how can a portrait represent something about

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Anonymous08/15/26, 07:12No.4523222
How can a portrait represent something about someone other than mere appearance? Can you draw out an internal character or trait from compositional elements?
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Anon08/15/26, 07:43No.4523228
Depends. If they've been posed or told to have a certain expression, it doesn't express who they are.
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Anon08/15/26, 14:58No.4523265
Everybody has idiosyncrasies, ways to move or do things in a manner that is specific to them. They can be real tell-tale signs of a personality. A good example is how people sit.
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Anon08/15/26, 20:54No.4523335
How can actors act and be anything other than themselves??