Body Painting or sometimes body painting is a form of body art,unlike tattoos and other forms of body art,body painting,is temporary painted onto the human skin,and lasts for only several hours,or at most in the case of mehandi or henna tattoo,a couple of 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 tattoos .large scale of full body painting is more commonly referred to as body painting,while smaller or more detailed work is generally referred to as temporary tattoos.