a caracture I did

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/83111ChristopherS.jpg
This is a caracture I did of my son , It was done with crayola colored pencils .

im sure your son will love it, i do. is that the first caracture you've ever done?

because it is really good. i tried once, but it was,....not good. ha

im sure your son will love it, i do. is that the first caracture you've ever done?

Ya thats the very first one I ever did , I'm not to good at drawing people (thats me in my avatar ) lol any advise out there on how to draw caractures ? My other two kids want me to draw them as well and so does my wife, I'm just not to good at it yet.But I would like to learn.

awesome job dude...i think its great!

i think its good considering its your first charicture ever. maybe you should add more facial expressin to it. i like it. i wish my dad could do that, lol.

koo

I work as a caricature artist in both Busch Gardens Tampa and Busch Gardens Williamsburg and for a the first try, it looks good. Without a reference pic, its hard to tell about likeness. Your features are placed well. The bottom lip looks a little off, but again with no reference pic its hard to know whats going on. Two things I'd be creful of is getting a "football" look to the eyes. That's common problem people have when starting out. Also I'd move the highlight so that it's taking up some space in both the pupil and the iris. Also, for a younger person a little larger hightlight looks good. I'd also watch the lines under his eyes. The more lines in a face the older it will look. If you want to put those lines in, then you should have the line curving over instead of under. It gives the appearence of a balled up cheek from a smile instead of a bag under the eye from an all night drinking binge. Thats the way my trainer said it to me. Also, watch the smile lines for the same reason of aging a sketch. If you have a pic of your son on the computer I'd be willing to take a stab at drawing him to illustrate my points. I would recommend some books you could check out, but they dont really exist. The few books that are out there, more illustrate artists work and don't teach much. I'd be happy to answer any questions you got though. I'm a decent caricature artist, and I know some of the best in the business, so I can find an answer even if I dont know it.

Here's a couple of my sketches. I'mplanning on starting a website for my stuff but don't have much scannned in at present, so here's whats on the computer.
Here's me. I've been told I resemble a gorilla at times so...http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=500/112624gorilla_snow_1-med.jpg
And here's a reference pic.http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=500/112624Cap0183.jpg
And here's one of a girl I work with. I have no reference pic thoughhttp://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=500/112624aliblue_copy-med.jpg

Kartoonz you drawing looks great so does your Elroy.

Your guys wks I enjoy seeing. I am just not that creative to do cartoon wks. I may try a car or something but I know I could not do a person characature.

alfred

im on the same page a Al....im not creative (or confidentr enough with my life like faces) to do characatures...ive tryied, but i usually fail horribly

same here. i tried one a few months ago.. all im gonna say is that it wasnt as pretty as the two artist's above

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=500/112624Cap0183.jpg

I've been told I resemble a gorilla


...hehe, you do

Thanks elroyj25 I sent you an e-mail, And everyone else thanks buds .

Nice job both of yall.

nice i used to draw caractures i've got a book called how to draw caractures

woah, nice job thats amazing