Drawing/Calligraphy/Cartooning/Expert Profile

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

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!!

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 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.

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.