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Definition of Finger-painting
1. Noun. A painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers.
2. Noun. Painting by using the fingers to spread the paint.
Definition of Finger-painting
1. Verb. (present participle of finger-paint) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finger-painting
Literary usage of Finger-painting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scraps from a Collector's Note Book: Being Notes on Some Chinese Painters of by Friedrich Hirth (1905)
""finger-painting", usually appearing in the painter's signature to indicate the
picture's being no brush-work. My collection contains a number of specimens ..."
2. First Lessons: A Report on Elementary Education in America by William J. Bennett (1986)
"38 Yet today, children's access to the arts often takes the form of unstructured "fun
time." finger-painting and playing on ..."
3. Letters from China by Sarah Pike Conger (1909)
"Among their artists they have the realistic, the naturalistic, the impressionist,
and finger-painting, together with others for which we have no adequate ..."
4. Getting Ready to Read: Readiness Fundamentals by Jo Ellen Moore (1995)
"Fingerpaint Don't be deterred by the mess of finger painting. Cover work areas
with newspaper, cover children with paint smocks, and have plenty of paper ..."
5. Artworks for Kids: Grades 1-6 by Evans Joy (2001)
"... Project Notes • This simple project offers experience with finger painting on
a more sophisticated level. • Show some samples of stained- glass windows. ..."
6. Caregivers of Young Children: Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment by Derry Koralek (1995)
"Shows a willingness to participate in all kinds of activities and routines,
including messy ones such as finger painting, changing diapers, or helping young ..."
7. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"The festival features pony rides, entertainment, demonstrations, craft vendors,
finger painting and Civil War re-enactments. Free admission. ..."
8. Native Sources for the History of Chinese Pictorial Art by Friedrich Hirth (1917)
"... and Chang Tsau, the originator of finger painting. The landscape painters of
the Sung dynasty were represented by Tung Pel-yuan with 78 paintings,. ..."
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