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Expert Profile: Elgin Bolling

Expertise:  Can answer questions about basic sketching and drawing, caricature drawing, and cartoon character creation and techniques. I cannot answer questions concerning 3D character creation and modeling.

Experience in the area
Professional cartoonist, and caricature artist since 1990.

Organizations
Member of the National Caricaturist Network

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  My goals are constantly changing. At this point in time my goal is draw much faster and more accurately.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  Most people have the misconception that caricatures "have" to be an insulting and unflattering representation of the subject. An artist's individual style and personality dictates what he or she chooses to emphasize. The most important thing is to achieve a likeness of the person you are drawing.
What do you like about this subject?  I love the adrenalin rush that comes when I'm drawing party caricatures "live" My skills are constantly being tested! I have just 3-5 minutes to capture the "essence" of a person, and if I'm wrong, boy do they let me know it!!
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  Cartooning and Caricature are highly individualized. An artist's style is a reflection of their temprament, mood, level of training and experience, and their willingness to do a lot of on the job training.
Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2418
Knowledge   9.83   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.83   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.80   Best of the best
Politeness   9.96   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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0
Max Questions to be Asked
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4
Total Questions
(since joining AllExperts)
275
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User Comments
thanks for all of your help and motivation!
(stephen on 11/30/08)
Knowing that many great artist teach themselves, and telling me I'm doing fine in the process...nothing could be better than being told such good news.
(Kendal on 10/29/08)
Thank you for getting back with me on your response so promptly. I will definitely try your ideas for inspiration! :)
(Rosana on 09/29/08)
Great advice you gave me, may just concentrate on the writing, thanks once again for the advice and the quick response i got from you, very muck appre
(Sandi on 08/26/08)
Thanks for your help. I'll remember that the next time I go to Staples. I'll be sure to check out your blog.
(Ashonna on 08/25/08)
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Recent Answers from Elgin Bolling
2008-12-01  Chalk No question is stupid if you really wanna know. Unfortunately , the glossy side of the paper is terrible for anything but magic marker. Thats about it. You may want to consider buying construction paper...
2008-11-30  help with drawing The best exercise for learning to ride a bike is RIDING a bike. The best exercise for learning to Swim is.....Swimming. The best exercise for learning to draw is .....Drawing. it's that simple. It is...
2008-10-29  Improvement Ive got good news for you and hope youre ready for this. The answer is, that you are doing just fine. Many of the top artists today in every field from comics to animation, to life drawing, and everything...
2008-09-03  Goofy The secret to drawing Goofy is geometric shapes . Buy a couple of Diney coloring books, and some tracing paper. REALLY look at the pictures of goofy and see if you can break down his facd body and clothing...
2008-08-26  computer drawing aids Congrats on setting in motion the creative process of writing a novel. It is a great undertaking and you will need a lot of determination, inspiration and coffee to complete your task. You might even write...
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