Fun With Caricatures 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTSCOPYRIGHT NOTICE ................................................................................................................................5

FOREWORD BY ARTIST GREG GILLESPIE ..........................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................8

HOW TO USE THIS EBOOK ........................................................................................................................8Plan Your Time...................................................................................................................................8Remember, you get out what you put in! ..........................................................................................8What if I miss a day?................................................................................... .......................................8

COURSE STRUCTURE................................................................................................................................9Video Symbol .....................................................................................................................................9Drawing Symbol ........................................................................................... ......................................93D Symbol ..........................................................................................................................................9Read Me Symbol................................................................................................................................9Now We Are Ready To GO! .......................................................................................... ....................9

GOOD LUCK AND LETS GET RIGHT INTO IT…..................................................................................10

SECTION 1: HOW TO DRAW CARICATURES THAT SELL................................................................11

DAY 1: GETTING STARTED .....................................................................................................................11Tools of the Trade ............................................................................................................................11Plain Paper .......................................................................................................................................12Archive Paper ...................................................................................................................................12Wooden Clipboard ............................................................................................................ ...............12Artist Pens ........................................................................................................................................122B Pencils.........................................................................................................................................13Permanent Markers.......................................................................................................... ................13Chalk Pastels....................................................................................................................................13Tracing Paper ...................................................................................................................................14Rubber Bands................................................................................................................... ................14Your Finished Product, rolled and ready to go! = $30 (5 mins work)!! ..........................................15

ONLINE ART SUPPLY PARTNERS .......................................................................................................16

WATCH THE MASTER ..............................................................................................................................17TIME TO ANALYSE...................................................................................................................................18

Read Me: Different Styles, WHY JUST One Works Best...............................................................18Style 1: Big Features – The Exaggerated Look Caricature............................................................19Style 2: High Contrast – The Heavy Line Caricature......................................................................19Style 3: Big Head Small Body – The Easy Non Offensive Caricature...........................................20

IT GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS…......................................................................................................21

Simple Exercise for Day 1: Draw These 3 Caricatures .................. ................................................22

DAY 2: FINDING YOUR FEET WITHOUT FALLING ON YOUR FACE ...............................................24

SIMPLE EXERCISES.................................................................................................................................24Draw a Face .....................................................................................................................................24Read Me: All based on simple shapes............................................................................................33

DAY 3: INTO PRACTISE .........................................................................................................................34

Faces and Basic Shapes .................................................................................................................34Celebrity Heads.................................................................................................... ............................34A Technique For All – Eyes – Mouths – Noses - Ears ..................................................................35Now let’s look at the Smiling Eye ....................................................................................................38Now Let’s Look At The Smiling Mouth ............................................................................................41Now Let’s Look At Noses in 3D! ......................................................................................................43Ears Made Easy .. .............................................................................................................................44Read Me: Suggested Further Head Study......................................................................................46

DAY 4: BASIC POSES.............................................................................................................................46


The Cartoon Skeleton ......................................................................................................................46Happy Smiling Faces .......................................................................................................................50So How Did You Go?.......................................................................................................................52Simple Shapes To Success..................................... ........................................................................55Read Me: Keep it loose and enjoy the Freedom ............................................................................55

DAY 4 BONUS VIDEO: CARICATURE OF SUE....................................................................................57

Read Me: Notes On The Subject ....................................................................................................57Simple Exercise: Copy This Caricature............................................................ ...............................58

DAY 5: HEAD, HANDS AND FEET.........................................................................................................58

Practice, Practice, Practice..............................................................................................................583D Hands In Any Pose You Like .....................................................................................................59Now It’s Your Turn............................................. ...............................................................................603D Feet In Any Pose You Like ........................................................................................................62This is an Interactive Drawing of the Right Foot in 3D ...................................................................63Repeat steps 1 – 4 this time DON’T trace, do it freehand..............................................................63Read Me: Practice Daily ................................................................................ ..................................63

