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"
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
Scottish warriors (and many other Celtic warriors) would paint their faces blue to look fierce. A blue face means warrior
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.
Blue, made from woad
to scare the enemy
white, black , red and blue
Yes, historical accounts suggest that the ancient Gauls, particularly the Celtic tribes, did use a blue dye called woad to paint themselves blue before battle. The practice of painting oneself blue was believed to have had both practical (as a means of intimidation in battle) and symbolic (to honor their gods) significance.
Hiya, To answer your question, Ummm, They wore there blue paint to show there religion and that they were going into war.
I'm not sure that "colorful" is the appropriate word, since the only color they used was the blue dye from the woad plant.
add a blue pigment to white paint
well you can just buy light blue paint or you can get a dark blue paint and you can add white paint
Green + Blue + A hint of Grey = Grey Blue Paint :)