WHAT A WASTE of £1,200 for sex with a prostitute. Just think, Wayne could have had his ears pinned back for that amount and then maybe he wouldn't have to pay for it.

Let's hope that team mate John Terry is not going to offer Coleen some . . . → Read More: Caricature of Wayne Rooney]]> HERE'S MY LATEST effort for Ha! Magazine!

WHAT A WASTE of £1,200 for sex with a prostitute. Just think, Wayne could have had his ears pinned back for that amount and then maybe he wouldn't have to pay for it.

Let's hope that team mate John Terry is not going to offer Coleen some consolation…

A book (or a magazine) or a website always looks far more professional if it is illustrated and . . . → Read More: Cartoons for books, websites and presentations!]]> CARTOONS FOR BOOKS, websites and presentations are one of my specialities and they really help to get the message across or to break up long slabs of text with something attractive and amusing to look at.

A book (or a magazine) or a website always looks far more professional if it is illustrated and a presentation is much more memorable if some of the key points are encapsulated with a lively cartoon.

Here are a few cartoons I have done recently for books, websites and presentations. Click to enlarge.

THIS IS A cartoon of Tony Blair and his memoirs that I have drawn for the latest cover of Ha! Magazine.

I draw people within five minutes each on A4 paper in black ink plus grey marker for tone and some colour, such as red for lips. I usually include bodies and hobbies for each person, making it extra personal and keep-able. I can draw about 12 of these per . . . → Read More: Caricatures at Parties!]]> HOW I WORK Parties

I draw people within five minutes each on A4 paper in black ink plus grey marker for tone and some colour, such as red for lips. I usually include bodies and hobbies for each person, making it extra personal and keep-able. I can draw about 12 of these per hour. If volume of caricatures is a priority, I can just do heads and shoulders. Then the tally can go up to about 15 per hour. Bear in mind though, that this is an ENTERTAINMENT and the less stress I am under the better! The optimum length of time for a session is 2.5 hours after which fatigue starts affecting the quality of the drawings.

Exhibitions At exhibitions or other events where there is a large throughput of visitors I can work through a computer onto your plasma screen and provide colour printed caricatures. (These take longer than the ink and paper ones) Here's a video of me in action at a party!

Print your message! Each sheet of high quality 160gsm smooth paper can be pre-printed with your logo and /or message FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE.

Drawing Complete Groups Up to a maximum of 30 people can be drawn in one evening. Then I can take these away and compose a group in Photoshop and send you back an A2 Printout of the group, plus as many additional A3 prints you would like for each person to keep. I can also arrange framing.

Other Entertainment With my extensive contacts withing the corporate entertainment business, I can supply additional caricaturists to ensure you get a lot of people done. I can also supply Magicians, Tarot Readers, Silhouettists and all sorts of entertainers to give your function the sort of variety it deserves.

WORKING CONDITIONS I can work seated in one spot having guests come to me, or else I can wander around drawing people as I find them. The latter arrangement is the most common, while the former is most often used at exhibitions. At a standard dinner party it is always an ice-breaker to have me drawing during the drinks reception before the guests go into dinner. Then I will draw them while they are eating their first course and the dessert. It is difficult to draw successfully during the main course, but it is not unheard of. Quality of caricature is of paramount importance! At all times I need enough light to see both the faces and what I am drawing. If a disco or band comes on half way through I need a separate well-lit area where I can draw people adequately.

The process always begins with drawing roughs of each person for the client to approve.

The client forwards a precise brief of details about the characteristics, hobbies and personal quirks of each person.

And then I provide a . . . → Read More: A group caricature of 21 people]]> This was last week’s job: a group of twenty-one people for British American Tobacco.

The process always begins with drawing roughs of each person for the client to approve.

The client forwards a precise brief of details about the characteristics, hobbies and personal quirks of each person.

And then I provide a rough layout to show how the final artwork will look.

And once this is approved, I go ahead to the finished artwork (above). This is 99% of the time produced digitally, these days, with the colours added in Photoshop. this gives the client the option of buying additional prints or, indeed, buying the high resolution Photoshop file to make as many prints as they like afterwards.

Most of my clients also ask me to get the pictures mounted and framed which I can do very economically.

It’s the ideal business to run from home and, in conjunction with my writing, Ha! Magazine and planning the London Cartoon Festival, offers a very varied lifestyle.

The recent addition of a new puppy (for our resident veteran canine, Peggy, to train up) is no problem at all, as I am most often at home anyway and able to keep an eye on things.

The client contacted me to say:

Just wanted to say thanks so much for the caricature, it was fantastic.  Is there any chance that we could have another copy of it, as we would like to have one in our office -

So, that’s another good job done!

Here’s the last A3 colour caricature which I completed and delivered last week:

A3 Colour Caricature drawn from photos

This is a topical satire magazine full of cartoons, caricatures and humorous writing with reviews of all forms of humour.

You can find out more simply by visiting the site! Click the logo below to enter Ha! Humorous . . . → Read More: Ha! Humorous Arts Magazine!]]> AS SOME OF YOU might have noticed, I have relaunched my old magazine, Ha! (Humorous Arts).

This is a topical satire magazine full of cartoons, caricatures and humorous writing with reviews of all forms of humour.

You can find out more simply by visiting the site! Click the logo below to enter Ha! Humorous Arts.

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