mouth painting

Lips holding brush

Mouth painting is a technique for creating art by holding a brush or other implement in the mouth, developed primarily by artists who lack the use of their arms or hands.

The method requires considerable skill and muscle control: She became a mouth painter after a car accident left her quadriplegic.

Mouth painters have produced work across many styles and media, from watercolors to oils.

Related
  • brushBristled cleaning tool
  • canvasHeavy woven cloth
  • fine artAesthetic visual creations
  • teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
  • lipsMouth's outer edges

disability · artist · portrait · jaw · grip · palette · acrylic · stroke · tongue · saliva · determination · easel · pigment · wheelchair · creativity · creative spirit · masterpiece · artistic expression

Opposites
body part used for painting

mouth paintinghand painting

Art applied manually

finger painting · digital painting · spray painting · action painting

ability/disability context

mouth paintingtraditional technique

Customary method from the past

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G