The colour changes of Octopus Vulgaris LMK [microform]
A 1911 scientific paper on how the common octopus changes colour, written by E. V. Cowdry and published by the University Library in Toronto, presented as a microfilm copy for researchers in biology. The single plate shows two octopus drawings in soft tonal shading, one fainter above the other, with a numbered explanation of figures printed beneath, so a designer might borrow its loose, smudged shading for organic textures or marine motifs.
![Picture 1 of 1 from The colour changes of Octopus Vulgaris LMK [microform] (1911), leaf 71](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-cihm_71205-71-0.webp)