Stevie Wonder Caricature

 

Stevie!
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Talk about faffing and futzing. At some point it has to be "Enough! PRINT IT!"
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Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo

Pablo Picasso Caricature

 

Pablo!

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo

Angelo Badalamenti Caricature

Caricature of composer, Angelo Badalamenti; another big-hitter departure from the world of music.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.

Caravaggio Caricature

 

Caravaggio! This crazy Italian's art swiftly became a favourite study in my schoolboy art history lessons: all those marvellous eye-popping canvases lighting his subjects as though a spotlight had been flicked on in a pitch dark room. He also confirmed in my mind that painters weren't necessarily wilting petals who baulked at real work and drooped under a light rain shower. When not mixing paints he was mixing it with the locals and took things too far having to split Milan because of a murder charge. It would seem as much paper was given over to his rap sheet as was for his preparatory sketches—you wouldn't want to stiff him over a commission. As he didn't post many selfies I referenced his painted portraits, checked out actors who have played him on film but mainly took a whole bunch of liberties to come up with something I really hope he looked like.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo

Wilko Johnson Caricature

 

RIP singer, guitarist and actor, Wilko Johnson. An exploding fireball somehow seemed an appropriate backdrop for this caricature. Twice round my digital drawing board for Mr Johnson—but well worth it, he had a brilliant face.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro

Keith Levene Caricature

RIP Keith Levene. A caricature of the punk/postpunk guitarist. Not many musicians can claim to be a founding member of two seminal bands.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.

Robert Smith Caricature

 

A face-warp of lipsticked lovecat and premier pop-goth, Robert Smith.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.

Dia Al-Azzawi Caricature

Portrait of artist, Dia Al-Azzawi.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo

Robert Crumb Caricature

 

A slice of Crumb.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro.

Bill Evans Caricature

Face-stretch of ivory-tinkling hepcat, Bill Evans.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo

Madonna Caricature

Madonna: 2022 model.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.

Carl Sagan Caricature

The mighty Carl Sagan. I loved Cosmos. Although as a Brit I really should swear fealty to Patrick Moore, Sagan was modern and relatable and produced a brilliant FX-laden series that made for classic eighties TV: learning made fun.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.

Lee Krasner Caricature

Face mash of abstract expressionist painter, Lee Krasner.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.

Tom Waits Caricature

 

Tom time.

Acylic on card

17" x 11.5"

Mike Nesmith Caricature

Farewell and RIP to the woolly-chapeau’d, mutton-chopped Monkee, Mike Nesmith. Went a bit OTT with that fringe!

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo

Noel Gallagher Caricature

 

A face-mash of Oasis and High Flying Birds' singer song-writer and guitarist, Noel Gallagher.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.

Anthony Perkins (as Norman Bates) Caricature

 

Some face foolery of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates: ‘Tis the season…

Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Pro

Bill Sienkiewicz Caricature

 Artist Greats: a caricature of the incomparable master of media, Bill Sienkiewicz.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Pro

Alec Guinness as George Smiley

Caricature of Sir Alec Guinness as George Smiley.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Pro

Sebastian Kruger

A tribute to the great Sebastian Kruger, master caricature artist, pop-realist and primary chronicler of The Rolling Stones in acrylic paint. Still the greatest in the form.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Photoshop. Click on for larger image