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The makeup of both the face and the body was very important throughout the history of the human journey. Used in various religious and social ceremonies or other special moments of people. Another reason was that functioned as camouflage especially in primitive tribes during hunting. Even the facial makeup looked like a mask but which left facial expressions look and show people's feelings. The reasons why the people are painted can vary. Sometimes do so as part of a ritual or other times it declares their social position. But in civilized societies makeup not used for these purposes, but as a means of beauty refers mainly to women and men in certain seasons. Colors and patterns are varied. From old until today still applied by some tribes are different in each of them, have symbolic meaning and differ depending on the purpose, event or celebration for which will be used The painting is essentially a combination of colors, tones, texture, and space. Praospathei to convey the expressions that may not suppose the words but this is achieved by the movements of a brush.