A caricature is either a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in editorial cartoons, while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines. Derived from the Italian word caricare, meaning to charge or load, caricature essentially means a "loaded portrait."
1Choose the person you are going to caricature.
2Get out your pencils.
3Draw a small body with an outfit that the person you are drawing would wear when doing a hobby (e.g. ballet: a tutu).
4Draw a big head exaggerating the shape. For example, if the forehead of the subject is wide, emphasize this by drawing a wider than normal forehead. If it is narrow in comparison to the average forehead, draw a narrow forehead.
5Draw the hair. If the person has curly hair, make your drawing have really curly hair; if they have long hair, draw it down to their toes; etc.
6Draw the eyes in vibrant colours if the person has long eyelashes, do them huge.
7Draw the nose. The nose is pretty straightforward, big or small, lumpy or straight, etc.
8Draw the mouth. The lips are quite easy, plump, thin, straight etc. If the person has good teeth, exaggerate the straightness; if they have big teeth, give them buck teeth; if they have crazy teeth, cross them right over. Just go crazy.
1Get a subject and study it.
2Ask your self the most important questions. What features are most important to the structure of the subject? Do you notice anything about the face that is unusually large , small, brilliant or captivating?
3Draw an outline of the subject and make sure pay close attention to the shape of the face. Your lines should always be long, smooth, and confident. Caricatures are a cartoon-esque style and will not come out right if if your drawing is uncertain and sketchy.
4Start filling in the features.
5Exaggerate and play with the features that you noticed before when you were studying the subject. don't think about realism, but still base your drawing on what you see in front of you.
6make sure to add small minute details such as the hair, freckles ,and teeth.
7Make sure to add elements to go around the head like a hat. This should all be drawn with smooth and confident lines.
8Make sure you compare your drawing to the subject and make corrections or alterations if needed.
9Show your drawing to the subject. Make sure you gauge the quality on their reaction.
|Caricatures are the ticket to amusing and entertaining people with your artistic skills, a way to make political statements, or simply a fun drawing exercise.|
- Always ask the person before you caricature them because the drawings can be hurtful. Even though most people just laugh at them, some people are insulted.
Things You'll Need
- Colored pencils/crayons
Sources and Citations
- Caricature in Wikipedia - Source of Introduction
Categories: Drawing Cartoons and Comics
In other languages:
Español: caricaturizar, Português: Desenhar Caricaturas, Italiano: Disegnare Caricature, Deutsch: Richtig karikieren, Русский: рисовать шаржи, Français: caricaturer, 中文: 画漫画, Bahasa Indonesia: Membuat Karikatur
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