1. Caricatures
By Ms. Cousineau

2. Definition? Caricature:
A drawing of a real person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect, but still retains the likeness of the person.

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6. Caricature artists
Al Hirschfeld
-Uses elegant minimalist lines

7. Caricature Artists
Sebastian Kruger
Value and colors

8. Caricature Artists
David Cowles:
Graphic Geometric collages

9. Relationship between Shapes
In traditional portraits, the head is divided into “classic proportions”, meaning the relationship of the features are within a certain, accepted range of distance to one another, size and angle relative to the face and head shape.
In caricatures, the important is too exaggerate how these 5 shapes relate to one another.

10. Characteristics of Caricatures
1) Likeness
Focusing on the Main traits
of a person.
Example: Trumps Hair
You must be able to recognize
the person
If you can’t tell who it is supposed to be, then it is not successful. All good caricatures incorporate a good likeness of their subjects.

11. Characteristics of Caricatures
2) Exaggeration
Large Heads & Small bodies
Large Eyes, chin or Smile
Without some form of exaggeration, or a departure from the exact representation of the subject’s features, all you have is a portrait. The level of exaggeration can vary wildly, but there must be some departure. A straight portrait is not a caricature.

12. Characteristics of Caricatures
Exaggeration
Example: Obama & big ears

13. Long Necks

14. Long Chins

15. Characteristics of a Caricature
3) Statement or Purpose
The artist must be trying to say something about the subject.

16. Cartoon vs Caricature
What is the difference?

17. What is the difference?
Cartoon: A 2D drawing that tends to represent a fictional character. Uses un-realistic scenarios.
Purpose: To entertain or educate.
Caricatures: Represents the likeness of a real person. A portrait that has exaggerated features of a certain person or thing. Uses realism, often modeled after real people or scenarios.
Purpose: To make a statement, or create discussion on controversial topics.
Note: Cartoons are sometimes synonyms of caricatures.

18. History of Caricatures
Caricatures began in the 16th and 17th century.
Created by satirists to ridicule public figures and politicians
A satire: a caricature with a moral message.
They continue to remain popular today, and are used in magazines and newspapers to poke fun at film stars, politicians and celebrities.

19. ART=POWER
Caricaturists have wielded significant power with their pen, far more so than a writer ever could.
In the early days of the genre they transmitted messages without the need for the written word, important at a time in history when the majority of the population could not read.

20. James Gillray ( ).
The son of a soldier who had lost one arm to the French, Gillray became a satirist.
Gillray has been called "the father of the political cartoon",
His famous “The Plumb-pudding in danger” (1805) as “the greatest political cartoon ever drawn.”
“The Plumb-pudding” is a key piece in the London show. As a deft snapshot of geopolitical greed, this hand-colored etching easily transcends two centuries. In it, Gillray depicted England’s Prime Minister Pitt dining with Napoleon – with both of them carving up the globe as dessert. Pitt is drawn as lean and canny, hacking off both the Atlantic and Caribbean. A child-size Napoleon, with manners to match his height, cleaves off his portion (Europe) with a manic intensity.

21. Plumb-pudding in danger” (1805)
“The Plumb-pudding” is a key piece in the London show. As a deft snapshot of geopolitical greed, this hand-colored etching easily transcends two centuries. In it, Gillray depicted England’s Prime Minister Pitt dining with Napoleon – with both of them carving up the globe as dessert. Pitt is drawn as lean and canny, hacking off both the Atlantic and Caribbean. A child-size Napoleon, with manners to match his height, cleaves off his portion (Europe) with a manic intensity.

22. Napoleon once said that the English caricaturist James Gillray “did more than all the armies in Europe to bring me down.”
“Manic ravings, or Little Boney in a Strong Fit” (1803).

24. Political Purpose

31. In your sketchbook
On one page draw 3 examples for each of the following: Ears, mouth, eyes, nose.
2) Draw a caricature portrait of a famous person.
Emphasize a trait of that person or an aspect for which they are famous.
3) Draw a caricature of yourself.
4) Draw a caricature emphasizing an important message either political, environmental, or addressing an important issue or a parody of a movie.

32. Pick a famous person and draw there likeness with accurate proportions
Pick a famous person and draw there likeness with accurate proportions. Representing the 5 shapes that make the human face.