How do you use face paints in Horizon Forbidden West? What are all the face paints, and where do you get them? As part of our Horizon Forbidden West guide, we will be going through the game's selection of face paints that Aloy can wear during her journey. This includes all face paints in the main game as well as the DLC, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores.
Face paints in Horizon Forbidden West are unlockable cosmetics that can be applied to Aloy's face in order to change her look. They serve no function other than as alternative aesthetics for the protagonist. Throughout the game, you'll meet many characters wearing some sort of face paint. Using those you've unlocked, you can join them and represent your favourite tribe.
You will start unlocking face paints in Horizon Forbidden West fairly early on, but it is not made immediately clear how to wear them. This is because you won't find out how to do so until later on in the game.
To use face paints, you will need to find a Painter merchant in a settlement. Speak to a Painter and they will apply your choice of face paint for 10 Metal Shards. If you want to remove face paint, you can also do this at a Painter for 1 Metal Shard.
It's worth noting that you can also apply face paints while using Photo Mode, but they won't stay on Aloy once you resume play. If you want to have Aloy wear face paint during gameplay, you will need to visit a Painter, as outlined above.
Painters are the merchants you need to speak to if you want to wear face paints. Above pictured is the icon you're looking for on the map. You can find a Painter in each of the three major Tenakth settlements. They are:
In Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, you can also find a Painter in Fleet's End.
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