![]() ![]() Most of these are finished illustrations and not a step-by-step, but the process is laid out in the book. Some subjects illustrated were multimedia celebrities like: The cast of the TV series "Lost," Steven Spielberg, Daniel Craig (and all the Bond men), Harrison Ford, Conan O' Brian, Hugh Laurie, Steven King, Tom Cruise, "Hulk" Hogan, Albert Einstein, Tom Green, Lucille Ball, Prince Charles, Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tony Bennett, David Letterman, Ozzy Osbourne, Clint Eastwood, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Black, and a many, many more. The 170 page book consists of mostly full color examples with about a quarter being black and white illustrations with wash and tone shading.Ī sample of chapter two includes: The five basic face shapes, three basic relationships in caricature, simple variations, classic human facial proportions, and using negative space to exaggerate features, among other topics. There are examples of anatomy including skeletal structure, muscle and tissue structure that reveal shape, examples of exageration of the same subject to show different approaches, and finished works of recognizable celebrities, each with a discussion of why the illustration works. He shows how to analyze facial features and detect which ones are the prominent feature that make a personality pop out. The book breaks down a complicated process into a few basic and repeatable steps. I would put work right up there with MAD magazine's Mort Drucker in his skill level. His work has been published in numerous publications and an array of media types including MAD magazine. Tom Richmond's illustrations and techniques show a mastery of the subject matter and a hig h skill level. The book contents page lists: 1) What is Caricature? 2) Basic Caricature Theory, 3) Head Shape: The Alpha Shape, 4) Drawing and Caricaturing the Features, 5) Caricaturing the Rest of the Head, 6) Beyond the Face, 7) Drawing Live Caricatures, 8) Caricature in Illustration, 9) Caricatures and Mad, and a conclusion and afterword. ![]() This was one book I somehow missed when it came out in 2011.Ī quick skim through the book revealed it to be undoubtedly the best instructional book on caricature I have ever seen. Cartooning and drawing in general have been a lifelong hobby for me and at age fifty-five I have an extensive collection of books on the subject that could rival the Barnes and Nobble art section. ![]()
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