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Within Vinony's link graph, body painting is referenced by 523 other articles, and connects out to cosmetics, nudity and naturism.
It sits within the topics Body painting, Optical illusions and Special effects.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
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- painting
- Material used
- Lawsonia inermis
- Image
- Mehndi front.JPG
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Encyclopedic overview
Indigenous American body painting
Body painting is a form of body art where artwork is painted directly onto the human skin. Unlike tattoos and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, lasting several hours or sometimes up to a few weeks (in the case of mehndi or "henna tattoos" about two weeks). Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting. Body painting is also referred to as (a form of) "temporary tattoo". Large scale or full-body painting is more commonly referred to as body painting, while smaller or more detailed work can sometimes be referred to as temporary tattoos.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “body painting” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.