Transcript Disguise

Disguise
• Camouflage, conceal, deceive or encrypt:
• Hide, mask or implant your subject into
another frame or reference:
– In nature, for example, chameleons, moths,
and certain other species conceal themselves
by mimicry.
How can you apply this to your
subject?
– Think about subliminal imagery:
– How can you create a latent image that will
communicate subconsciously, below the
threshold of conscious awareness?
M.C.Escher
“Seeking the Enemy”
Batik
Jessica Langston
Bethany Toomey
Chalk Pastel
Camouflage - 1986
Randy is famous for
hiding smaller animals
within the portraits of
larger ones. For
example, the picture at
left contains 10 hidden
animals. About 95% of
Randy's prints have
hidden creatures. They
make a great
conversation piece!
"A Place To Park" © Randy
McGovern
Randy McGovern
"Bedfellows" - House Cats
(1 hidden mouse)
Wildlife Artist Randy McGovern answers:
What do you mean by "hidden animals"?
• The artistic challenge of hiding animals in my
backgrounds is such that they have to be
camouflaged enough to where you wouldn't see
them at a casual glance; yet distinct enough to
where you could find them if you look for them.
About 95% our my prints have hidden animals. When
you purchase a print, it comes with a card telling you
what animals are in that picture. The card doesn't tell
you where they are - you are on your own! For an
example of some hidden animals, see the closeups
of the deer picture below showing 3 of the 8 hidden
animals in "After The Rain". - Randy McGovern
"A Pig, A Hawg and A Log" - Largemouth Bass
(5 hidden creatures)
Bev Doolittle
Can you find 3 hidden animals in the above print? (Racoon is easiest!)
Bev Doolittle, “Double Back”
Bev Doolittle, “Mare and
Foal in Shadow”
Wilderness! Wilderness?
Sometimes we rationalize that it's enough if
a place is undeveloped and presents us with
a postcard-perfect landscape. Since wild
animals are seldom seeen, it's easy not to
notice their absence. But each missing plant
or animal, seemingly insignificant in itself,
creates a vacuum over time. What we
perceived as wild is no longer so. It is
something less. We are left with a beautiful
landscape that was once so much more.
-- Bev Doolittle
Pintos
In "Pintos" the magic began to happen.
Suddenly my mind was crowded with
experiments I wanted to make, patterns I
wanted to play with, stories I wanted to
tell. -- Bev Doolittle
Pintos
Sacred Ground
by Bev Doolittle
Woodland Encounter by Bev Doolittle
Two Indian Horses
Eagle's Flight
by Bev Doolittle
Music in the Wind by Bev Doolittle
Frogs in Camouflage
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Grade 5
Objectives: To learn about camouflage as the art of concealment. The students will create an original frog in an
environment it would feel be safe to be in.
History: Define selected visual art vocabulary.
Criticism: Describe the function of art within the total environment.
Aesthetics: Analyze the use of art in everyday life.
Production: Recognize color schemes.
Materials & Preparation: 12x18 manila Drawing paper, oil pastels, chalk
Vocabulary: Camouflage, blending
Motivation & Procedure:
1) Discussion about camouflage, the art of concealment. Camouflage involves disguising an object, in plain sight,
in order to hide it from something or someone. We generally think of camouflage as being worn by soldiers.
Soldiers often wear special camouflage clothing and smear mud on their faces at night to become less visible, but
camouflage exists in many other forms in the natural world. A chameleon, for instance, changes color to blend in
with its environment. A white polar bear is hard to see on the ice. Some animals have special markings that help
disguise their shapes. 2) Sketch with white chalk a frog that fills most of the paper. 3) Draw background around
the frog. (Leaves, twigs, flowers, etc.) 4) Sketch out markings on the frog similar to those found in the background.
5) Discuss colors and blending techniques. Choose either warm or cool colors for your picture. 6) Color frog and
background with oil pastel.
Websites
• http://www.bnr-art.com/doolitt/doolitt2.htm
• www.McGovernWildlife.com