You Can Caricature

You Can Caricature!                                  
by  rickzimmerman

If you've got the will and the desire, you can caricature! Follow along as these simple guidelines show you how you can develop your drawing talent to draw out celebrities and the famous!

First, you must observe and discern. You must study not only pictures and video of your likely caricature subject, but you must also discern the particular features, clothing, props, mannerisms and expressions that will give your eventual drawing life and identity. It is also very helpful to study the works of other caricaturists and cartoonists, to see what salient elements they glean from the celeb or historical figure.

For example, in the image of Woody

Allen shown here, I quite consciously

chose not only his signature eyeglasses, but also a fairly typical blazer over turtleneck as his wardrobe. His posture suggests his often befuddled I-can't- explain-life demeanor, as do the raised eyebrows and wrinkled brow. Though Woody did not always sport fly-away hair, it seems in keeping with the overall posture and expression. The eyes centered squarely on the viewer draw to mind Woody's direct monologue style, and pull the viewer into the scene.

                                                                                                                                             

Tough guy! by rlz

Next, the caricature of Mike Tyson (early in his career) shows another key aspect of caricaturing. Since we most often recognize celebs and historical figures first by their facial features, head shape, and headgear, it is best to enlarge those, letting the body shrink to a lesser role in the eventual drawing. Though Mike Tyson has tremendous heft throughout his entire body, especially the upper torso, here the head dominates, and the facial features control the message of the drawing.

You will also notice that I have changed the style of drawing to suit the subject. I chose to depict Mike's head as if hewn from a block of granite, to signify his strength and immutability. I also chose to keep the arms tucked into the body, and the boxing gloves very simple, to heighten the effect of unmoving Gibraltar, upon which other fighters will be dashed.

Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road! by rlz

To develop your caricaturing ability, you must also practice and experiment. Here you see an old sketch of Elton John (also rather early in his career). This is clearly a youthful Elton, back when he was prone to wearing truly outrageous stage

outfits, and had a clearly receding hairline. One can see his thin-faced exuberance and antic air. To caricature Elton today, I would have to thicken his face, add his wig, tone down the outfit and make him a bit more sober and reflective. But this sketch suited the period, and allowed me to try out different things with my

drawing.

Notice the quick scribbly character of the drawing — I was literally experimenting with lines, hoping to find the right ones that would capture the personality. In developing a caricature, I might generate 20 or 30 such sketches, before I find a bit of lip or eye or hairline that suits my target. I will then keep that feature and begin working on the rest.

What's that, Gracie? by rlz

You will find in caricature that some figures are timeless and some are ever- changing chameleons. I could have drawn the above sketch of George Burns at almost any time in his career. Madonna I would have to draw week by week. For George's sketch, the eyeglasses, cigar and crinkly puckered smile were essential. The tux seemed a natural choice, but in this sketch, you may notice that the arms and hands seem a bit lost and out of character, as if they don't know what they should be doing. That's probably because when we observed George performing, we almost never saw his arms or hands (except the one holding the cigar). As a result, I had no real model to go by, so this sketch remains unfinished. But, here too, as in the Elton sketch, you can see the experimentation at play in the drawing. Don't ever stop experimenting; the perfect line awaits in the next sketch — or the next, or the next.

I'll Be Back! by rlz

Here the perfect line happened to be a perfect jawline! For this sketch of Ahnold, the Governator, in the waning days of his weightlifting era and the introduction of Conan the Barbarian, I felt it best to dwell on his profile. There I could best capture his unique jaw, lips, facial musculature, and youthful flow of cowlicky hair. I then subdued the body into merely a swirling mass of muscleman posturing. One can

see that this would never work today as a sketch of a suited-up state executive —

it suits only its time. For a subject such as this, the caricaturist needs to practice

his or her skills over time, capturing the subject in a variety of settings and scenes, to zero in on the identifiable essence of the person.

The gang's all here! by rlz

One can also develop caricatures in group settings (as political caricaturists often must). Here the work is somewhat easier, because the viewer's recognition of your subjects is aided by the common theme. For example, these are all clearly musical performers, so it's easier to recognize Diana Ross by association, if not by immediate identification. The fact that she's surrounded by Rod Stewart and Phil Collins and Steve Wonder and Paula Abdul and Mick Jagger and Elton John indicate that this was the royalty of pop/rock/dance music circa the late 1980s. Working on such a scene let's you hone your caricaturing skills as well as refine your ability to 'stage' your personalities, and swaddle them in the proper wardrobe and props.

