Dazzle camouflage

PT boat in the experimental zebra camouflage used in the the Pacific.

These are two British dazzle-camouflaged ships from World War I. At first glance they may appear to be two photographs of the same ship, partly because of position of course, or even two prints of one photo. On closer look, it becomes apparent that not only are these two distinctly different photographs, the two ships and their camouflage schemes are also different. The one at the top is the SS Empress Russia, while shown below that is the SS Osterley. An original print of the top photograph…

Hi people! I made a Dazzle camo, this was a camouflage used in WWI. More info here. Inspitared by tons of pictures I designed it by hand, scaned,...

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Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, was a family of ship camouflage used extensively in World War I, and to