SeriousFunWithCaricatures PDF

TABLE OF CONTENTS
COPYRIGHT NOTICE ................................................................................................................................6

FOREWORD BY ARTIST GREG GILLESPIE ..........................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................9
H OW TO USE THIS EBOOK ........................................................................................................................9
Plan Your Time...................................................................................................................................9
Remember, you get out what you put in! ..........................................................................................9
What if I miss a day?................................................................................... .......................................9
COURSE STRUCTURE..............................................................................................................................10
Video Symbol ...................................................................................................................................10
Drawing Symbol ...............................................................................................................................10
3D Symbol ........................................................................................................................................10
Read Me Symbol..............................................................................................................................10
Now We Are Ready To GO! .................................................................................................... ........10
GOOD LUCK AND LETS GET RIGHT INTO IT..................................................................................11
SECTION 1: HOW TO DRAW CARICATURES THAT SELL................................................................12
D AY 1: GETTING STARTED .....................................................................................................................12
Tools of the Trade ............................................................................................................................12
Plain Paper .......................................................................................................................................13
Archive Paper ...................................................................................................................................13
Wooden Clipboard ........................................................................................................................ ...13
Artist Pens ........................................................................................................................................14
2B Pencils.........................................................................................................................................14
Permanent Markers...................................................................................................................... ....14
Chalk Pastels....................................................................................................................................14
Tracing Paper ...................................................................................................................................15
Rubber Bands............................................................................................................................... ....15
Your Finished Product, rolled and ready to go! = $30 (5 mins work)!! ..........................................16
ONLINE ART SUPPLY PARTNERS .......................................................................................................17
W ATCH THE MASTER ..............................................................................................................................18
T IME TO ANALYSE...................................................................................................................................19
Read Me: Different Styles, WHY JUST One Works Best...............................................................19
Style 1: Big Features The Exaggerated Look Caricature............................................................20
Style 2: High Contrast The Heavy Line Caricature......................................................................20
Style 3: Big Head Small Body The Easy Non Offensive Caricature...........................................21
IT GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS ......................................................................................................22
Simple Exercise for Day 1: Draw These 3 Caricatures ..................................................................23
DAY 2: FINDING YOUR FEET WITHOUT FALLING ON YOUR FACE ...............................................25
SIMPLE EXERCISES .................................................................................................................................25
Draw a Face .....................................................................................................................................25
Read Me: All based on simple shapes............................................................................................34
DAY 3: INTO PRACTISE .........................................................................................................................35
Faces and Basic Shapes .................................................................................................................35
Celebrity Heads................................................................................................................ ................35
A Technique For All Eyes Mouths Noses - Ears ..................................................................36
Now lets look at the Smiling Eye ....................................................................................................39
Now Lets Look At The Smiling Mouth ............................................................................................42
Now Lets Look At Noses in 3D! ......................................................................................................44
Ears Made Easy .............. .................................................................................................................45
Page Design .....................................................................................................................................47
Your Turn..........................................................................................................................................47
Read Me: Suggested Further Head Study.......... ............................................................................47
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DAY 4: BASIC POSES.............................................................................................................................48

The Cartoon Skeleton ......................................................................................................................48
Happy Smiling Faces .......................................................................................................................52
So How Did You Go? ............................... ........................................................................................54
Simple Shapes To Success.............................................................................................................57
Read Me: Keep it loose and enjoy the Freedom ............................................................................57
DAY 5: HEAD, HANDS AND FEET.........................................................................................................59
Practice, Practice, Practice.............. ................................................................................................59
3D Hands In Any Pose You Like .....................................................................................................59
Now Its Your Turn............................................................................................................................60
3D Feet In Any Pose You Like ......................................................................... ...............................62
This is an Interactive Drawing of the Right Foot in 3D ...................................................................63
Repeat steps 1 4 this time DONT trace, do it freehand..............................................................63
Read Me: Practice Daily ..................................................................................................................63
DRAWING THE HEAD FROM ANY ANGLE ..........................................................................................64
DAY 6: ALL ABOUT COLOR TECHNIQUE .......................... .................................................................66
Adding Color.....................................................................................................................................66
Smudging..........................................................................................................................................66
Signing your masterpiece .......................................................... ......................................................67
DAY 7:
CELEBRITY HEADS ..............................................................................................................68
Fun With Celebrities.........................................................................................................................68

Read Me: Ask your friends? ............................................................................................................ 71
PART 2: 7 DAYS OF EXERCISES FROM VIDEO .................................................................................71
DAY 8: CARICATURE EXAMPLE 1 .......................................................................................................72
Read Me: Notes On The Subject ....................................................................................................72
Simple Exercise for Day 8: Copy This Caricature ..........................................................................73
DAY 9: CARICATURE EXAMPLE 2 ................................ .......................................................................73
Simple Exercise for Day 9: Copy This Caricature ..........................................................................74
Read Me: How To Get Them To Relax...........................................................................................74
DAY 10: CARICATURE EXAMPLE 3 .....................................................................................................75
Simple Exercise for Day 10: Copy This Caricature ....................................................... .................75
You can stop the video at each point to do the part you are up to. ...............................................76
Read Me: Try To Sum Up Their Personality...................................................................................76
Simple Exercise for Day 11: Copy This Caricature ........................................................................77
Read Me: Twos Double the Fun...................................................................... ...............................77
Read Me: How To Get Your Subject To Smile and Why ...............................................................78
DAY 13: VIDEO SAMPLE 6.....................................................................................................................79
Simple Exercise for Day 13: Copy This Caricature ...... ..................................................................80
Read Me: How to Sit Your Subject..................................................................................................80
DAY 14: VIDEO SAMPLE 7.....................................................................................................................82
PART 3: MAKING MONEY FROM YOUR CARICATURES ....................................... ...........................85
DAY 15: SETTING UP YOUR STATIONERY.........................................................................................85
Business cards online ......................................................................................................................85
Letterheads.......................................................................................................................................86
Getting Someone To Sit For A Caricature ....................... ...............................................................86
Never fall for the big features except...........................................................................................89

Practice Hands and Feet .................................................................................................................90
DAY 16: SECRET WORK SUPPLY NO1................................................................................................90
Six Secret Steps to Your First Job ............................................................................................. .....90
Secret No#1: Have A Plan................................................................................................91
Secret No#2: Write Your Plan Down................................................................................91
Secret No#3: Be Prepared For Road Blocks...................................................................92
Secret No#4: The Backup Plan Not the Back Up Plan ...................................................92
Secret No#5: Have A Small Well Organised Portfolio.....................................................93
Secret No#6: Show What You Do and Do What You Show ...........................................93
Setting Up Your Portfolio .................................................................................................................93
Caricature Parties: A Secret Source Of Work.................................................................................96
Practice Smiles.................................................................................................................................97
DAY 17: MORE WORK SUPPLY NO 2, 3, 4 ......................... ...............................................................103
Bachelorette Nights, Private Parties..............................................................................................103
Card Swap Box ..............................................................................................................................105
Sales Letter Free Bonus No#1 ......................................................................................................105
DAY 18: YET MORE SUPPLY NO 5,6, 7....... .......................................................................................107
Phone Contact Tip .........................................................................................................................107
Practice Dont Forget .....................................................................................................................107
Sketch this one a few times today! Also do it in color. .................................................................108
Day 19: 3 Easy Ways To Make Money .........................................................................................109
1. Get Yourself A Website .............................................................................................................109
Start with Your Business Name.....................................................................................................109
Setting Up a Website ................................................................................................. ....................109
Domain Name Registration............................................................................................................110
Dont Let This Happen To You ......................................................................................................110
Go With A Solid Recommendation................................................................................................110
Website Hosting ....................................................................111
24/7 Salesman ...............................................................................................................................111
Todays Practice Quick Poses.......................................................................................................113
2. Make a Video ............................................................................................... ..............................115
Here Is THE Genius Point .............................................................................................................116
3.Sell on eBay ................................................................................................................................116
DAY 20: SECRETS TO SUCCESS THE PRICE LIST .........................................................................116
HOW TO MAKE $800 IN TWO HOURS................................................................................................117
HOW TO MAKE $1,200 AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY ..............................................................................118
Practice Heads and Smiles............................................................................................................118
DAY 21: READY TO GO ........................................................................................................................120
Website Social Networks ...............................................................................................................120

Checklist for the First Work Day.........................................................................................122
Before the Event After the Booking Interview..........................................................122
Day of the Event Be Early ........................................................................................122
Get Ready for Referrals..............................................................................................122

Video Your Caricatures..................................................................................................................123
SUMMARY AND MORE INFORMATION LINKS .................................................................................125
HTTP://WWW.LEARN-TO-DRAW.ORG/ ..............................................................................................125
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Foreword by Artist Greg Gillespie

I first met Artist Graeme Biddle mid 2007 and was impressed by
his art studio located in the Sydney suburb of Forestville, where
he held art classes and conducted his art business Artrain
Express.
My first impression of Graeme was that I was in the presence of a
very talented artist indeed. His walls were covered in literally
dozens of cartoons, caricatures and sketches created by Graeme
and his many students. Just climbing the stairs to reach his first floor premises, was a
treat in itself, with amazing cartoon animals drawn as a mural on the stairwell wall, all
set amid a wild jungle scene.
Graeme is always busy and his phone barely stops ringing, so getting a moment alone
with the master artist was a considerable struggle. Over the course of about 6 months
as I began to put this book together, I managed to realize that getting Graeme aside
was going to be a significant feat in itself. With so many customers and students
seeking out this mans skills, I had to figure out a way that worked for both of us and
thats when I decided to use the video camera to capture Graeme mid stream, up to
his loins in the midst of the creative process, to better show exactly how he does it. So
the video format that is prominent throughout this ebook will give the student a first
class, looking over my shoulder view into how it is done.
During the time of videoing what Graeme was doing, I noticed an incredible amount of
work and a whole bundle of happy customers that were very consistent, so this made
me think that although his style of caricature at first seems somewhat simplistic and
conservative (some may say easy to do), there had to be a good reason when I
observed just how successful he was.
When considering this approach to his style I would like to point out and this should set
even the most timid artist at ease, that Graemes style is very easy to learn. There are
some caricature styles that are a lot more difficult to master and they may be well and
good and have their place but if you are after a style that consistently delivers both fun
and happy customers then this is really good news for you.
As for the tightly held secrets that I had to have Graeme talk about, it took some time
but eventually he agreed to provide me with all the good tips that you need to know and
they are recorded here in this fun ebook to help you learn to draw caricatures for fun
and profit!
You know I almost had to pry them out of his mouth, the words that to this day
astounded me. It went something like this
So Graeme you have been doing caricatures for a long time now, some 30 years and I
was wondering is there any or much money to be made from it?
Yes indeed came the reply.
Hmm I thought I wonder how much.
It wasnt until sometime later that Graeme let on that he has easily made $3,000 per
week (AUD) doing his caricature gigs all over town.
I was gob smacked to say the least.
Just how he does it, is what this amazing ebook is all about.
Good luck and enjoy the fun you are going to have with SERIOUS FUN WITH
CARICATURES 21 DAYS TO CARTOON MEGA PROFITS!
Sincerely,
Artist
GregGillespie
Introduction
How to Use this eBook
Before we get started I would like to point out how to get the most out of your
investment of time and money in this eBook SERIOUS FUN WITH CARICATURES
21 DAYS TO CAROON MEGA PROFITS.
Firstly we have laid out the structure of your home study course to be easily completed
in the 21 days as the title suggests. But you must commit to following each step on
a daily basis for the next 21 days to get to maximum return from your efforts.
Plan Your Time

Each day you need to set aside between 30 minutes or 2 hours, depending on the
results you desire.
If you are in it just for fun then 30 minutes a day for 3 weeks
is going to produce amazing results that will have your
caricature subjects simply loving you!
If on the other hand you wish to stack together an impressive
portfolio that will enable you to go out and capture some extra
work then the 2 hours time frame will be more of what you
should be putting aside. Of course dont stop at 2 hours if you are having the time of
your life, keep going and enjoy it, the benefits will be worth the extra effort!
Remember, you get out what you put in!

