AS A CARICATURIST and movie fan, it seems perfectly natural to try to encapsulate the likenesses of the famous in caricatures of actors. There are a lot of interesting faces in the acting profession. from Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock in Star Trek (left) to Miriam Margolyes of the TV series The Real Marigold Hotel. …
PENCIL SKETCH CARICATURES are always a stage in the production of a finished caricature illustration. Often they are simply loose line references for the final ink application but often they become the finished artwork themselves. Pencil sketch art has a long history with well-known proponents including Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso. As a relatively …
WHY NOT USE cartoons to illustrate books? Fortunately a lot of people publishing their own books think this is a great idea. I have illustrated a lot of books over the years. The Book of Football Quotations published by Hutchinson, the first publisher of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s works, was one of the first covers …
CARICATURES FROM PHOTOS make great gifts! If you’re looking for a unique present for a special friend or colleague, there is no better memento of your friendship than a custom-created caricature portrait drawn from the photos you supply. It will be kept, framed and become a much-valued family heirloom for ever afterwards. Great for birthdays, …
Cartoons for Magazines IT MIGHT SEEM a bit odd to be talking of supplying cartoons for magazines in this digital day and age, but for ‘magazines’ you can substitute ‘text’. Anywhere where there is a lot of text and where a stock photo simply won’t do, a cartoon illustration, professionally drawn, will always ‘draw’ (excuse …
London Underground Caricatures During lockdown in 2020 I decided to draw a caricature of a celebrity associated, however loosely, to every single London Underground station. Whether they were born nearby, lived there for a while, worked there or went to some educational establishment, all were good qualifications for inclusion in this august tome. Emma Bunton …
Cartoon and Caricature Illustration HELLO AND WELCOME to my new site devoted to cartoon and caricature illustration. Every publication exists for a specific purpose with the main intention of delivering some form of informative content to the reader. Once the words or text is decided and slapped down, you then start thinking about how to …
