The interesting thing about African Face Painting is that they don't do it just for fun. Face Painting is very important and sacred to the African culture. Face painting is used for many motives such as hunting, religious reasons, military things, and to scare an enemy. It is also important because they convey a strong cultural meaning to one's past. There are also some quite interesting things about the face painting in Africa. For instance, it depends highly on how much of the face is covered and how lightly the paint is applied to determine what the painting means. When applying the paint only the index and middle fingers are used.