The question is raised in my mind by this published seasonal photo in the Daily Star showing the holiday sweater done in body paint. Which ones in the group picture are really just wearing a sweater? Great minds want to know. Well, tits the season to be jolly. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/women-paint-naked-bodies-christmas-21132934

I would say absolutely
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When it's still wet, more so.
After it's dried, less so.
At least that's how my stupid brain works!

It's funny how bodypainted holiday sweaters seem to be an annual theme now. Or at least I see lots of internet bodypainters doing them (something I still find surreal as a fan of the stuff from the long-long ago, the before-time that was the pre-internet) every year.

Reminds me of this ad campaign with a faux coffee shop staffed with the workers and a few patrons in painted clothing. Very tongue in cheek. Kinda wonder what the health code has to say on the topic...

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I think it has a lot more to do with the intent of the people enjoying it- is it because they enjoy the sensation of being covered in paint, or because they enjoy the artistic beauty of the finished piece?

i lean to this as well. i dont think i can explain it precisely but i see it as two different sides of bodypaint: the artistic style of bodypaint seen in the OP and the wam style of bodypaint where the focus is on the body being covered in wet paint.

What if it's all that and more

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYPCsc1B0F7/?utm_medium=copy_link

Start at 23:50 for paint itself

Yes. I love using it. It might not have the same effect when it's dry, but when you have it done... feeling brushes doing detail work all over you with the wet sticky liquid or just pouring it over yourself... it 100% counts.

First of all, you're not stupid...
Secondly, your answer actually makes quite a lot of sense....

i've done a couple of body paint adult fancy dress costumes, one was a green fairy which consisted of real bra knickers heels and wings and i had the whole of my body painted green head to toe before i was wearing anything.
there wasn't much wam related apart from the putting on (done by gf) and during the event which was an outside one it was drizzling so most of the paint re wet and got very slippery,
it wasn't specifically a body paint get together more of a general costume party but it gave me the idea that a body paint party outside with misting vents would be a hell of a lot of fun