Tag «caricature»

Caricature for a wine label

Caricatures can be used for a whole range of uses. Have a browse through this blog to see caricatures that have been used as retirement gifts, wedding gifts, birthday gifts, groomsmen gifts, graduation gifts and more… We have also created caricatures for book covers, book illustrations, board game box covers, and inserts in beer taps. …

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 …

Getting into the new year – caricatures here we come!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas/New Year break. In some parts of the world it seems weather was the greatest focus, even overshadowing gifts and get-togethers. So the New Year brings with it renewed hope and a renewed focus on many things, including gifts! At this time of year?? While the big gift giving …

Pilot caricature picture

Here is a fun caricature by artist Zalo. The subject, Brian like to fly his gyrocopter. As he is the pilot, his friends thought it would be great fun to see him in his Captain’s uniform!! This image shows how nice a black and white caricate can be. It looked really good as a 16×20 …

Great fancy dress caricature

The great thing about getting a custom caricature drawn is you can portray anything you want. Just as well, because this gift caricature has the couple dressed in fancy dress as a pimp and pro. The work was completed by artist John and resulted in a wonderful image that was well received!

Capturing character with a caricature

Sometimes it does not take too much to create a really nice piece of caricature art. No fancy props, complex background or high tech input. Here is a nice simple caricature by artist Zalo. It shows that from a photo that is fairly ordinary (especially is others are in it, as was the case in …