Caricature Express

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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Tension and Relaxation. The more intensely we experience one,
the more intensely we have to experience the other.
In order to stay balanced and comfortable.

But deciding to stay ‘in the middle’ - neither tense nor relaxed —
that obliterates any connection with life. And you know what that means.

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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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Here’s another one I just found from that party -

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This was a particularly interesting wedding.
Because there were such dramatic differences in the faces -
So much to look at:

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