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Woad the Celtic warpaint is actually Isatis tinctoria, a member of the Brassicaceae family (also known as the cabbage family and the mustard family)
woad is a plant that grows in Europe, but it is now rescently thought that woad is an unlikely source of the blue colouring that the Celts stained their bodies with because it is irritable on the skin and a misinterpretation of julias ceasers accounts were supposedly inaccurate, they most likely used copper ore if they were to use anything, but there it may be possible that the color described was meant to be blue-green like a bottle, and also there have been accounts refering to green (the natinal color of Celtic Ireland) being a body paint color.. "Tacitus, Agricola 29 AD 98 'Already more than 30,000 men could be seen, and still they came flocking to the colours - all the young men, and famous warriors whose old age was fresh and green4, every man wearing the decorations he had earned"
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Why is Celtic war paint blue?
possibly because the most common dye at the time was woad, which is blue. a little woad goes a long way, a tiny amount rubbed on with animal fat will cover a surprizingly large area of skin
What is blue face in Scots slang?
Scottish warriors (and many other Celtic warriors) would paint their faces blue to look fierce. A blue face means warrior
Do roman Celtic warriors were blue paint in battle?
No, at least not all of them painted their bodies. The blue paint or "woad" was used by some of the Britons according to Julius Caesar. However there is no record of the continental Celts putting on makeup for battle.
What color is Irish war paint?
Blue, made from woad
Why did the Scottish paint their faces blue at war?
to scare the enemy
What colour is Indian war paint?
white, black , red and blue
Why do the Celts wear blue paint?
Hiya, To answer your question, Ummm, They wore there blue paint to show there religion and that they were going into war.
Did the Celtic men paint colourful patterns on their bodies?
I'm not sure that "colorful" is the appropriate word, since the only color they used was the blue dye from the woad plant.
How does the blue man group get blue?
They paint themselves with blue paint that is the consistency of UV paint and apparently it stinks!
How do you blue paint?
add a blue pigment to white paint
How do you make light blue?
well you can just buy light blue paint or you can get a dark blue paint and you can add white paint
How do you make gray blue paint?
Green + Blue + A hint of Grey = Grey Blue Paint :)
