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Keywords: Sculpting, Painted, Art, Synthesis, Creative

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A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.

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Pictures, collectively; painting.

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The art or practice of making portraits.

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a word picture of a person's appearance and character

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a synthesis of the art of Portrait Painting and the art of Spiritual Healing

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the genre of art in which the artist attempts to represent the physical likeness of an individual [image] [image

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Portraiture is the process of painting, sculpting or photographing a portrait. The term is also used to describe the final result from the creative process.

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