Family Caricature

Just finished this digital caricature. It was fun to do.

Live Caricatures!

Here are some recent caricatures.

NCN Caricature Movie

I had fun editing this mini caricature movie of the 17th annual National Caricature Network caricature convention held in North Carolina. I can guarantee you that attending a live caricature convention is ten times more fun than watching it in a film. Hope you can make one on the future. Go here to learn more about the NCN and see photos of past conventions. http://caricature.org/

Caricature tutorial by NCN member Sean Gardner

While at the caricature convention I filmed Sean Gardner drawing Deb Donnelly. Sean works at Bush Gardens in Florida and had been drawing caricatures for three years I believe. You can learn a lot by watching him work.

My caricature work at the 2008 NCN convention

Here are the drawings I did in Raleigh. I was number 133. I tried to experiment with my caricatures I drew. That is why there are a few different styles. I spent about half of my time there watching other artists create their caricatures. I am all ready looking forward to next year's convention in Ohio.

Caricature artists at work

I filmed this at the NCN convention this past week in Raleigh. In the ballroom 180 artists brings in their art supplies for the week. Artists are creating caricatures in airbrush, marker pens, painting, with digital computers, pencil, charcoal and in other mediums. On the walls each artist has their "gallery" of work. Everyone is having fun socializing and also diligently working.

NCN Convention

It is that time of year again. The National Caricature Network conventions is occurring next week. This year it is being held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The NCN is an international organization. Other than US states artists are coming from China, Canada, Singapore, Australia, England, Thailand, Japan, The Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium and New Zealand. I will give a report when I get back.

NCN 2008 Convention

Work in Progress

This is part of a bigger composition of eight caricatures. Still playing with the colors.

Barack Obama

Senator Obama is having a rally in Asheville today.

Watercolor Caricature

A commissioned caricature.

Audrey Hepburn

I was bored a little with the original sketch so I made a film noir Hepburn.

Film noir

Thank You Note

Happy Faces at Company Picnic

At large events I draw around 12 to 20 caricatures an hour.















This little guy was moving around the whole time I was drawing him!

This was an experiment of a more exaggerated head shape. I drew the outside shape first and filled in the features.





Drawing expressions and a person's "personality" is important when capturing one's likeness.

Caricature Commissions

This commission is of three comedians operating on a mic.


Here is the provided "kiss" photo, initial sketch and final drawing.



"Thelma and Louise" caricature with given photos,sketch and final.

Year Book Photo

Some friends told me about a web site where and you can create a mock year book photo of yourself. It is at www.yearbookyourself.com Instead of uploading a regular picture I used two altered pictures I created in "Photo Booth" on my Mac. You can choose male or female hair styles from the '50s to the year 2000. The last two photos are my actual year book photos from my Freshman year (1982) and Senior year (1985).

"Sketch Monkey" caricature documentary

Here is a video of the 2006 National Caricature Convention held in Orlando, Florida to give you an idea of the environment of a NCN annual convention. A film crew was making a documentary and this is the trailer. This was my first convention I attended and at 2:12 you can see me working! Hopefully the full version will be available soon.(As of April 2009 the film has been postponed indefinitely because of financial reasons.)

Follow this link.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=21192067