tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84575362000905676542024-02-02T14:50:31.595-08:00Caricatures by Chris Rommel blogChris Rommelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291578182391777746noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457536200090567654.post-9708925102242979662007-10-31T05:12:00.002-07:002008-12-12T21:22:17.036-08:00October ReviewedThis month started off with me attending the 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span></span> Annual National Caricaturist Network (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NCN</span></span>) Convention in Reno, Nevada <a href="http://www.caricature.org/">http://www.caricature.org/</a>. This was my first year competing as a Master, since I was fortunate to win the <strong>Golden Nosey</strong> award for "Caricaturist of the Year" in 2006. Since I was not eligable to compete for the Golden Nosey award again, I spent most of my time observing, socializing and partying with the other artists at this year's convention. However, I still managed to do some drawings. Here's my caricature wall of some of the attending members. All were drawn live onto toned pastel paper with markers and colored pencils. This is a technique I only do at NCN conventions. I use makers and airbrush paints on white bristol paper at my events and retail locations.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9SWAq5byiwd5e2vObrfLQ4mH_C2tb9v79biDc8A78wtCjGpS4fZLdRvGaLQwQaBuFgECl26vlBQMh8FXTaN5yKi4AKFm0SZosb-yhGdMEOReNnydk-cF-DMABTOr-1piZ3nVK3jAlizL/s1600-h/RommelWall07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127483896218452914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9SWAq5byiwd5e2vObrfLQ4mH_C2tb9v79biDc8A78wtCjGpS4fZLdRvGaLQwQaBuFgECl26vlBQMh8FXTaN5yKi4AKFm0SZosb-yhGdMEOReNnydk-cF-DMABTOr-1piZ3nVK3jAlizL/s400/RommelWall07.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had an event to draw at as soon as I returned from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NCN</span></span> convention. I literally drove straight from the airport to the event. It was a couple's 50<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span></span> wedding anniversary party. They were an extremely nice family to work for. They wanted color, so I brought along my airbrush. One of the family members took some photos and later e-mailed them to me. Here's the happy couple...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmzR_bKhvhjZXMEkpIFGmJZQtkbmAHXnUZVn9HYrX8-FGe5d87FeTz1wKOSWaa93TIje_ygU9Rgk25mm4rEGUFNs5F53sfpXKWwcZR_zgdZiQMZw5MoorZSMhOVHI83hQb2hhWJFyzEL8/s1600-h/50thAnniversaryCouple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127619776098796578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmzR_bKhvhjZXMEkpIFGmJZQtkbmAHXnUZVn9HYrX8-FGe5d87FeTz1wKOSWaa93TIje_ygU9Rgk25mm4rEGUFNs5F53sfpXKWwcZR_zgdZiQMZw5MoorZSMhOVHI83hQb2hhWJFyzEL8/s400/50thAnniversaryCouple.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Me drawing...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLuHujUJUpCnCYjCJJ-P1_r5aT39joaZOja8iB62RxZlBKbStXCbUGgCkJA8OTwq8cVdwLoLBTE83m-DUppcLwn3AmnyBbBAsZxhiRxP12tHdz7i_4mLU-hc4prwsJbSFd75chiEm-Ptn/s1600-h/50thAnniversaryChrisDrawing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127642208712983634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLuHujUJUpCnCYjCJJ-P1_r5aT39joaZOja8iB62RxZlBKbStXCbUGgCkJA8OTwq8cVdwLoLBTE83m-DUppcLwn3AmnyBbBAsZxhiRxP12tHdz7i_4mLU-hc4prwsJbSFd75chiEm-Ptn/s400/50thAnniversaryChrisDrawing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Me airbrushing...