DRAWING THE HEAD FROM ANY ANGLE ..........................................................................................64

DAY 6: ALL ABOUT COLOR TECHNIQUE ...........................................................................................66

Adding Color.....................................................................................................................................66Smudging............................................ ..............................................................................................66Signing your masterpiece ................................................................................................................67

DAY 7: CELEBRITY HEADS ..............................................................................................................68

Fun With Celebrities............................................................................. ............................................68Read Me: Ask your friends? ............................................................................................................71Read Me: How to Sit Your Subject..................................................................................................71

DAY 8: BONUS VIDEO EXAMPLE.........................................................................................................73

Simple Exercise for Day 8: Copy This Caricature ..................................... .....................................73Following is a bonus exercise in smiling mouths for you to do, as mouths are very important....73Bonus#1: Work Supply Sources......................................................................................................77Bachelorette Nights, Private Parties................................................................................................77Practice Don’t Forget .......................................................................................................................79Sketch this one a few times today! Also do it in color. ................................. ..................................79Bonus#2: 3 Easy Ways To Make Money ........................................................................................801. Get Yourself A Website ...............................................................................................................80Start with Your Business Name.......................................................................................................80Setting Up a Website ........................................................ ...............................................................80Domain Name Registration..............................................................................................................81Don’t Let This Happen To You ........................................................................................................81Go With A Solid Recommendation..................................................................................................81

Website Hosting ......................................................................8224/7 Salesman .................................................................................................................................822. Make a Video ...............................................................................................................................84Here Is THE Genius Point ................................................................... ............................................853.Sell on eBay ..................................................................................................................................85Practice Heads and Smiles..............................................................................................................85

BONUS#3: SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZER ...........................................................................................87

Website Social Networks ................. ................................................................................................87

Checklist for the First Work Day...........................................................................................89

Before the Event – After the Booking Interview............................................................89


Day of the Event – Be Early ..........................................................................................89

SUMMARY AND MORE INFORMATION LINKS ...................................................................................91

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Foreword by Artist Greg GillespieI first met Artist Graeme Biddle mid 2007 and was impressed byhis art studio located in the Sydney suburb of Forestville, wherehe held art classes and conducted his art business “ArtrainExpress”.

My first impression of Graeme was that I was in the presence of avery talented artist indeed. His walls were covered in literallydozens of cartoons, caricatures and sketches created by Graeme

and his many students. Just climbing the stairs to reach his first floor premises, was atreat in itself, with amazing cartoon animals drawn as a mural on the stairwell wall, allset amid a wild jungle scene.

Graeme is always busy and his phone barely stops ringing, so getting a moment alonewith the master artist was a considerable struggle. Over the course of about 6 monthsas I began to put this book together, I managed to realize that getting Graeme asidewas going to be a significant feat in itself. With so many customers and studentsseeking out this man’s skills, I had to figure out a way that worked for both of us andthat’s when I decided to use the video camera to capture Graeme mid stream, “up tohis loins” in the midst of the creative process, to better show exactly how he does it. Sothe video format that is prominent throughout this ebook will give the student a firstclass, “looking over my shoulder” view into how it is done.

During the time of videoing what Graeme was doing, I noticed an incredible amount ofwork and a whole bundle of happy customers that were very consistent, so this mademe think that although his style of caricature at first seems somewhat simplistic andconservative (some may say easy to do), there had to be a good reason when Iobserved just how successful he was.

When considering this approach to his style I would like to point out and this should seteven the most timid artist at ease, that Graeme’s style is very easy to learn. There aresome caricature styles that are a lot more difficult to master and they may be well andgood and have their place but if you are after a style that consistently delivers both funand happy customers then this is really good news for you.

As for the tightly held secrets that I had to have Graeme talk about, it took some timebut eventually he agreed to provide me with all the good tips that you need to know andthey are recorded here in this fun ebook to help you “learn to draw” caricatures for funand profit!

