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A group caricature of 21 people

By simonelli, on May 12th, 2010%

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 . . . → Read More: A group caricature of 21 people

My ‘SERIOUS’ style of caricature

By simonelli, on May 1st, 2009%

Sometimes a client is nervous about commissioning an exaggerated caricature of a colleague. In such cases I am often issued with a list of demands, not to make the ears too big and not to make him 'too fat' amongst many others. This is anathema to the purist caricaturist and many refuse to work . . . → Read More: My ‘SERIOUS’ style of caricature

How I work at parties, Xmas or otherwise!

By simonelli, on November 18th, 2008%

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. . . . → Read More: How I work at parties, Xmas or otherwise!

The Group Caricature Continued – Drawing Faces!

By simonelli, on March 25th, 2008%

Once all the photos have been correctly labelled and collated, the first thing I want from a client is agreement that the caricatures are accurate likenesses of each person in the group caricature.

Working on A4 sheets folded in half, I draw rough pencilled versions of each face in the A5 areas.

These . . . → Read More: The Group Caricature Continued – Drawing Faces!

The First Stage of Drawing a Group Caricature

By simonelli, on March 24th, 2008%

The client contacts me and eventually sends me what seems to be hundreds of photos of all the people involved in the caricature.

I like to streamline the process, so rather than print out each photo individually, I use Photoshop to crop them all down to the margins of the face and lay them . . . → Read More: The First Stage of Drawing a Group Caricature

Cartoons For Presentations

By simonelli, on March 17th, 2008%

I have recently been working on a series of cartoons for Marketing Mentor, Nigel Temple, to illustrate his talk about how to make customers come to you.

These are fun to do as I am simply given the title of the section and allowed to to interpret it as I wish.

Here are the . . . → Read More: Cartoons For Presentations

Recent Commission for London Caricaturist

By simonelli, on March 16th, 2008%

This was another� caricature commission from the wonderful Dr George Sik whom I wrote about in an earlier post.

He just sends me the photos and detailed description about what he wants and I draw the caricature and post it back to him. I don’t have to understand intrinsically what is going on. . . . → Read More: Recent Commission for London Caricaturist

Daniel Craig aka James Bond 007

By simonelli, on March 13th, 2008%

Here’s a man who is really difficult to draw.

This is a work in progress. It’s rubbish, in fact. But I will be back with a better version when I can!

Sensationally Successful Corporate Event!

By simonelli, on March 6th, 2008%

Last night I drew caricatures of everyone at a Price Waterhouse Coopers client party at The Café du Marché in London. This was a 1st Choice Entertainment event and it went down very well.

It’s always satisfying getting a photo of a group like this holding their caricatures and they were only too willing . . . → Read More: Sensationally Successful Corporate Event!

Caricature for The Vita Group

By simonelli, on February 28th, 2008%

This is the latest caricature commission off the drawing board.

It’s a Black and White A3 caricature which I draw from photos submitted by email. The client supplies all the additional information, hence the kilt, cigarette, Diet Cokes, Choccy Bics and Blackberry.

As an ex-newspaper cartoonist, I ‘m quite keen on the traditional . . . → Read More: Caricature for The Vita Group

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Caricatures and Cartoons!

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