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Everything You Need To Know About Caricature Houston

By Matthew Wagner


If you are a frequent reader of editorial articles and magazines, at one point you must have come across a caricature drawing. They are the artistic images that represent someone in an exaggerated and unrealistic way. For example, the subject may appear to have a relatively large head when compared to his body, or abnormally small eyes. These are all examples of what a caricaturist does. The following is an explanation on Caricature Houston.

Just like any other type of artist, experts in this area have an intended message, emotion or statement to deliver. Their work can be used to bring out humor by making a harmless mockery of the subject. This can be on public media or even as a private job. For private jobs, the artist is hired to make sketches of people in events. On the other hand, it can be used to mock someone, say a public figure, for their actions or other agenda.

It is not uncommon to find people seeking to have a caricaturist make a portrait drawing of them. It could be for advertising purpose or simply for entertainment. In such a case, you would have to find an artist within your area. Their charges are usually fixed and in form of packages. For instance, you may be charged differently for a facial sketch and a full body sketch.

Every artist has their own unique pattern signature and even method of producing these images. Some specify a unique type of art, say wall art or canvas art. Their level of experience also varies from one to the other. The reputation or expertise of artists in this field of work can be judged by their past jobs. This is the best assurance of quality in case you are looking for one.

For those curious about how one grows into becoming a caricaturist, the easiest way is to join an art school. Many art schools provide lessons with an example being the Art League Houston school. If you happen to know of such an artist, a much cheaper and hands-on approach is to learn by becoming an apprentice. The other option is to get a personal tutor to teach you at the comfort of your home or through online communication.

The history of this form of art goes as far as 1762. This is when the first book with such drawings was published. Other great works include drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Rowlandson, and James Gillray. One distinct characteristic about these drawings is that they were either done as a mockery of the subject, say a political statement, or for entertainment. Where it is done for humor, slight mockery was allowed.

As earlier stated, each sketcher has their own method of doing it. But the procedure is basically the same. First, he or she must identify the source image. The most appropriate one is a realistic, high quality photo with all the necessary details. The drawing could be that of an imaginary being such as monsters. The second part is the crucial one. It is where he actually generates the final drawing.

Apart from the infamous painters, there are other skilled sketchers that can do the same job for a more reasonable price. Those based in Houston Texas include Jody The Artist, Tom Rye, The Cartoon Boy and others. There are also firms like WOW party arts and Artsy Events.




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