I know first hand how challenging it is to convey accurately a person/event with simply a sharpened pencil.........
Posted on 07/27/2012 5:24:58 PM PDT by hole_n_one
People rarely give much thought to the importance of a good police sketch - it is seen as a routine part of a criminal investigation.
But in fact it is a highly skilled art - and Houston's Lois Gibson is arguably its foremost practitioner.
Ms Gibson hold the Guinness World Record for being the world's most successful sketch artist, having helped to solve well over 1,000 crimes over her 30-year career.
As these images show, many of her pastel paintings are remarkably accurate depictions of the criminals who were caught as a result of the sketches.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I know first hand how challenging it is to convey accurately a person/event with simply a sharpened pencil.........
Wow!
Now those appear to be extremely useful sketches.
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Look, I’m no artist, but yea, if I have a perfect picture of the guy, I too can come close. Daaaa.
Amazing but the sketches made them look a bit better than they really were. heh
Are you being sarcastic? You do know that it was her sketches PRIOR to catching the criminals that aided in their capture and photos, correct?
It doesn’t get any funnier than that!! LOL and a half!
It doesn’t get any funnier than that!! LOL and a half!
Yeah, they were drawn from verbal descriptions.
That was my first thought when I saw the title.
The key to her success is not being a good artist but being able to ask questions that pull the images out of the victim’s brain.
I’m amazed. I don’t know that I could describe a criminal to this accuracy on my own. I don’t usually remember facial details well.
Oh, that makes sense.
I must not “observe” anything.
Color of clothes? Didn't notice. Not a fashion buff.
Height? Don't know. He was not standing by stacked yardsticks.
Vehicle make? Not sure. Not a car buff since the 1960’s.
Vehicle color? I'm color blind.
License plate? I have artificial lenses in both eyes (Cataracts). I have trouble with the top line of my optometrist's chart.
Race? You calling me a racist?
Thanks anyway. You can go.
Sounds somewhat like me.
I feel those traits are my biggest failings. Have always done well in school and business. Just have never done well at describing what I “should have” seen.
(I apparently did not “really” see it.) When the event ends, I will probably ask someone else: what happened?
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