You know I almost had to pry them out of his mouth, the words that to this dayastounded me. It went something like this…

“So Graeme you have been doing caricatures for a long time now, some 30 years and Iwas wondering is there any or much money to be made from it?”

“Yes indeed” came the reply.

Hmm I thought I wonder how much.

It wasn’t until sometime later that Graeme let on that he has easily made $3,000 perweek (AUD) doing his caricature gigs all over town.


I was gob smacked to say the least.

Just how he does it, is what this amazing ebook is all about.

Good luck and enjoy the fun you are going to have with “FUN WITH CARICATURES –7 DAYS TO CARTOON SUCCESS”!

Sincerely,

Artist GregGillespie


Introduction

How to Use this eBookBefore we get started I would like to point out how to get the most out of yourinvestment of time and money in this eBook – “FUN WITH CARICATURES - 7 DAYSTO CARTOON SUCCESS”.

Firstly we have laid out the structure of your home study course to be easily completedin the 7 days as the title suggests. But you must commit to following each step ona daily basis for the next 7 days to get to maximum return from your efforts.

Plan Your TimeEach day you need to set aside between 30 minutes or 2 hours, depending on theresults you desire.

If you are in it just for fun then 30 minutes a day for 1 week isgoing to produce amazing results that will have your caricaturesubjects simply loving you!

If on the other hand you wish to stack together an impressiveportfolio that will enable you to go out and capture some extrawork then the 2 hours time frame will be more of what you

should be putting aside. Of course don’t stop at 2 hours if you are having the time ofyour life, keep going and enjoy it, the benefits will be worth the extra effort!

Remember, you get out what you put in!The more effort you make the higher your rewards – it is entirely up to you. Put in thehard yards and watch what happens – you will be amazed.

What if I miss a day?Don’t sweat it if you miss a day just pick up the course where you left off and keepgoing. But remember this also, that to get good at anything you need to practice andpractice regularly.

So set aside some time and stick with it, you will thank yourself when you get to the topof the mountain as a successful “Caricature Artist”.


Course StructureWe have laid out the lessons on the following basis:

o Video Instructiono Drawings and Exampleo 3D Poses and Exerciseso Written Words and Reference

These are going to show you the best way to progress and are a lot of fun in theprocess.

Watch out for the following symbols, as they are a guide to take note or do somethingspecial.

Video SymbolThis will link you out to a hosted video on the Internet so you will need tohave an active Internet connection to view the content. A broadbandconnection is preferable but you can still manage with a slower connectionbut naturally this will take a little longer.

Drawing SymbolWhen you see this symbol it is designed to let you know that this exampleor drawing contains vital information about “technique” that you should takespecial note of and that it is time to “Draw” something.

3D SymbolWhen you see this symbol it is alerting you to the fact that the image yousee on the page can be manipulated in a true 3 dimensional (3D)manner. That means it is time to “Grab and Drag” on the picture to changethe angle of view.

Read Me SymbolHere is the symbol for text that you need to read. I know reading is notpopular these days but some things can only be conveyed by the writtenword and it also means there is more information available with links toother resources.

Now We Are Ready To GO!

Before we go any further please remember the following…

If for any reason whatsoever you feel that this book has not delivered as promised thenI insist that you send us an email and ask for a full refund anywhere up to 12 monthssince the date of purchase.


If you follow diligently the steps outlined in this ebook, including the video tutorials, the3D posing exercises and all the tips on making this work for you and you don’t arrive atthe point of complete satisfaction then it is your money back no questions asked!

We guarantee that this home study course will deliverexactly what we have promised, and we stand by thatpromise completely!

Good luck and lets get right into it…

Artist Graeme Biddle


Section 1: How To Draw Caricatures That Sell

Day 1: Getting Started

Well today is the day that everything begins to change.

First up we are going to get ourselves set with essentials tools of the trade. Please noteat this point should you need purchase any other these materials then we have themavailable from our online store and trade partners, who are ready to ship them right toyour door.

