Learn to Draw Caricatures

Welcome to my website which is designed to help you find useful information on topics relevant to drawing caricatures.

Drawing caricatures is very easy and a lot of fun. Caricatures are only hard to draw if you don’t realize the basic fundamentals of what they are meant to be. A caricature drawing is a portrait that aims to exaggerate or distort a person’s prominent features or mannerisms while retaining an identifiable likeness. Draw however you want – make the head look big or small with a big nose and small eyes and bushy eye brows. It doesn’t matter. Everything is up to you. Caricature drawings can be flattering or offensive. They can be created for entertainment purposes, advertising messages, or political propaganda. Caricature drawings are often used in editorial cartoons in newspapers and magazines.

Whether or not you’ve always aspired to become a caricature artist or are just now, for the first time entertaining the idea, once you understand a few of the basic keys, you too can draw caricatures.

Here’s a quick overview on how to create a piece of

caricature artwork:

• Find a subject to draw and have them sit for you, or draw from a photo.

• Examine the face and determine which parts of the face should be exaggerated. Remember to try to maintain an identifiable resemblance.

• Begin laying the foundation of your drawing, starting with the basic features, and working loosely and quickly. Try to be confident when you are sketching your caricature lines.

• Create the rest of the drawing to further develop the personality of the person.

As you’ll discover, caricature drawing can be a lot of fun, and you’ll definitely get better with practice. All you need to know is what tools to use and how your tools behave when you use them.

If you want to improve at a greater rate or perfect your skills, it may pay to get expert instruction on how to create your own designs and drawings and find out what tools to use to create depth and shadow.