composite sketch
Witness-described face
A composite sketch is a drawing of a person's face created from witness descriptions, typically used by law enforcement to identify suspects.
Police artists or software combine described features—eyes, nose, jawline—into a single image: The composite sketch was released to the public.
The term extends metaphorically to any assembled picture built from fragmentary information.
Artistic depiction of someone
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
linework · rendering · artist · sketchpad · illustration · facial proportions · anatomy · depiction
One who attests
- eyewitnessOne who saw events
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- facial featuresElements composing a face
police · detective · law enforcement · crime scene · investigation · evidence · testimony · description
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
graphite · linework · rendering · artist · sketchpad · illustration · facial proportions · anatomy · depiction · outline
witness
One who attests
- eyewitnessOne who saw events
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
facial features · police · detective · law enforcement · crime scene · investigation · evidence · testimony · description · memory
clue
Solving aid
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
thriller · suspense · puzzle · secrets · intrigue · unknown · gumshoe · crime fiction · red herring · suspect
- investigationinvestigation, detective, evidence, clue, case
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- forensic identificationfacial reconstruction, mugshot, wanted poster, lineup, age progression
- true crimetrue crime, cold case, crime docs, unsolved mystery, murder mystery
- compositesfiberglass, carbon fiber, plywood, laminate, alloy
- Kidnappingkidnapping, hostage, captive, ransom note, kidnapper
composite sketchphotograph
Image from a camera
photo · mugshot · surveillance footage · video capture · photographic evidence
composite sketchDNA evidence
Biological material proving identity
biometric identification · eyewitness identification · booking photo · documentary proof
composite, sketch, compose, composed, composer, composers, composing, composition, compositions