The more effort you make the higher your rewards it is entirely up to you. Put in the
hard yards and watch what happens you will be amazed.
What if I miss a day?

Dont sweat it if you miss a day just pick up the course where you left off and keep
going. But remember this also, that to get good at anything you need to practice and
practice regularly.
So set aside some time and stick with it, you will thank yourself when you get to the top
of the mountain as a successful Caricature Artist.
Course Structure
We have laid out the lessons on the following basis:
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Video Instruction
Drawings and Example
3D Poses and Exercises
Written Words and Reference
These are going to show you the best way to progress and are a lot of fun in the
process.
Watch out for the following symbols, as they are a guide to take note or do something
special.
Video Symbol
This will link you out to a hosted video on the Internet so you will need to
have an active Internet connection to view the content. A broadband
connection is preferable but you can still manage with a slower connection
but naturally this will take a little longer.
Drawing Symbol
When you see this symbol it is designed to let you know that this example
or drawing contains vital information about technique that you should take
special note of and that it is time to Draw something.
3D Symbol
When you see this symbol it is alerting you to the fact that the image you
see on the page can be manipulated in a true 3 dimensional (3D)
manner. That means it is time to Grab and Drag on the picture to change
the angle of view.
Read Me Symbol
Here is the symbol for text that you need to read. I know reading is not
popular these days but some things can only be conveyed by the written
word and it also means there is more information available with links to
other resources.
Now We Are Ready To GO!

Before we go any further please remember the following
If for any reason whatsoever you feel that this book has not delivered as promised then
I insist that you send us an email and ask for a full refund anywhere up to 12 months
since the date of purchase.
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If you follow diligently the steps outlined in this ebook, including the video tutorials, the
3D posing exercises and all the tips on making this work for you and you dont arrive at
the point of complete satisfaction then it is your money back no questions asked!
We guarantee that this home study course will deliver
exactly what we have promised, and we stand by that
promise completely!
Good luck and lets get right into it

Artist
Graeme Biddle
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Section 1: How To Draw Caricatures That Sell

Day 1: Getting Started
Well today is the day that everything begins to change.
First up we are going to get ourselves set with essentials tools of the trade. Please note
at this point should you need purchase any other these materials then we have them
available from our online store and trade partners, who are ready to ship them right to
your door.
Not that any of these are essential in our first few days of getting started as you can
just begin with some paper and a 2B pencil. You will need though to understand that
the right tools are what makes the job of caricaturing so much easier.
Whether you choose to Caricature for fun or profit
you need to understand that for your drawing to be
successful in the eyes of your audience, then
essentially this is a selling process. If it doesnt
look right people are not going to buy it, either in
their minds or by opening their wallets.
So how successful your results are, is going to be determined by what other people
THINK. And to make that task as easy as possible we are going to show you the
things you need to have to create knockout caricatures with ease.
Tools of the Trade

You will need the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Plain paper either US Letter or A4

A wooden clip board
Artist Pens
2B Pencils
Pencil sharpeners
Permanent Markers
Chalk Pastels
Tracing Paper A4
Rubber Bands
Now that doesnt sound like a difficult set up and you are right, what we use is fairly
straight forward and easy to obtain but there are millions of different combinations of art
materials to choose and this course will help you choose the best and forget wasting
your time with the rest.
We can supply all these materials to you through our online store partners, product
details and exact product codes are listed with each item (the codes will save you
hours of searching believe me it took us that long) so you can click and search for
the exact product.
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Our store supply partners ship worldwide to your door and their prices are great!
See details at the end of the materials section.
Plain Paper
Most of the time the simple photo copy paper will suffice for the
everyday caricature that you will do for a friend or someone at an
event or fair. You can purchase this from our online store partners
(details below).
[10316-1012 Drawing Paper, 24 Sheet Pad Dick Blick]
Archive Paper
When you do a special caricature that needs to be framed then you
should choose to do this on an archive quality paper.
Papers that are acid free last the longest and plain old copier paper will
turn yellow over time. Your local art supply store can supply this for you
or you can purchase this from our online store partners (details below).
[10080-1021 Dick Blick ]
Wooden Clipboard
Why a wooden clipboard you ask? You may have a plastic
covered cardboard one that you think will do the trick - but no.
The old style wooden board is much more sturdy and allows
greater control of the drawing board as you shuffle it around
from time to time as you sketch, do line work and add color.
Your art supply store may be able to provide one of these old
fashioned wooden clipboards (they are hard to find but worth
the effort) or you can purchase this from our online store
(details below).
[GG003 Craft Hobby Wholesale ]
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Artist Pens
T
he Faber Castell PITT artist pen are the pen of choice as the have tapered tip that
can be used to add fine details or broad strokes for shading. They are non-waterproof
(as long as you wet them before they dry completely), which is good for smudging
which is a quick technique for adding depth to the form of your drawing. This technique
will be covered extensively in the days to come. You can purchase these from our
online store partners (details below).
[20759-1089 Manga, Set of 8 Dick Blick ]
2B Pencils
This has to be the old
favorite of artists friends,
the 2B pencil.
Get a stack of these as they provide you with just the right amount of shading for light
and dark effects that will become invisible when the line work and color go over the top.
You can get 2B pencils from a local newsagent, art supplier or online here.
[20453-2031 Dick Blick code]
Permanent Markers
These guys help out with the dark tones
that you need to add in a quick manner.
The good part of this is that they are
smudge resistant as they are a
waterproof type of ink.
These are applied last or just before the
chalk pastels. You can get Permanent
Markets from a local newsagent, art
supplier or online here.
[22144-0089 Dick Blick code]
Chalk Pastels
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When you are doing a color caricature (you can

charge more for these) you will be applying the
color with chalk pastels.
They are easy to work with and they are very
quick and time is money!
So once again readily available from your trusty
local art supplier or online here.
[ 21930-1032 Square Chalk Pastels, 32 Half Sticks Dick Blick code]
Tracing Paper
When in the process of learning exactly how to do your caricatures the process will
involve a tracing of Graemes drawings. I know that seems like cheating and you better
believe it, it is cheating but we want to get somewhere fast and the best way to do this
is copy what someone else has already done.
When you have mastered what your teacher has done,
then you are ready to do your own WITHOUT tracing
and of course your own style will develop from there.
[10609-2015 Blick Tracing Paper, 50 sheets Dick Blick
code ]
Rubber Bands
You will need a pack of rubber bands to roll up
your caricatures for your customers to take
their drawing away in a neat package. You can
get these at any newsagent or office supply
store. You will need the small rubber bands, of
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course Dick Blick has these [61411-1002 Dick Blick code].
Your Finished Product, rolled and ready to go! = $30 (5 mins work)!!
I am going to show you how to make $800 in just two hours (later in this course!!!
Patience)
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Online Art Supply Partners

Our online art supply partners are Dick Blick art supplies and Craft Hobby Wholesale.
The table below shows you not only the product but importantly the product codes.
Click the link to the store and type in the product code in the search box on their
website.
Item
Description
Plain Paper
US Letter or A4
Product Code
10316-1012
Suppler
Dick Blick
Acid Free Paper

Archive Quality
10080-1021
Dick Blick
GG003
Craft Hobby
2B Pencils
Artist Pens
Permanent
Markers
20453-2031
20759-1089
22144-0089
Dick Blick
Dick Blick
Dick Blick
Chalk Pastels
21930-1032
Dick Blick
Wooden Clipboard
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Tracing Paper
10609-2015
Dick Blick
Rubber Bands
61411-1002
Dick Blick
Watch the Master

Well lets get a look at the master artist in action. The following is a video link
to an online video server. You will need to have an active Internet connection
to view the video that is hosted on a remote server.
Click on the above image to play the video.
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Time to Analyse
First thing to notice is the way Graeme continually looks up to see his subject. This is a
very important technique when drawing, always study your sitter or subject and they
will be much easier to draw. So how many times did you count for Graeme looking up?
I counted 14!
You simply cannot expect to draw or illustrate someones likeness if you dont know
what he or she look like. A simple tip but one that many inexperienced artists fail to
understand, and they are left wondering why it doesnt look like the person.
By moving your head up and down regularly you achieve an effect not dissimilar to
having your subjects face projected onto your page.
1. Look at subject often
2. See their face on page
3. Achieve a good likeness
Your mind is constantly being refreshed with the image of what he or she looks like. So
practice looking up as often as possible and you will avoid drawing who you think is
sitting in front of you and end up drawing who is really sitting in front of you.
Read Me: Different Styles, WHY JUST One Works Best

Following are some examples of different styles of caricatures that we are going to
point out as much more difficult to achieve than Graemes easy & simplistic approach.
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Style 1: Big Features The Exaggerated Look Caricature
This type of caricature style contains exaggerated features to make the drawing look
humorous. Caricaturist Or Weitzman created this image. The risk with type of drawing
is that you can offend your subject. You may get laughs at first but the person needs to
have thick skin to take this drawing home and hang it with pride on the wall.
This style is well suited to political cartoons or caricatures of celebrities or public
figures.
Style 2: High Contrast The Heavy Line Caricature
This next style is a comic book style of caricaturing that is very stylised and quite
difficult to achieve with success. It requires more advanced skills with the brush-pen to
add thickness to outlines to simulate thickness to the form. This image of Ray Charles
was created by kscomix on Youtube.
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Style 3: Big Head Small Body The Easy Non Offensive Caricature
Okay it is no surprise that we are going to teach you how to do the easiest caricature
style of all, Style 3: Big Head on a Small Body as this is Graemes favourite drawing
method of choice. As you can see by this example caricature created by Graeme
Biddle. It is loose and sketchy and although there is distortion the subjects features
have remained fairly intact with reality. Lets find out why
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But why you ask?

