We recently talked about the Fake Howl – a copy of the famous "contraband" skin that replicates its appearance using a clever combination of stickers. Today, we will share a few more recipes that players use to create copies of expensive and hard-to-access items.
M4A4 Howl White ("White Howl")
Inspired by the classic look of Howl, sticker aficionados decided to expand the idea and created a white version of the same design. It uses the M4A4 Urban DDPAT with a body painted in gray and white. Three worn Broken Fang stickers, supplemented with First Blood and Baited, assemble into a quite convincing image of a dragon. Of course, it can no longer be called a Howl copy, but as a combo, it looks quite nice.
AWP Dragon Lore
Almost immediately after players were given the ability to position stickers on weapons as they like, enthusiasts began to pick a combination to reproduce the look of the legendary AWP. The problem is that finding a skin with a suitable color palette to use as a base proved difficult. If lucky, you might find an AWP PAW dominated by yellow and orange creatures, or take the AWP Mortis. High Float versions are suitable, where only color spots remain from the pattern. Add Dragon Lore stickers to make the skin resemble the unmatched original.
An alternative version – use not a sniper rifle as a base but an AK-47, for example, AK-47 Slate, and recreate an image of a white dragon made of stickers First Blood, Baited, Broken Fang and B-Day. It seems you have to choose between the detail of the image and bright colors – experiment with both options to see what suits you better.
Desert Eagle Blaze
Desert Eagle Blaze with flames covering the barrel is quite expensive, and its cheaper analog, Desert Eagle Oxide Blaze, does not look as vibrant. However, a way was found to make a copy using stickers. Take Desert Eagle Conspiracy and place five Incineration stickers on the barrel. If you use not paper but metallic stickers, the result will look even better.
Glock-18 Fade
With stickers, you can even recreate the color transition effect on Fade skins. Start with Glock-18 Moonrise, which provides a suitable purple background. Arrange several team stickers from Rio 2022 on the barrel in order from purple to yellow. You'll need CeRq, sdy, nicoodoz, FL1T and FL1T Glitter. The player signatures are a bit distracting, but the gradient turns out quite convincing, considering that this version costs several orders of magnitude less than the original.
AK-47 Case Hardened (Blue Gem)
While experimenting with stickers, some players try not only to recreate inaccessible skins using cheap components but also to make expensive skins even more expensive. AK-47 Case Hardened can cost several hundred dollars, while the rarer variety Blue Gem, depending on the wear level, can reach up to a million. If you have an AK-47 Case Hardened with too little blue, add a few Blue Gem Glitter stickers. Of course, the skin won't get more expensive, but it will look better.
Glock-18 Twilight Galaxy
Glock-18 Twilight Galaxy has been in the game since 2015 and remains quite popular. It's not as expensive compared to other original skins from this roundup, but still decent for a pistol. To recreate its look, use another similar "Glock", Bunsen Burner, and add Cedar Creek Holo stickers.
All the mentioned stickers, as well as many others, you can find on LIS-SKINS at very favorable prices. Buy, experiment, and share the results with us!