See Dick Run. See Spiro Run. by rlz

Finally, let's focus on the political cartoon. The very nature of political discourse today seems to make political caricaturing a blood sport. It seems impossible to satirize or mock one's opponent TOO much. But one tends to forget things have always been this way. Some of the most vicious visual attacks on politicos in our nation's history actually date back to the electoral contests of the 1800s and early

1900s. By way of political nostalgia, I share with you the sketch above, which I prepared as Richard Nixon was readying his resignation speech for the Watergate cover-up, not long after his Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew resigned due to

criminal offenses. It was a brutal (and perhaps tasteless) assault on their personalities, I suppose, but no worse than their assault on our nation's laws and executive offices. Remember, that first, last and always the aim of your caricaturing

should be a sort of whimsical recognition, if not outright humor and satire.

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I have bought this course because I wanted to be able to draw realistic portraits and I felt

that I did not have the skills to produce a beautiful realistic portrait.

This course has been a great help, although I still need loads of practice I feel that I have

learned so much through following this course in techniques and observation.  The lessons

are so easy to follow especially with the aid of the process maps which show which steps

to tackle next. 

The reference photos are also a great help to those who need material to work from, I

myself preferred to use my own photos to work from as they are of more interest to me

personally.

I thought that this course would be benefit from a section on how to draw/trace the head

before you add the features. When I wrote to Christopher about this he answered promptly

and suggested ways of doing this and even sent me a video link to help me with this

process. 

I feel that my work has improved a great deal since I started this course and I still use it as

reference whenever I work on a new portrait. I would recommend this course to anyone who

wants to draw truly realistic portraits from photographs.

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kemudian langkah berikutnya saya membuat curat coret berupa arsiran atau gradasi dengan kecepatan tapi satu arah pertama arah pensil ke kiri terus, kemudian ke kanan terus menerus sampai bawah atas bolak balik, ga tau ya hasil latihan terus menerus arsiran atau gradasi yang saya buat semakin halus dan bisa mengatur tipis tebalnya goresan sehingga epek pencahayaan makin kentara keserasianya. kalau agan bertanya pada saya bagai mana teknik latihan gradsi ya yang saya sarankan sih latihan seperti yang saya jelaskan tadi ,jangan buru buru dulu langsung ke gambar wajah, itu merupakan teknik melatih dan memetangkan kelenturan membuat gradasi, seelah agan mahir membuat arsiran yang halus saya jamin lukisan ataupun gambar sketsa wajah pasti akan menarik untuk anda sendiri, kalau anda  puas pasti yang lainpun akan puas dengan hasil karya agan ! betul ga ya gan ?

latihan yang ketiga kita mulai dengan menggunakan berbagai jenis pinsil dari HB sampai B,B, dan kalau ada pinsil konte yang halus. agan curat coret saja misal pinsil HB ke kiri pinsil B sekian ke kanan dan pinsil konte keatas bawah, kemudian pariasikan jari jari agan meliuk liuk kaya menari hehehe. oke terusnya gan latihan jangan pingin cepat cepat menggambar ke pokoknya, ya hitung hitung pemansan, kaya olah raga saja 060.

oke tip latihan yang ke empat , agan punya photo ? he he..ya punya lah pastinya, gini ya gan buat latihan saya sarankan ga usah pelit pelit buat ngerusak photo cakepmu, lho kenapa mesti dirusak mas ? ya engga lah cuma buat pemula yang lagi belajar menggambar sketsa wajah ,tekniknya begini buat photo anda di bikin garis berkotak kotak pake pinsil, kemudian garis garis berkotak juga kertas manila atau karton atau pun kertas photo yang polos sebagai media gambarnya media, ukuran antara photo dan media gambar pake skala, terserah mau pake skala berapa tergantung besar kecilnya ukuran media gambar. nah antara garis vertikal dan horizontal di beri tanda ,misalkan yang bawah garis garis itu di beri nomor 1 sampai 20 atau berapa pu asal sesuai dengan skalanya, dan media yang pinggir atau horizontalnya beri huruf a sampai z. bila suadah terbentuk metrik selanjutnya tinggal agan buat skets skets nya no 1 di photo harus sama dengan no 1 di media gambar dan huruf a juga harus sama letak garisnya dengan letak di media. bila sudah selesai skets skets nya baru keluarkan jurus jurus yang sudah di latih ketika membuat garis pagar dan latihan lainya yang sudah agan praktekan. dan coba lihat hasilnya...tralala...oke juga ya gambar pertamamu ! oke sampai disini dulu ya sheringnya lain kali saya kasih tips tips yang lainya di tunggu saja, selamat bekerja dan praktek sampai anda mahir menggambar sketsa wajah.

