Body makeup has a considerable place within history, it can be argued that it culminated from painted faces within the Ancient Greece actors within theatrical shows to tribal communities spanning thousandsa of years. We see African Zulu tribes and New Zealand Mawi tribes today conveying the importance of body paint within rituals and cultural tradition.
Therefore in ancient periods such as Rome and Greece, actors would use body painting to convey their characterisation, it is very much used how costume and CGI is used today to change the appearance of the actor whether this be a change in ageing, gender or characterisation. Arguably one of the first time body painting was used was arguably by the Egyptians and the Greek actor Thespis. It was
Therefore in ancient periods such as Rome and Greece, actors would use body painting to convey their characterisation, it is very much used how costume and CGI is used today to change the appearance of the actor whether this be a change in ageing, gender or characterisation. Arguably one of the first time body painting was used was arguably by the Egyptians and the Greek actor Thespis. It was