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The Portraitist

The cover of the January 2010 issue of Gouge Monkey. Main story: Art Attack. The Portratist slams us to the canvas.

Who is he?

Sentenced by God to roam the cities of the world, The Portraitist must use the paltry limits of his craft to eke out a living looking at people and then trying to make a page resemble their face.

He joined the U.T.F. (Ultimate Tusselface Federation) in one last attempt to regain his immortal soul.

Dressed in a ragged smock and beret and carrying an easel on his back (for his sins), The Portraitist wields his pencil in a deadly bid for absolution. His crime? His crime was also his punishment.

Best move?

Soul Searcher — A pencil sketch so grotesque and satirical that it curls the toes of your soul. You become incapacitated by horrendous underconfidence and cannot continue.

Good or evil?

Evil. He is evil by nature, but he wishes so much to be good.