It's a wonderful feeling to watch your child growing day by day.
Sometimes (I mean, MOST of the time), we would take his/ her pictures with our mobile phones.
But some people took it to another level of recording these growing up moments by hiring a Portrait Painter to paint, a Professional Photographer to photograph... or in this case, ME to Caricature. Ahaks!
Yes.
You're looking at the same baby in the above picture. The "Sleeping Blue Bear" one was about a couple of days old and the "Super Boy" with his loving Mom was about 8 months.
But I'm pretty much alive and kicking- in case you're wondering. Heh.
I've been a little busy with a new venture with my 4 sisters.
If you happen to have instagram, you can find me and them@artsisstudio.
Come and FOLLOW us over there!
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What we do?
Well, basically the same business on ART & Stuff - as in DoodleDesign here. But you'll find a lot more variety in terms of Art Works. And we've started off selling some Kufi Art Printed on Canvas based on our family paintings and doodles.
Please VISIT our online Gallery and LIKE our FB PAGE: Artsis Studio
Since my son entered 3 years old this year (and just quit breastfeeding- i might add), he's a little bit more understanding than before in regard of letting his mom doing her 'work'.
But at the same time, he could be very very clingy and always wanted me to play with him.
Whatever it is, he's always my priority now.
Many people told me that time will pass by so fast until suddenly, your child will be doing his things... by himself... and maybe would hate if you keep asking him to play and sit with you. Sobs.
Awwh... I hope that won't be happening at all!!!
Can you tell how Cheeky this boy can be?
Boy oh boy.
Words can't say
how much I love you.
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Have fun, everyone.
Salam Maal Hijrah, by the way.
Yes, after Maghrib TODAY (13th Oct) is the NEW YEAR for Islamic Calendar.
Let's remember to recite the Year End Doa after ASAR today and recite the Start of the Year DOA after Maghrib.
Do you know what's the meaning of Caricature?
Let me go ahead and cut and paste it for you here...
car·i·ca·ture
ˈkarikÉ™CHÉ™r,-ËŒCHo͝or/
noun
1.
a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
- a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (found here) - a. A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect. b. The art of creating such representations. (here)
Well, you got it... Right?
If you use 'Google Images' for this particular word, you'll find such an overwhelming sight of Caricatures done by Artists all over the world. I feel so small... tiny, actually- in the midst of them all.
Let's see a few awesome samples from Mr.Google that I found-
The word EXAGGERATION is the KEY, my friend.
Ahhh... it's easier s.p.e.l.l.e.d than done.
And that's what I've been struggling with every time there's a face for me to draw.
I mean, if you see a face with a prominent nose or big mustache or small eyes with ears sticking out, perhaps it's going to be easy to exaggerate.
But what if... there's nothing much to be exaggerated when you see a face? Err...
A face with no story? no character? Naaah... every faces comes with a story to tell and its own character if one look closely enough.
It's true.
But sometimes, I just can't see it! Huhu. Yes, for me Caricaturing is still quite a challenge. It's easier to draw a real face with no exaggeration- just follow it as it is (but again, there are other challenges that come along with this... and that's another story).
Let me tell you another "challenge" about Caricaturing.
It's when the person you drew could not accept his/ her FUNNY looking self!
Now, when you ask for a caricature, do you really expect yourself looking 'perfect'-ly good?
I do get..." err..please don't make my eyes too sepet (when for me, it was her eyes that made her who she was!) " / "...make my face look thinner, please.." (when it was her chubby face that defined her character and deserved exaggeration- hihi)/ " Hey, why it doesn't look like me, eh?" (okey...if I heard that, I knew I was in trouble or maybe I exaggerated too much (??)- But this seldom happened!)
Don't get me wrong. I don't mind these requests.
In fact, because of this particular challenge, you may find my caricatures following more of a 'safe' path. I don't exaggerate that much. I would love to do it but I hate myself for being quite afraid to offend people with exaggerations, sometimes.
