6/15/2017

Selecting The Right Caricature Artist Houston For Your Event

By Nancy Price


Caricature drawings can be a favorite past time, but even as many have come to realize, it is a full time job with established career paths. There are many things to consider before taking up a job as a wedding caricature artist. There can be quite some handsome reward for portraits but often, the clients would expect a quality job in return. It is hard to find quality in a drawing that is meant to ridicule but, the generally, a quality caricature artist houston portrait must capture the likeness and should show a reasonable semblance to the subject and subject must be easily recognized at first glance.

To become a great skit artists, learning to draw well, is far from the primary skill needed for the job. The ability to interpret the personality, attitude and mood of the subject is paramount. The drawer should have an eye to spot out a specific and outstanding personality trait or use the scenery of the subject to create a fun portrait.

While it's true most caricature artists work as independents I find that it's good to find out who they are or have been affiliated with in terms of other company's. Having worked with these individuals has helped me establish a track record with them for being dependable, professional, one time, courteous and fun. ANY artist off the street can tell you "they're good" how would YOU know that for sure? Professional affiliations help you to ask artist employers how good they are. Testimonials from reputable clients also fall into this category.

As the consumer you have the right to choose an artist whose style appeals to you. If you are comparison shopping, and I'm not against it, you should Do this, look for a person whose style of work you would like to have on your wall. Few artists are able to deviate from their "home" style. If they draw wild and exaggerated, chances are they will draw you wild and exaggerated, and maybe you don't want that. Since you're buying the service you deserve to get what you want, no?

Besides, you need to know how long you will need them and how many drawers you will need. The first is gross exaggeration. These artists focus their attention on any facial characteristic that deviates from the norm and really exaggerating and even distorting it. Artists with this way of working will make your big nose look really big and that pointy head look like Mount Everest. Your guests will either love it or hate it, but they will definitely have an opinion.

ANY artist worth his salt can draw an excellent picture when he has time. Look on their site to see if they are live work actually looks like the person they're drawing. Ask them how long it takes for them to draw. Remember you are paying them by the hour. If you have 20 or more guests and you get a person who draws one picture every ten or twenty minutes then you're in for empty pockets, unsatisfied guests and a long night.

One way to go about this would be hiring or partnering with someone else to run the business part or working for an already existing wedding business outfit. While this might mean less money than being the boss, a pay on regular basis minus the rigors of overhead expenses can dull anyone serious about being a successful wedding caricature artist.

Caricature artists also provide great entertainment. Most of your guests will watch them at work - and who could blame them? It's certainly very amusing and interesting to watch a caricature artist as he masterfully commands his pencil to draw larger-than-life representations of virtually anyone. And what a joy it is to watch art taking shape in real time.




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