Ancient Egyptian paintings survive due to the tremendously dry climate. The ancient Egyptians created paintings to make the afterlife of the deceased a enjoyable place. As a result, beautiful paintings were created. The themes included journey through the afterworld or their defensive deities introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworld. Some examples of such paintings are paintings of warriors and Osiris. Some tomb paintings explain activities that the deceased were involved in when they were alive and wished to carry on doing for eternity.
Egyptian paintings are painted in such a technique to show a profile view and a side view of the animal or person. For example, the painting to the accurate shows the head from a profile view and the body from a frontal view. Their main colors were red, black, blue, gold, and green.
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