What makes one Caricature Better than another?
May 3rd, 2009Watching movies again. This time it was Charlie’s Angels.
I drew the Angels quickly - almost as though I was at a party.
That’s okay. People like to look ‘normal’. Um. But. I’m
a Caricature Artist! We exaggerate. We want to really see what’s
unique about each face.
So I gave a litl more time to each face. Just a little. With a predraw.
I did a 2nd one of Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore. But I was stumped
Cameron Diaz. Slept on it. Still could not figure out what to do for
Cameron. Finished a bit of housework, and decided to get back to
the pictures. And, Eureka! I knew just what to do for Cameron!
Drew it out easily.
But then I was no longer satisfied with Drew Barrymore’s exaggerated
Caricature. She’s So unique. Got to get it. Got to get it.
I scribbled. I changed things. I tried to remember my vision.
And, Yes! Her 3rd Caricature is It!
So that’s it. That’s what makes one picture
a very nice picture. And what makes another one
Magnificent ArtWork.
It’s hard enough to make it happen in the short time I take with
each picture at a Party. It’s almost impossible with guests who
tell me not to draw their unique feature. It’s almost impossible
with guests who try to hide what they look like (like a person
with a huge set of teeth who clamps her mouth Shut so I won’t
be able to draw it. Or a person who carefully pulls her hair over
her pointy ears. etc.) But for those times when it can flow
right out, That’s Fun! To see what I can make!
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