caricature

Enlarges selected expression or posture to convey a person's impression with warmth.

Visual traits

• selective exaggeration
• readable expression
• cues from posture or props

Expected changes

• Expression or posture is more likely to be emphasized
• A person's impression is more likely to become readable

Definition

Caricature is portrait expression that selectively amplifies individually expressive features such as expression, posture, hairstyle, or clothing. It does not include degrading exaggeration of protected traits, demeaning a person, or depicting a specific real person without authorization.

In more detail

It enlarges selected features while retaining warmth or humor. Consent, context, treatment of real people, and protected traits require separate careful consideration.

Includes

• Portraiture that expressively amplifies features such as expression
• posture
• hairstyle
• or clothing

Excludes

• Degrading exaggeration of protected traits
• demeaning portrayal
• or an unauthorized portrait of a real person

What this does not imply

• Exaggeration of protected traits
• insult
• consent from a real person
• or a judgment of occupation or character

Variability

Because the provisional reference is not direct evidence for this candidate, root source review is required for emphasized and avoided features. Confirm consent and use conditions for a real person.

Usage

• Specify personal
• expressible features to emphasize separately
• Do not specify protected traits or degrading exaggeration

Distinguish similar expressions

• Distinguish it from demeaning satire or exaggeration of protected traits; confirm consent and use conditions for real people

Typical uses

• Create a warm exaggerated portrait
• Convey a person's impression through expression or posture

Possible failure modes

• Exaggeration becomes demeaning
• Protected traits are inappropriately amplified