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To Draw A Nose Step-By-Step

In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to drawing the nose step-by-step.

You’ll see how to reduce the nose into simple geometric shapes and the fill out the details to make it look life-like.

In this particular lesson, we will be drawing the nose from an angle (3/4 view) so you can see how to draw it from a slightly different perspective.

Here’s the finished drawing so you can reference it:

Finished nose drawing

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How To Draw Facial Expressions

Emotions are what breath life to the faces that we draw. Without them, our drawings would be dead and flat.

In order to portray emotions convincingly, we must be familiar with the facial expressions that comprise them.
For decades, the expressions of human emotion has been the subject of study for psychologist Dr. Paul Ekman.

Dr. Ekman has discovered that there are six universal emotions that are common to all humans, regardless of race, gender, or culture. Furthermore, he has spent years decoding these emotions and breaking down their expressions into a series of muscle movements. He reported his findings in his book: Unmasking the Face.

This information is tremendously useful for the artist and in my attempt to learn how to draw the face, I’ve sought out Dr. Ekman’s books.

In this article, I’d like to share with you these six universal expressions and the traits that distinguish them. You can then apply this knowledge to your portrait drawings.

Emotions are typically conveyed through 2 or 3 facial areas such as the eyebrows, eyes, nose, or mouth.

When drawing the different facial expressions, you can control the intensity of the emotion shown by the number of facial areas that are involved. In general, the more areas involved, the more intense the emotion.

For example, if you wanted to show mild anger, you might only express it in the eyebrows while leaving the rest of the face neutral.

You can also blend multiple emotions by mixing the expressions. For example, you can blend anger with sadness by combining the angry brow with the frowning mouth. Certain emotions blend more naturally with others, so keep this in mind.

The 6 Universal Facial Expressions

Surprise: The eyebrows are raised, the eyes are opened wide, and the jaw drops open, parting the lips. The lifting of the eyebrows produces long horizontal wrinkles across the forehead.

The important thing to remember about surprise is that the face is not tense; the upper and lower eyelids are relaxed and the mouth just hangs open without any tension. This will be important in distinguishing surprise from fear.

Fear: Similar to surprise, the brows are also lifted in fear. However unlike surprise, with fear, the inner corners of the brows are drawn together. This gives a more straightened appearance to the outer corners of the eyebrows.

In the fear brow there are usually horizontal wrinkles across the forehead, yet they are shorter than the ones shown in surprise. Instead, they are more concentrated in the middle.

Although both fear and surprise have widened eyes and opened mouths, the difference between the two comes down to tension. In fear, the lower eyelids are tensed and raised. While the mouth has tense lips and the corners are drawn back and down.

Disgust: The most important features of disgust are in the mouth and nose. Regarding the mouth, the upper lip is raised, while the lower lip may be raised or lowered.

The nose is wrinkled causing lines to appear on the sides and bridge of the nose. The more intense the disgust, the more these wrinkles will be apparent.

Anger: In anger, the eyebrows are drawn down and together. This is not to be confused with fear, where the brow are drawn together and up.

The best way to depict this is to add vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows. Without these wrinkles, the expression just won’t look right.

The eyes will also widen with the lower lid tensing. When this is combined with the lowering brows, it cause the eyes to look as if they are bulging. The nostril will flare. The mouth can either be pressed shut or opened with the teeth showing. In both cases, the lips will be tense.

Joy: Joy is expressed though a smile or a laugh. The corners of the mouth are drawn back and up. This pushes the cheeks up and causes the eyes to appear smaller.

One very important feature of the smile is that there will be wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, also known as “crow’s feet”. The absent of these wrinkles are usually a very reliable sign that the smile is not genuine. This tiny detail will go along way to helping you make the drawing more realistic.

