A group of people are ignorant of what a caricature is. A caricature can be distinct as an overstated illustrative demonstration of a person where their characteristic features are portrayed in a strange mode. Basically the intentional distortion of the subject is the main trait that differentiates a caricature from drawing a portrait and these distortions are what make a caricature so funny.When creating caricatures there is always the risk of that the likeness of the subject might get lost once these features are fooled around with. Thus the minimized features on the subjects need to be understood and the maximized features on the subject need to be over maximized in order to maintain their likeness.