A last minute 70th Bithday Prezzy!

I had a call yesterday from a lady wanting a caricature finished by Friday for a 70th birthday present. Luckily I had a bit of time to spare this week...

Ok - if you hadn't guessed it's the one on the left though he does look in particularly good shape!

Some likenesses succumb to a brash approach but this was not one of those. I found this face quite subtle and elusive but after a couple of hours I had a reasonable sketch.

She (Becky, my client) was pleased with this so today I finished it in pen, ink and watercolours.

So! if you want one but think you are too late, you might not be.... no harm giving me a call!

Check out more examples of birthday caricatures on my website!

You don't necessarily need a perfect photo to make a good caricature.

My customers often often say that they don't know if their photos are good enough to use for a caricature but actually,in my experience there are no hard and fast rules about what constitutes a 'good' photo for a caricaturist.

Sometimes a fuzzy snapshot might actually reveal more personality than a crisp close up - That is why I always say send me whatever you have and if I think I can use it then I'll do a quick sketch for your approval before creating the final  artwork.


                                                                                   

Final piece hand painted in pen, ink and watercolours

Price: £100 

Wedding Caricature Commission

I was asked to create a caricature for a signing board at Vicky's wedding reception. As usual I first created a rough sketch for her approval before discussing the fee.

The final piece completed in pen, ink and watercolours.

Price: £150.00

They are both coppers and Vicky wanted some humourous reference to this. The handcuffs seemed like the obvious choice!!

Well thank you too Vicky and thanks too for booking me to draw caricatures at your wedding xxx!

One Love!

Double caricature to celebrate a squash-court romance! 

Hand painted in traditional media - pen, ink and watercolours.

One like this could be yours for £150.