Ian Botham Charity Night

On the 16th Feb, Otago Medical Research Foundation held their annual fund raising dinner in Dunedin, New Zealand; raising money for various good causes. This year, Sir Ian Botham—English cricketing legend and world's greatest all-rounder (of course)—was guest speaker. Apparently, the usual procedure is to for the foundation to commission an artist to create a caricature of the speaker, or use a pre-existing piece of artwork, in order for the speaker to sign it before it's then auctioned on the night. So this year it was a kick for me to have one of my efforts used. It's an old one of Beefy (created in 2011), but it's good to know the old ones are still being seen. And above are couple of images: due to the unfortunately positioned hand shake In the photo I've posted the original artwork as well. Many thanks to Events Manager, Steve Davie for allowing me to post.

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Amedeo Modigliani

Not really a caricature this, more a straight representation of the great artist Amedeo Modigliani. It wasn't drawn from a single image but is a composite using a few different source images as pointers—which, incidentally, is how I usually go about creating my caricatures.

James Earl Jones

One of the many faces of the great man with the great voice—James Earl Jones. He is Darth Vader.

Tools: sketchbook pro + photoshop. Click on image for larger view.

The Amazing James Randi - sketch

Quick sketch of the famous skeptic, magician and debunker, James Randi.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro. Click on image for larger view

Hugh Masekela

The Jazz musician, Hugh Masekela.

Tools: sketchbook pro + photoshop. Click on image for larger view.

Terry Hall

"Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think..." Terry Hall, lead singer of British bands The Specials, Fun Boy Three and the Colourfield.

Tools: sketchbook pro + photoshop. Click on image for larger view.

Tom Petty

Tools: sketchbook Pro + Photoshop. Click on image for larger view.

Gary Oldman

Actor man of the moment - Gary Oldman

Tools: sketchbook pro + photoshop. Click on image for larger view

Jürgen Klopp

Current Liverpool football manager, Jurgen Klopp.

Tools: sketchbook pro + photoshop. Click on image for larger view.

Marc Almond

The Great face of 80's synth pop crooner, Marc Almond. Click on image for larger view.

Tools: sketchbook pro + Photoshop.

Philip K Dick

SF Writer Philip K Dick. Haven't read anything by him before but recently picked up The Man In The High Castle and was inspired to draw his face. Voila!

Tools: sketchbook pro + photoshop: click on image for larger version.

Fast Eddie Clarke

Motorhead's original axeman: Fast Eddie Clarke

Tools: sketchbook pro + photoshop

Norman Rockwell

A long overdue portrait of the great illustrator and artist, Norman Rockwell. Click on image for larger view.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Ps

Malcolm Young

Tools: Sketchbook Pro+ PS

Officer K

Ryan Gosling as Blade Runner 2049's Officer K.

Sat down for BR last Saturday. Bladder just about recovered—mind still blown. Great film.

Martin Landau Caricature

A half-sketch half-painting of recently departed Martin Landau, who I'm sure is contemplating the hideous flared slacks he had to wear in Space 1999. Sadly, I never owned a model Eagle Transporter...

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Photoshop

David Johanson as Buster Poindexter

Buster Poindexter line-work over rough drawing on my lightbox. Early stage of what will be a digitally coloured caricature that should be finished soon.

Tools: Unipin fine line pens; brush and ink; medium-weight cartridge paper.

Chris Cornell Caricature

Caricature of singer/songwriter, Chris Cornell.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Photoshop
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Courtney Taylor-Taylor

A screenshot of some linework showing Courtney from The Dandy Warhols. A full band pic at some point, reckons I.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro

Stephen Is Innocent!

Er, well, he's not, but the law is an ass. Today's absurd news made me want to caricature the great man Stephen Fry again.

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson in Sketchbook Pro & Photoshop

He's 'just your average horny little devil', apparently...

Evelyn Waugh Revisited

I've recently been looking at some old work and noticed that in the past, when creating a digitally drawn caricature, I seemed to have used a lot more marks than I generally do now. Here's an old image from 2010 of Evelyn Waugh that shows a level of mark-making that I would now probably avoid; not because I don't like the look but that these days I'm liking trying to achieve the image I'm after with fewer (and more 'abstract') lines. Nothing's written in stone though and I'm sure this kind of approach will swing back round at some point...

Marcel Duchamp

Installation art; conceptual art; post-modern art; ready-mades: call it what you want, but I reckon it's all this guy's fault, gawd love him.

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Young Blixa

Decided that a face that good deserves a second run. Hörst du mich?

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Tools: Sketchbook Pro & Photoshop

Blixa Bargeld

Musician and performance artist, Blixa Bargeld; singer for einstürzende neubauten.

Tools: Sketchbook Pro & Photoshop