[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/big-game-rapids-a-new-water-camo\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/big-game-rapids-a-new-water-camo\/","headline":"Big Game Rapids: A New Water Camo","name":"Big Game Rapids: A New Water Camo","description":"Chances are if you have hunted at some point in your life, you have also fished.\u00a0 In fact, according to...","datePublished":"2017-03-24","dateModified":"2019-01-14","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BGR_cover-1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BGR_cover-1.jpg","height":629,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/big-game-rapids-a-new-water-camo\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":1670,"keywords":["News"],"articleBody":"Chances are if you have hunted at some point in your life, you have also fished.\u00a0 In fact, according to the latest National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, 37.4 million U.S. residents 16-years-old and older went fishing and\/or hunting.\u00a0 Of that, 9.4 million both fished and hunted.\u00a0 It\u2019s no surprise that many of us fall into the \u201cboth\u201d category.\u00a0 \u00a0For this group of dedicated outdoorsman, fishing is perhaps the only way to pass the time during the so-called \u201coff-season\u201d.Here at Legendary Whitetails, we\u2019re no different.\u00a0 That\u2019s why we decided it was time to launch a line of performance fishing apparel.\u00a0 Some may say we are just \u201ctesting the waters\u201d or \u201cwetting our line\u201d with this new journey into the performance fishing apparel world, but the fact is, we\u2019re \u201cfloating till fall\u201d just like you!\u00a0 Hunting is in our blood, but fishing is what propels us from one season to the next.Oh\u2026 and we love designing new apparel and camo patterns!Although we are well versed in technical camouflage that hides and blends an individual with its surrounding environment (see: HuntGuard), our new Big Game Rapids Camo tends to lean more heavily on our fashion camo directives, acting as a pattern and color first for a variety of design purposes.Meet James, one of the ultra-talented artists behind the Big Game Rapids Camo Design.\u00a0Meet Tom, the other ultra-talented artists behind the Big Game Rapids Camo Design.Big Game Rapids camo was designed in-house by two of our graphic artists who not only happen to be avid hunters, they also live for fishing.\u00a0 Tasked with developing a pattern that combined water and fishing elements, Tom and James dove (no pun intended) head first into researching and designing this awesome new water camo pattern.\u00a0\u00a0 Here\u2019s a behind the scenes look at the steps they took to create what ultimately became Big Game Rapids camo \u2013 a staple feature of the Legendary Anglers Collection.Step 1InspirationFirst, the team set out to identify the core elements and inspiration for the new camo pattern. Just like terrain and foliage serve as the obvious inspiration for our Big Game Hunting camo patterns, water was the obvious choice for a camo fishing pattern.\u00a0 To be short, let\u2019s just say not all images of water are created equal. James and Tom scanned through hundreds of images of lakes, oceans, and streams to find one that had what they were looking for.Although it may not look like it, this image formed the core of the Big Game RapidsStep 2VectorizeFor Tom and James, this is when the fun began.\u00a0 Now that they had their inspiration in hand, it was time for the artists to do what they do best \u2013 go fishing get creative.\u00a0 The reflective lake surface provided the coloring and contrast to form the core background of Big Game Rapids, but they wanted more.In order to make the pattern more abstract and organic, the image was vectorized.\u00a0 In layman\u2019s terms, a computer program analyzed the image and used mathematic equations and geometric primitives (points, lines, and shapes) to create art that is clean, camera ready, and scalable, without any loss of quality, meaning they did something I still don\u2019t understand.\u00a0 Basically, rather than having a thousand different shades of blues and grays (yes, there\u2019s more than 50) like the original photograph, it groups a bunch of similar tones and displays them all as one fundamental color.\u00a0 In this case, a picture really is worth a thousand words. The result is what you see below:By vectorizing the image, we were able to produce a repeatable and unique water camo pattern.Step 3LayersTo further break up the pattern and add a few Legendary touches, Tom and James overlaid the tree branch and leaf elements from our original Big Game field camo pattern.\u00a0 The shapes were again vectorized and the transparency was cranked up to give the appearance of being somewhat see-through.\u00a0 The result is what you see below:Step 4Dots, dots, and more dotsSubconsciously, you might not have even noticed the small dots scattered amongst the completed pattern.\u00a0 These small dots are the result of a process called halftones. \u00a0Halftone is the technique that simulates continuous tone imagery through the use of dots, varying either in size or in spacing, thus generating a gradient-like effect.\u00a0 From afar the tones and shapes blend to create a shading effect, but close-up you can see the dots display quite differently.\u00a0 The earliest uses of this technique can be seen in the famous painting \u201cA Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grand Jatte\u201d from Georges Seurat.\u00a0 He and Paul Signac developed the concept of \u201cpointillism\u201d in 1886.\u00a0 That very concept, developed centuries ago, is still applied today through the halftone printing process used in our camouflage \u2013 Pretty neat, huh?Step 5Big Game Rapids is BornAs you can see, camo is an art form around here. While it may seem as though the artists were able to create the new Big Game Rapids Camo with a few clicks of the mouse, we can assure you it wasn\u2019t so simple.\u00a0 Many hours and many tweaks went into producing this new fishing camo pattern so that it came to life just as envisioned.\u00a0 Like the water directive, the graphics are bright, clean, and a nice compliment to the apparel line.While it may not serve the same critical purpose as the camo you don during a deer hunt, there\u2019s no denying the unique appearance and look it brings to the Legendary Anglers Collection.\u00a0 Although we can\u2019t make any promises, the camo looks so good we think it might just help you catch a few more fish!If you\u2019re a Hunter Who\u2019s Hooked, check out our new Legendary Anglers Collection!"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/big-game-rapids-a-new-water-camo\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Big Game Rapids: A New Water Camo"}}]}]