Face painting ritual, Sinchi Warmi, Amazonia, Napo Province, Ecuador

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Jar Island Indigenous Gwion Gwion art, dated from at least 17500 years ago, Vansittart Bay, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Close-up of colorful powdered pigments used as natural textile dye, Pisac market, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Red balls of wool and cactus insects as natural dye, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Jar Island Indigenous Gwion Gwion art, dated from at least 17500 years ago, Vansittart Bay, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Jar Island Indigenous Gwion Gwion art, dated from at least 17500 years ago, Vansittart Bay, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Wandjina art form of Kaiara, a mouthless spirit in the cloud, quartzite sandstone, Bigge Island, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Frescoes in natural pigments at Sukh Mandir Diwan-I-Khas Pleasure Palace at The Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Frescoes in natural pigments at Sukh Mandir Diwan-I-Khas Pleasure Palace at The Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Variety of exploding pigment powders

Starry night octopus, Octopus luteus, foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.

Production of natural colour, dye, Oaxaca, Mexico

Grinding holes for pigments or grain, Tasset Plateau, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Wilaya Illizi, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

Canada, British Columbia, Giant Pacific octopus (Octopus dolfleini) changing colors on ocean floor.