TUSX HUNTER "The Design & Development process of our Camouflage Pattern"

[Ryan Sanpei]

A common technique when creating a dual camouflage pattern is to overlay a texture/blending micro pattern over a boundary disrupting macro pattern. Our method however, involved a totally different technique…


 

[East Coast archer]

Ryan,

Pretty neat so far.  Interesting camo, seems to blend the best attributes of predator, digital and mountain mimicry all into one.  Best of luck and looking forward to more info.

Vince

[Ryan Sanpei]

Vince!
Hey man, it's been a while since we've been in touch! Great to hear from you!

Aloha!
Ryan

   

[Craig_H]

Looks great.

I use everything from solid earth tones, plaid and have 6 different sets of camo clothing for bowhunting.  However a lot of times I won't select just for the camo pattern, but more so the type of material for the environment/temperature.

Some nice patterns put me off by having very shiny materials or don't cater for vey hot and very cold climates.

Hope the collection has some nice warm fleece type material for the cold Victorian winters in Australia. And some materials that cater for hot days that aren't to shiny.

Hope it goes well and look forward to seeing it.

[ozy clint]

can't wait to hear about the clothing features.
camo pattern is secondary to the function of the garment for me. if it does what i want it to do i would, and have bought clothes in plain solid colours. though that pattern will be great for all environments i hunt.

[Ryan Sanpei]

Thanks Craig. Here's a reply from Tony,

Thank you for your comments. We feel that our apparel styles will be appreciate by the dedicated hunter. Our cooler weather gear has been extensively field tested within the Victorian High Country. We will be producing styles for warm weather hunting also.

All apparel has been constructed utilising technical outerwear fabrics, surfaces will be dull.

We hope to be making announcements about our apparel styles within the coming weeks.

We totally agree Clint. Camo is "secondary" for us too!    

[ChuckC]

If I get one, will it fit me like it does your manikin in the pix ?      

ChuckC

[Ryan Sanpei]

Which mannequin Chuck? I don't think we have any images with a mannequin.
Are you looking for a sizing chart?

Thank  you!
Ryan

[ozy clint]

Originally posted by S2 Bowstrings:


We totally agree Clint. Camo is "secondary" for us too!        

i know.        looking forward to more.
this much effort into what is considered 'secondary'. these are going to be good!

[Ryan Sanpei]

As a starting point for our abstract design, we created three test patterns. OV-2, 9 & 12 were developed solely to determine scale and spatial frequency. By adding pure white to these designs we pushed the contrast to a high degree with the idea to work back to more suitabe levels. These pattens also featured disruption lines, a feature we were to keep throughout the entire development process.


 

[Manitoba Stickflinger]

I really like how when you look at it and try not to focus on it that it disappears!

[Chromebuck]

Ryan,

Everything you get involved with seems to have a high degree of quality. Thanks for all you share on this site and for taking us along on so many rides!  This is a Trad Gang exclusive...

The disruption line feature is super sneaky.  When this all comes together and garments are ready for market just let us know.  Camo is kinda like bows and knives.

Best of luck!

[LimBender]

I like it and the look at the development process.

It also looks like it would not just be open terrain camo, but blend in well with most trees.

[Hermon]

Originally posted by S2 Bowstrings:
[QB]  


I hope that I can buy it with more belly room than these pics show!    

My waist isn't that narrow!
 

[Ryan Sanpei]

Thank you Ryan, "coincidence disruption" was one of the concepts that we were after. These were the very first abstract designs and stuck with the "coincidence disruption" concept throughout the entire design process.

Keith, I really appreciate the kind words. I've been fortunate that companies like these have allowed me to help in some way…

Thank you Will, yes OmniVeil was designed as a mutli-terrain pattern. We're in hopes that it'll "give an edge" to the "moving"/"stalking" hunter as the surrounding terrain may vary within stalking distance.

Hermon, for this year, sizes will range from SM-XXL.

[Manitoba Stickflinger]

Looks like I'll be spending more money!!

[Ryan Sanpei]

We need to have a chat Ryan!

[J from Denmark]

Awesome pattern !
Really like the blac and White Photo.
Looking forward to trying it out !

[Ryan Sanpei]

Thanks J!
We'll try to get a few more desaturated images of the pattern in the field.

[Ryan Sanpei]

Building off our initial abstract patterns, we developed two follow up designs; OV20-3 and 4. We adjusted the color palette and added texture to the original vector disruption lines. Although these patterns showed promise during development behind a computer monitor, we were very unimpressed by their in field performance. They lacked certain key principles we were hoping to acheive. As such, we were compelled to return back to our design studio and develop another version…