Arent the other two styles more fun? Well yes they can be and they have a time and
place but if you want to leave people feeling good about themselves then the
exaggerated features style is not the way to go.
Firstly, and this is a common mistake that artists make, they go for the Style1: Big
Features approach because they think it is easy for them to pick on someones
features that stand out and to a certain extent they are right. But what is not altogether
obvious is how these picked on features make people feel.
It goes something like this

The caricature is crafted around the standout features of the face and head and when
complete is met with raucous laughter. Everyone is impressed and having a good old
belly laugh, and for some people this is okay but
The average person is a little sensitive about how the look, (read most of us, especially
since we are brainwashed by the media into thinking that unless we look like Brad or
Jen we are not up to standard in the beauty department) are going to go away and
quietly tear up your lovely work of art.
They will not take this home to cherish and show off to friends, no way. This is going
straight to the circular filing cabinet in the corner, (read trash can). Yes thats right,
when we offend people they dont take lightly to it and you know what this means.
Thats right no repeat business.
I will repeat that again
No repeat business.
But how you ask? Dont I just do one caricature for a person and then thats it?
With this Style 1: Big Features yes you are perfectly right that is it. You will not
be asked back again to do the next function or event because when people have
filled out the feedback form and rated the caricaturist a one star out of a possible 5
stars, who was hired for the event they are going to remember the shame and
embarrassment they were feeling when you picked on their big nose that has always
troubled them. Or they are going to feel guilty about their lack of self-control in the
weight management and exercise department when you reminded them of this by
drawing attention to their big or round face.
o
o
o
o
o
Or their bucked teeth (cant afford expensive dental corrective braces)

Or they are cross eyed or wear thick unattractive glasses
Or have bushy eyebrows
Or a big mole
Or any number of easy pickings
So go with the one that makes people feel good about themselves and you will not only
be making them feel happy, people will be commenting on how realistic the likeness is.
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You see that a big head on a small body does designate a caricature and it is easy to
make it look like the person. Distortion and exaggeration on the other hand take away
from the realism factor and people will recognise this but in as sub-conscious way.
Trust me on this one, with over 30 years experience this style is the one that will have
people coming back for more. And you will get referral business, one of the greatest
ways to build your portfolio of happy customers and add to your increasing cash
flow.
More on in this on day 15: Secrets to Success.
Graeme drew this color caricature at a trade expo, the subject was a fitness trainer,
hence the appropriate pose with whip in hand and the caption, Gunna whip you into
shape MAN!
Simple Exercise for Day 1: Draw These 3 Caricatures

Try doing a simple sketch of the 3 different styles of caricatures as shown
above. Print the pages, trace them, and then copy as your own sketches.
This exercise should take you about 30 - 45 mins, and you can draw the above
caricature of the fitness trainer as well if you get time.
You can do them in pencil and brush pen line only, dont be concerned with the color at
this stage.
Dont sweat it on how good they look, it is purely an exercise to see the different
approaches.
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Make sure you keep a folder with all your drawings in it as you will be able to compare
your drawings as we progress to get a good idea of how your style is improving and
your drawing skills are developing.
This concludes the lesson for day 1.
NB. It is worth pointing out that the amount of detail need not be that tight, as you can
see from Graemes work, it is very sketchy as the gesture is the most important detail
of them all. More on this later.
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Day 2: Finding Your Feet Without Falling On Your Face

Simple Exercises
Following is a simple exercise for drawing a face. We are going to get this one simple
exercise done before trying to caricaturise or cartoonize a persons face.
Draw a Face
These are the steps to the face creation process by using an easy oval shape
exercise. You may wish to watch the video (click the image below) first before
going to the 18 step drawing process that follows.
Click to watch video

Then draw the lesson below.
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Step1: Draw a circle, make divisions above indicated. Divide into 4 sections the lower
half of the circle and draw these markers on the dividing centre line.
Step 2: Draw another circle that intercepts the middle halfway mark of the lower
section of the large circle.
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Step 3: Draw ovals for the eyes just below the halfway line, add eyebrows.
Step 4: Draw centre line on the eye ellipse shape.
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Step 5: Draw the eyelash shapes and upper and lower eyelids.
Step 6: The nose is also made up of 3 small circles as shown.
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Step 7: Draw the outline of the jaw.
Step 8: Draw the other jaw line and there is another small oval on the chin.
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Step 9: The mouth is made up from 3 small circles on the edge of the main large circle.
Step 10: The mouth is draw with the outer edge of the lips lining up with the mid point
of the eye, note the line draw lightly from the eye down.
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Step 11: The lower lip is added and the centre line is defined between the upper and
lower lips.
Step 12: Add definition to the eyes and draw another circle in the eye socket.
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Step 13: Draw iris of the eyes, leaving a highlight and not coloring in all dark, gives
shine to the eyes.
Step 14: Draw the ears so the top of the ear is inline with the top of the eye.
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Step 15: Add hair shapes depending on the type of hairstyle.
Step 16: Then add in the hair loose shapes to both sides of the head.
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Final Step: Add in the neck and the face is complete.
Read Me: All based on simple shapes

The above example and simple exercise is based on simple shapes. Remember the
KISS principle:
K
I
S
S
keep
it
simple
- stupid
Practice drawing ovals and you will be well on your way to mastering the art of the
caricature, as the human head is based up simple oval shapes.
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Day 3: Into Practise

Faces and Basic Shapes
The human head by the description of simple basics shapes falls into the 4 main
categories Oval Square Triangle Oblong
As crude as it main seem, these are the 4 types of heads you will be drawing
so learning to identify the basic shape before you start will help to make the
persons caricature your drawing a whole lot more life-like.
Copy these heads above by tracing them, they are small so you dont get bogged down
in the details we are just looking at the head shapes right now.
You do need to be careful here though as you dont want to fall into the exaggeration
Style 1: Big Features way of drawing your subject.
See if you can categorise your own head by looking in the mirror
and analysing what you see.
Celebrity Heads
Look over some of the celebrity websites to further your studies and grab a couple of
examples and do the basic shape head exercise as follows:
1. Loose shape sketch
2. A bit of detail
3. Compare
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Or just use your tracing paper to do the following celeb, John Travolta.
A Technique For All Eyes Mouths Noses - Ears

Follow these simple steps to success with all the features of a face.
Starting with a simple technique for eyes: First a basic eye (womens right eye)
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For a left eye just do the mirror reverse of the above steps.
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Now lets look at the Smiling Eye
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Now Lets Look At The Smiling Mouth
Step 1 Box Shape
Step 2 Inner Box
Step 3 Divide Upper lip

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Step 4 Put in curved lines
Step 5 Add darks and tones

Smiling Mouth Complete!
NB. Notice that the lines that separate the teeth dont go all the way to the top of the
gums. This makes the white shape of the teeth more appealing. Try doing one with the
lines going all the way up and you will see what I mean here.
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Now Lets Look At Noses in 3D!
Click on the above Nose image and drag to rotate the nose.
When you have it at an interesting angle do a rough sketch. Make special
note of the different planes of the nose as indicated by the grey shading
panels of the nose.
Print Screen and Trace

Drag to reposition the nose and take a screenshot (Windows Printscreen button Mac
Command + Option + 3) print this off and use your tracing paper to draw the nose in
different positions.
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The benefit of learning about the nose this way is that you can see the different planes
that make up the nose.
When you have done this for 5 or 6 different angles you can try the 3D drag to another
position and then do the exercise freehand just by watching the screen. Your noses
will improve out of sight with this exercise.
Ears Made Easy

Ears are quite easy to do when you understand the basic principles of the ear.
Firstly there are two main categories of ear.
1. Ear lobes
2. No Ear lobes
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As you can see the ear is around the side of the head when viewed straight on so it
disappears around the line shape of the face. Note the gap on the ear 1.that has the
lobes.
In this second drawing of the ears you will see there has been some tone added with
the chalk pastels. You basically have a cone shape that goes into the side of the head
so you can put in some shadow to indicate that valley effect.
So grab a pencil and a brush pen and copy this exercise a few times. When
you are happy with your progress, you can put some chalk pastel on top to
add that extra level of form with the presence of shading to indicate the cone
effect of the ear going into the side of the head.
Ears come in all different shapes and sizes but just like noses, we are going to be very
careful as you drawing their ears too large or even too small can offend people. Just
make sure that you draw Lobes or No Lobes ears on the correct face or head.
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Page Design
Here is a quick but important part of your job as a caricaturist, and that is page design.
Just where the image should sit on the page, how big or how small is what we are
going to look at.
To make this the easiest way of doing a caricature, remember we are using the big
head on a small body style, the head is going to take up the most part of the drawing
and the page. So plan carefully just how big your head is going to be and where you
are going to place it on the page. Also remember that the bigger the drawing the better
value for money that people believe they are getting!
Your Turn
Practice this now by grabbing a piece of paper and doing the caricature from
above in the correct proportions as demonstrated above. It need only be
sketchy, position is what we are focusing on here.
Read Me: Suggested Further Head Study

For further reading you may like to consider the following book,
Secrets to Drawing Heads written by Allan Kraayvanger that is
available on Amazon by clicking the image to the right.
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Day 4: Basic Poses

The Cartoon Skeleton
Every face, head, body or pose is constructed on the basis of a skeleton. Just like the
real human body our drawing is going to stand or fall depending upon the sturdiness of
its skeleton or basic underlying structure.
The idea of constructing a pose that is not in front of you as most of the time
your subject will be seated, is a daunting task for most novice artists. Dont
worry we are going to show you how to overcome your fears by a few simple
tricks that are based on the drawing skeleton that will guarantee you cant go wrong.
So grab your tracing paper and do the above simple 3 step sketch.
When you get used to drawing these simple poses you will no longer have to draw a
skeleton first but that will be done the track when you feel confident that your sketches
will do the trick.
Also we will show you how to practice and make perfect simple little skeletons first
before putting on any flesh or clothes.
The biggest mistake that the novice artist makes is to skip this vital step. In so doing
they are missing the point of the cartoon pose, Gesture.
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Each little skeleton that you draw will have a suggested feeling or projected emotion
that at the heart of the matter is a simple gesture.
Take a look at the above two-step gesture based cartoon. Notice that you can really
read the emotion of the sketch in step1. If you never saw (the rough sketchy) step 2,
you would probably understand that this was cartoon of man in a bold stride.
o
o
o
o
You would know from this that he is not depressed.

