finger painting
Britishnoun
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the process or art of painting with finger paints of starch, glycerine, and pigments, using the fingers, hand, or arm
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a painting made in this way
Example Sentences
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While the bands have been dated to 17,100 years old, the age of the mineral layer over the painting, Nash said the finger painting could in fact be much older.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
She could draft a student progress report in her mind while supervising finger painting.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2023
With his clumsy, Brobdingnagian brushstrokes and penchant for twitchy finger painting, he was an heir to the performative abandon of Jackson Pollock.
From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2023
I don't mean to sound flip when I say that I like for recording to feel like finger painting, but I really do think that, especially with bands.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022
But the cameras were hidden in the dress-up corner’s mirror, in the fake apple on the teacher’s desk, in the easel set up ready for finger painting.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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