Not sure if I ever posted this here before. But I needed Neeeeeeded, lol, a Self-Caricature today. I remembered this one that I liked so much that I didn't feel like drawing myself differently now.

It did take some effort to find it (re-find it?) on my computer, but it wasn't too bad.

You can click on the mp4 link to see a video of it being drawn. I felt like you would enjoy seeing it being created. It's especially fun because I duplicated and resized the Face Shape to use the Same Shape as the Nose Shape. I love being an Artist

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Sometimes I sell my Artwork at Artpal: https://www.artpal.com/GiftsAndFavours

You can get prints of my Paintings there.

You can get them printed on mugs (cups) as well as paper and canvas. I recently got very interested in how helpful it is to have the right image on my mug (cup). I designed lots of them, but it's hard to find the time to prepare the larger files and get them to Artpal. Here's the first one that I designed specifically for a mug (cup/dish). I feel like I can really help bring people Peace:

Here I am ~ in the Studio ~ what to do ~

Once again, I felt curious about Cheap-Portraits versus Exaggerated Caricatures. (People usually prefer if I call them Tame versus Wild, but that's not really My opinion. I feel like I can either Exaggerate what I see ~ which is what Caricature actually means ~ ~ Or I can dummy-down fill-in-the-blanks to make something like a Portrait but without the time and detail needed for a Real-Portrait.)

I randomly chose this one of my Exaggerated Caricatures that was quite Enjoyed at a previous Event ~ I imagine the recipients display it in their home and they feel happy and inspired when they see it. But for my own Study, I decided to draw them again by looking Only at the reference photos. I decided to draw them Tamely. In my mind, that meant to draw it Boringly ~ just simplify the outer-shape and fill in things called eyes, nose, mouth. I did that twice. I can't imagine why anyone would want that.

Aghk ~ Getting back to myself ~ I redrew it again ~ with a Quick Exaggeration. Ooooh. So cute. Avante-guarde. Yes ~ this would look fresh and upbeat to hang in a person's home. But because I believe it should be easier to draw a Tame Caricature than a Skilled Exaggerated Caricature, it bothered me to feel like only my Exaggerated Caricatures are good.

So I got hold of myself. I chose to Approach the Tame Caricature more the Way I would approach a Real Portrait, but Much Quicker. And.... Success! I don't know if I would be able to do This tame style so well in person At a party, but I can use this Semi-Portrait Style of Caricature when drawing from Photos. If desired.

So it now feels easy for me to draw Gift Caricatures in either style.

Yes ~ This is what Artists do during Corona Virus pandemic. Today I drew a Caricature of Manuel Miranda based on a photo I found online. Digital Caricature using Procreate: