Dazzle camouflage

"Dazzle camouflage, also known as Razzle Dazzle or Dazzle painting, was a camouflage paint scheme used on ships, extensively during World War I and to a lesser extent in World War II. Credited to artist Norman Wilkinson, it consisted of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other."

Wikipedia article on Dazzle camouflage




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  1. jackFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    I want that painting. So damn cool...

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  2. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    My brain has been turned inside out like an orange rind by that war paint. Brrrrrr!

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  3. DerekApril 19, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/04/19/dazzle-ships/

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  4. seanApril 19, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Sweet. That last picture of the USS Nebraska actually does seem to be creating quite a bit of visual confusion.

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