Not that any of these are essential in our first few days of getting started as you canjust begin with some paper and a 2B pencil. You will need though to understand thatthe right tools are what makes the job of caricaturing so much easier.

Whether you choose to Caricature for fun or profit you need to understand that foryour drawing to be successful in the eyes of your audience, then essentially this is a“selling” process. If it doesn’t look right people are not going to buy it, either in theirminds or by opening their wallets.

So how successful your results are, is going to be determined by what other people“THINK”. And to make that task as easy as possible we are going to show you thethings you need to have to create knockout caricatures with ease.

Tools of the TradeYou will need the following:

1. Plain paper either US Letter or A42. A wooden clip board3. Artist Pens4. 2B Pencils5. Pencil sharpeners6. Permanent Markers7. Chalk Pastels8. Tracing Paper A49. Rubber Bands

Now that doesn’t sound like a difficult set up and you are right, what we use is fairlystraight forward and easy to obtain but there are millions of different combinations of artmaterials to choose and this course will help you choose the best and forget wastingyour time with the rest.

We can supply all these materials to you through our online store partners, productdetails and exact product codes are listed with each item (the codes will save youhours of searching… believe me it took us that long) so you can click and search forthe exact product.

Our store supply partners ship worldwide to your door and their prices are great!See details at the end of the materials section.


Plain PaperMost of the time the simple photo copy paper will suffice for theeveryday caricature that you will do for a friend or someone at anevent or fair. You can purchase this from our online store partners(details below).

[10316-1012 Drawing Paper, 24 Sheet Pad Dick Blick]

Archive PaperWhen you do a special caricature that needs to be framed then youshould choose to do this on an archive quality paper.

Papers that are acid free last the longest and plain old copier paper willturn yellow over time. Your local art supply store can supply this for youor you can purchase this from our online store partners (details below).

[10080-1021 Dick Blick ]

Wooden ClipboardWhy a wooden clipboard you ask? You may have a plasticcovered cardboard one that you think will do the trick - but no.The old style wooden board is much more sturdy and allowsgreater control of the drawing board as you shuffle it aroundfrom time to time as you sketch, do line work and add color.

Your art supply store may be able to provide one of these oldfashioned wooden clipboards (they are hard to find but worththe effort) or you can purchase this from our online store(details below).

[GG003 Craft Hobby Wholesale ]

Artist Pens

The Faber Castell PITT artist pen are the pen of choice as the have tapered tip that


can be used to add fine details or broad strokes for shading. They are non-waterproof(as long as you wet them before they dry completely), which is good for smudgingwhich is a quick technique for adding depth to the form of your drawing. This techniquewill be covered extensively in the days to come. You can purchase these from ouronline store partners (details below).

[20759-1089 Manga, Set of 8 Dick Blick ]

2B PencilsThis has to be the oldfavorite of artists’ friends,the 2B pencil.

Get a stack of these as they provide you with just the right amount of shading for lightand dark effects that will become invisible when the line work and color go over the top.You can get 2B pencils from a local newsagent, art supplier or online here.

[20453-2031 Dick Blick code]

Permanent MarkersThese guys help out with the dark tonesthat you need to add in a quick manner.

The good part of this is that they aresmudge resistant as they are awaterproof type of ink.

These are applied last or just before thechalk pastels. You can get PermanentMarkets from a local newsagent, artsupplier or online here.

[22144-0089 Dick Blick code]

Chalk PastelsWhen you are doing a color caricature (you cancharge more for these) you will be applying thecolor with chalk pastels.

They are easy to work with and they are veryquick and time is money!

So once again readily available from your trustylocal art supplier or online here.


[ 21930-1032 Square Chalk Pastels, 32 Half Sticks Dick Blick code]

Tracing PaperWhen in the process of learning exactly how to do your caricatures the process willinvolve a tracing of Graeme’s drawings. I know that seems like cheating and you betterbelieve it, it is cheating but we want to get somewhere fast and the best way to do this

is copy what someone else has already done.

