Method for developing natural camouflage patterns

Claim 1

A method for more scientifically generating more natural camouflage patterns, comprising the steps of: (a) selecting for photographing a natural environmental background area site, of the type in which military equipment and personnel are expected to operate; (b) providing means for establishing a known lateral distance scale so that it will appear in conjunction with a resulting negative or positive film across the area photographed; (c) photographing the selected area background and processing to obtain at least a first positive image photograph of the background area which photograph embodies all contrast tonal levels of the area; (d) examining and evaluating said photograph to determine the potential acceptability of the various contrast tonal levels thereof in its initial form against a potential need to prepare any subsequent generation photographs to achieve bolder higher contrast tonal levels while eliminating certain lesser contrast tonal areas; (e) selecting an area of said at least first positive image photograph's higher contrast pattern to be representative of an average blend of the predominately dark and light tonal areas to constitute the basic camouflage pattern, and enlarging this selected area pattern to a scaled up size into a form which will be compatibly adaptable for subsequent transfer onto the aforesaid military equipment; (f) transposing at least in outline form the selected higher contrast dark and light tonal areas of the selected pattern onto various equipment/materiel; and thereafter (g) applying at least two different color paints to said selected higher contrast dark and light areas which paint colors are deemed to provide the best camouflage effect as determined by a comparative evaluation with at least said initial photograph of said background environmental area site.

Claim 2

A method for more scientifically generating more natural camouflage patterns, comprising the steps of: (a) selecting for photographing a natural environmental background area site, of the type in which military equipment and personnel are expected to operate; (b) providing means for establishing a known lateral distance scale so that it will appear in conjunction with a resulting negative or positive film across the area photographed; (c) photographing the selected area background and processing to obtain at least a first positive image photograph of the background area which photograph embodies all contrast tonal levels of the area; (d) examining and evaluating said photograph to determine the potential acceptability of the various contrast tonal levels thereof in its initial form against a potential need to prepare any subsequent generation photographs to achieve bolder higher contrast tonal levels while eliminating certain lesser contrast tonal areas; (e) selecting an area of said at least first positive image photograph's higher contrast pattern to be representative of an average blend of the predominately dark and light tonal areas to constitute the basic camouflage pattern, and enlarging this selected area pattern to a scaled up size into a form which will be compatibly adaptable for subsequent transfer onto the aforesaid military equipment; (f) transposing at least in outline form the selected higher contrast dark and light tonal areas of the selected pattern onto various equipment/materiel; and thereafter (g) applying at least two different color paints to said selected higher contrast dark and light areas which paint colors are deemed to provide the best camouflage effect as determined by a comparative evaluation with at least said initial photograph of said background environmental area site.