Caricature of the Blues Brothers by Mike Warden
The Blues Brothers. Mike practically draws these guys out of habit. I’ve seen a few different version of this drawing floating around, marked by only minor changes. The contrast between short, fat Jake and tall, thin Elwood makes for a pretty fantastic caricature. It’s an iconic movie, too, and always good for a second, third, or fortieth viewing.
Caricature of Guy Ritchie and Madonna by Ken Harmon
British movie director and pop singer Madonna caricature drawn by Ken Harmon. This power couple was drawn when they were still married. The figure above her head is the Tree of Life.
Caricature of Donald Trump by Mike Warden
Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Love ’em or hate ’em, you can’t ignore him. Here’s a drawing of the real estate mogul turned politician doing what he does best: self-promotion.
Caricature of Zachary Quinto by Celeste Cordova
Here is Zachary Quinto of “Star Trek” Spock and “Heroes” fame. He’s a fun face to draw… unconventional for a movie star.
Let’s Draw A Caricature of Jack Nicholson
I’ve always regarded Jack Nicholson as an easy face to caricature. But that’s because he’s mostly been caricatured as the Joker, or as a crazy-haired man in sunglasses. This one turned out to be surprisingly difficult. I wanted to capture that very specific dull-eyed stare combined with the sinister grin. It was more trouble than just simply drawing the full-on “here’s Johnny!” face. In warm ups for this caricature, I tried different sizes of grin, noticing that his mouth actually changed shape a lot. You think of Jack Nicholson as having one crazy smile, but packs a whole arsenal of unsettling expressions. What I went with here was a modified version of a grin that shows all the upper teeth, but only the middle few lowers. It’s bigger for emphasis. One of Jack’s eyes is usually open just a little wider than the other. It’s not just Jack, actually, that’s…
Let’s Draw a Caricature of Clint Eastwood
I decided making some videos would be a good idea for our business. After having that idea, I gathered some cheap camcorders/cell phones that shoot video, bought an editing program, cleaned out the garage a little bit, cleaned it out again after it got trashed for an art project, cobbled together a kind of set, plugged in every spare light we had, shot some tests, and then one night after staying up way too late and drinking beer, shot this video where I draw a caricature of Clint Eastwood. The things I did in the above paragraph took me about four years to complete. No joke. A little fear, a lack of focus, some missing equipment, and a lack of know-how about the whole process kept things from moving forward for a long, long time. I love The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The way Sergio Leone handles tension is…
Leonard Nimoy Caricature by Celeste Cordova
Leonard Nimoy had a great face… always regal and intelligent, more so later in life. Here, Celeste takes all that quiet dignity and creates… this caricature. Highlights for me are those veins squiggling just under the skin, the 45-degree eyebrows, and of course that mouth trying to escape from his face. If you’ve never seen Leonard Nimoy sing The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins, then (A) What are you doing with your life, and (B) here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU
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.”
Caricature of the Beatles by Mike Warden
Here’s what I love: 1: The time period Mike chose to make this caricature of the Beatles. There’s a pretty big change in their appearance from the early 60’s to the late 60’s, and he picked the funniest period. These are the post-Sgt. Pepper Beatles, and they are bizarre looking. 2: The head shapes. Mike gave John, Paul, George, and Ringo each their own totally distinctive head shape. Easy enough to do when there are two subjects, but much more challenging with four. Many professional, respected caricature artists still tend to draw basic head-shape formulas without much variety, so this piece is masterful. 3: George Harrison looks like a crazy mofo. I don’t know why. But I love that everyone else looks like a pretty sweet, harmless rock star, and George looks like he’s going to steal a car and drive it through the front entryway of a pizza parlor.
Black Widow Caricature by Celeste Cordova
Those of you who check back regularly might notice that we just posted a Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow caricature over in Dominiques gallery. What can I say? Both Celeste and Dominique decided she was a worthy subject, and both drew her the same week. It’s fun to compare… Celeste Cordova has been with us drawing caricatures for five years now, and is becoming a master of exaggerating while keeping a likeness. Her drawings are growing more complex and unforgiving. Dominique has been at it for two years, and she’s much kinder to her subjects. Caricature artists tire of their own drawings after a while, and seek new ways to keep them interesting. Something to appreciate about Scarlett Johansson is her nontraditional beauty. The obtusely turned-up nose, the extra long upper lip and chin, and the fairly large teeth are all features that could combine badly… but on her face,…