portrait
Face on canvas
A portrait is a painting, drawing, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person, typically focusing on the face and upper body.
The goal is usually to capture not just physical likeness but something of the subject's character or mood.
Portrait extends to written descriptions that vividly depict someone: The biography paints an unflattering portrait of the senator.
In photography and design, portrait orientation means the image is taller than it is wide, as opposed to landscape.
Slippery viscous fluid
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
easel · sitting · commission · miniature · gallery · frame · varnish · masterpiece
Distinctive qualities or aspects
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- visageFace or expression
- countenanceFace or expression
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
eyes · gaze · jawline · cheekbones · brow · profile · three-quarter · frontal
Shoulders-up photograph
- cameraImage capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- studioCreative professional's workspace
backdrop · pose · retouching · aperture · flash · exposure · composition · bokeh
Visual similarity or representation
- representationDepiction or likeness
- depictionRepresentation in art
- resemblanceLikeness between things
- captureTake into custody
essence · character · persona · image · reflection · self-image · idealized · flattering
Hasty informal drawing
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- inkWriting fluid
pastel · rendering · shading · likeness · study · illustration · line · crosshatching
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- unveilingAct of first revealing
posthumous · honorary · dedication · legacy · remembrance · statesman · dignitary · founder
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
brushstroke · easel · sitting · commission · miniature · gallery · frame · varnish · masterpiece · Renaissance
features
Distinctive qualities or aspects
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- visageFace or expression
- countenanceFace or expression
complexion · eyes · gaze · jawline · cheekbones · brow · profile · three-quarter · frontal · physiognomy
headshot
Shoulders-up photograph
studio · backdrop · pose · retouching · aperture · flash · exposure · composition · bokeh · softbox
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- representationDepiction or likeness
- depictionRepresentation in art
- resemblanceLikeness between things
capture · essence · character · persona · image · reflection · self-image · idealized · flattering · unflattering
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
ink · pastel · rendering · shading · likeness · study · illustration · line · crosshatching · monochrome
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
unveiling · posthumous · honorary · dedication · legacy · remembrance · statesman · dignitary · founder · benefactor
vertical
At right angles groundward
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- formatArrangement and presentation style
tall · narrow · page · print · display · screen · framing · cropping · horizontal · landscape
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- photosphotograph, photos, photo, snapshot, picture
- visual artdrawing, fine art, painting, sketch, paintings
- visual communicationpainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphic design
- visual mediafilm, video, drawing, photograph, television
portraitlandscape
Visible features of terrain
horizontal · widescreen · letterbox · panorama · panoramic
portraitlandscape
Visible features of terrain
seascape · cityscape · still life · nature scene · scenery
portraitinvisibility
State of being unseen
anonymity · facelessness · obscurity · blank · absence
- family portraitImage capturing related individuals
- candid portraitsUnposed photographs of people
- watercolor portraitFace painted with water-based pigments
- self portraitImage of its creator
- portrait modeUpright display orientation
- group portraitImage showing several people
portray, portrayal, portrayed, portraits, portraiture, portraying, portrayals, portraitist, self-portrait