What is Body-painting?
[[File:Namibie Himba 0716a.jpg|thumb|Red [[ochre]], a very ancient type of body paint.]] [[File:Starry night body painting.jpg|thumb|Reproduction of [[Vincent van Gogh]]'s ''[[The Starry Night]]'' as body painting by Danny Setiawan]] [[File:Two-nude-bodypainted-women.jpg|thumb|Two Bodypainted Women]] '''Body-painting''' (also '''body painting''' and '''bodypainting''') is when special [[color]]s are applied to a [[human]]'s [[skin]]. The colors used are temporary. Depending on the material used, paintings last between a few hours and a few weeks. Body-painting can be done for various reasons. Examples are: * to make a work of [[art]] * to [[camouflage]] one's body * to act in some traditional [[theatre]] * to take part in some traditional [[ceremony]] * to party, to create a sensation <gallery> Image:Blacklight bodypainting leevi.jpg|[[Fluorescence|Blacklight]] body painting Image:Three saddhus at Kathmandu Durbar Square.jpg|Three saddhus at Kathmandu Durbar Square Image:Kadakali painting.jpg|Kadakali painting Image:Huli wigman.jpg|[[Huli people|Huli]] man from [[Papua New Guinea]] Image:Topless_body-painted_female_football_fans_at_World_Cup_in_Germany-24June2006.jpg|Patriotic theme Image:Maskowanie.JPEG|[[Soldier]] with a painted face for [[camouflage]] </gallery> == Related pages == {{Commons category|Body painting}} * [[Cosmetics]] * [[Nudity]] {{stub}} [[Category:Body art]] [[Category:Nudity]]