Friday, May 07, 2010

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.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Sunday, April 18, 2010

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.






Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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.


Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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.

    Sunday, March 21, 2010

    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.




    Sunday, February 21, 2010

    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.






  • Monday, February 01, 2010

    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.


    Sunday, January 17, 2010

    Quick Party Caricatures

    Caricatures from a recent party.



    Friday, January 15, 2010

    Foo Fighters

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


    Thursday, January 14, 2010

    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.


    Sunday, January 03, 2010

    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.