Category «Gift»

Caricature art of lovers

As you can see from this image, caricature does not have to be about distortion – it can be more like art capturing a moment in a way not possible with a camera. The original photo of this moment was poor quality, the exposure was bad and small. But by using a couple more photos …

Caricature gift

Artist John recently completed this caricature for a client who was giving it as a gift for a friend who is opening a new fitness centre. They said: Hi Matt, Thank-you so much for all your help in organising this caricature for me. John did an amazing job & my girlfriend just loved it. Such …

Retirement caricature

Retirement gift are a great time to think about caricatures because caricature make such great gifts for people who are retiring. The reason is you can include elements that personalize the image – in fact every image is custom created from scratch. In this example the man retiring was involved in ship engineering. So he …

When is a caricature not a piece of art?

This is a bit of a conundrum question because first we need to establish that a caricature is in fact a piece of art. It is interesting that people will often depreciate a caricature, not comparing it to say a portrait or other artwork. In fact many caricatures take just as long and in some …

Why two (or more) heads are better than one

There are times in life when two heads are better than one. Sometime it is when there is a problem to be solved and the interaction can raise a soloution far better than trying to figure things out on your own. Other times it can mean a reduction in prices. This is the case of …

Caricature gift for young film-maker

Its a nice thing when siblings recognise the achievements for their kids, and this was the case when student Joshua Walsh reached the finals of the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival for his film Pencil Town. The caricature was also denoting Joshua’s high school graduation plus including aspects of his family, who he holds …