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Drawing cartoon faces if fun, however, drawing caricatured cartoon faces can be even more amusing. A caricature is a representation of a person that is exaggerated for funny comic effect. Caricatures are actually cartoon drawings with magnified features. Oftentimes hilarious, may be provoking, possibly opprobrious, caricatured cartoon drawings have remained a popular medium for political irony, celebrity satirizing or cartoon commentary. It has been noticed that caricatures are drawn only of real life people and not of non-existent cartoon characters.
You can't even imagine in your wildest dream that the first artist to draw caricatures was Leonardo Da Vinci. Nineteenth century artists French Monet and Honore Daumier followed Da Vinci. As a matter of fact Honore Daumier is considered as the father of caricature. During his lifetime he created more than four thousand lithographs, most of them are caricatures of the prevailing political, social and everyday happenings. Caricature became popular in closed aristocratic circles of France and Italy. In that era caricatures were drawn for enjoyment, in due course they proved to be a source of expression. Mary Darly was author of first book that was published on caricature cartoon drawing, 'A Book of Caricatures' in 1762.
In the early nineteenth century caricatured cartoon drawing of local politicians and leaders made its way to newspapers and journals. It was perceived as a form of mischief against the powerful targets. The scenario today is very different from what it used to be. Even so it is still used to express political satire in the form of funny cartoon strip. However, the use of caricatures have become widespread. Celebrity gossip is also expressed in the form of a caricatured cartoon strip or cartoon character drawings.
Mastering the art of drawing caricatured cartoon characters s very simple and does not require any professional training. Everyday practice can bring out the best in anyone. Online tutorials as well as books on the same are widely available. Making funny caricatured cartoon faces of your acquaintances can be enjoyable as well as a great time pass. However, those feel that they are not artistic enough need not feel disappointed. Through various caricature softwares
it is possible to convert a picture into a caricature. Warping tools have been specifically designed to quickly produce caricatures in a jiffy. It is even possible to get order for caricature portraits by simply sending your picture to a caricature artists.
Drawing cartoon faces of your loved ones and sending it to them is something that many people do. Create a caricature of your family members and friends and send it to them then wait for the fun and laughter to unfold. Though our in-house cartoon characters Abby, Ben and Kewl may not be caricature experts, however, they know it all when it comes to being naughty. |
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