Russian graphic artist Viktor Melamed, widely known for his work for leading Russian and international newspapers and magazines—Kommersant, Expert, The Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker—shares his thoughts on the art of portraiture, past and present, in high and popular culture, in painting, illustration, caricature, and design. Approaching portraiture from a practical perspective and peeling back the curtain on the artist's creative process, the author subtly raises the bar and invites us to consider how a person's image is formed and perceived.