Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Drawing Caricatures! (Time Machine)

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11 ай бұрын

Three Mistakes to avoid when learning to draw caricatures. these are three mistakes I used to make 10 years ago, and if I could get in a Time Machine and go back to 2013, I would give myself these art warnings.
You might be making the same mistakes, so you could use the same advice
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@TheSubwaysurfer 3 ай бұрын

Also, Tom Richmond, one of the best caricatures artist who’s currently living, teaches the water balloon method

@jamesthomas1123 3 ай бұрын

Yes, his book is the best. Thank you!

@austinwright6722 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips James! I have been drawing the plastic eyes for too long. I'm going to have to work on that one. Have a great day!

@jamesthomas1123 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I used to draw plastic eyes all the time, and I still do sometimes, so I have to keep reminding myself. This video is all advice that I’m giving myself, and I’m glad it helps you also.

@victoriawright5701 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very helpful

@janlee2576 11 ай бұрын

Look forward to ten years from now. You are a wonderful teacher. Jlee

@jamesthomas1123 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@govindankelunair1081 Ай бұрын

Very beautiful 🙏🏼

@mannyfenn7687 11 ай бұрын

Great tips James... keep up the good work 👍

@jamesthomas1123 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@dc-wp8oc 5 ай бұрын

This kind of information and these kinds of examples are very helpful.

@jamesthomas1123 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@bunnygirllovemsp6371 10 ай бұрын

When the bad examples still look good...

@jamesthomas1123 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@marka.2715 5 ай бұрын

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@jamesthomas1123 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@paulbaut2004 11 ай бұрын

Learned a lot from you sir..may God protect and bless you always

@jamesthomas1123 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! God bless you as well

@pianovirtualsongs3604 11 ай бұрын

Muchas gracias, James.... aprecio mucho tus consejos.. sigue así. Saludos.

@jamesthomas1123 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@SivaSiva-gp8up 11 ай бұрын

Thankyou sir💙

@jamesthomas1123 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome, and, thank you!

@kaiakuma4342 11 ай бұрын

awesome !

@jamesthomas1123 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@FreddySaborio-xy1pf 2 ай бұрын

Por mucho tiempo en mi aprendizaje estuve dibujando ojos plásticos y cuellos de pollo y quien que otras tomterias hago mal a mis 67 abriles de edad... Gracias James..

@jamesthomas1123 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TheSubwaysurfer 3 ай бұрын

It’s your choice how do you want a caricatures your picture? You are the artist after all, but I would say it’s not a mistake if you draw Crazyhead shape. Jon op de beck forgive the spelling, he has a difficult name, very prominent caricatures. Artist taught me that one of the things, crucial to his caricatures was as he calls it. A funny head shape. He’s not arbitrarily imposing a shape. That’s funny on his pictures, but looking carefully at the subtle nuances of the head horse goal, jr line etc. and exaggerating that so I think you’re being a little hard on you. By saying that it’s a mistake to do that but then again, it’s your picture 🎉

@jamesthomas1123 3 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely, the head shape is the most important part of the Caricature. what I meant by crazy head shape is having no structure, like there are no bones under the skin. I can exaggerate to the extreme if I want, but I used to draw a wobbly looking head shape that seemed to have no consistent structure. Thanks for the comment! I’ve seen your videos a long time ago, and I use a line drawing exercise that I learned from one of your videos. Thank you!

@ShellBell-fc5mh Ай бұрын

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@artwhat.. 9 ай бұрын

Okay I'll stop making these mistakes,I'll be taking these tips to my grave,ha🎨

@jamesthomas1123 8 ай бұрын

Great!

@HappySketches 5 ай бұрын

I love chicken necks though 😂

@jamesthomas1123 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! It’s ok to draw chicken necks!

@billyliar1614 15 күн бұрын

Completely disagree with this advice. This dude is not a caricature artist, or really doesn't understand the art form, something that is easy to fake but tough to master. The advice he's giving here holds true for conventional portrait drawing, NOT for caricature, where the gloves are off. I would call his drawings stylised line art conventional portraits rather than caricatures and they don't really look like the person because he hasn't understood the proportions of each face. A caricature is an exaggeration of the elements and proportions which make up that particular person's face, which could include a 'chicken neck' etc. if that is what is distinctive about that person. Yes there should be a logic to it but the whole point of a caricature is exaggeration. Ignore this if you want to be a caricature artist and look at 'Caricature Party' instead.

@jamesthomas1123 13 күн бұрын

There is a wide range of Caricature styles for different purposes. This video shows drawings that I did 10 years ago when I was first getting started. And the advice I’m giving is to myself. It’s also advice for meant for Entertainment and laughs. When drawing a caricature, it’s also possible to exaggerate what makes that person look good. As well as exaggerating what makes the person different. I think you may have missed the point and your definition of Caricature is way too rigid. There is an extremely wide range of styles. But you are correct in that when I am drawing at a party, my style of Caricatures is a stylized portrait that makes the person look good. Because that’s what my clients want. Sometimes they ask for the more exaggerated type, but mostly they like my style. When I’m drawing at home, I can practice with the more exaggerated styles. Do you draw caricatures? I’d love to see your work. Please comment with a link to your website. Here is a link to one of my drawings that is more exaggerated: Live Caricature Drawing Method 40: exaggeration! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/huCSqMuTvprOeGQ.html Thank you!

@billyliar1614 12 күн бұрын

@@jamesthomas1123 Don't get me wrong, I think your drawing's are great, I just wouldn't call them caricature. Sorry ! I hope you're not too offended, it's my honest feedback ! I wouldn't consider myself a caricature artist either but I do love the art form. Here are caricature artists I would say are exceptional and from which I would have a lot to learn if I were someone who wanted to develop the specific skill of caricature art, but obviously it's all subjective and I would encourage anyone to explore their own creativity on their own terms :-) www.youtube.com/@caricatureparty

@jamesthomas1123 12 күн бұрын

@@billyliar1614 I understand no problem. I also have a lot of Caricature Artists that I admire who do great exaggerations, like Tom Richmond, Jan Op De Beek, and many more. I am a member of the international Society of Caricature Artist and they are all amazing. I also do exaggerated Caricatures, but I don’t do them when I am drawing at a wedding or a birthday party. I do a stylized portrait at those live events. Because the clients tell me that they like that style much better. But if I was drawing a caricature for a website or a publication of some sort, I would do the classic exaggerated caricature style. But there is a such thing as taking the exaggeration too far where it becomes a distortion instead of an exaggeration. But mixing distortion and extreme exaggeration sometimes gets a big laugh. I think I’m able to do both stylized portraits and caricature exaggerations Depending on what’s best for the clients Thank you for your honest feedback!