compositry
nounEtymology From composite + -ry.
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The use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object to compose a picture of the entire object, such as the face of a person described by eyewitnesses.
- This article examines issues in composite drawing and examines different methods for conducting witness interviews necessary to compositry.1988, F. J. Domingo, "Forensic Art: Concepts and Approaches in Composite Interviewing," Journal of Forensic Identification, vol. 38, no. 6, p. 259, annotation
- In recent decades, other attempts have been made at three-dimensional compositry, most notably by Fernado Poncé of the Los Angeles Police Department.2001, Karen T. Taylor, Forensic Art and Illustration, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 206:
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- The single most common proportional mistake in both compositry and fine art portraits is making the nose too long in relation to the face drawn.2007, Lois Gibson, Forensic Art Essentials: A Manual for Law Enforcement Artists, →ISBN, page 41:
- Related terms
- composite, composite sketch