Introduction to Caricature Class

This summer I am teaching my Introduction to Caricature class at the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities.
The Arvada Center is a wonderful arts facility, and I am really looking forward to being a member of the faculty.
The course description is on my Art Instruction blog:
http://mjk-artinstruction.blogspot.com/
Here is the link to the course:
http://mjk-artinstruction.blogspot.com/2009/02/introduction-to-caricature.html

Common Grounds

Various people at the infamous Common Grounds coffee shop.

Ali, the lovely and charming barista:

(Ali is one of the few people who understands the connection between Earl Grey tea and Froot Loops!!!)

She loved her drawing!

The photo is blurry, I had one too many cups of Brazilian coffee.

Bethany:

I LOVE these new markers!!!!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail Characters!!!

I was experimenting with some new markers, and decided to try a caricature of Patsy, King Arthur's trusty servant, from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

I had so much fun, I just had to keep going. These characters are just too good to resist.

Stay tuned, more of these classic characters should be appearing soon!

Gallery of finished caricatures [click on thumbnail for larger view]

MARKER - tonal:

CELEBRITIES/MOVIES:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail:

High Plains Drifter:

MIXED - MARKER/DIGITAL COLOR:


MARKER/PRISMACOLOR:

PASTEL:


BLACK & WHITE PENCIL:


MARKER- line only:

Updates

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Coworkers
Florida caricatures

Coworkers

Here is Sara, from the Park:

Yes, her lip really does do that.

New caricatures.

This kept me up all night.

I had an awesome day at the park Sunday. I was hitting on all cylinders.

Before each drawing, I would take a moment, look at the person and say, "What is the statement I want to make here?"

I would stop myself at each stage and make a choice - it is either skinny or fat, round or square, the nose is either high or it's low, the eyes are either close together or they are wide apart, this feature is either small or large. No namby-pamby indecision. I made myself choose one or the other. It made such a HUGE difference. I had so much fun, and the drawings came out ten times better.

I didn't have my camera with me, so I didnt' get any pix. But when I got home I was looking at a photo of a hawk, and suddenly it struck me....

It kinda looks like he ate a lemon. So I kept tweaking it.

Then I stared doing other animals:

...which led to people:

I was having so much fun, that before I knew it, it was 4 am.

Stay tuned for more...