When you have mastered what your teacher has done,then you are ready to do your own WITHOUT tracingand of course your own style will develop from there.

[10609-2015 Blick Tracing Paper, 50 sheets Dick Blickcode ]

Rubber BandsYou will need a pack of rubber bands to roll upyour caricatures for your customers to taketheir drawing away in a neat package. You canget these at any newsagent or office supplystore. You will need the small rubber bands, ofcourse Dick Blick has these [61411-1002 DickBlick code].


Your Finished Product, rolled and ready to go! = $30 (5 mins work)!!


Online Art Supply Partners

Our online art supply partners are Dick Blick art supplies and Craft Hobby Wholesale.

The table below shows you not only the product but importantly the product codes.Click the link to the store and type in the product code in the search box on theirwebsite.

Item Description Product Code SupplerPlain PaperUS Letter or A4

10316-1012 Dick Blick

Acid Free PaperArchive Quality


Wooden Clipboard GG003 Craft Hobby

2B Pencils 20453-2031 Dick BlickArtist Pens 20759-1089 Dick BlickPermanentMarkers


Chalk Pastels 21930-1032 Dick Blick

http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2967981-10432270



http://www.crafthobbywholesale.com/default.aspx?AID=90550&BID=10750

http://www.crafthobbywholesale.com/default.aspx?AID=90550&BID=10750


Tracing Paper 10609-2015 Dick Blick

Rubber Bands 61411-1002 Dick Blick

Watch the Master

Well let’s get a look at the master artist in action. The following is a video linkto an online video server. You will need to have an active Internet connectionto view the video that is hosted on a remote server.

Click on the above image to play the video.

http://www.learn-to-draw.org/video/fwc_video_1.html



Time to AnalyseFirst thing to notice is the way Graeme continually looks up to see his subject. This is avery important technique when drawing, always study your sitter or subject and theywill be much easier to draw. So how many times did you count for Graeme looking up?I counted 14!

You simply cannot expect to draw or illustrate someone’s likeness if you don’t knowwhat he or she look like. A simple tip but one that many inexperienced artists fail tounderstand, and they are left wondering why it doesn’t look like the person.

By moving your head up and down regularly you achieve an effect not dissimilar tohaving your subjects face projected onto your page.

1. Look at subject often 2. See their face on page 3. Achieve a good likeness

Your mind is constantly being refreshed with the image of what he or she looks like. Sopractice looking up as often as possible and you will avoid drawing who you think issitting in front of you and end up drawing who is really sitting in front of you.

Read Me: Different Styles, WHY JUST One Works BestFollowing are some examples of different styles of caricatures that we are going topoint out as much more difficult to achieve than Graeme’s easy & simplistic approach.


Style 1: Big Features – The Exaggerated Look Caricature

This type of caricature style contains “exaggerated” features to make the drawing lookhumorous. Caricaturist Or Weitzman created this image. The risk with type of drawingis that you can offend your subject. You may get laughs at first but the person needs tohave thick skin to take this drawing home and hang it with pride on the wall.

This style is well suited to political cartoons or caricatures of celebrities or publicfigures.

Style 2: High Contrast – The Heavy Line Caricature

This next style is a comic book style of caricaturing that is very stylised and quitedifficult to achieve with success. It requires more advanced skills with the brush-pen toadd thickness to outlines to simulate thickness to the form. This image of Ray Charleswas created by kscomix on Youtube.


Style 3: Big Head Small Body – The Easy Non Offensive Caricature

Okay it is no surprise that we are going to teach you how to do the easiest caricaturestyle of all, Style 3: Big Head on a Small Body as this is Graeme’s favourite drawingmethod of choice. As you can see by this example caricature created by GraemeBiddle. It is loose and sketchy and although there is distortion the subject’s featureshave remained fairly intact with reality. Let’s find out why…


But why you ask?

Aren’t the other two styles more fun? Well yes they can be and they have a time andplace but if you want to leave people feeling good about themselves then theexaggerated features style is not the way to go.

