The Real New Orleans

Quick sketch and video I made while visiting New Orleans.
There is so much music happening in this city. Big name acts and small shows like this one I stumbled upon held in the Community Book Center. http://www.communitybookcenter.com/



To see video in full size double click video to watch at YouTube site.

Black & White Gift Caricatures

Two commissioned illustrations.

Caricatures on Colored Paper

I drew at a college Spring Fling event this past week and took a few pictures. A fellow caricature artist, Court Jones, mentioned he draws on colored paper so I decided to give it a try myself. Drawing on the colored paper was fun.

Practice Sketches & Doodles

I like to practice drawing faces from photographs and from my imagination. The faces from the first sketch page is from the book 1000 Families by Uwe Ommer. Can you tell which one was made up from my imagination. The second sketch page are fun doodles that I colored with markers.

Win a caricature by me

I am having a contest to win a caricature by myself. In Asheville's Mountain Express newspaper I placed the following ad. If you join my fan page at Brian Vasilik Illustration & Design you could win a caricature. On April 10th I will choose a random fan. Good Luck!

Go here to join Brian Vasilik Illustration & Design

By joining my Facebook fan page you will be kept up to date on my different art projects and appearances.

Digital Caricatures

These gift caricatures were hand drawn and colored on my computer using Photoshop. They look simple but take from 2 to 3 hours to create. I had to research the themes, sketch ideas, draw the cartoon faces and bodies, get approvals from the client, make changes and color them. A lot of work.

Friends for Life Radiothon

This past Friday and Saturday I donated my time by drawing caricatures for the Mission Children's Hospital 2nd annual Friends for Life Radiothon. It was held at the Asheville Mall and I also helped out last year.

You can learn about the event here.

Valentine's Weekend Caricatures

A Little Less Caricature

Here is a caricature commission where the client decided to have me illustrate a more conventional portrait. My first sketch I pushed the features resulting in an more exaggerated likeness. It was decided to go for a more milder caricature as you can see in the final which was done with a quill pen and colored pencils.

Quick Party Caricatures

Caricatures from a recent party.

Foo Fighters

Frontman and songwriter Dave Grohl. I think I made him look fat in his caricature. Ha. Need to give him another try.

Black & White Retirement Caricature

Here is a example of one of my black and white caricature gifts for someone who is retiring. The final size is 11" by 14". Drawn with waterproof Indian ink on Arches watercolor paper with some washes on it. I included my initial sketches and photo reference.

New Live Caricatures for 2010

Happy new year everyone. I was busy spending time with family during the holiday. Here are some of my first drawings for 2010.