What makes one Caricature Better than another?

Posted May 2009

Watching movies again. This time it was Charlie's Angels. I drew the Angels quickly - almost as though I was at a party.

That's okay. People like to look 'normal'. Um. But. I'm a Caricature Artist! We exaggerate. We want to really see what's unique about each face. So I gave a litl more time to each face. Just a little. With a predraw. I did a 2nd one of Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore. But I was stumped Cameron Diaz. Slept on it. Still could not figure out what to do for Cameron. Finished a bit of housework, and decided to get back to the pictures. And, Eureka! I knew just what to do for Cameron! Drew it out easily.

But then I was no longer satisfied with Drew Barrymore's exaggerated Caricature. She's So unique. Got to get it. Got to get it. I scribbled. I changed things. I tried to remember my vision. And, Yes! Her 3rd Caricature is It!

So that's it. That's what makes one picture a very nice picture. And what makes another one Magnificent ArtWork.

It's hard enough to make it happen in the short time I take with each picture at a Party. It's almost impossible with guests who tell me not to draw their unique feature. It's almost impossible with guests who try to hide what they look like (like a person with a huge set of teeth who clamps her mouth Shut so I won't be able to draw it. Or a person who carefully pulls her hair over her pointy ears. etc.) But for those times when it can flow right out, That's Fun! To see what I can make!


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