portraiture
Art of faces
Portraiture is the art or practice of creating portraits—representations of specific people, especially their faces.
The term covers painted, drawn, or photographed likenesses: She studied portraiture at art school.
Portraiture can also mean portraits collectively, or the skill of capturing someone's likeness and character: The photographer was known for her sensitive portraiture.
Head's anterior surface
- visageFace or expression
- countenanceFace or expression
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
complexion · gaze · eyes · brow · lips · profile · hands · pose
Heavy woven cloth
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- gessoAbsorbent primer for canvases
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
pigment · linen · stretcher · brush · panel · paper · studio · aperture
Painter's stroke method
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- underpaintingPreliminary painted foundation
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- glazingGlossy protective coating
composition · lighting · framing · pose · perspective · rendering · shading · hatching
Shoulders-up photograph
- candidHonest and direct
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- informalRelaxed, not official
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
glamour · editorial · corporate · wedding · family · passport · official · commemorative
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- RococoLavishly ornamented decorative style
- VictorianOf a prim era
- RembrandtSeventeenth-century Dutch painter
Titian · Holbein · Velázquez · Gainsborough · Sargent · patronage · commission · court
Slippery viscous fluid
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- charcoalBurned wood residue
graphite · pastel · tempera · fresco · photography · daguerreotype · digital · sculpture
Likeness between things
- similitudeQuality of being alike
- representationDepiction or likeness
- verisimilitudeAppearance of being factual
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
accuracy · capturing · rendering · idealization · flattery · truthfulness · recognition · identity
face
Head's anterior surface
- visageFace or expression
- countenanceFace or expression
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
expression · complexion · gaze · eyes · brow · lips · profile · hands · pose · costume
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- gessoAbsorbent primer for canvases
varnish · pigment · linen · stretcher · brush · panel · paper · studio · aperture · lens
brushwork
Painter's stroke method
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- underpaintingPreliminary painted foundation
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
glazing · composition · lighting · framing · pose · perspective · rendering · shading · hatching · blending
headshot
Shoulders-up photograph
environmental · glamour · editorial · corporate · wedding · family · passport · official · commemorative · memorial
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
Rembrandt · Titian · Holbein · Velázquez · Gainsborough · Sargent · patronage · commission · court · royal
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
charcoal · graphite · pastel · tempera · fresco · photography · daguerreotype · digital · sculpture · bronze
resemblance
Likeness between things
- similitudeQuality of being alike
- representationDepiction or likeness
- verisimilitudeAppearance of being factual
fidelity · accuracy · capturing · rendering · idealization · flattery · truthfulness · recognition · identity · essence
smile
Pleased facial expression
- frownDisapproving facial expression
- smirkPleased, superior smile
- grimaceTwisted expression of displeasure
scowl · gaze · stare · glance · contemplation · serenity · melancholy · intensity · warmth · dignity
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- creative artsvisual art, drawing, painting, abstract art, illustration
- fine artsfine art, fine arts, painting, visual arts, sculpture
- visual artsdrawing, painting, illustration, sculpture, graphic design
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
portraiturelandscape
Visible features of terrain
landscape painting · still life · nature photography · seascape · architectural photography
portraitureabstract art
Visual work avoiding depiction
abstraction · abstract expressionism · action painting · minimalist art
portraitureabstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
crowd scenes · documentary photography · street photography · photojournalism · anonymity
portrait, portray, portrayal, portraits, protract, portraitist, protraction, self-portrait, portraitists