You would know that he is not sneaking or acting shy.
You could probably guess he was having fun.
The one thing that is missing is the facial expression.
Now the only thing apart from the loose details of the clothing that has been added, is
the face detail and expression. This man is happy, he is in a dashing stride, maybe he
has just won a fortune or maybe he is in Broadway production. To let people in on the
gag completely you simply add in some background elements.
So lets take a look at two different sets of background elements that will do just that.
The first image is going to show you the same man with a background suggesting he
has won a fortune, the second one unchanged apart from the background again, the
man looks like he is part of a Broadway production.
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Fig 1. Ive just won a fortune!
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Fig 2. Im in a Broadway production!
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So this is a very important thing to remember, if you get your set lot of poses practice
and rehearsed well, then it will be a simple matter of deciding which one you will
choose to attach to your big head.
Remember, Graemes style of big head - facing straight ahead, can be used in
literally dozens of pose types:
o sitting
o standing
o dancing
o running
o walking
o riding
o jumping
o flying
o landing
o sneaking
o strutting
o falling
Now if you had the person doing a side-on or 3/4 view, you will be limited with your set
poses as to how to make them work easily.
Happy Smiling Faces

So it comes down to the gesture or pose and the expression on their faces. Now most
of the time the expression is NOT going to change. Everyone loves to see themselves
smiling when they look in the mirror and the caricature is a mirror type expression of
someone, so happy smiling is what you are going to do most of the time.
Body language is all about the gesture. Lets look at the following examples of stick
(skeleton) men.
Can you pick which one is:
1. Falling
2. Sprinting
3. Creeping
4. Golf Swing
5. Horse Ridding
6. Twisting
7. Flying
8. Football Run
9. Sitting
10. Walking
11. Standing
12. Skiing
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Which pose is which?

See if you can match up the sprinter, the golf swing, the creeper, the dancer, the sitter,
the twister, the skier, the faller, the horse rider, the stander.
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So How Did You Go?

Now scroll down to see how you went with matching the poses. It shouldnt have been
too difficult.
This goes to show how the essence of the gesture is contained in the skeleton of the
character. This is the fun container, that you put the rest of the caricature into, so that
when matched with a fun facial expression and some background elements you have
your completed scene.
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W
ell it is not too hard to see the match ups is it?
Now Its Your Turn
Print the above images and trace them off to get a feel for the simplicity of
their construction. Study the proportions carefully and then try to do this
freehand. You can come up with as many different poses as you like.
Practice this exercise on a daily basis from here on to the end of the 21 days to get
your poses in the flow of your artistic hand.
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Simple Shapes To Success

Every pose can be constructed this way. A simple shape first.
You can draw simple shapes without much difficulty right? Of course you can.
So each of these poses that start with a skeleton are now covered with a simple shape.
Box - square or oblong, oval - circular or ellipsoid, triangle tall or squat.
So now dress up the skeletons with some form and see how easy it is to bring
them to life.
Begin by simple box shapes, then, with a pen flesh it out.
Read Me: Keep it loose and enjoy the Freedom

Do take special note of just how loose and free and easy this final stage is. These
exercises form the basis of pose training for our caricatures when we get to the next
stage. It is important to know the basic proportions first, like these examples we have
just completed, before we can move to the big head small body distortion of a
caricature.
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Dont fall for the trap of trying to make it too realistic with every little fold of clothing
and detail. Remember KISS and sketchy as the gesture holds the key to the success or
failure of the pose.
*This is also very important if you are to make
money, laboured techniques may be more
pleasing to you but they will take you longer and
probably not be appreciated and no one will pay
you anymore.
Get the gesture right with that simple skeleton and
shape trick and the rest is assured to capture the emotion and fun intended in your
drawing.
Have a look at this color caricature and notice the lack of detail on the babys hand,
hardly any indication of fingers but the drawing still works because of the skeleton
(gesture) and simple shapes
for clothes.
Spend time
practicing these quick little
poses by studying other
cartoons such as Tom and
Gerry, Bugs Bunny and any of
the Disney characters. You
can find more books on
cartooning on Amazon by
clicking here.
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Day 5: Head, Hands and Feet

Practice, Practice, Practice
Enough cannot be said about the discipline of practice.
Doing something regularly is the guaranteed best way to improve and prefect your
craft. So we are going to do a fairly intensive task today, on Hands and Feet.
Many artists will attest to the fact that drawing convincing hands and feet are hard to
accomplish but that is not the case with this following exercise.
How you ask? Well we are going to use revolutionary tool developed and displayed for
the first time right here in the pdf ebook that to my knowledge has not been seen
before in any art tuition lessons.
Our special 3D Poses engine has been built right into this eBook making it a great
tool for practicing sketches of hands and feet.
You can do the following:
o Click and rotate the image
o Re-arrange in any pose you want
o Draw your sketch in the new position
There are literally hundreds of angles to choose from for each image, making this not
only an extensive tool but one that doesnt take up too much page space. As you can
see we have not just pasted in the hundreds of photos to make the book appear bigger
and better value but in keeping with making this Learn-to-Draw.org home study course
easy to do and manage we have put your interests first.
Something to remember when referring this book to friends, is that its so easy to use.
I remember before the days of 3D programs like Poser
when they only resources available like the ones we
presenting here, where photo manuals with poses of
hands, feet, faces and expressions and these books
were huge in size. You had to search through
thousands of photos to get something like what you
wanted or shoot a model in the position you needed,
making it very hard to find the exact pose. All that's a
thing of the past with 3D computer apps.
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3D Hands In Any Pose You Like

Go ahead and click and drag on the image below and see exactly how easy it is.
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Re-arrange the hand to a new position and then go ahead and do a sketch. Remember
simple shape first and then the finer details remembering also we just keep it sketchy
to suggest the Gesture and not get bogged down on the tight details. See example
below the 3D image.
This is an Interactive Drawing of the Right Hand in 3D

Grab the hand and drag to rotate to see a new angle of the hand.
Now Its Your Turn

Do the following in this simple manner. Repeat this exercise 5 or 6 times to get a feel
for the simple shapes that hands are made up of.
When you feel you have mastered hands and feet you can forget ever having to use
this again, but be warned it will take time and practice and this is one of the daily
exercises you should be doing over the remaining two weeks.
Although we are advocating simple sketchy hands and feet in the following
caricature tutorials, it is important to get the fundamentals right in the first
place, before you go ahead and just do the simple flicky sketch.
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Rotate the hand in 3D, printscreen and trace off as indicated above.
1. Rotate
2. Draw box shape with tracing paper
3. Trace hand outline
4. Add some tone with pastel or marker
5. Repeat steps 1 4 this time DONT trace, do it freehand
When you have completed the right-hand pose from as many different angles you can
create, you can do the same with the left-hand.
This is an Interactive Drawing of the Left Hand in 3D

Grab the hand and drag to rotate to see a new angle of the hand.
Now to the feet
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3D Feet In Any Pose You Like
This is an Interactive Drawing of the Left Foot in 3D

Grab the foot and drag to rotate to see a new angle of the foot, then draw it.
Rotate the foot in 3D, printscreen and trace off as indicated above.
1. Rotate
You can do this exercise to place the foot in as many different positions that you think
you may need to draw them from and do the steps 1 5 as indicated above.
This too should be part of your daily practice.
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This is an Interactive Drawing of the Right Foot in 3D

Grab the foot and drag to rotate to see a new angle of the foot, then draw it.
1. Rotate
Repeat steps 1 4 this time DONT trace, do it freehand

Read Me: Practice Daily
Yes you need to read this again, and make sure you get it. Practice daily, practice
daily, practice daily. You can find more Hands and Feet poses on the website by
clicking here.
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Drawing The Head From Any Angle
This is another 3D Exercise, this time you are going to draw this smiling guy
from many different angles. Click and drag the head to a new position!
Once again my special note of the different colored grey contours of the various planes
of the face.
Print Screen and Trace
Drag to reposition the nose and take a screenshot (Windows Printscreen button Mac
Command + Option + 3) print this off and use your tracing paper to draw the nose in
different positions.
Simply rotate the head and draw it from a different angle. You can print and
trace (as above directions) this to get comfortable with the exercise or just
sketch the new position from the screen.
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1. Head Position
2. Tracing Head
3. Line Work Complete
1. Head Position
2. Tracing Head
1. Head Position
2. Tracing Head
Daily Exercises in Head, Hands & Feet: Come back to this page each day
and do at least 5 or 6 different sketchy poses of the 3D head, hands and feet
images.
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Day 6: All About Color Technique

Adding Color
Heres where the pastels come into play and I do mean play, as this is an easy part
you will enjoy this.
Click the image to play the video

Go ahead and give it a try with some of your sketches from previous days or
just do it with the hands and feet you have been practicing today (yes you need
to practice heads, hands & feet each day, remember daily, daily daily!).
Smudging
It is all about moving a small amount of color across the page to to add in some
atmosphere and depth to the form of your caricatures. If you would like to try
and color this image below please click on it to go to the larger image that you
can print and copy.
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Click Image to Enlarge
Signing your masterpiece

Dont forget to practice your signature because this is a very important part of the
caricature or any artwork that you desire to be respected. No signature and no respect
is the rule.
Unsigned works are done by someone but who you never know, so work on making it
look readable so people can read who created it. Dont make the mistake of doing an
illegible scrawl that some folks pass off as their name on a check or signature field on a
document. To gain referrals people need to be able to read who made this
masterpiece.
Another important thing to consider with the signature is the balancing of the drawing
with the signature placement. Leave some open space to put the signature in and dont
forget you need space for their name as well!
Graemes Signature (note it is legible very important! For referral work)
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Day 7:
Celebrity Heads
Fun With Celebrities

Okay here is a fun exercise day Celebrity Heads
You may have played the game called celebrity heads at a party or school or at least
seen someone play it. It goes something like this
One person takes a turn to sit out the front of everyone else with a hat on their head
with the name of a celebrity on it. They do not know the identity of the celebrity and
have to ask the audience questions in order to figure out who the famous person is.
Well today we are going to do a variation of that game by finding some celebrity
pictures and by just drawing their head (more details like their body if you like) in the
style we have been practicing and when you have a drawing you feel is a good
likeness you are going to show this to someone else and see if they can pick who the
celebrity is.
Here is a celebrity you may be familiar with and how I have drawn him! Any of
these you can copy from by doing what I have done. Dont forget to watch the
video as printing the two versions of the caricature that are on the following
pages, one is the pencil rough, the other the finished product.
Important tip to remember, you may have to draw this 4 or 5 times to get it right! Dont
be disappointed with your first attempts if they go wrong. Just put it aside and start
again. You will be amazed at the progress you make when you just keep persevering.
Keep all your early drawings for comparison to your latest works and you will see the
difference as you no doubt improve.
Click the image to

play the video.
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Snoop Dog pencil rough. Print this page and copy (or trace if you need to).
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Snoop Dog finished caricature. Print this page and copy (or trace if you need to).
Or you could go to the following address on the Internet and find your own.
http://www.celebrityheads.com/celebritylist.htm
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Read Me: Ask your friends?

