Caricature

Caricature by Sebastian Kruger

Basically a caricature is a portrait of a certain character or living person, that is distorted or exaggerated in some aspects.

Caricatures have multiple roles, they can be there just to amuse people, or like in recent years they have been used in political purposes. Caricatures have been around since the time of Leonardo Da Vinci. The point was to offer something similar to the original but more powerful than a simple portrait.

Now caricatures can be seen anywhere from politicians in editorial cartoons to movie stars which can be found in magazines.