2/07/2018

Hints For Hosting A Houston Caricature Artist For Your Special Event

By Sharon Cook


If you love giving parties and are planning your next big event, you may already have chosen the band or disc jockey, and the clowns. These performers make parties a lot of fun, but they are something guests have come to expect. In order to make impress the crowd and give your guests a great souvenir of the day, you should consider hiring a Houston caricature artist.

In order to make this as successful as possible, you need to take some simple steps suggested by the artists themselves. You should give some thought to where the individual will be working. If you are hosting an outside event, you absolutely must situate the portraitist in a shady spot. Guests won't be able to sit still long with the sun beating down on them, and the artist will need frequent breaks to cool off.

The station should also be a little bit out of the way, in a quiet spot where the guests posing and the drawer can have a conversation. Successful caricatures say a lot about the personality of each person portrayed. In order to get a sense of your guests, the artist will want to talk about their hobbies or favorite celebrities. A spot by the DJ or band will make that impossible.

Your guests won't want to spend half the party standing in line, so you need to come up with a plan to keep the portraitist busy and everybody entertained. When you are hosting a small gathering, passing out portrait line numbers will work. For larger gatherings, you can have a small line behind the artist waiting on their turn in the chair.

If you think your guests might want their portrait to include a favorite logo or sports character, you should be ready to provide the drawer with a picture of it to go by. Most artists are familiar with the standard requests, especially for costumes, mascots and celebrities. Others may not be as familiar to them. You will get the best results, and your guests will be more satisfied, if the drawer has a reference.

Artists really appreciate the hosts who remember to bring them refreshments periodically as they are drawing. Liquid refreshments are especially helpful. They keep the drawer from getting a dry mouth from talking to all the guests and from getting dehydrated in warm weather. It's a good idea to ask guests to leave their plates at their tables instead of taking them into the portrait area however.

You might think having a professional artist drawing portraits is going to be way outside your budget, but you will probably be pleasantly surprised at how affordable most of them are. Costs vary according to location and any extra services you want to include. You should expect the basic price to be less than a hundred fifty dollars an hour.

Successful hosts provide their guests with a fun and relaxing atmosphere. There is always great food and entertainment. The best hosts also come up with unusual and interesting ways to amuse the crowd.




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