I guess, you cannot take yourself too seriously if you want a caricature of yourself.
And as a Caricaturist, I have to loosen up too.
Recently, I've got an order to make a Group Caricature by looking at just one picture reference. This Caricature will be a Corporate Gift for a soon-to-be-retired Board member. Below is the first attempt :-
But when one of the Bosses saw this, he gave quite a few comments and asked me to redo. His staff later gave me a few more picture references of each people to be drawn.
Two days later, I came up with this... and they're all VERY happy :).
"Portrait-Caricature"
If you refer to the original meaning of Caricature, you can see no comical effect in the above picture except for the fact that they look funny with big heads and small bodies. Well, that will do...as long as they're happy with the result.
Basically, caricature is supposed to be FUN to look at.
Take it as another way to appreciate yourself with all those God's given features.
You know, I began learning and doing Caricatures since 1990s- just for fun during College years. I didn't know much about it and only looked at Lat's cartoons as my references back then.
I mean, you can't beat Lat's confident strokes and simple lines to produce those faces!
And over the years, my love to draw faces make me draw more and more real portraits and caricatures... Inevitably, I've developed my own style of drawing with rooms to improve from time to time.
Since I offered my caricature service online, I've had many happy (and repeat) customers. I never thought this was possible because I know there are many better (and cheaper-perhaps) caricaturists out there. But I treat my caricatures like I make other 'serious' paintings. My hubby once said I've wasted my time and energy to produce such artwork for a small amount of money... because for the same size of fine art painting, I could make a lot more. Well, I can't argue more about that but... as long as time permits, I'll take orders and make my clients smile when they look at themselves :).
Most importantly, I hope you enjoy my Caricatures as much as I enjoy making them.
As life moves on, some of us are looking forward for a new beginning...
Such as these two love birds...
A4 Sized Couple Caricature, Pen and Color Pencil
A5 Sized Couple Caricature, Pen and Color Pencil
6' x 2' Wedding Bunting Design
Thanks for your order, dear Is.
I wish All the Best for you :)
For all my Muslim blog visitors, let's enjoy the rest of the Holy Month and pray that we'll be chosen to experience the Night of Power... Lailatul Qadr.
InsyaAllah.
Allah says in the Qur'an in Surah Al-Qadr: "We have indeed revealed this (message) in the Night of Power. And what will explain to thee what the Night of Power is? The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. Therein come down the angels and the spirit by God's permission, on every errand: Peace! This until the rise of Morn." (97:1-5)
This black & white wedding couple caricature was on A4 paper and I used pencil & pen (for the outline).
This one, on the other hand... was a digital sketch using my bamboo pen.
Now, here's the Freebie I made just for fun.
It started as a small doodle in the sketch book and she's just so sweet smiling little thing that I wanted to share with you :).
My sweet client, Hana;)...
she has been asking me to make this simple animation since early this year.
And now... with her special day not so far away, I thought why not put a link here so her friends who cannot receive her MMS could also view it from their email link!
She has also commissioned me to illustrate not only ONE but THREE love books as gifts for her groom to be- (untuk 1 dulang hantaran la tu kan, Hana? hehee..). Here's a sneak peek:
A love story to be kept for years to come... :)
I'm still taking my sweet time completing them all in between baby Zain's short naps and long sleep at night- huhuu! In the meantime, especially to HANA's friends & family please enjoy the sweet reminder of her upcoming precious day...
My lovely and vivacious client, Ayu Jamal has ordered a few things that I'd certainly like to share here today.
She made me created an "icon" that showed her as an Agent- a TOP one, nonetheless :)!
Ermmm.... That was the first one I did... but she has chosen another one- with a shotgun! Woww! :
She also ordered a lovely, simple New Header for her site ayujamal.com, together with a new watermark.
The New Header
The New Watermark
After that, she has decided to get a couple of gifts for her lovely friends and so she commissioned me one A4 sized Couple Caricature and a Hand-Painted Wooden Frame.
