Caricature Express

This one I did
standing up.
With limited old dried out markers.
a Quick Cac.

Actually, I was just trying to quickly try out the new Walk-Around Drawing Board that I just designed - Always trying to perfect’ my materials - make them as comfortable as possible. So I just grabbed any ol’ markers that were laying around here.

I am much more comfortable - yes, things just keep getting better and better.
But I still don’t fuss carefully over a picture done standing. It just doesn’t feel
the same as drawing while sitting. Just like neither of those approaches feel the
same as drawing vertically on an easel.

Walk-around is fine for Party Entertainment.
Even though I still prefer sitting for the Artwork.
Parties each have their own personality, and the
Entertainer has to do what the Party needs.

It’s all good.

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This one was quick and easy for me.
Although sometimes I’m studying,
most of the time I’m just having fun.

Let’s get real.
Art is supposed to be for Fun.

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This was drawn of a person who was ‘making faces’ for me -
Sticking out his tongue, krinkling up his eyes - things like that.
Every once in a while, I get someone real excited who does things like that.

Actually, it really makes my job harder
when they ‘try to make their face ‘funny’ ‘
because they might be trying to exaggerate
something that’s really a very SMALL insignificant
part of their face.

I wish they would leave the Caricaturing up to the Artist.
But I don’t smother their desire to get into it -
to have Party Fun.

I love Play - whether alone - between me and my picture,
or with another person who is getting into the activity too.

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No - His nose did not get bigger.
I just became a better Caricaturist.

Recently, this man hired me to draw at his Party.
That’s in 2009:

He knew of me me because I had drawn him previously.
At two different parties. One in 2006, and another in 2008.

2006:

2008:

It was such fun when he took out the old pictures
After I had drawn the new one:

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Whatever your political views, you gotta admit that this guy must be drawn.
I saw him in a movie, and I just had to stop and draw him:

“Aw, you can do better than that, Alison” I told myself.
So then I drew this one:

The reason I drew the first one is because I’m searching for a quick easy way to make party Caricatures - so I wouldn’t have to work/focus so hard when I’m at the party. But it’s just not as good. I can do these high-quality Caricatures if I give it the effort, and it’s really worth it. Still goes pretty fast, but I feel compelled to skip the extra steps it involves when my clients push me to focus on quantity.

I really like the 2nd picture better.
So I gave it a litl more effort.
Added in some shading:

And then - Photoshop! I added in a wild background. Just for fun:

(I hope you realize that I’m drawing Al Franken here)

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(516) 579-4706
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