed. – Sparky