Caricature of Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House Caricature C: "Here is my caricature of Nancy Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi is the first woman Speaker of the House. Nancy Pelosi is a Democrat from San Francisco California"
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Caricature of Star Trek TOS and TNG
Caricature of Star Trek TOS and TNG: "This caricature of Star Trek contains the original Star Trek cast as well as Star Trek the Next Generation cast. The 1960 s Star trek had classic performances by William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk. Leonard Nimoy played the Vulcan first officer Mr. Spock."
Monday, October 5, 2009
Caricature of Tony Blair
Caricature of Tony Blair: "This is a caricature of Tony Blair. My caricature of Tony Blair has the wonderful devious smile of the former British Primeminister. Tony Blair is a great subject for a caricature drawing, I also picked up on the arched eyebrows and squinty eyes. In England they have created some really wild caricatures of Tony Blair. Blair had alot in common with"
Saturday, September 19, 2009
How to draw caricatures
Friday, October 31, 2008
Cartooning - Generating Ideas Through Cartoon Brainstorming

Cartooning - Generating Ideas Through Cartoon Brainstorming
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Ken_Nelson]Ken Nelson
Without question, the number one question every aspiring cartoonist asks is, "Where do you get your ideas?" The thought seems to be that there is some secret method, that only the professional cartoonists are aware of, that provides an endless stream of cartoon ideas. Not true. In fact, the hardest part of the job, and the part that the most successful of us has learned to cultivate, is the process of generating ideas. Once you master the art of the Cartooning Brainstorm, you will have a generous array of ideas at your pencil-tip.
While there are no quick -and-easy 3-step methods for conducting a Cartooning Brainstorm session of your own, there are a few principles to keep in mind as you begin your cartooning career.
Practice, Practice, Practice
The only way you'll get good at anything is to practice doing it. This is true whether you're playing sports, learning and instrument, or developing your career as a cartoonist. You must keep at it day in and day out. Sitting down and focusing on coming up with funny ideas is the basis for your career and it will get easier with practice. To shamelessly borrow an old Nike slogan, "Just Do It".
Carry a Sketchpad at all Times
Your sketchpad is your lifeline to the cartooning world. Carry it with you and take advantage of those down times in your day when you are doing nothing and could do something productive. "What down times?" you may be asking. True, we're all busy - too busy in fact - but there are times during the day when you can steal a few minutes to write or sketch. In a doctor's waiting room, in line at the grocery store, at a stop light, in a theater waiting for the movie to start - point is, there are many opportunities during the day and week to make the most of your time.
Be Observant
Consider yourself a life reporter and record everything that interests you. It doesn't even have to be funny; that will come later. Write down and consider everything that you find funny, interesting, odd, shocking, etc. Record those weird thoughts that float through your mind, and don't try to edit yourself at this point - just observe and record. Later you will use these observations to spark your brainstorming sessions.
Consume Lots of Brain Food
Along the same lines as the previous point, you need to feed your brain. Educate yourself! Study different topics, take notes, make illustrations. Turn your TV watching into an educational endeavor by keeping your sketchpad handy to capture anything that interests you. Maybe that documentary featuring two African tribes beating the bejesus out of each other with sticks will result in a classic cartoon, and maybe it won't, but you will have turned an hour of passive TV viewing into a productive educational experience. If nothing else, just developing the habit of creative curiosity will pay dividends.
Take these tips and apply them. Then, when you're ready to come up with ideas, sit down with your sketchpad and start brainstorming. Set aside a time of quiet uninteruption and start moving your pencil around on the paper. Go back through your notes and observations and start connecting things together. See if anything strikes you as funny. If it does, run with it!
Ken Nelson is a freelance writer and cartoonist. He markets his unique brand of humor at the Flogwear site where anybody can purchase t-shirts, mugs, aprons, calendars, and many other items printed with his cartoons and writings. http://www.cafepress.com/flogwear
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Creating custom comic books and comic art
I’ve been creating custom comic books and comic art since I was in kindergarten.
I remember my first trip to the comic book stores, and purchasing my first comic book,
it was a Batman and Robin. My collection topped 5,000 books at one point.
I started drawing the characters creating my own comicbooks. It was fun to create my own original characters and stories.
Many characters I started collecting have been turned into comic book movies.
The Spiderman Movie franchise is one of the highest grossing films as of today.
The comic book community is always demanding popular books to be made into films.
Most of the comic book value today is based on the popularity of the character. Comic book characters such as Spider-Man, Superman and Batman will command a greater price since they are more collectable. The age of the book is also a factor. First appearances can also be valued higher as well. Original art such as comic book paintings for covers can be quite expensive. A good way to collect cover art is to purchase comic book prints of covers, these can be signed by the original artist. Comic book posters are an inexpensive way to collect art as well. Some people will have a framed comic book displayed on the wall, creating their own comic book gallery.
Comic book sketches are an alternative because these can cost a lot less than full blown inked art. Many of these are comic pencil art, quick sketches by the artist in order to work out ideas for stories.
The collected works of artists such as Neal Adams, John Buscema, or John Romita can be found in a sketch book art journal.
You can purchase these comic sketch art drawings at an online comic book store or a local comic book store. Comic book news publications publish many original art dealers. A comic book sale can have original and published art. Comic book illustration can be computer generated as well. Comic book illustrations by major artists have more value than a new artist on the scene.
Steve Nyman can create custom comic book art for you. Starting from a rough sketch to finished color art. Steve has been creating original art for 25 years.
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Pencil Sketches of Faces
Pencil Sketches of Faces
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Darren_WK_Chow]Darren WK Chow
Why is drawing faces such a great challenge for so many artists? We know we have the image in our head, and often times in our hands in the form of a photo, but we just can't capture it on paper with our pencils.
Have that ever happened to you before? You start drawing a face to find that when you're done, it's nowhere near the person that you're trying to draw?
The problem is that all faces are a unique combination of a set of features. When we take these features apart, we see that there are hundred and one different features. We all have different lips, different noses, different eyes, different ears, different hair, and different face shapes.
And when all these different features come together, it makes the task more difficult for the artist to capture the visual resemblence on paper.
Also, we have to take note of the age of the face that we're drawing. If you're drawing babies, the best time to draw them is when their asleep. Because you can't have them moving around when you draw them.
When drawing babies, keep the drawing simple with few lines and only capture the features of the face.
If you're drawing a child, the features are more defined compared to those of a baby. So you'll have to lock in the features with stronger and darker lines. But the skin is still smooth and gentle. Try not to add to many lines to the face of a child.
Teenagers are young adults. You may approach drawing the face of a teenager in the same way as you would approach drawing the face of an adult. The key to drawing a mature face is to capture the essence of the face.
That means capturing the personality of the face. Some people have a confident look. Some have a shy look, and some have a mischievous look and so on. Try to capture that in your drawing.
Finally, remember not to draw all your faces to look like hollywood stars. Human beings do not look like plastic in real life. So keep your drawings realistic by including any details that make your drawing look more human.
Darren Chow is the founder and developer of MyArtPassion.com, an online website that offers free drawing lessons, home study courses, and other drawing related resources.
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