Dont forget when you are done here it is time for the acid test show a friend and ask
them if they recognize who the drawing is. No prompting them now with clues!
This completes Part 1 of Fun With Caricatures.
Part 2: 7 Days of Exercises From Video

The next 7 days are going to fun filled and simple easy to follow video guides. They are
going to be just like the video of our celebrity Snoop Dog that we did yesterday.
You should firstly watch the whole video a couple of times and then go and do the
exercise by trying the caricature for yourself.
Each day you will have a still image to work from. These will be in the thumbnail format
on the same page just below the video image link, with a link to the larger image you
can print off and work from.
If you wish to see the larger version simply click on the thumbnail to go to the full size
drawing that is contained in the diagrams section in the end of this book.
These drawings you will be completing to perfection, are what will make up your
portfolio of work, so getting things right over the next 7 days is very important. You will
not get any work doing caricatures if you have nothing to show people FIRST!
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Day 8: Caricature Example 1
Watch and do the above caricature.
Read Me: Notes On The Subject

This first caricature that you will be watching above is of our first sitter, Sue. The
caricatures were part of a Fun Day at the Races for a corporate event. This subject is
a good one to start with, as she has a fairly easy face to draw.
You will note that she is also very happy to be there is having a lot of fun. Sometimes is
it difficult for people to relax and we will be discussing that further on in this course.
Simply watch the video and listen to the accompanying audio to get the gist of just how
fast and how fun it is to draw caricatures in this way. The emphasis is on Keeping it
Loose and not getting carried away with the fine details.
The benefit here is that you will be working quicker and when you are charging by the
drawing, you will do more per hour and make more money. Not to forget that people
like these drawings done this way, if they didnt you would not be able to get away with
it. Graeme has been doing this style for many years and it works every time.
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Simple Exercise for Day 8: Copy This Caricature

So watch the video a couple of times and then set out
to draw this caricature yourself. You can stop the video
at each point to do the part you are up to.
Click image to enlarge
Watch and do the above caricature.
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So watch the video a couple of times and then set out
to draw this caricature yourself. You can stop the video
at each point to do the part you are up to.
Read Me: How To Get Them To Relax

The best way to get your subject to relax and have fun is to do the same thing and they
will mirror your actions. So if you want them to smile then you smile. If you want them
to have fun then just make the whole thing a fun thing.
Dont take yourself too seriously otherwise you will find your subject tightening up and
you will have to work hard to loosen up again. So remember they are watching you as
they cannot see what you are doing. Onlookers are going to have comments and just
join in if someone mentions something funny and you will be surprised how much
easier your job becomes.
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Watch and do the caricature demonstrated above.

So watch the video a couple of times and then set out to draw this caricature
yourself. If you dont get it right the first time, dont sweat it, just start again.
You should take note of how long Graeme spends doing
these drawings and you will see it is around about 5
minutes. When you are just getting used to the whole
process your times will be slower but this will get faster
the more you do.
Remember this that if you are working on a job that pays
by the drawing as against pay by the event, then
you will understand that time is money and the faster you
can draw the higher your pay. So learn to do these quick
and watch your earnings soar.
For example, Graeme charges about $30 AUD for these
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Black and White A4 caricatures and he can do about 6 of them in an hour. That is $180
per hour and if the typical event goes for 5 hours then he has made $900. That is
allowing 5 minutes to draw and 5 minutes to charge the customer and get the next
subject into the hot seat!
You can stop the video at each point to do the part you are up to.
Read Me: Try To Sum Up Their Personality
When your subject agrees to be drawn and is in the process of sitting themselves down
to get comfortable, just try to read their body language to see where they sit on the self
acceptance scale.
This takes a bit of practice but once you get used to reading people at the first glance
you will become an expert at reading what personality type they are.
For example you may have the Party Animal type person who loves a laugh, is the
sort of person who doesnt mind you having a go on some of their features. They
typically have a high self-confident outlook and dont take themselves too seriously.
The Quiet or Shy type on the other hand needs to be treated with special care. Try to
keep a fresh glow about this persons look and dont draw attention to their standout
features.
If someone is actin shy or embarrassed this a sure sign of Approach With Caution.
They will not deal with being made fun of so definitely no exaggeration in this
caricature.
On the other hand if your subject is a bit of a party animal, you can loosen up the
details a little and even put them in a more risky pose. They more than likely will be
able to appreciate it.
You will get a feel for this after a while so practice on friends, family members and
neighbours first before trying anyone you dont know, at a function, event or your first
commercial job!
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Watch and do this caricature yourself.

So watch the video a couple of times and then set out to draw this caricature yourself.
If you dont get it right the first time, dont sweat it, just start again.
Read Me: Twos Double the Fun

This caricature is part of a tandem or double where
you have 2 people sitting side by side to have a single
drawing done.
As our style of caricature is the Style 3: Big Head on
Small Body we are not going to distort or exaggerate
Debs features in any way that might be demeaning.
The only safe zone is the mouth. Everyone loves to
see themselves with a big cheesy smile. This doesnt
mean that everyone gets the same smile but it is pretty
close to this, with a personalized touch.
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When you view tomorrows sitter, Jane you will notice the difference between the two
smiles and they are very individual and recognisably each persons look.
Watch and do this caricature of the two gals, Debbie and Jane.

yourself. If you dont get it right the first time, dont sweat it, just start again.
Read Me: How To Get Your Subject To Smile

and Why
Now this is a simple point but a very useful one.
Remember the exercise for looking up and down really
quickly in order to see what you are supposed to be
drawing well this one is a bit like that exercise.
In order to get your subject to smile you smile.
Not that hard when you think about it.
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Sometimes the party atmosphere is noisy and asking them to smile doesnt always get
through the background music or surrounding activities. So just smile at them and they
will smile back.
How is this like the look up down exercise? Well while you are smiling at them and they
are smiling back, you do the look up and look down to draw trick to make sure the
image of them smiling is on the page right in front of your artists eye.
Tip: Always draw your subject smiling. Never a frown. They will love you for it and
besides it makes for a better image. Say Cheese! (actually just smile)
Day 13: Video Sample 6
Watch the video and do the caricature yourself.
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So watch the video a couple of times and then set out to draw this caricature yourself.
If
you dont get it right the first time, dont sweat it,
just start again.
Read Me: How to Sit Your Subject

Just how far back does your subject need to sit? Two feet or ten? One metre or two?
Simple but not altogether an obvious answer.
Have your subject sit opposite you on the other side of the table like the example
below.
Fi
g 1 Above: This is TOO far back, as you cant see enough detail.
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Fig 2 Above: This is just right, close for details but not too close.
Too close and they are on top of you and looking over your clipboard. You definitely
dont want them to see what you are doing. For one it can distract them from holding a
good fun type pose and expression and two it will make your job harder as the last
thing you need is a running critique as you are creating your masterpiece.
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Day 14: Video Sample 7
Watch the video and do the caricature yourself.

yourself. If you dont get it right the first time, dont sweat it,
just start again.
Read Me: How To Set Up Your Work Area or Booth

When you are at a show or fair and you have a
dedicated space to work with then you should
follow these simple rules for getting more work and
using your current subject to get your next caricature commission.
Rule 1: Never sit in the booth looking out at passers by.
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Always have your subject on the booth side and you on the looking in side. You are
then displaying what you are doing, as the curious pass by.
If all they can see is someone with their back to them and have no idea what you on
the inside looking out are doing, then they will more than likely just keep moving to the
next booth. But if they can see you at work (in progress) and the person looking out at
them then the will get the picture much quicker.
Click image to go to the web 3D version
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Rule 2: If Youve Got It Flaunt It
As you can see from the image above (Graeme is too busy to eat properly!) and the
booth should be displaying your work and your pricelist. In the next section on Making
Money From Caricatures on Day 20 we will show you the pricelist that people are
paying for this type of work.
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Part 3: Making Money from YOUR Caricatures

Day 15: Setting Up Your Stationery
To make sure you are ready to go out the door with your portfolio and bring in some
work you need to start today to get your printing materials organised. It is going to take
about 1 week so dont delay on this one as you want to be ready to go after day 21.
Important note on choosing a " business name". You should consider what
name you are going to call your business based on the .com names still
available. Do consult the develop a website section on Day 18 if you are going to
promote yourself online, BEFORE making any stationery. The last thing you want
to do is have to reprint your stationery because you couldnt get the domain
name registered.
Okay so you have your samples together in your portfolio, (remember not too many),
you are going to set-up a website (you can add as many samples and styles on your
site as you like) and then be ready to go and make some sales calls and interviews and
hopefully some gigs!
Before you can march out that door you are going to need to complete your
professional image with a nice set of well-designed stationery.
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Business cards
Postcards
Letterheads
Leaflets or Flyers
Posters of your work
The bare minimum is to have a business card that you can give out to prospects and
happy customers to call you again for your next job.
Business cards online
You can easily create your business cards online and have them shipped
worldwide and fast!
I recently went online and purchased 200 cards in full color, delivered to my door in a
few days for about $50, these things are pretty inexpensive these days.
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Letterheads
All your stationery should reflect your professionalism so having a consistent

look for to all your marketing collateral and follow up materials should go a long way to
demonstrating you mean business.
There is nothing worse than going to all the trouble of finding a good source of work
only to mess things up by shooting yourself in the foot with poorly a designed
corporate image.
You can engage the services of a graphic designer on eLance.com but I suspect that
most people reading this will have the design capabilities to do the job themselves.
Nevertheless if you need to commission a graphic designer to help you out you are not
going to have to spend a lot of money if you use someone on www.elance.com, they
are the premiere locators for quality online freelancers. It is all backed and verified by
the ratings & feedback system you may be familiar with on other websites such as
eBay.com
Have you heard of Elance? It's where work gets done - a virtual
workplace where qualified professionals provide their services, and
small businesses post work they need done.
The breadth and scope of work at Elance is amazing - you can work in or post projects
in dozens of categories, including Web & Programming, Multimedia & Design, Writing
& Translation, Admin Support, Sales & Marketing and more.
I'm using Elance now for some programming work and have been doing so for about 8
years, and I think you should check it out.
Best of all, it's free to try Elance.com
Getting Someone To Sit For A Caricature

The best way to get someone to sit for a caricature is to have a good display of what
you do in your booth or around on the table you are working.
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If people can see what you do then they will believe in you.
So how do you get your first subject to sit for you at the beginning of the event
or party? No one wants to be the first so how do you do it?
Graemes favorite tricks for this are:
1. Look for the life of the party you will know them when you see them.
2. Offer to do one for free make sure it is a black and white small one of course;
this also acts as a warm-up exercise.
3. Get host or organiser to sit first to break the ice and get the ball rolling.
4. Look for a real character with a beard or glasses, someone who will make an
easy subject to exploit. Also this acts as a great warm up.
5. Children are easy targets as well because they are usually less self-conscious.
Look for one with curly hair or freckles.
When someone has gone first then the others will start to follow as they have seen first
hand what fun they could be having. Most people secretly want to have a nice picture
of themselves, so getting the whole crew to sit is sometimes easy and sometimes a
little harder, depending on the type of scene you are in.
Is it a trade show and lots of non-related passers by?
Is it a private party when most guests know each other?
Are your subjects children who have no fear?
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Or are they just a little too dignified to be cartoonised?

