How To Camo Your Face

Watch a step-by-step DIY guide of how to properly camouflage to your face for combat or hunting.

Step 1) Pick your product: camo sticks or compacts. Either works, but sticks can be waxy and may not apply as smooth -- unless you warm it up first. Compacts are easier to work with, but run out quicker.

Step 2) Apply dark greens, browns or black to the shinier parts of your face. This includes the forehead, cheekbones, nose, chin and ears. Use broad strokes. Stripes are recommended.

Step 3) Apply lighter greens and browns to the rest of your face.

Step 4) Make sure to cover any part of the face that's visible, especially if you have light skin or a shaved head. Don't forget to cover the back of your neck. Start with lighter greens and browns on the sides, and fill in the back of your neck with dark browns or black.

Step 5) Texture is important, too. Add sawdust or dry dirt dust to help blend.

Step 6) If you don't have camo paint on hand, use natural resources such as charcoal from a fire, burned bark, vegetation or mud.

Step 7) To remove the camo paint, use makeup remover. You can find wipes in the cosmetics section. The face paint should come right off.

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