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
This was preschool: There were only so many ways to “disrupt” finger painting, napping, and farting.
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
Shanti had been setting goals since she was four and won her preschool’s finger painting contest.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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