For many businesses having a picture of staff is one aspect of personalizing the profile page. You are dealing with a company and you get to see the person’s picture.

Sometimes however, staff are reluctant to have their photos taken for use on a public website.

One way around this is to use a caricature of the person. This allows enough of who the person is to be shown, but at the same time not revealing the look of the person 100%.

Some businesses like to use caricatures because they are different. This is great for a business that may want to remove some of the ’stuffiness’ that may be associated with their type of business.

Using caricatures of staff can also be used to portray that your business has an  ‘outside the box’ capability.

A while back artist George did a series of caricatures for Pyramid Educational Consultants.

I think they have shown good use of the caricatures by using them on their consultant’s profile page, plus on a map on the same page. Have a look here.

The caricatures are also used in email signatures.

I think this helps show potential and existing clients that their organization is not the same as everyone else - that they can and do think outside the square and all success to them for doing that.

An added advantage is the staff members also get a copy of their caricature to use!

Want to get caricatures of your staff? We have a number of artists who can create great staff caricatures for you.

Here is a fun caricature created by Zalo for a gift. The image shows a father and his son who have a hot rodding business. Part of the brief was to include their barn/shop, the business name and the family crest, plus to show the two men in a fun way that showed the car going fast. In this case Matt from Caricature King did a rough stick figure concept (yeah that’s all I can draw!!) which was approved prior to the first draft based on that being supplied to the client. Here is the feedback from the client:

Matt,

I absolutely love it! Please send Zalo my sincere thanks and appreciation for a wonderful caricature. This will be the best Father’s Day gift that I’ve given my husband yet. He’s going to be blown away. Zalo is so talented. I only wish I had one ounce of that talent….then my pictures might resemble people instead of stick figures J

I’ll be happy to email you back once I give them their gifts on June 15th to let you know their reaction so you can pass that feedback along to Zalo. As for me, I couldn’t be happier with it. Your customer service and ordering process is great. This being my second order, both orders went off flawlessly and I have no complaints. I think you handle things very well.

Again, I’ll be sure to email you with Eric and Earl’s reaction to the print after I give it to them. I’ll take a picture of both of them holding it for your website.

Thank you so much, Matt! I can’t wait to give them this gift.

Julie Campbell - USA

Coming soon, a wonderful portrait of Barack Obama - a special limited edition framed print run will be available from next week.

This portrait is being made available for supporters of Obama and is sure to become a sought-after collector’s item.

This is not a caricature of Obama , but a top quality portrait.

Here are some neat ways from our friends at Personalisation Mall to use a caricature either one you already have or one commissioned through Caricature King to make a great gift for Dad for Father’s Day in the USA:

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  Ceramic Coffee Mug holds 10 ozs.; dishwasher & microwave safe. You can also have a caption. This is a VERY POPULAR way to use a caricature Read more
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  Our heirloom portrait knits are entirely custom made … this is not screen printing of any sort, rather a true knitted item. Both afghan and pillow are created in stunning neutral black, white and grey tones as shown. What a great way to use your caricature!!
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  Puzzle from your caricature Circle-shaped puzzle includes 72 pieces and measures 7 1/4″ Diameter. Read more
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  Canvas Prints Create an amazing work of art from your caricature with our Photo Memories Canvas Prints. Available in 4 sizes: 12″ x 18″, 16″ x 20″, 16″ x 24″ and 24″ x 36″. What a great way to use your caricature!!Read more
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  Keepsake Watch Send us your favorite “face”, and we’ll reproduce it on the “face” of this unique, keepsake watch. Available in men’s or women’s sizes and gold or silver tone case with leather strap. What a great way to use your caricature!! Read more.
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  Calendar Mouse Pad A must-have staple for every computer user at home or office, our Calendar Mouse Pad now stars your special photo and motivational quote right in the center! What a great way to use your caricature!! Learn more
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  Caricature playing cards Deal yourself in for some fun with your very own caricature playing cards! Your caricature is featured on the back of every card. Only 1 caricature can be used for each deck of cards. This 54-card deck comes in a standard bridge-size. What a great way to use your caricature!!
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  Clutch & Cosmetic BagOur Photo Moments Clutch & Cosmetic Bag is a picture perfect gift for girlfriends to moms. Commissiuon your caricature, bag it up, and take it with you day into night! What a great way to use your caricature!! Read More
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  Canvas Tote Bag constructed of premium weight, natural color, 100% cotton canvas with natural web straps reinforced at stress points to endure small and large loads! Measures 20″ x 15″ x 5″ with squared-off bottom. Machine washable. Imprinted wioth your caricature! Read more

Here is a job from Roy that will be used as a gift for the wedding couple. Its shows them at a favorite hobby and portrays their professions - both engineers, one chemical engineer the other an industrial engineer.

The print size is 14×10 inch and a 3 inch mat for signing. The print is delivered framed but in a way that allows the glass to be easily removed for the signing and then replaced.

If you are after an amazing keepsake gift, a caricature in a frame signed by friends or colleagues is a wonderful lasting keepsake.

We can do special framing sizes and any mat width you need.