Anonymity is defined as: lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual features; impersonality. A mysterious word suggesting mysteriousness that can be useful in creating plots and twists in plots. An author's meat and drink. When we write, the enigma is how to tell your readers as little as possible about a character and still maintain their importance.
The figure in the sketch is anonymous. There are things you can describe, for example, she seems to be female, young, but older than school age, probably. She seems to be trendy as described by her clothes and hairstyle. However, the bottom line is that what we are looking at what could be a mask.
Alternatively, she looks sad, almost haunted and fearful. She doesn't look impersonal. If you saw her, you would remember her.
A mask is totally inflexible in its purpose. Has it been created to instil fear as well as conceal the identity of the wearer? A limited scope, whereas anonymity, to use the cliche, is so that your character can hide in plain sight. If they are too explicit, they can help identify the wearer.
The anonymous person is of medium height and weight, with nondescript hair colour, without any distinguishing marks, and wearing average clothing of indeterminate colour. A 'grey' person.
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