Every situation is different so just keep in mind the five steps above to get things
swinging along and before you know it you will have done a dozen or more as time
goes very fast when you are drawing.
If you have done a lot art workings in the past you will know what I mean.
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Never fall for the big features except

Adding to a point made some days ago there are times when you can ham up a
persons features as long as they look like they can take a joke. Not shy or timid, but life
of the party types.
Most of the time you will be keeping to the middle of the road and believe it or not this
is the road less travelled by most caricature artists. And we all know why many of
these artists dont get invited back for the repeat business or gain from referrals. As the
guests maybe filling out a score card or response sheet for the event or function, and
they give the Cartoonist a 2 or 3 stars out of 5 because they Made Fun Of My Big
Nose.
Caricature with a big nose and importantly big mouth and smiley teeth.
Also you may get a drunk female requesting a topless pose, it is well advised to avoid
doing such things, as the repercussions may not be pleasant when there arrive
complaints the following day.
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Practice Hands and Feet

Dont forget your daily 5 or 6 hands and feet sketches. See Day 5: Hands and
Feet for the 3D Poses exercise.
1. Rotate
3. Trace foot outline
You can do this exercise to place the foot in as many different positions that you think
you may need to draw them from and do the steps 1 5 as indicated above.
Day 16: Secret Work Supply No1

Six Secret Steps to Your First Job
As you continue to practice your skills and exercises today we are going to
look at how to get your first job by having a look at my Six Secret Steps to
getting your First Job and Second Job and Third Job
Sometimes we think we know about something and therefore it is not a secret but
knowing about and having experienced it firsthand are two completely different things.
Let me explain.
I think I know what it must be like to fly like a bird through the sky but unless I can fly
like a bird I will be only guess or imaging
what it must be like.
Now suppose you think you know and
decide to jump off a building because you
saw a bird do it and after all it cant be that
hard can it? Just flap your arms and you
will be right right? No wrong.
Some things even when we know about

them remain secret to us if we have no experience of them.
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It is a bit like standing in front of a huge maze in a hedge garden in some exotic
location with any number of different paths to take, that lead to any number of alternate
paths, with each one taking you in an equally long set of turns and ultimate dead ends
all except for the one right one through to the other side.
With over 30 years experience in drawing caricatures and cartoons as a professional
artist I have certainly had my share of wrong turns, all of which I hope you will never
have to make so listen very carefully to this wisdom if success at working with your love
of drawing makes any sense to you.
Secret No#1: Have A Plan

Dont just think you are going to go out and instantly become popular as a caricature
artist if you dont start with a plan.
A famous saying goes like this:
Fail to plan plan to Fail and it is true. You need a plan. You have probably heard
this before but you would be surprised how many people start ventures that are poorly
planned.
Your plan should follow this pattern:
A. Objective become a respected highly sort after Caricature Artist
B. Preparations of portfolio get your best samples together
C. Find your target audience and market directly to them
Secret No#2: Write Your Plan Down

You may be surprised to know that most people who have figured out the first part
simply ignore the second part of having a plan writing it down somewhere.
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To be perfectly honest I am guilty of this one myself at times but I think I know why we
dont want to write our plans down on paper accountability.
We think that if we write it down then fail to achieve our goal then we are a failure and
will be reminded of this when we look back at our written plan.
In fact the opposite is quite true.
No written plan and we forget fairly quickly what it is we are trying to achieve when we
get faced with hurdles and roadblocks that inevitably come our way. If we know to
expect difficulties when we set out by having them written in our SWOT plan (look up
SWOT on Google if you need more explanation here) and we will be ready for it.
This leads us to our next secret
Secret No#3: Be Prepared For Road Blocks

The reason why so many people fall by the wayside is that along with no clearly
defined plan they are not prepared or realistic about how they are going to face the
obstacles along the road to success.
If it were easy then everybody would be doing it. How many times have you heard that
said. And how true it is. Knowing this the equivalent of:
Forewarned is forearmed
Expecting the unexpected needs to be part of the plan of attack. When you ring up for
a sales call and you get fobbed off to the personal assistant and your emails get
bounced back from a prospects spam filter and you feel as if there is simply no way to
get through you need to know that this was expected and you have an alternate
planon the next secret.
Secret No#4: The Backup Plan Not the Back Up Plan

When you realise that you are going to face sometimes the meanest roadblocks as
sometimes the traditional methods of contacting an agent or getting their attention
seem to fall flat then it is time for the Backup Plan not the Backaway or Back Up
syndrome.
If you just back away or stop calling the event organiser or the artist agent then you are
going to fail - that is guaranteed. As with most busy people they sometimes are almost
impossible to contact as they are busy with everyone else but you. So you need to
figure different pathways to the same result.
For example if phoning and emailing are failing to get your foot in the door then find out
when an event or show is coming to town near you and turn up there with some
samples of your work. Find the event organiser on the job and offer to buy them a Coke
or Coffee and you may be surprised with the response.
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Secret No#5: Have A Small Well Organised Portfolio

You would be amazed how secret this one is when it comes to students or beginners
showing their wares around town.
Most people fall for the trap of including everything from their first attempts to their truly
good works.
Big mistake.
I can see from a students set of samples how good they are by looking at two or three
pieces. I dont need to see a zillion of the same thing - that never impresses me or any
other agent or producer in the game.
Just 4 5 maximum in your portfolio should get you the gig.
Try to show versatility, different poses, color or black and white, young or old and you
should have it covered with just this small set of work examples.
It is a real sign of self-confidence to only show a few pieces yet most people dont
understand this principle.
Secret No#6: Show What You Do and Do What You Show

In your portfolio and your samples that you display on the walls of your booth or around
your worktable at a party make sure these are your best work and they in the style you
currently are working.
You see our styles develop over time and this means that what we are showing may
not match up with what we are doing, so keep it fresh and there will be no surprises
when people get up to look at their newly created masterpiece you have sketched out
in 10 minutes.
You will get more work and more repeat work if you stick to these rules. Now you may
be saying that they are all not that secret and you know this stuff but it is not enough to
know it, it must be put into practice otherwise success will remain an elusive secret
from you.
Next we are going to look at how to assemble your portfolio to really knock their socks
off when you show your work.
Setting Up Your Portfolio

Electronic portable gadgets like the Apple iPod Touch or iPhone are all the rage right
now and you can easily have your samples with you on this type of format at any stage
in your travels.
The fact that you can always have a digital portfolio on hand is a very handy innovation
that you should consider.
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Whether you are showing your work to a friend who may refer you on to a great source
of work or showing someone who is a direct source of work, these portable digital
portfolios are worth having.
The Apple iPhone and iPod Touch have amazing new touch screen technology that
allows you to Pinch to zoom in and Flick with your finger to advance through your
folder of work.
The Apple iPhone (left) and the iPod Touch can both display your work in zoom
able pocket sized format.
This gives you many more opportunities to sell your work compared to just lobbing
someone with your business card. Dont be mistaken you should carry business cards
as well but the sample portfolio in your pocket or handbag is going to get you
remembered a whole lot better than a business card alone.
That being said you will still need to have the following portfolio on hand for sit down
interviews.
Get 3 5 pieces (color photo copies from originals scanned at high resolution 300 dpi)
and assembled in the following style of portfolio folder.
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The Portfolio Folder

You can get this very professional Prat portfolio from Dick Blick online with the
following product code, 15073-2055
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One image per double page, include a quote or testimonial on the left.
This above style of sample folder is stylishly bound and builds the expectations of the
prospect. Dont cheap out on this one, as it will only go against you. Of course you still
need to have great work inside to pull off the coup.
When inserting your work for display keep the examples the same size to make your
folio compact and manageable. Dont make the mistake of having one of those old
fashioned huge full A0 Sized folders that wipe people out of the way when you pass
them or set you sailing in the wrong direction when the wind catches them these look
unprofessional in todays small is good world.
Set one image on the right side of your book and include a testimonial of the subject
who sat for the caricature on the left. This is very important for keeping the focus on
one image at a time and adding weight to the customer satisfaction (social proof) that
makes you a good choice of caricaturist to hire.
Caricature Parties: A Secret Source Of Work

As promised this is the secret source of work the Caricature Party.
You have heard of the Tupperware Party and the Lingerie Party and the Anything
you can imagine women selling to other women party but probably have not heard of
the Caricature Party.
Graeme has had this one to himself as far as he knows. Few if any other caricature
artists have probably ever heard of this approach but you would be surprised as to how
lucrative it is. At $200 per hour you can make good money from this one source and
not many other artists have cottoned on to it yet!
Exactly how to set this one up is the subject of a greater in-depth study, which is more
than we have time for here but think about it for a moment and you just might get the
picture yourself.
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Women in groups trying to sell or buy stuff from each other and there you are right in
the middle helping them all relax and laugh and have a whole lot more fun. When
people are happy they are more likely to spend money.
The Caricature Party Graeme with the Gals!

