Camouflage is a way to blend in with your surroundings. By adapting the colors of your background as well as the tones of the plants and other foliage in the area, you may make yourself less conspicuous. Using camouflage would be great if you were out hunting in the woodland or prairie or simply if you’re just having fun playing dress up. Camouflage has become a signature look of soldiers since most of them usually paint their faces when they don’t want to get noticed by enemies out in the open or when they want to disguise themselves, so as not to be recognized later on while in civilian garb.
Camouflage isn’t necessarily all about the green paint that is used in the military. In other environments, such as the desert, most people would be partial to tones that would best blend in with the dunes and other sand features in the terrain. You can find special face makeup in novelty stores, as well as some art supplies stores. Unfortunately, the type that the soldiers use in actual combat operations is a classified type of face paint so don’t expect to see it in your neighborhood stores. The alternatives to this particular kind of face paint are pretty respectable in their coverage and overall look so in this case it’s definitely okay to settle for second best.
To come up with a good camouflaged look for your face, always remember the darker tones; green and yellow should be at the base of the look. These solid colors would be excellent if providing the foundation for the rest of the colors that go into a camouflage pattern. It can be very random, but with a strong base color the tone can definitely tie everything together as you're coming up with a strong combination and series of hues.
After you apply a base color, dab the other colors into irregular shapes on top of the base color. Make sure that the colors you’re using are only a few shades different from one another. The colors of paint come in gradations so it would be very advantageous on your part if you can use about three or four colors of the same tint of green to allow you to work the gradient that would best conceal you from the rest of the peering eyes in the area.
Look at yourself in the mirror and try to make it look as natural as possible. With enough practice, you should make this look even more believable.
The exact color and hues you want to use to camouflage your face would depend on the application. When you’re hunting, for instance, you might want to blend into the surrounding foliage. You can use green during spring, or brown and orange tones during the fall. During winter, you can choose whites and greys. The idea here is to blend in, and to look as if you’re part of the environment.
Just remember to choose face paint that can easily be washed off, and that will not cause allergic reactions. Camouflage paint has its utilitarian uses, but can also be fun to use, particularly during costume parties, Halloween, and when playing paintball or laser-tag war games while dressed up in military garb.
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