I’m not sure I should even bother to post these here on the blog anymore. They start out on my Substack newsletter, then social media and here. Does anyone get these only from here anymore? Hello? Hello? READ MORE
It’s back to Middle Earth with this sketch of the four main hobbits from the Lord of the Rings. Elijah Wood, Dominic Mongahan, Billy Boyd and Sean Astin. READ MORE
It’s back to Middle Earth with another “Lord of the Rings” sketch… this week is a two for one! In the books and in the films Gimli the dwarf and Legolas the elf form an unlikely friendship as the two races are estranged and often at odds with each other in J.R.R. Tolkien’s world. The two characters also gave me an opportunity to contrast their looks in the caricature. Legolas is long and regal with a kind of ethereal beauty, while Gimli is wide, disheveled, and coarse. Orlando Bloom is Legolas and Jonathan Rhys-Davies is Gimli. READ MORE
Another in my “Lord of the Rings” series… Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn. READ MORE
Here’s another in my “Lord of the Rings” series- Hugo Weaving as Elrond. READ MORE
I’m doing a “Lord of the Rings” series, at least until I am bored of the rings. I’ve already done Ian McKellan as Gandalf, so here’s Cate Blanchett as Galadriel. READ MORE
This week’s sketch subject is the devilishly handsome Ryan Gosling. Another example of how attractive people are still very caricaturable. Gosling has all sorts of interesting things about his face to exaggerate… small eyes (with one “lazy” one), a thin and long nose that ends in a very strong triangular shape, a tiny mouth with a pursed sort of smirk, and a long face shape. READ MORE
Dame Helen Mirren. This original is still available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
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