The host of the party hires you, takes a small commission on sales and you get to
make great contacts for future work. All this while having fun drawing caricatures and
get paid to do it.
As I said earlier some of these things Graeme is not letting the cat too far out of the
bag but believe him when he says this one can be a goldmine of work.
Enough said take note.
Practice Smiles
Time for todays practice smiles here are some examples to copy and prefect. There
are 4 stages of the 3 different types of smiles.
The first image is stage 1: the box shapes and centre line in pencil.
We are doing 3 types of mouths here.
1. Full Lips (female)
2. Larger Teeth (female)
3. Wider Mouth (male)
Mouths in 4 Steps.
1. Pencil Box Shapes
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2. Add Curves In Pencil

3. Add Line Work Pen
4. Add Tone and Smudge
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Day 17: More Work Supply No 2, 3, 4

Bachelorette Nights, Private Parties
Womens fun nights are another big winner when it comes to the caricature
party.
Bachelorette night or the opposite of a bachelor party are a great place to find yourself
drawing caricatures.
To find this sort of work simply market yourself where other wedding and gift registers
are found or on online party directories.
The Internet is a good place to put ads in online directories for this type of customer.
PartyPop.com is the best Caricature Artist Directory we have found. It lists artists by
region so people can find you in your area. Perfecto!
You can add your details including your website link there for free and the work is going
to find you! It is also a very highly ranked PR 5 on Google so you will have a valuable
back-link to your site. Click here to find out about improving your Google search
results.
Look for the Pink Box for joining at the bottom of the page to join up.
Click the Add your listing to our Caricatures & Silhouettes Directory. The best thing it
is free.
Private Parties are also a superb source of work. Firstly because you
often find that there is no agent commission as you will get this type of
work by word of mouth but also because you will get lots of referral work
from the people you meet at the parties. Make sure you have a flyer to insert into the
rolled caricature that will get the tongues wagging the phone ringing for your next gig.
Also dont forget to collect business cards (more on this later).
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Everybody wants in on the fun at a party, here is a whole family group!
Sporting Clubs are a great source of work, as there are a whole team of
customers.
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Graeme has a sure-fire way of collecting names of prospects that helps to build his list
and works like this
Card Swap Box

Place a small tray or box on the worktable where you are cartooning
and with a sign on it that says Business Card Swap One of Mine for
One of Yours or something similar to collect cards for referrals. This is
a guaranteed way to get extra work for free.
Artists who make the mistake of the one-way business card dont get nearly as much
work from referral as Graeme does. If you get as many cards as you give you get an
easy way to follow people up for future work.
Sales Letter Free Bonus

No#1
Here is a sample letter that
you can modify and send out
to prospects that is guaranteed to excite their desire to see your work.
Keep them guessing with this proven trick.
Simply click the link to the text file below and fill in the blanks to suit your needs and
watch the response you get.
Click here and download a simple text file for you to customize.
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Day 18: Yet More Supply No 5,6, 7

Here is the list of 11 secret sources of other work supply that you need to
consider contacting:
1. Printers
2. Graphic Designers
3. Sign Writers
4. Advertising Agencies
5. Online Directories
6. Party Invitation Packs
7. Events Organisers
8. Flea Markets
9. School Fetes
10. Festivals & Gala Days
11. Theme Parks
12. Annual Shows use your imagination and come up with more!
And yes that is 12 (we like to under promise and over deliver!)
But wait heres some more.
1. Sporting Clubs
2. Returned Serviceman Clubs
3. Seniors Associations
Take a couple of the above that most suit your style and confidence level at this point
and use the Sales Letter template, customized to the particular prospect and send it
out. A special note on point 6 Party Invitation Packs, is to get this sort of work offer to
create childs birthday party invitation by creating a card pack with their caricature on it.
You can charge per caricature that becomes a framed present for the child (or adult as
the case may be) and also for the total number of invitation cards made up in the pack.
You can simply use standard desktop printer and card blanks available at any office
supply store.
Phone Contact Tip

When contacting the above businesses or suppliers by phone try
getting through to another department other than the one you wish to
really speak with and then say you must have the wrong extension as
you ask for the persons name which you cant think of right now
(mainly because you dont know it) but let them say oh you probably
want to speak with Ms So-and-So or Mr WhatshisName who is the
producer/agent/event coordinator etc as they give the persons name.
Phone back and quickly ask to speak with the person as if you are in a real hurry. This
trick will get you past most PAs but they will ask what it is regarding and just tell they
know will know and can you please put me through now. Of course they will know once
you talk to them but not at first.
Okay this might not work all the time but it will get you past some of the gatekeepers.
Mix it up a little and once again use your imagination when trying to speak with the
guardians of hope who hand out the jobs.
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Practice Dont Forget

Dont forget to practice today, even though you are going to be busy on the
phone and writing letters, do a couple of quick sketches just to keep your eye in
and make this your daily routine!
Sketch this one a few times today! Also do it in color.
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Day 19: 3 Easy Ways To Make Money

Graemes promised 3 Easy Ways To Make Money drawing caricatures covers the
three main ways of attracting work.
1. Launch a Website
2. Make a Video
3. Sell on eBay
1. Get Yourself A Website

Start with Your Business Name
Think about the website first before you get stuck on a business name. If you cannot
register the domain name then you are not really able to create a business name that is
going to tie in with your website.
So web search for a name that is available first and then make whatever you decide
from the dot com perspective your business name.
For example if you wanted to call yourself The Cartoon King or The Cartoon Wizard
you can probably bet that someone else already has this domain name. Try searching
for these two and see what comes up by clicking here.
So they are not available but what if you tried www.jacksmiththecartoonking.com
(replace jacksmith with your name) and see if that is available more than likely yes
unless your real name is jack smith and it is probably gone. But you could always add
in your in middle initial jack T smith.
URLs dont panic about caps or lowercase (unlike email addresses which are case
sensitive) so www.JohnTSmithCartoons.com is the same as johntsmithcartoons.com
but less legible. Important point to remember when producing your other marketing
materials.
Setting Up a Website
In todays low cost online environment there is
simply no excuse anymore for not having a website.
From as little as about $10 dollars per month you
can have your own site online and attracting business for you.
Websites are 24/7 salesmen and they dont go to sleep ever. You dont have to pay
them much and they can work very hard for you.
Even your own domain name (www.yourdomainname.com) is not expensive to register
like it used to be. For under $20 per year you can have it displaying your business
name and making you look that much more professional then a sub domain
(www.yourname.hostingCompany.com). So by investing a few extra dollars you can
look like a pro the benefits will keep coming for years!
You can set up a website quite quickly and easily but as already mentioned you need
to start with registering a domain name.
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Domain Name Registration

You can start with registering your domain name with the company that I
have been using for low cost web hosting for 5 years now. When it comes
to web hosting you should not just choose the cheapest (even though
they are all very competitive these days) you need to find one you can
rely on.
Let me tell you about an experience I would hope you never have to go through. It all
began when I decided to move my website over to a company that offered really
cheap hosting as I was sick of paying too much. Now at the time web hosting was a
lot more expensive than what it is today, I think it was about the year 2001 if my
memory serves me well.
Dont Let This Happen To You

I found this web hosting company on the Internet and their prices looked great, and the
people talking about them seemed to be saying good things in the forums so I figured
that they were a safe bet.
Things got started well and they handled any of my support needs with prompt email
replies and it was all managed through an online Control Panel so I was a happy
customer. That was until
Their support fell away to absolutely nothing as a result of the company growing too
fast (remember they had a great inexpensive deal going) after everyone jumped on it.
The two guys who ran the company had a parting of the ways and the business began
to self implode.
Not good as I couldnt get access to my files and my sites were down and costing me
money in lost business. Customers were complaining and to make matters worse it
was ALL my websites that I was running both personal and my clients so I had a big
problem.
I lost some data and that is a real problem, if you have customers names and details
that suddenly go out the window.
Go With A Solid Recommendation

Thats when I decided to go with a solid recommendation from a trusted source.
Problem was I could not find one person I knew who could
recommend a low cost and reliable web hosting company.
I unfortunately went with the local computer store owners best
friend who turned out to be no good at all.
More time, money and data loss and now I was completely frustrated. Where can you
go to get good reliable web hosting that wont cost you the earth?
My next move was a cautious one, I moved my sites back to the only company that
came personally recommended by a friend who was using them for years and have
had my dedicated servers with them ever since. They are expensive, costing me about
$250 per month but I do run a lot of websites with them.
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Website Hosting
But what to do about low cost/reliable web hosting, does it truly exist?
That is when I decided to try out a recommended company with just a small website as
a test, to see if they performed and didnt rob me of time, money and data.
It has been over 4 years now and the low cost and 100% reliable web hosting
company that I can truly recommend is www.Aplus.net This company has in my opinion
the best domain name service, web hosting and support that you could possible
need to run your small caricature business online.
They have great packages where you can get your domain name registered for free
when you get a low cost starter web package with them. Click the above banner to
check them out.
24/7 Salesman
With your samples and testimonials online you will find a greater
strike rate with the phone cold calls as well, as you will no doubt be
asked to submit your web link to be considered for future work.
So when your prospect sees how professional you look online they
will have no doubt in getting you in for the all important interview or
even booking you straight up.
Here are some examples of websites for caricature artists some good some not so
good. Can you figure out which ones are going to get the gig and which ones who are
going to get the flick?
Its not hard to pick the professionals click these links to see.
http://www.knabelrealisticcaricatures.com/
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/evs/636092117.html
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.moyse3/index.htm
http://www.drawn4u.com/
http://www.jpastudios.com/index.php?s=Galleries
Special note on the above caricaturists chosen at random on the entertainers directory
you will see that most fall for the Style 1: Big Features trap. I can guarantee that if you
go this way you will have less work. Graemes Style 3: Works Best Big Head Small
body (this is a real trade secret).
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Todays Practice Quick Poses

Today you can practice the following exercises to keep it all flowing.
Firstly do this in black line only, Brush Pen.

See if you can complete each one in less than 5 mins.
Then try again and do the same thing in less than 10 mins.
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Do this one in Color with chalk pastels and brush pen line work.
Line them up and see which ones are the best. Naturally the 5 min ones are going to
be rougher or sketchier than the more polished 10 mins, but done at 2 times the speed.
Could this mean 2 times the amount of work done and double the profit?
More work done in the same time period when working for the man doesnt add much
to your bottom line but since you are working for yourself here it definitely pays to have
a quick and loose style you can triple the amount of money you could make in one
day if you understand this one principle. (this does depend upon the fact that you are
charging per caricature and not by the event or party, these ones you could bring out
your slower 15 min versions and let the polish shine through a bit more).
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2. Make a Video
You are probably wondering how making a video can be a source of work right? Well it
goes like this
Yet another Happy Customer!

