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countershading

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coun·ter·shad·ing  (kountr-shdng)
n.
Protective coloration in an animal or insect, characterized by darker coloring of areas exposed to light and lighter coloring of areas that are normally shaded.
countershading [ˌkaʊntəˈʃeɪdɪŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
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The principles of realistic painting were essential, but so also was countershading to hide the shadow of the underside of objects, and disruptive patterning to break up form in space.
The organisation of camouflage in Australia in the Second World War by Elias, Ann / Journal of the Australian War Memorial
 
 
 
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