CARICATURES HAND DRAWN FROM PHOTOS IN COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE
A Caricature is a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect represent in or produce a caricature of; 'The drawing caricatured the President' wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. Caricatures can be insulting or complimentary and can serve a political purpose or be drawn solely for entertainment. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature A representation in which the subject's distinctive features are exaggerated. www.yannisstavrou.gr/art-glossary.htm Pictorial ridicule or satire, effected by distortion of personal physical characteristics or through exaggerated depiction of the foibles and vices of individuals. www.khsd.k12.ca.us/bhs/Perry/art%20vocabulary.htm A picture where the subject is depicted in a satirizing way that exaggerates its distinctive characteristics in a comical or grotesque way. Often used as a commentary on political or social matters. www.worldimages.com/art_glossary.php A representation of a person that exaggerates or distorts certain recognizable features, often concentrating on personal as well as physical features. www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/identity/idvocab.html A description or characterization that exaggerates or distorts a character’s prominent features, usually for purposes of mockery. A cartoon of Abraham Lincoln with a giant top hat, a very thick beard, and extremely sunken eyes could be considered a caricature. www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/chapter12section2.rhtml a distorted character resulting from the author's deliberate exaggeration of a trait or traits of personality. www.mc3.edu/aa/lal/workshops/LiteraryDefinitions.html drawing that exaggerates a person's most promenade feature(s) www.logo-design99.com/logo-design-terms1.htm A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect. For an online exhibition of historical political caricatures, see http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/cartoons.html. www.pbs.org/weta/onstage/twain2002/teachers/glossary.html picture in which a person's distinctive features, such as nose, ears, or mouth, are distorted or exaggerated. www.globaled.org/chinaproject/teachingmaterials/chineseart/Lesson1Glossary2.doc a portrait which makes a person or work absurd by exaggerating or distorting prominent features without losing the likeness. www.daffodil.ca/english/glossary_of_literary_terms.html Find definitions of caricature in: English French Russian all languages