Here's a camo idea for ya Ed!

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I was reading the Ringneck post over in the Hunting gate and the idea hit me.... How 'bout a feathered stock?

Maybe a sand khaki  (or any base color to suit your surroundings)  background, a white or beige ring thrown in on butt and one on the forend someplace. A  few speckles here n there with gentle feather outlines, highlights and shadows in random spots.

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ANOTHER GREAT IDEA SAM!. :) and funny you mentioned that. I will be doing a feather effect stock for my neighbor next month, he's into bird's so I'm working on some idea's with a open/ spread wing at the cheekrest area then feathering it out with smaller feather's down the forestock. Lot's of stencil cutting on that one hehe. Ed

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Right on!

On the stencil subject.... Have you tried Free Form hand stencils???  I used to use them allot when I was painting cars & bike regularly. It's just a piece of plastic or cardboard with various shapes cut out of the edges. Need a curve? Turn find it on the stencil card, lay it down and spray a shadow, highlight or whatever.  I used to make em outta old butter tubs and what not. It cuts actual stencil/masking time in half.

Here's an example of the stencil card I'm talking about:

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Yup made some outa plastic coffee can lid's. When my dad and I were shooting car's year's ago we would use them for flame's shadow's etc. Ed