This looks great so far! Personally I’ve done everything from tape to masking putty/silly putty to freehand like you show here. With a good quality airbrush and a steady hand freehand can produce excellent results. Certainly the most time consuming and stressful in my opinion, but it also looks the most realistic to my eye. It mirrors the way many real camouflage patterns were sprayed on these warbirds, by hand, with a large spray gun. Can’t wait to see the final result with the green added. I also might post shade the black if I were you so it’s not so stark against the warmer green and white tones
This looks great so far! Personally I’ve done everything from tape to masking putty/silly putty to freehand like you show here. With a good quality airbrush and a steady hand freehand can produce excellent results. Certainly the most time consuming and stressful in my opinion, but it also looks the most realistic to my eye. It mirrors the way many real camouflage patterns were sprayed on these warbirds, by hand, with a large spray gun.
Can’t wait to see the final result with the green added. I also might post shade the black if I were you so it’s not so stark against the warmer green and white tones
That's one method I haven't dried yet is using silly putty