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Tom’s Daily Coronacature: The Blues Brothers!

April 5th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Sunday Mailbag: Live Caricature Tools?

April 5th, 2020 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: Can you tell us what kind of pencil you are using, what it’s wrapped up in and other details on the tools you use for drawing live caricatures like the one you did on your live video? A: Sure. Here’s the live caricature demonstration mentioned (starts at the beginning of the drawing part): I use a soft graphite pencil for live drawing. The pencil I use is a Caran d’Ache Fixpencil 3, which is a “clutch” type mechanical pencil. A clutch pencil uses one stick of lead at a time, and has a claw-like front end on it that grips the lead. You need… READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature: Nick Kroll!

April 4th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Here’s my take on today’s subject: Nick Kroll! READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature: Paul Newman!

April 3rd, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

No time for more than a really quick sketch of Paul Newman today. Here’s a bonus one from a few years ago that appears in my book: READ MORE

Still Catching Up on Commissions…

April 2nd, 2020 | Posted in General

I’m still working through this massive list of commissions from my Virtual Artists Alley event and the subsequent orders (I’m still taking them by the way). I’ve been having fun but really taking my time on them… way too much time probably. Here are a couple of recent ones… Want one? Visit my Corona-Con Artists Alley Table! Just know I am at least a week to 10 days out on my list right now. READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature: Rihanna!

April 2nd, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Here’s my take on today’s subject: Rihanna! Rihanna is a beautiful woman, and many people struggle to caricature beautiful people. That’s because all too often people expect caricatures to exaggerate what would be considered a person’s flaws… big noses, small chins, etc. Caricature is all about exaggerating what makes a person unique and recognizable from the next person. Those things can quite easily be elements of beauty as well as those of goofy. Rihanna has heavily lidded eyes, and her irises are a light, intense green that gives her a vey haunting look. She has a small nose but it is rather wide. She has… READ MORE

Studio Tour/Live Demo Video!

April 2nd, 2020 | Posted in General

I uploaded the live stream video I did yesterday to my YouTube channel, so those who missed it and are adverse to Facebook can watch: READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature: Slash!

April 1st, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

This is my “live caricature style” drawing of Slash. I did this the same way I do live caricatures at a theme park or event live on a stream feed just now. If you missed the studio tour and the live demo here’s a link. READ MORE