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
Blue, made from woad
There's actually no such language as "Celtic". Celtic refers to a group of dozens of languages, six of which are spoken today:BretonCornishIrish GaelicManxScottish GaelicWelsh
The Celts would wear war paint to instill fear into thier enemies and repressent gods.
yes they did
probable to paint
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.
They paint themselves with blue paint that is the consistency of UV paint and apparently it stinks!
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 :)