Firstly, and this is a common mistake that artists make, they go for the Style1: BigFeatures approach because they think it is easy for them to pick on someone’sfeatures that stand out and to a certain extent they are right. But what is not altogetherobvious is how these “picked on” features make people feel.

It goes something like this…The caricature is crafted around the standout features of the face and head and whencomplete is met with raucous laughter. Everyone is impressed and having a good oldbelly laugh, and for some people this is okay but…

The average person is a little sensitive about how the look, (read most of us, especiallysince we are brainwashed by the media into thinking that unless we look like Brad orJen we are not up to standard in the beauty department) are going to go away andquietly tear up your lovely work of art.

They will not take this home to cherish and show off to friends, no way. This is goingstraight to the circular filing cabinet in the corner, (read trash can). Yes that’s right,when we offend people they don’t take lightly to it and you know what this means.

That’s right no repeat business.

I will repeat that again…

No repeat business.

But how you ask? Don’t I just do one caricature for a person and then that’s it?

With this Style 1: Big Features yes you are perfectly right – that is it. You will notbe asked back again to do the next function or event because when people havefilled out the feedback form and rated the caricaturist a one star out of a possible 5stars, who was hired for the event they are going to remember the shame andembarrassment they were feeling when you picked on their big nose that has alwaystroubled them. Or they are going to feel guilty about their lack of self-control in theweight management and exercise department when you reminded them of this bydrawing attention to their big or round face.

o Or their bucked teeth (can’t afford expensive dental corrective braces)…o Or they are cross eyed or wear thick unattractive glasseso Or have bushy eyebrowso Or a big moleo Or any number of easy pickings

So go with the one that makes people feel good about themselves and you will not onlybe making them feel happy, people will be commenting on how realistic the likeness is.


You see that a big head on a small body does designate a caricature and it is easy tomake it look like the person. Distortion and exaggeration on the other hand take awayfrom the “realism” factor and people will recognise this but in as sub-conscious way.

Trust me on this one, with over 30 years experience this style is the one that will havepeople coming back for more. And you will get referral business, one of the greatestways to build your portfolio of happy customers and add to your increasing cashflow.

More on in this on day 15: Secrets to Success.

Graeme drew this color caricature at a trade expo, the subject was a fitness trainer,hence the appropriate pose with whip in hand and the caption, “Gunna whip you intoshape MAN!”

Simple Exercise for Day 1: Draw These 3 CaricaturesTry doing a simple sketch of the 3 different styles of caricatures as shown

above. Print the pages, trace them, and then copy as your own sketches.This exercise should take you about 30 - 45 mins, and you can draw the abovecaricature of the fitness trainer as well if you get time.

You can do them in pencil and brush pen line only, don’t be concerned with the color atthis stage.

Don’t sweat it on how good they look, it is purely an exercise to see the differentapproaches.


Make sure you keep a folder with all your drawings in it as you will be able to compareyour drawings as we progress to get a good idea of how your style is improving andyour drawing skills are developing.

This concludes the lesson for day 1.

NB. It is worth pointing out that the amount of detail need not be that tight, as you cansee from Graeme’s work, it is very sketchy as the “gesture” is the most important detailof them all. More on this later.


Day 2: Finding Your Feet Without Falling On Your Face

Simple ExercisesFollowing is a simple exercise for drawing a face. We are going to get this one simpleexercise done before trying to “caricaturise” or “cartoonize” a persons face.

Draw a FaceThese are the steps to the face creation process by using an easy oval shapeexercise. You may wish to watch the video (click the image below) first beforegoing to the 18 step drawing process that follows.

Click to watch videoThen draw the lesson below.

http://www.learn-to-draw.org/video/fwc_video_2.html


Step1: Draw a circle, make divisions above indicated. Divide into 4 sections the lowerhalf of the circle and draw these markers on the dividing centre line.

Step 2: Draw another circle that intercepts the middle halfway mark of the lowersection of the large circle.

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