Re: pt1. Caricature Game - subject Tom Cruise, Sept 10

by Kathy on Fri 3 Sep - 6:51

Russ, thanks for the details! It helps to know what you were thinking as you came up with this, which is Great, BTW. I started a rough cartoon image of him but I dunno.....it's pretty bad!

by RussCartoons on Fri 3 Sep - 9:04

C'mon, Eileendover !
Don't be shy !

I'm feeling exposed and lonely on this thread....;-)

by Kathy on Fri 3 Sep - 9:25

RussCartoons wrote:C'mon, Eileendover !
Don't be shy !

I'm feeling exposed and lonely on this thread....;-)

LOL, I've heard that line before! Oh, wait... you're talking about art... Laughing

Ok I'll give it a try this weekend. I need to rest up and prepare first (with the bottle of wine I was just given!)

by Simon Lake on Sat 4 Sep - 0:37

Also don't forget to study the form of other Artists....http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&biw=1024&bih=587&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=tom+cruise+caricature&aq=0&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=Tom+Cruise+caricature&gs_rfai= and use these as a reference. Don't look at it as copying. It's just sizing up the competition and seeing how you can make yours better and basically make it your own (to paraphrase Simon Cowell.)

In actual fact and in lieu of a previous post you made about emulating styles until you are confident with your own, I just have to tell you that to copy from ONE is plagiarism but to copy from MANY is considered to be research.

by Leah-Admin on Sat 4 Sep - 5:59

I've got my pic drawn in my head presently.

That's where my prep work begins. Not sure if anyone else does this?

I will eventually get to some paper ....maybe tomorrow. But definitely it's coming soon folks!

by Kathy on Sat 4 Sep - 8:10

Simon, that's very true, I hadn't thought about the research angle. I do look at other peoples cartoons and notice things like how they represented a hand holding a cell phone or something, then try to create my own version. Guess I've been doing research this whole time!

Leah, everything I do starts as an image in my head. Not that I'm some expert, but I find that if I work through different ideas and details in my head, the actual drawing goes faster and better. I don't flounder around as much with an idea of how I want it to turn out.

Showed my friend my rough sketches of Tom last night. Told her about this game and asked her if it looked like Tom Cruise. She was quiet for awhile, staring at the paper with a perplexed expression.....We both started laughing, so I guess my first attempt was not recognizable LOL!

by Simon Lake on Sat 4 Sep - 15:04

Who dares wins.

by Dundy on Sun 5 Sep - 11:26

it's a bit of a two horse race so far

by RussCartoons on Mon 6 Sep - 2:20

Dundy wrote:it's a bit of a two horse race so far

Where's the other horse ?
Shocked

by RussCartoons on Mon 6 Sep - 2:57

ooops ! Sorry- just spotted Mike's in the gallery section !

Nice work Mike !
Crisp linework and great colouring.
Seems like you've got the small eyes/big smile bit which everyone ( including me ) has gone for !

Speaking of everyone...WHERE is everyone ???
Lol !

by Kathy on Mon 6 Sep - 8:11

Well, here's my attempt. I tried several times to draw just from looking at a reference photo and it was terrible. So this time, I took a photo and used it as a template and then tried to emphasize the squinty eyes, big eyebrows, nose, jaw, and wild spiky hair. And skiny neck. I don't really like that, but I was spinning my wheels. This ended up more like a comic book than a charicature. I wanted a more cartoony look, but I guess that might come with practice.

by Simon Lake on Mon 6 Sep - 8:32

That's bloody good. Is it vector Eileen? *In which case all I can suggest is make his face less long and accentuate the teeth a bit more and I think you may even stand a chance of winning this. (ie: take the jaw bone to the bottom of his ears). A remarkable first effort, well done!
*That should be easy for you.

by Kathy on Mon 6 Sep - 8:58

Yes, it's vector. Easy enough to change things. Thanks for the kind review. I can't help but feel like it was a bit of a cheat though. Not freehand like a real charicature artist would do.

by Simon Lake on Mon 6 Sep - 13:31

Well how a real charicature (sic) artist is really what's up for debate right here atm. There are no hard and fast rules really. Do wot you do. Looks cool enough to me. Cool

by Leah-Admin on Mon 6 Sep - 19:27

I think it's excellent Eileen, all entries so far are very good.

This ain't a competition though Si, just for fun remember Wink