<p>An artist drawing a portrait of a ‘wanted criminal’ is a most common scene in most of the crime series. Most of the time, the portrait matches with the culprit perfectly. <br /><br /></p>.<p>However, in reality, drawing a person's face based on description narrated by a witness, has its own challenges.<br /><br />Realist artist K Laxminarayan, who sketches pictures of wanted criminals for police department, reveals the difficulties of sketching a person based on description to Deccan Herald.<br /><br />"I used to feel very funny, when I used to watch crime series. I used to wonder, if such art is possible in reality, until I got an opportunity to work with the cops, around two years ago. From then, I have sketched portraits of five wanted culprits," says Laxminarayan.<br /><br />A realist artist and an expert in spot portraits, Laxminarayan was contacted by the police department to sketch the portrait of a culprit. <br /><br />"I was hesitant, but I decided to give it a try. The witness started describing the person and I drew accordingly. Finally, the witness said that my sketch looks like the culprit. A few days later, the cops informed that the culprit is caught, and appreciated the culprit’s resemblance to my artwork. However, I appreciated the memory of the witness, as remembering and describing a person's face is not an easy task," he said.<br /><br />Most of the times, the person who describes is confused. He can give vague features but cannot point out fine details. In one such case, a person described the features of a chain snatcher, and I ended up drawing my own portrait. <br /><br />"The witness had described me," laughs Laxminarayan."My portrait may be 40 per cent accurate to the actual person. I can draw anything but the witness is the key to my portrait. If he describes wrong, the portrait may change. Most of times, I fear that an innocent person may fall in trouble, due to my sketch. Hence, I ensure that I tell the cops every time, that my work is not accurate," he adds.<br /><br />10,000 portraits<br /><br />Laxminarayan's interest in spot portraits started right from his college days. "Most of the people, love to see their own sketches and I love making people happy,” he said.<br />In one art expo, many people asked me to do their portraits. They appreciated my work and that acted as a motivator. I have also put spot portrait stalls in Karavali Utsav and also in Bharath Mall. <br /><br />“I have sketched over 10,000 portraits and it roughly takes me 10 minutes to complete a portrait,” reveals Laxminarayan who adds that his experience in drawing portraits makes it easy for him to draw from description.<br /><br />Artist family<br /><br />“We hail from a goldsmith family, and I can say that art runs in our blood,” said Laxminarayan. The artist’s father K Chandraiah, and his two brothers K Ganesh and K Prakash are full time artists. <br /><br />Professionally, I work as a medical artist for KMC hospital. I have to sketch different diagrams of anatomy, physiology, microbiology and others. My father retired as a medical artist from Fr Mullers. My brothers also work as medical artists in reputed medical colleges. <br /><br />My father is my true inspiration, who motivated me to take up art. I have been working as an artist for the last 23 years, he said.<br /><br />Realist artist<br /><br />“I am fascinated with realism and I try to reflect reality in my artworks. I do many realistic paintings, cartoons apart from portraits. I am happy with my profession. Art gives me my daily bread and has brought me fame,” he concludes.<br /><br /></p>
<p>An artist drawing a portrait of a ‘wanted criminal’ is a most common scene in most of the crime series. Most of the time, the portrait matches with the culprit perfectly. <br /><br /></p>.<p>However, in reality, drawing a person's face based on description narrated by a witness, has its own challenges.<br /><br />Realist artist K Laxminarayan, who sketches pictures of wanted criminals for police department, reveals the difficulties of sketching a person based on description to Deccan Herald.<br /><br />"I used to feel very funny, when I used to watch crime series. I used to wonder, if such art is possible in reality, until I got an opportunity to work with the cops, around two years ago. From then, I have sketched portraits of five wanted culprits," says Laxminarayan.<br /><br />A realist artist and an expert in spot portraits, Laxminarayan was contacted by the police department to sketch the portrait of a culprit. <br /><br />"I was hesitant, but I decided to give it a try. The witness started describing the person and I drew accordingly. Finally, the witness said that my sketch looks like the culprit. A few days later, the cops informed that the culprit is caught, and appreciated the culprit’s resemblance to my artwork. However, I appreciated the memory of the witness, as remembering and describing a person's face is not an easy task," he said.<br /><br />Most of the times, the person who describes is confused. He can give vague features but cannot point out fine details. In one such case, a person described the features of a chain snatcher, and I ended up drawing my own portrait. <br /><br />"The witness had described me," laughs Laxminarayan."My portrait may be 40 per cent accurate to the actual person. I can draw anything but the witness is the key to my portrait. If he describes wrong, the portrait may change. Most of times, I fear that an innocent person may fall in trouble, due to my sketch. Hence, I ensure that I tell the cops every time, that my work is not accurate," he adds.<br /><br />10,000 portraits<br /><br />Laxminarayan's interest in spot portraits started right from his college days. "Most of the people, love to see their own sketches and I love making people happy,” he said.<br />In one art expo, many people asked me to do their portraits. They appreciated my work and that acted as a motivator. I have also put spot portrait stalls in Karavali Utsav and also in Bharath Mall. <br /><br />“I have sketched over 10,000 portraits and it roughly takes me 10 minutes to complete a portrait,” reveals Laxminarayan who adds that his experience in drawing portraits makes it easy for him to draw from description.<br /><br />Artist family<br /><br />“We hail from a goldsmith family, and I can say that art runs in our blood,” said Laxminarayan. The artist’s father K Chandraiah, and his two brothers K Ganesh and K Prakash are full time artists. <br /><br />Professionally, I work as a medical artist for KMC hospital. I have to sketch different diagrams of anatomy, physiology, microbiology and others. My father retired as a medical artist from Fr Mullers. My brothers also work as medical artists in reputed medical colleges. <br /><br />My father is my true inspiration, who motivated me to take up art. I have been working as an artist for the last 23 years, he said.<br /><br />Realist artist<br /><br />“I am fascinated with realism and I try to reflect reality in my artworks. I do many realistic paintings, cartoons apart from portraits. I am happy with my profession. Art gives me my daily bread and has brought me fame,” he concludes.<br /><br /></p>
