Sigourney Weaver Caricature by Dominique Chavira

Sigourney Weaver Caricature by Dominique Chavira

Here’s a Sigourney Weaver by Dominique.  I love how goofy-happy she is, wandering around the Nostromo, wearing her moon boots, hunting down that alien.  Or being hunted.  It’s hard to tell.

I never particularly noticed, but she really does have a half-closed eye some of the time.

Here’s something amazing: Sigourney Weaver is the voice of the sinister AI ark pilot in Wall-E:

“All communications are terminated.”

Dominique Chavira draws a caricature of Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury

Nick Fury Caricature by Dominque Chavira

Dominique Chavira draws a caricature of Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury

Nick Fury

Samuel L. Jackson!  Who else do you enjoy watching while they shout at somebody?

Dominque has made a fantastic caricature where the focus is really on Nick Fury’s giant, megamind-style head, and his awful, that’s-okay-we-don’t-need-a-closer-look eye scar.

By the way, anybody remember when Nick Fury was Sgt. Fury, leader of the Howling Commandos, fightin’ Nazis during world war 2?  And he looked like this?

Old Nick Fury, when he was a Howlin' Commando

Nick Fury

 

caricature of actor kal penn by Dominique Chavira

Kal Penn Caricature by Dominique Chavira

caricature of actor kal penn by Dominique Chavira

Kal Penn

Here’s a Kal Penn caricature by Dominique that really gets a couple of things right.

It’s hard to be aware of a subject’s eye spacing.  Most of the caricature artists I’ve seen (including myself) start with the eyes, which kind of locks them in early.  If you haven’t observed immediately that the subject’s eyes are close together, you’re likely to finish the drawing without including that detail.  It’s an important one.  Eyes that are close together or far apart are integral to a likeness.  So the close-set eyes here really help to convey Kal Penn’s unique expression.

The other great thing here is the lower lip.  That’s a more obvious element to exaggerate, but it’s still cool.

A caricature of Rebel Wilson, by Dominique Chavira

Rebel Wilson Caricature by Dominique Chavira

A caricature of Rebel Wilson, by Dominique Chavira

Rebel Wilson

Here’s a Rebel Wilson, by Dominique.

She’s famous for Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect, but she’s also created a pretty interesting character in Workaholics.

I think my favorite thing about this caricature is the teeth… the clear silhouette with gentle colored detailing.  Those bangs are also well done… it’s easy to forget hair highlights and just grind until everything is one shade, but Dominique left out enough coloring to provide some depth.