Evolution of a Caricaturist – How to Draw Caricatures (EPUB)

Among all kinds of illustrations, caricatures evoke the highest response from the audience. A caricature achieves this by weaving the spell of humorous likeness around its subject.

This book establishes a logical method to harness the creative madness that results in caricatures. The author calls it the "Feature Frame Method" and illustrates how this method can be used to selectively exaggerate every facial feature.

Evolutionof a Caricaturist helps you master the art of caricature drawing by presenting around 75 artworks and technical drawings, and then analyzing the features of more than 30 celebrity faces.

This book covers:
* What sets a caricature apart?
* Two essential properties of a caricature
* The celebrity connection
* Facial features that a caricaturist must learn to observe
* Neoteny and its influence
* The psychology of recognition
* Introduction to the Feature Frame Method
* Identifying and selecting the deviations for exaggeration
* The basic face shapes
* Caricaturing the face and the shape of the chin
* Eyes - structure and types
* Caricaturing the eyes
* Eyebrows and expressions
* Caricaturing the eyebrows and the browridge
* Different types of mouths
* Caricaturing the Mouth
* The Basic hairline types
* Caricaturing the hair and the hairline
* Ears - structure and types
* Caricaturing the ears
* Nose - structure and types
* Caricaturing the nose
* Impact of aging on the different facial features
* Putting it all together
* Context, Story, and Props
* Caricaturing do's and don'ts

English | ASIN: B00HQM9HUO | January 7, 2014 | EPUB | 185 pages | 4.25 MB