Appreciation for Caricatures

Caricature: a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily-identifiable visual likeness.

For many years I’ve been intrigued by the art and craft of celebrity caricatures. Whenever I seem to doodle or sketch, my subject of choice seems to always be cartoon-like faces. Maybe caricature’s the next step for me? There’s a certain allure in caricatures where key features are exaggerated to great lengths. I have never really tried my hand at this type of skilled illustration. Perhaps, someday soon.

Over a few years I’ve discovered many talented commercial artists that practice this art form – of special note, Anthony Geoffroy. What I like most about his caricatures is that they’re tight, very colorful and executed with controlled exaggeration. Samples of his work are displayed below.

Still want more after viewing Tony’s work and his website? Try http://www.caricature.org/.

But wait. There’s more!
Here are a few great caricatures by Swiss illustrator, Alberto Russo.