During World War I, the British and United States Navies adopted dazzle camouflage on their warships, resulting in "razzle-dazzle" vessels that looked like the brainchildren of Picasso.

Historians lovingly called it "razzle dazzle." The idea was not to hide the ship in plain sight. Instead, it relied on painting complex patterns on the ship's exterior so that the enemy has a hard ...

Sticking true to the island’s naval history, the “Razzle Dazzle” design was used to camouflage WWI warships. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) An artist who goes by the name Hyde works to paint ...