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Portrait (art)
| Tropes and genres | |
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| Synonym(s) | character study |
| Related tropes/genres | Landscape, Still Life (art) |
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Portraits, i.e. art depicting a person or a character with the face and its expression the most important aspect, are a very popular art genre in fanart. The equivalent in fanfic is usually not called "portrait" like it might be in original fiction, but character study.
Some Examples
Buffy by Monica M. from the zine Her Dark Soul
Ray Kowalski by Anja Gruber from the zine Pure Maple Syrup
Darth Vader by Cat on the cover of the zine Dark Fantasies
Duncan by James Wappel on the cover of the zine Highland Fling
Yoda by Jai Dixit on the cover of Jedi Quarterly
