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Make your own Camouflageby minerug on July 21, 2008

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Make your own Camouflage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro:   Make your own Camouflage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1:   How does camouflage work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2:   Colour Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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Intro:  Make your own CamouflageFor one of my subjects at school, I had to find a client with a need, and meet that need. My animal-nut friend asked me to make his an item of clothing that would allowhim to observe his favorite animals in the wild, without being spotted (by the animals presumably, because secretive animal watching is well.. odd)

There are plenty of 'ibles out about camouflaging things, usually paintball guns etc, and there are a couple of ones about ghillie suits.What happens if you, like me want to make some wearable camouflage that isn't a ghillie suit, or some of the usual army surplus?

Hopefully this Instuctable will give you enough info for you to start designing you own camouflage

This Instructable is a work in progress, as I'm still in the process of making my camouflage item

Step 1: How does camouflage work?Before we get into the details of how camo works, we need to know what the different types of camo are.

Mimetic camouflage-Mimetic camouflage mimics the environment that it is in, usually by the use of colours or and/or shapes-Stick insects are a prime example of Mimetic camouflage

Disruptive camouflage-Disruptive camouflage disrupts, or breaks up the outline of a figure-This involves only patterns and colours, not physical shapes-This is what all just about all the camouflage patterns used by militarys around the world use, hence the name of some being DPM (disruptive pattern material)-The patterns on some snakes act as Disruptive camouflage

VisionHere's a quick summary of a few things you need to understand before designing an effective camouflage patternIf you want to know more about these things, I've thrown in a few links at the bottom

Focal vision/central vision (If you sound smart you can use the medical term- Foveal Vision )- Colour plays a major role-100% of visual clarity in the range of focal vision- Relies on conscious input; ie looking at things

Peripheral vision-In humans, colour does not play an important role in P.V., only movement and contrast.-Animals have better peripheral vision than humans-Plays a key role in threat detection-More rod cells in peripheral zones of retina causes peripheral vision to work better at night

The brain’s perceptions-Brain is more likely to perceive something as an object or figure if it is one solid colour-Black in the environment perceived as depth. Shadows are a source of the colour black, as well as distance (the air will gradually absorb colours, creating grey-black)

Making Camouflage work

Confusing focal vision- Using colours in the pattern that are similar to, if not the same as the colours in the environment- To a certain extent, using shapes similar to that in theenvironment- Different colours breaking up solid colours and forms will limit the brains ability to detect the object

Confusing peripheral vision-Using environment-specific colours will reduce the contrast between the material and the surroundings-While peripheral vision relies on contrast, reducing the contrast between the colours in the pattern will negatively affect the foveal confusing properties.

Confusing/Altering the brain’s perceptions

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-The ‘dithering effect’ can be implemented to create the perception of more colours, confusing colour vision more by increasing the pattern’s ability to blend-The use of black or other dark colours will create a perception of depth, adding a 3rd dimension to design

LinksMore info on how camouflage works >here<Info on Peripheral vision >here<Focal vision >here<The Dithering effect >here<lnfo on German 'Flecktarn' (this will help explain the Dithering effect a bit) >here<

Image Notes1. OMFG! Its a snake!

Image Notes1. "I'm a leaf I'm a leaf I'm a leaf I'm a leaf... Crap you can see me" **hides underfront legs**

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Image Notes1. This demonstrates the 'Dithering effect' used in some camouflage designs

Step 2: Colour SelectionThis is obviously the most important step of the design process, and plays a very important role in whether you pattern works, or you just end up looking like an idiot.This is especially true if you produce something with the effectiveness of the Universal Camouflage Pattern from a few years back. Since when did an assortment ofgreys blend into a green environment, or a dusty brown one?

You decide.

Criticism aside, here's the method I use for selecting colours-

-Find or take a picture of the environment you want to make a camouflage for. This could be a sandy environment like the beach or some desert, the woods outside youhouse and just about anywhere.-Transfer the picture onto a computer and open it up on paint (assuming you are using PC)-Click the re-size button and a pop up should appear-Type in '1' in the 'Horizontal' and 'Vertical' boxes-Click OK-The picture should have turned really tiny-Open up the re-size box again, but this time type '500' into the boxes, then click OK-Repeat this step until you have the image size you want, for me I only do it twice in total

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Image Notes1. Because this is going to work...

Image Notes1. Pop up2. Resize button

Image Notes1. Tiny picture

Image Notes1. 500%

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Image Notes1. Not so tiny

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Comments

5 comments Add Comment

 minerug says:  Apr 26, 2011. 4:25 AM  REPLYNew instructable up and running

 ducktape.mac says:  Jan 1, 2011. 12:47 PM  REPLYhow does this have 4,765 views? because, i don't know if my computer isn't wanting to pull these pics up, or if you accidentally did this. whatever you did... itseems to have worked!!!

 minerug says:  Jan 17, 2011. 10:34 PM  REPLYInstructables won't let me delete it, so next time I make something, I'll put it in here

 ducktape.mac says:  Jan 18, 2011. 1:29 PM  REPLYah, i see. maybe i should try what you did.

 Patented says:  Aug 9, 2009. 7:56 AM  REPLYit seems very tasty! but picture would be nice too