Compositry

Full definition of compositry

(plural compositries)

(illustration) The use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object to compose a picture of the entire object, such as the face of a person described by eyewitnesses.

1988, F. J. Domingo, "Forensic Art: Concepts and Approaches in Composite Interviewing," Journal of Forensic Identification, vol. 38, no. 6, p. 259, annotation:This article examines issues in composite drawing and examines different methods for conducting witness interviews necessary to compositry.
2001, Karen T. Taylor, Forensic Art and Illustration, CRC Press, ISBN 9780849381188, p. 206:In recent decades, other attempts have been made at three-dimensional compositry, most notably by Fernado PoncÃ© of the Los Angeles Police Department.
2007, Lois Gibson, Forensic Art Essentials: A Manual for Law Enforcement Artists, ISBN 9780123708984, p. 41:The single most common proportional mistake in both compositry and fine art portraits is making the nose too long in relation to the face drawn.