When it comes to gift giving, time can be our worst enemy. SUDDENLY the event for the gift giving has arrived and that perfect gift, well you want to give something unique, but how and from where is not yet thought about.

Of course we know that the perfect gift is a custom caricature from one of the talented artists at Caricature King.

But as some people discover, it is not always possible to get a caricature in 24-48 hours. Apart from existing workloads, it also takes time to create perfection.

So what to do…..?

An increasing number of people are finding the solution to last minute gift ideas is to give a Caricature Gift Certificate instead.

Easily delivered via email within 24 hours, all you have to do is print it out and hand it over!

The certificate can be for any amount that corresponds to caricature product prices, so if you want to give “2 full bodies in scene, then you can, and the recipient of the gift certificate can then choose which artist they like best!!

Read about how to give a Caricature Gift Certificate

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Caricatures are all about characters. The artist seeks to capture his interpretation of the person, (in our case using just the photo/s supplied).

Here is a recent job from artist George who was asked to capture an Australian ‘bushie’ - that is, someone who lives not only in a rural area, but perhaps even in a remote area. Typically they are involved in the cattle industry.

As you can see, the stance is great, just like a man who has lived the hard life would stand.

See more of caricature artist George’s work.

Weddings can be such stiff and formal affairs. Often they are strangled by tradition and routine.

The path to wedding formality starts with the wedding invitations. There is that word again that is used to describe them – ‘formal’. Often featuring gilding, embossing, script style lettering on while linen paper…..

In today’s contemporary society there is a strong move away from excessive formality and rigidity in weddings. While the actual wedding service can follow the usual protocols, the background emotion nowadays is often more fun and celebratory.

So how can you set the tone for the day?

One easy way is to start early and send out invitations that reveal your intention for a fun-filled time of celebration of your future lives together. The easiest and increasingly popular way to do this is to use a custom caricature as a main feature of your invitation that clearly expresses your mood.

Wedding invitations are an important aspect. It is from the tone that is set on the invitation that can influence the types of gifts that are bought, and most importantly the underlying mood of guests on the day!

So imagine the impact a wedding invitation that features fun-filled image that denotes love and joy and some impish fun will have!!

The fun starts with the ideas that you can think of for what you want to show – some have the bride carrying off the groom, others denote some important aspect of their life together.

The best part about getting a custom caricature drawn is you can have whatever you want. Sites like caricatureking.com do not use templates, every job is 100% unique and becomes an amazing keepsake in its own right.

So if you are getting married, think about the opportunities that a custom caricature wedding save-the-date or wedding invitation can provide.

Our caricature artists are a skilled lot. Not only can they create amazing images for wedding gifts, retirement gifts, save the date artwork, etc etc, but they can even turn their hand to caricatured logos.

Here is a recent job completed by caricature artist Rick

While we charge more for logos (they come under commercial art,) we are still very price competitive.

Have a look at our caricature logos page for more samples

Feel free to contact me if you have a logo idea to discuss.

This client wanted to have the caricature look like it was a clipping from an old wild west newspaper.

The ‘victim’ is a school teacher who held old fashioned values, and many students (and I suppose some staff) probably thought his attitudes were old - like circa 1880, so the decision was made to play on this.

The result, I think you will agree is pretty special. This is a full body with background in BW, plus a slight premium for that amazing detailing.

You can see more of Roy’s work and even order your own special caricature portrait gift here