Substrate Camo Printed Fabric

Substrate Camouflage was created by Matthew Dermody after he wrote two books about camouflage, Hidden Success: A Comprehensive Guide to Ghillie Suit Construction and Appear to Vanish: Concepts of Effective Camouflage and Concealment. Each of the concepts addressed in the latter book start with the letter “S”, and following that model, every pattern within the Substrate catalog (yes, every single one!), starts with the letter “S”.

The name Substrate was chosen because it means a layer or layers underneath. This is how all the Substrate camo patterns were created. We used multiple research photographs and images that were digitally manipulated, recolored, stacked, and set at varying levels of transparency/opacity to create each Substrate pattern.

Substrate Camouflage is a representation of baseline colors, textures, and natural, organic shapes found within an environment to create micro and macro patterns that visually disrupt and break up the outline of the user. Whatever the environment, terrain, or season, there is a Substrate pattern to meet your needs and exceed your expectations regarding effective visual camouflage.

Advancements in dye sublimation and digital printing have allowed Substrate Camouflage to far exceed the standard 4, 6, and 8-color camouflage patterns. As textile print technology advances, integration into military applications will make Substrate Camouflage the standard by which all other camo patterns are compared, including NIR (Near Infrared) and IRR (Infrared Reflectance) compliance.

SNIPER SERIES

The Sniper Series patterns are a hybrid combination of five Substrate patterns morphed together to create multi-terrain patterns and colorways that are much more difficult to identify than standard camo patterns.

The SUBSTRATE Shroud pattern replaces the beige/brown colorations with lighter, grass and sunlit foliage colorations making it more suitable for late spring/early summer temperate regions.

The SUBSTRATE Sepia pattern is the multi-terrain, multi-seasonal brown colorway of the Shroud pattern.

The SUBSTRATE Sniper pattern is richer brown palette compared to the Sepia pattern that simulates a wetter, dead foliage environment.

SUBSTRATE Sandstone is an arid environment variant that adapts well to sandy, rocky terrain with scattered dry vegetation.

SUBSTRATE Shift is a transitional pattern between the brown dominant Sepia pattern and slightly greener Shroud pattern. The Shift pattern will be the primary multi-terrain pattern that will excel in multiple environments.

SUBSTRATE Subtropic is a greenest variant of the Shroud pattern, making it more suitable for lush, dense, tropical rainforest and summer temperate forest environments.

SIERRA SERIES

SUBSTRATE Shadowbark is treebark-inspired pattern containing both brown and green colorations with horizontal and vertical orientations, without the overused leaf elements.

SUBSTRATE Spoor is a mix of earth tones found in late autumnal ground cover, undergrowth, and fallen leaves with darker, contrasting tones for the illusion of depth.

SUBSTRATE Stealth is a hybrid blend of two Soldier Series patterns, Sedona and Saigon, with micro patterns of the Sierra and Surface patterns to create a low-contrast, multi-terrain pattern.

SHADOW SERIES

SUBSTRATE Shadow is a brown, gray, and navy-blue colorway designed for low-light operations at pre-dawn and dusk; taking advantage of diminished sunlight and better suited when black uniforms are still likely to silhouette the wearer.

SUBSTRATE Spec-Op is a subdued low-light version of the pattern used for the Substrate Street Series.

SOLSTICE SERIES

SUBSTRATE Snowstorm is a winter/alpine colorway of the Sniper Series baseline pattern that is more effective than solid white. The added nuances of white, gray variants, mixed with faint tones of light blue creates a far superior winter camouflage pattern.

SUBSTRATE Snow Spruce is a semi-static, realistic winter pattern with representations of snow-laden pine boughs, perfect for coniferous and evergreen clusters.

SCUBA SERIES

SUBSTRATE Shipwreck blends rich blues and greens with gray and black to create a striking nautical-themed camo for underwater operations and marine recreation.

STALKER SERIES

The Stalker Series provides more mobility and static options compared to other high-definition camo patterns because they rely less on specific tree species and leaves that may not be present in your area or behave according to current weather conditions. By using abstract representations of smaller tree limbs, it allows for greater stalking mobility and camouflage through saplings or setting up in fallen timber.

SUBSTRATE Stalker uses an abstract, non-specific branch and limb overlay over a mottled background of various browns, grays, and olive green.

SUBSTRATE Savannah Stalker uses the branch and limb overlay from the original Stalker pattern over the Scrubgrass pattern.

SUBSTRATE Shrub Stalker is a lighter version of the original Stalker pattern, having removed the darker olive-green elements for late season hunting.

SUBSTRATE Skyline Stalker uses the Stalker pattern’s branch and limb overlay over a light gray gradient to simulate overcast conditions seen through a leafless canopy at treestand height.

SUBSTRATE Snow Stalker uses a white background under the grayscale branch and limb overlay to create a winter pattern that works in both stalking and static hunting methods.

SOLDIER SERIES

SUBSTRATE Stuttgart uses the colorway of the famous German Flecktarn pattern, combined with SUBSTRATE design elements to create a new interpretation of a classic military pattern.