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Bodypainting as old as mankind - english version 
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Bodypainting – painting on skin - as old as mankind
Whether in old Egypt, with the Mayas, Aborigines, Indians, African or Indians, the body painting had and still got a big importance around the globe by all cultures and social classes since ever.
Since primeval times, humans painted themselves for the most different reasons. For decoration and for adornment, for protection from bad spirit and magic, for ritual actions, also as for protection from insect attack, as well as for medical and hygenic purposes, as war painting or for camouflage, in order to tell only some examples.
In former times humans used natural pigments from colored rock and earth, which they mixed with water, animal fats or oils from plants to create color mashes to be applied with fingers, sticks or with animal hair onto the skin.
In the present the composition of the bodycolors, painting aids as well accessories developed further substantially and were much refined. By new technical developments regarding painting devices, like e.g. the employment of airbrush systems, fineliners, coloured pencils for the skin etc., as well as and new chemical realizations for the color production and composition.
In addition, colors from natural raw materials are still used.
Until today humans use body colors. Also for decorative means for a permanent change such as e.g. with a Tattoo, permanent make-up or as a removable product such as make-up, nail coat, color spray.
The most well-known artistic application form is the bodypainting/special make-up. From the long history of painting the painting on skin until today developed to an independent art form.
The fascination that someone can change and transform to the beautiful or ugly, literally slip into an „other skin “ only by being painted with color, has and probably will always keep great importance.
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