Product Description

This best-selling title is relaunched in April 2006 with a fresh new cover design. Packed with step-by-step illustrations, this comprehensive guide provides all the techniques needed to master the art of caricature. Drawing caricatures has always been popular and this book makes it simple and enjoyable. All the fundamentals are covered, to give the reader a sound foundation in caricature drawing techniques, with many step-by-step illustrations demonstrating how to put them into practice. The book includes accessible and practical information on: / Tools, equipment and props / Basic shapes and proportions / How to portray personality, features and expressions / Working from photographs Perfect for total beginners, Learn to Draw Caricatures will also be valuable for experienced artists seeking to improve their caricature drawing skills.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56413 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

About the Author
Alex Hughes is a professional caricaturist and has an MA in Visual Communication. His work is regularly published in newspapers, including The Daily Telegraph, and various magazines. Several of his caricatures were also featured in Drawing Cartoons That Sell.

Customer Reviews

As good as it gets!
Being someone who is just starting out in the world of charicature, it was a pleasant surprise to find something like this on the market which gives you basic outline to the drawing process for charicature. It covers everything from basic head shapes through to expression and positioning.

I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone starting out. You'll need a little drawing skill before you start, but it will quickly fill in the rest of the gaps.

Good book and well worth the money.

A pretty good start!
I got a fair bit out of this book and successfully pulled off a few paid gigs thanks to it and a free online course (that was a little more practical to be fair). I was looking to draw caricatures live, which is 5 minutes per drawing. This book isn't targeted at that audience so is reviewed with that in mind.
It's not the greatest book and one person's style, but does give you enough to start you off in drawing good caricatures and developing your own style. I used this in conjunction with some good online courses and do recommend it as a resource, even if live caricatures aren't your thing.