You video yourself doing your caricatures, upload it to youtube and invite everyone to
view it.
Invite
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the following:
Friends
Family
Prospects
Agents
Events Organisers
School Principals
Other Artists
& Whoever Else you can think of
Youtube is a social phenomenon that is not only social it is also viral. When someone
sneezes on Youtube his or her friends get a cold or in our case a look at you in action
creating your amazing artwork.
The wow factor of watching it all emerge is a brilliant teaser or promotional device to
get interested parties to find out more. I am sure you are familiar with the videos of
Youtube by now.
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Here Is THE Genius Point

Make sure you have your website listed on the video at some point and watch your site
traffic go up as well. Make a few videos, some with just your phone number, others with
your email address and others with your web address and see which ones produce the
most inquiries/work commissions.
3.Sell on eBay
How do you sell your caricatures on eBay? Isnt it just for stuff lying around your attic
collecting dust that you wish to sell to reclaim some space back?
No way at all!
Most people think of eBay as an Auction site but they are
wrong. EBay is actually a traffic generating machine.
People come to eBay to buy things. If they type in cartoon or
caricature they are interested in buying one or two or three.
Dont overlook eBay as it can deliver and enormous amount of work your way. Even if
you use it to just generate leads with a low cost item you will have found a customer
you can sell larger more expensive items to in the future. Start with Caricature
Birthday Cards as an opening item. You could design up a range of birthday cards and
you simply modify them with your customers face on a set pose. Get them printed to
set quantities and delivered to your customers world wide.
You can put up your eBay store to sell your caricatures as gifts for people, birthday
invitations, party bookings and whatever else you care to think of.
Click here to go to eBay.
Day 20: Secrets to Success The Price List
Size
Letter/A4
Letter/A4
Price List for Caricatures at Shows, Events and Fetes

Color
People
Price
B/W
1 Person
$20 - $25
Color
1 Person
$25 - $30
Letter/A4
Letter/A4
B/W
Color
2 Person
2 Person
$25 - $30
$30 - $35
Letter/A4
Letter/A4
B/W
Color
3 Person
3 Person
$30 - $35
$35 - $40
Ledger/A3
Ledger/A3
B/W
Color
1 Person
1 Person
$30 - $35
$35 - $40
Ledger/A3
Ledger/A3
B/W
Color
2 Person
2 Person
$35 - $40
$40 - $45
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Ledger/A3
Ledger/A3
Size
Letter/A4
Letter/A4
B/W
Color
3 Person
3 Person
$40- $45
$45 - $50
Price List for Caricatures at Your Studio

Color
People
Price
B/W
1 Person
$60 - $75
Color
1 Person
$75 - $90
Letter/A4
Letter/A4
B/W
Color
2 Person
2 Person
$75 - $90
$90 - $105
Letter/A4
Letter/A4
B/W
Color
3 Person
3 Person
$90 - $105
$105 - $120
Ledger/A3
Ledger/A3
B/W
Color
1 Person
1 Person
$150 - $200
$200 - $300
Ledger/A3
Ledger/A3
B/W
Color
2 Person
2 Person
$200 - $300
$300 - $400
Ledger/A3
Ledger/A3
B/W
Color
3 Person
3 Person
$300- $400
$400 - $500
These prices are a guide and the variations that you see are based upon the total
content in the drawings. For example if a child wants to hold their pet or be sitting with
a toy or they request something in the background then you can charge the higher fee.
Size
Broadsheet/A2
Broadsheet/A2
Price List for Caricatures at Your Studio

Color
People
Price
B/W
1 Person
$400
Color
1 Person
$500
Broadsheet/A2
B/W
2 Person
$650
Broadsheet/A2
Color
2 Person
$800
As you can see the most lucrative commission is the 2 person color on a Broadsheet or
A2 sized piece of paper. This type of caricature is usually for a birthday party to be
framed and have guests sign the drawing. You have photographs of the person or
persons supplied and you draw this in your own studio at your own pace.
You can also create birthday or party invitations from this drawing. You could offer to
make the cards for them and get premium charge added on by using your local instant
printer. Prices on this will depend on what you can negotiate with your printer.
For more details on paper sizes visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size
How To Make $800 in Two Hours

As promised this is how you can make $800 in two hours, just look at the above
price list carefully.
It is not too difficult to do the 2 person, color at Broadsheet/A2 size for a wedding or
wedding anniversary comfortably in 2 hours. Now exactly how to up sell your
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customer from the $200 - $300 version is dependant upon your selling skills but if you
are showing samples to an individual in person, it is not difficult to demonstrate just
how much nicer the caricature will be when clearly bigger is better.
Alternatively you can quite easily do 4 x 1 person Ledger/A3 color caricatures in your
studio @ $200 - $300 each giving you approximately $800 - $1200 for one hours work.
Now find a better pay rate as a commercial artist and email me at
info@artrainexpress.com.au as I would like to know it please!!!
So when you weigh up the quick and fresh style of my caricatures that capture all the
necessary ingredients (pose, gesture and smiley customer) and the prices that people
actually pay me for this, then you can see how easy it is to make at least $1,500 per
week and if you work a little harder make $3,000 without too much extra effort.
How To Make $1,200 At A Birthday Party

People hire me out to do caricatures at birthday parties and my minimum charge here
is $200 per hour reducing to $150 per hour for a longer event of say 8 hours.
These rates are my standard for parties and they work quite well. Being paid by the
hour is also a way of enjoying yourself a little more as you are not having to bash out
the drawings at your normal speedy rate, but this is entirely up to you. Exactly what
value you pass onto your customers will come back to you directly and indirectly with
referrals for your next gig.
Yes the Party Cartoonist is truly the life of the party!
Practice Heads and Smiles

Todays practice you should be focusing on Heads and Smiles and Eyes.
The all important features you need to be good at, so just pick out one or two
and start by doing just the individual eyes, smiles and then do the whole
caricature in color.
Just click a thumbnail to enlarge

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Once you have done this, go back and do the same caricature again. Keep doing them
until they look just right. You can add the best to your sample folder and website.
Repeating something until is right is the only way to improve. With practice you just get
better and better!
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Day 21: Ready to Go

Website Social Networks
Get on to the social network scene and participate in Facebook, MySpace, Youtube,
Twitter, Stumble, Kaboodle, Happy Customers and many more.
These sites open up a whole world of traffic for your business that you may be missing
out on, so its time to get on board the wagon.
Using existing networks, forming new ones and watch your business calendar fill up.
Dont just think about doing it go and do it now. Sign up to at least 3 of the above and
make it happen today or let the people at the Socialmarking2.0.com website sign up
for you. It is inexpensive and you can have about 1200 back-links to your website for
about $70. This service takes about 2 weeks from start to completion.
This part of sales promotion should be part of your long-term plans, as search engine
optimisation is something that does improve over time. Still now is a good time to be
doing this as you have your site ready (if that is the case, if not leave this until you have
your site up and running).
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Dont do anything else on this day except some practice of sketches that you
can now decide upon doing. Go back over the exercises from previous days,
even chart your progress by looking over earlier drawings and see the
improvement you have made over these past 3 weeks.
Grab some of what you previously were happy with and now do them again watch
the improvement and add to your website and portfolio ONLY if they are better than
what you currently have in place.
On this note of updating your website, always take copies of your best work and upload
this to your site only if it is better or more topical than what you have on there at
present.
You choose your exercise for today!

When you are done it is time to look at getting ready for your first caricature gig or party
or event or whatever it might be
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Checklist for the First Work Day

The day will come when everything is in its place and you are about to set off for your
first days work.
Run through this checklist to make sure you have yourself set up correctly.
Before the Event After the Booking Interview

1. Check with the host or organiser to make sure there is suitable space to work
2. Is there going to be a table and chairs provided or do you need to bring your
own
3. Are there any special needs guests you need to cater for
4. Directions by map or www.whereis.com
5. If you have a TomTom or Navman enter the GPS destination before the day to
make sure you are well prepared
6. Have your materials ready, with plenty of back up paper, pens, pastels you dont
want to run out mid show
7. Is there suitable lighting if there is a variety of places to work, make sure there is
place where there is directional lighting (lighting that produces shadows, i.e. not
fluorescent lighting)
Day of the Event Be Early

1. With GPS or directions to the location in place check local traffic news for any
delays and how to avoid congestion
2. Plan to arrive at least 1/2 hour prior to the event start time to meet the host and
get all your things in the right place
3. Materials you will be using paper, pens, pencils, pastels, clipboard, table and
2 or 3 chairs if needed
4. Set up your booth or table as instructed on Day 14
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Get Ready for Referrals

Make sure you dont forget your referrals bucket or business card tray to give out and
receive other peoples business cards.
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Video Your Caricatures
One other thing you should consider doing is video yourself on the job.
You can host this on Youtube and other video sharing sites to feed the viral machine,
so pack that video camera as well. (get a few jobs under your belt first before
attempting this one, as it is just another thing you need to do and you dont need that
sort of pressure while you are finding your feet).
Have a friend or assistant do the videoing for you. Make sure you have good lighting as
it will look too dark if you dont have either natural light or good strong overhead lights
to work with.
Uses for your Video:
1. Display on your website for you in action
2. How Tos for the curious (ebook for resale)
3. Great promotional piece for friends and referrals
That completes our home study course Fun With Caricatures 21 Days to Cartoon
Mega Profits with Graeme Biddle.
We wish you every success in your quest for a lifestyle of consistent work, doing the
thing you love and getting paid handsomely on top of it all!
All the very best,
Artist
Graeme Biddle
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Summary and More Information Links

Well that concludes our Fun With Caricatures 21 Days To Cartoon Success and
you are ready to do what you choose with your newly honed skills.
Be it drawing for fun or for profit you are now ready to start something amazing and
rewarding that can deliver you to new levels of achievement never before imagined.
This is not the end of the road just the beginning and this eBook has only so much
information and there is a whole lot more that we have made available online.
So if you would like to find out more and see the latest special offers available on our
website please click this link below:
http://www.learn-to-draw.org/
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT NOTICE ................................................................................................................................6

DAY 4: BASIC POSES.............................................................................................................................48

CELEBRITY HEADS ..............................................................................................................68

Fun With Celebrities.........................................................................................................................68

Never fall for the big features except...........................................................................................89

Secret No#1: Have A Plan................................................................................................91

Secret No#2: Write Your Plan Down................................................................................91

Secret No#3: Be Prepared For Road Blocks...................................................................92

Secret No#5: Have A Small Well Organised Portfolio.....................................................93

Website Social Networks ...............................................................................................................120

Before the Event After the Booking Interview..........................................................122

Day of the Event Be Early ........................................................................................122

Get Ready for Referrals..............................................................................................122

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Foreword by Artist Greg Gillespie

I was gob smacked to say the least.

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Plan Your Time

Remember, you get out what you put in!

What if I miss a day?

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Now We Are Ready To GO!

Good luck and lets get right into it

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Section 1: How To Draw Caricatures That Sell

Tools of the Trade

Plain paper either US Letter or A4

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When you are doing a color caricature (you can

[ 21930-1032 Square Chalk Pastels, 32 Half Sticks Dick Blick code]

course Dick Blick has these [61411-1002 Dick Blick code].

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Acid Free Paper

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Watch the Master

Click on the above image to play the video.

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1. Look at subject often

2. See their face on page

3. Achieve a good likeness

Read Me: Different Styles, WHY JUST One Works Best

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Style 1: Big Features The Exaggerated Look Caricature

Style 2: High Contrast The Heavy Line Caricature

But why you ask?

It goes something like this

Or their bucked teeth (cant afford expensive dental corrective braces)

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Simple Exercise for Day 1: Draw These 3 Caricatures

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Day 2: Finding Your Feet Without Falling On Your Face

Click to watch video

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Step 4: Draw centre line on the eye ellipse shape.

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Step 6: The nose is also made up of 3 small circles as shown.

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