some people will never sit still for an illustrated portrait.
perhaps they are shy or are too shocked or flattered.
understandably personal reasons.

some others believe they arent fit for a portrait.
this stems from the basic & classical definition of art -
that only the truly otherworldy idealistic beautiful things
should be captured, framed in an artwork - but what is beautiful?

the artist who asks to capture another person in a portrait
must have seen something admirable in the other person
to want to make the portrait.
the artist implicitly asks the subject
if he wants to share this beauty with the rest of the world.

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