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.
Jerry Springer
Here’s a cartoon of a the mayor of Cincinnati. Of course, after he was mayor for one year, he got into journalism, and from journalism, go into talk show hosting.
Remember when Oliver North and Jesse Jackson were guests on the Jerry Springer Show? No? That’s because his show wasn’t very highly rated in its early life. It was pretty much a copy of Phil Donahue’s show. In fact, the Cincinnati TV station that aired Springer’s show styled his hair and got him glasses to mimic Donahue.
This cartoon, of course, captures the Jerry Springer that we all love or hate. The Springer from the late 90’s, where almost every show featured a guest trying to whack another guest with a chair.
The Stratosphere is a nice touch. Our caricature stand is up there, and Mike tends to draw it in. I bet he put it in Springer’s drawing on autopilot. The tiny guy leaping off the tower is somehow paying attention to the foreground and validating it.
Carrot Top
From the beginning , Carrot Top made himself look goofy. High energy, big hair. Once he came to Las Vegas, he started working out. Big hair, big muscles. Then he made some interesting decisions with makeup. Big hair, big muscles, thin eyebrows, dark mascara. All in all, he’s a very eye-catching character. If he’s at Whole Foods at the same time as you, you’re going to notice.
Here’s my favorite clip, not starring Carrot Top, not featuring Carrot Top, but about Carrot Ttop:
For the record, I liked Chairman of the Board.
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.
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.
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?
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
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
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.
Obama
Here’s a younger, less-stressed Obama caricature! This was drawn shortly after he took office. His hair was still black.