Sadness: The inner corners of the eyebrows are raised and may be drawn together. The inner corner of the upper eyelid is drawn up, and the lower eyelid may appear raised. The corners of the lips are drawn down, or the lips appear to tremble.

If you combine your understanding of these 6 emotional expressions with a good knowledge of the facial muscles that lies underneath, you will go very far in mastering facial expressions.

If you’d like to learn more about how to draw realistic faces and portraits, be sure to check out my DVD Home Study Course “How To Draw Realistic Portraits”

It comes with a no-questions-asked 60-day money back guarantee so you can try everything out without risking a dime.

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Discover The Secrets Of Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits

Natural landscapes , flowers , fruits , animals , abstracts often found in the wall decorations in the house . But for people like sketch face painting , certainly still rarely found . Only those who obtain indeed a gift or make a sketch of the wall decoration in the house so there is a sketch of the face . Talking about it really until now less popular . The beauty of color to trigger people prefer to print pictures than sketches . And if you know , people who are experts draw a face it will be paid handsomely for that capability is rarely owned by others . You are interested in facial images then you must know the Secrets of How to Draw a sketch of the face . Is it really as difficult as a result or even easily find the answer you need . You also need to Discover the Secrets of Drawing Realistic Pencil Portrait that you know to complete . The sophistication of Internet technology should be utilized to search through blogs that are discussing or sketches can also learn through books learning sketching . Many ways that you can take to uncover the secrets of painting faces .

It is important to be an expert to draw a sketch then you should be happy to draw . Expertise art also must have though it was just a little bit . Because the sketch drawing is closely related to the proportion , perspective , dimension is used , shading method , and other art . You will not be able to draw only if you've never done . When you 've planned to learn then choose a location in the open space such as parks , public places are deserted , or in the field with an atmosphere that makes you comfortable . If you are not happy in the open space in the house so when using bright lights . Existence of the number of windows is very important so you should have a special space for drawing sketches .

Observing Object Sketch Your Photo

You can begin to observe the faces of the object can be directly or with photographs, early sketches Ways People find . Observe carefully and make sure the object you are quiet because it is more convenient object and produce good work if the object does not move much . Make sure the first when selecting an object like- people are living at home sitting quietly in a long time . However it is better if you use a photo just by putting on a pedestal trplek your pictures and clips with paperclips . It helps you in learning more than those that will surely move in unexpected ways.

Drawing the Right Preparation Tools

The next step use a 2B pencil that has a bold color and large firm produces scratches than HB pencil . Do not forget to use the tip of a sharp pencil aka blunt . Likewise eraser that you use should be clean and will not leave marks when you use black . If you make a dirty erasers will make your sketch unfavorable outcome . For example, the cheeks are supposed to be clean but must look dirty due to remove the eraser that is not clean . Make sure the paper size is also great at least A3 in order to more freely move your hand at a wide area . Or use paper that you cut yourself manila can be done if the size is not big enough for your A3 .

Stages Starting Sketch Faces

Towards to the face would you sketch a picture , then noticed the grooves face photographed object . The lines of the face is clearly visible or not , if there is a curve of the note with the details . You should not draw with different results for a facial sketch . This is tantamount to lying because you are not directly change the shape of the face of the object . Learn the secrets sketch slowly and structured so that your hands are not too stiff . How to quickly learn to draw face sketch is crucial is thin like a hatch first . Certainly will often delete when they entered the early stages of learning . When you 've managed to draw the face of a new fully affirmed the lines you create . Note that the special for the hair and skin color shading use only. Do lines thick or thin as it will make your results look less good sketch . In starting to draw a face with eyes, eyebrows , nose , lips . Forehead , cheeks , and chin can adjust the final part because existing fields . Because for the eyes , eyebrows , nose , and lips are almost adjacent sections that should be drawn first so that there is proper spacing . If you start by drawing the shape of the face eg oval, round , or oval , when you draw too small or too large field that you picture then you will have difficulty regulating the distance .

In order for the sketch you made more evident then when entering the final stages of re- photograph the object of attention . Is there are less or not as the grooves on the face and so forth . The reason the light would be useful in this regard , which can help you see the detail of the image that you created . If the results of your initial sketch is not perfect then do not give up . Repeat again until you are truly an expert and only takes a quick sketch when drawing faces. You also managed to uncover the secrets of the difficulty of drawing sketches of the faces of people . Later you can use the expertise of these sketches to give a gift to your friend or relative 's birthday .