Celeste loves the political figures. Previously it was just the guys running for office, but I guess Anderson Cooper’s just too good to pass up. Some caricatures are really fun to draw, and this looks like one of them.
Author: Tielman
Drew Carey by Mike Warden
Drew Carey
Interesting things about Drew Carey:
He had corrective vision surgery and didn’t need his glasses to see. But he kept them as a prop, to stay recognizable.
Who’s this handsome young marine?
Young Drew Carey
Young Drew Carey looked pretty good! He’s most recognizable to us as a fat man, but in the late 90’s he lost a bunch of weight for health reasons.
Lesson Seven: How to Draw Babies
Lesson Six: How to Draw Fat People (Nicely)
A Caricature of Daniel Craig’s James Bond, by Tielman
Daniel Craig/James Bond
This caricature of Daniel Craig as James Bond provides a pretty good example of Artstix for new caricature artists. Prismacolor Artstix are what we, and many other caricature companies all across the world, use to color our drawings quickly and simply. They’re simple, they’re fast, and they don’t make a huge mess like almost every other kind of coloring medium.
But they have one big problem: Because they’re basically colored pencils, it’s difficult to make them create dark tones. It’s not impossible… take a look at Chaka’s or Celeste’s gallery to see examples of really dense, dark colors. But it takes time. And for me, a person who thinks ten minutes is too long to spend on a caricature, it takes an unacceptable amount of time. So what you see here is an example of the darkest tones I’ll ever create with these tools. It doesn’t work that well… I was trying to make a Caravaggio, and ended up with a coloring book.
Still, what a great face Daniel Craig has, right?
Lesson Five: The Basics of Women
Lesson Four: Variety
Each eye is different, but can be drawn in the same technique
Here are a whole lot of eyes.
I’m still following the formula. Every eye I draw has that thick line on top, the thin one on the bottom, and the shadow under the eyelashes.The variety comes out of line thickness and shape. The drawing method stays the same.
O. J. Simpson Caricature by Tielman Cheaney
O.J.
Now there’s a man with an interesting history.
When I drew this caricature in 2011, OJ was was free man, after getting a non guilty verdict in his murder trial, and before getting in to trouble in casinos here. So I didn’t feel bad making fun of his lazy-eyed expression. Of course, as of this writing, he’s in jail for a variety of bad behaviors in Las Vegas.
Nicole Kidman Caricature by Tielman Cheaney
Nicole Kidman
I remember experimenting with an unusual light source for this one… not that it makes much difference with quick Art Stix. It’s hard to create really dark colors if you’re trying to make a fast drawing. But I can see a difference. This is me trying to simulate flash photography lighting.
I tried to draw her with all right angles, in an attempt to make her intense and sharp. It kind of worked, but I compromised on that curve on top of her head.
Natalie Portman Caricature by Tielman Cheaney
Natalie Portman
It’s hard to look at old caricature work sometimes. Styles change, though maybe sometimes not as much as you’d like, and celebrities change. This was made shortly after V for Vendetta. Remember completely bald Natalie Portman? I drew this caricature during the time period where her hair was growing back out. She was featured in a video on SNL trashing her own sweet image, which I found hilarious.