Makeup artist Vittorio Sodano discusses prosthetic's, scarification and tattoos for the movie 

Apocalypto.

He explains how for the middle class people he went with more tattoos,everyone had their own style.
in the video you see a makeup artist with a paint brush painting on to the skin in a random style.

A look inspired by the movie Apocalypto. The symbols on the shoulder is the African symbol for strength.