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The blog of a cartoonist in London, UK, producing cartoons and caricatures
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The Group Caricature Continued - Drawing Faces!
Once all the photos have been correctly labelled and collated, the first thing I want from a client is agreement that the caricatures are accurate likenesses of each person in the group caricature. Working on A4 sheets folded in half, I draw rough pe...
The First Stage of Drawing a Group Caricature
The client contacts me and eventually sends me what seems to be hundreds of photos of all the people involved in the caricature. I like to streamline the process, so rather than print out each photo individually, I use Photoshop to crop them all down...
Recent Commission for London Caricaturist
This was another caricature commission from the wonderful Dr George Sik whom I wrote about in an earlier post. He just sends me the photos and detailed description about what he wants and I draw the caricature and post it back to him. I don’...
Daniel Craig aka James Bond 007
Here’s a man who is really difficult to draw. This is a work in progress. It’s rubbish, in fact. But I will be back with a better version when I can!...
Sensationally Successful Corporate Event!
Last night I drew caricatures of everyone at a Price Waterhouse Coopers client party at The Café du Marché in London. This was a 1st Choice Entertainment event and it went down very well. It’s always satisfying getting a photo of a group like...
Caricature for The Vita Group
This is the latest caricature commission off the drawing board. It’s a Black and White A3 caricature which I draw from photos submitted by email. The client supplies all the additional information, hence the kilt, cigarette, Diet Cokes, Choccy ...
Caricaturist on Magazine Cover!
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Caricature from Photo Emailed Back to You! £60.00
One of my most popular services is the Emailed Caricature. You send me a photo, I draw the caricature at 150dpi, A5 size, head and shoulders only and I email it back to you! Here’s one I did today. All you need to do is send payment by Paypal ...
The London Caricaturist tackles French Politics! (or How To Draw a Political Cartoon)
Every year I try to attend the wonderful Cartoon Festival in Louviers, France. This is a very well-attended celebration of the art of cartoon and caricature. The festival atmosphere is intoxicating as is the wine, food and considerable bonhomie affor...
Caricatures at Weddings - A Great Entertainment!
This is the time of the year when many engaged couples are putting the finishing touches to their wedding plans for 2008. When it comes to entertainment, you always want something spectacular and memorable to make a lasting impression on your guests....
The London Caricaturist does Poetry!
The Queue How sad to see the line of lonely people in the queue for ‘one basket only’ buying Pot Noodles and Heinz Baked Beans, Boil-In-The-Bag Rice and tinned sardines. The student full of spots and specs Cursed by the hex of solo sex ...
The London Caricaturist - New Website Progress
The development of my new website is all very exciting. Here’s a sneak preview of the front page below: The clean design with plenty of use of white space is going to make it a very pleasurable visitor experience. There will be a photo-upload ...
On-The-Spot Caricatures - What they SHOULD look like!
The difference between caricatures drawn from photos and those drawn on-the-spot at parties is often quite stark. A caricaturist can appear to have a split personality because the styles are so far apart. When you are drawing in the quiet and solit...
London Caricaturist Website Work Continues
My website is undergoing a complete re-design by Victor Taylor. At the moment, it looks a little scrappy, as I did it myself a little over a year ago. But as Victor is about to step in and soup it up, I have had the courage to tinker with the front ...
Caricature Entertainment at Weddings!
This is the time of the year when many engaged couples are putting the finishing touches to their wedding plans for 2008. When it comes to entertainment, you always want something spectacular and memorable to make a lasting impression on your guests....
The London Caricaturist - The MOVIE!
Yes, here’s my latest promo video! This was filmed at a party for the Travel Trade Gazette after their week at The World Travel Market in the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands. Those lovely people from Conrad Advertising were there and ...
The End of Term Party
Thursday 20th December: After my last live job of the year in the afternoon, I met up with a few friends at The French House in Soho. This was a semi-official ‘End of term Party’. For me, anyway. Eager Beavers like Paul Baker were still w...
