Fundamentals of Caricature Drawing in Photoshop
In this collection of lessons, we will learn about the fundamentals of caricature drawing. Software required: Photoshop CS5 and up.
What you'll learn
In this collection of lessons, we will learn about the fundamentals of caricature drawing. We will get started by learning a bit about what the art of caricature is. We will then move on and learn about each of the core features or shapes involved in creating a successful caricature. We will also take some time to understand the relationship between these shapes as well as some ways that we can exaggerate each. To wrap this course up we will be walking step by step through drawing a black and white caricature of a famous celebrity. After completing this course, you will have a great understanding of how caricature artists are able to capture the likeness of a person in a humorous fashion. Software required: Photoshop CS5 and up.
Table of contents
- What Is Caricature? 5m
- The Building Blocks of Caricature 10m
- Exploring Relationships Between the Building Blocks 14m
- Exaggerating the Head 17m
- Exaggerating the Eyes 13m
- Exaggerating the Nose 11m
- Exaggerating the Mouth 11m
- Planning out Our Caricature 12m
- Drawing the Head Shape 11m
- Drawing the Eyes 12m
- Drawing the Nose 10m
- Drawing the Mouth 13m
- Drawing the Hair 10m
About the author
Eddie began teaching creative professionals over ten years ago for Digital Tutors. In 2014 Digital Tutors was acquired by Pluralsight and he continued his focus on creating high quality training for artists in both the film and games industries. With a background in graphic design and illustration Eddie has always been focused on visual appeal. This can be seen through his courses in which he shares secrets for achieving production level quality for concept art, illustrations, textures, mater... more