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgdUPVUQeQDZ89VNeNZYj5uxyFO-Z4oW_aYxQTQ74hI8T8k2UlbHCtKPVov01yjWL9rgtT3haoA8zTMvLKTiHZuaOW4d1G3gJTA5DNWV_H97QVRk_x670OKYB5WMsue30koxcNw16eivh/s1600-h/50thAnniversaryAirbrushing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129262923212063874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgdUPVUQeQDZ89VNeNZYj5uxyFO-Z4oW_aYxQTQ74hI8T8k2UlbHCtKPVov01yjWL9rgtT3haoA8zTMvLKTiHZuaOW4d1G3gJTA5DNWV_H97QVRk_x670OKYB5WMsue30koxcNw16eivh/s400/50thAnniversaryAirbrushing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fellow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">NCN</span></span> member and caricaturist, Steve Dorris, commissioned me to draw him as Batman. He has requested many artists to draw him as various superheroes (I drew him as Wolverine last year). I used a photograph I had of him and found an Alex Ross <a href="http://www.alexrossart.com/">http://www.alexrossart.com/</a> painting of Batman for references. As you can tell, Steve's body is a far cry from the superhero's perfect physique, which adds humor to this illustration. This was drawn in ink, scanned and colored using Adobe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Photoshop</span><em>.</em></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-jpEt1obRF3I29vGFwqLbWBzbRmSlqVNTittIl8lN0Ja6kFRyrsGIwyrsCWdYcp6zZCmqX_yPu_NvrFzUfLNOzb0LHGB5L0Q62RgrUp46i6ylVYmWCDQjEe5Ym2SUkRn2GT7W1IbiG6A/s1600-h/SteveDorrisBatman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127657000580351074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-jpEt1obRF3I29vGFwqLbWBzbRmSlqVNTittIl8lN0Ja6kFRyrsGIwyrsCWdYcp6zZCmqX_yPu_NvrFzUfLNOzb0LHGB5L0Q62RgrUp46i6ylVYmWCDQjEe5Ym2SUkRn2GT7W1IbiG6A/s400/SteveDorrisBatman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I occasionally make and send out postcards to clients using <em>Amazing Mail</em> <a href="http://www.amazingmail.com/">http://www.amazingmail.com/</a>. This one is for a $100 discount promotion. I drew a caricature of Benjamin Franklin and pasted it onto a scanned 100 dollar bill in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Photoshop</span></span>. Ben is inked, scanned and colored in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Photoshop</span></span>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJLuqvAVSjj1ia7p8h46EwQA3JWJhNOMo3OqiGRrN6Cx1Jq3FHJ_IwRITJfCkHjAnYTj9w4IodmTZydFe23dsgC9Mq-J7mqRF6L5_uAhRs0d749Adw-AAfXIRHMy-glSH3ntURSu6I_BB/s1600-h/BenPostcard.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127487177573467090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJLuqvAVSjj1ia7p8h46EwQA3JWJhNOMo3OqiGRrN6Cx1Jq3FHJ_IwRITJfCkHjAnYTj9w4IodmTZydFe23dsgC9Mq-J7mqRF6L5_uAhRs0d749Adw-AAfXIRHMy-glSH3ntURSu6I_BB/s400/BenPostcard.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A client requested that I draw her husband posed exactly like my Christopher Reeve/Superman caricature <a href="http://www.chrisrommel.com/christopher_reeve.htm">http://www.chrisrommel.com/christopher_reeve.htm</a>. I used the same body and background and pasted his head in place of Reeve's to save time and the client some money. She was very picky and extremely difficult to please. She basically wanted a "pretty" drawing of her husband. I did many sketches and revisions per her endless critiques. It turned into a rather "boring" caricature...almost a portrait. Here it is though...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoAkDzUeZcuNtcIFkAanEUite6-l-AOodNvaNkR4mg41Q5WQQfWUewX2Q1hs81-Tv68ZOD1B_4ZRC6fQdtrdRXahzcAItLRWUOu8ZYMFiv6Bw1KLeJzVgkmRcBvloQsWnycpUVEttJlme/s1600-h/JoeSuperman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127498112560202754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoAkDzUeZcuNtcIFkAanEUite6-l-AOodNvaNkR4mg41Q5WQQfWUewX2Q1hs81-Tv68ZOD1B_4ZRC6fQdtrdRXahzcAItLRWUOu8ZYMFiv6Bw1KLeJzVgkmRcBvloQsWnycpUVEttJlme/s400/JoeSuperman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Halloween! I went as Indiana Jones.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92OOBFTrmvn4gKYAcC0VlrCxMtVbjdQ9x_YEOOJtaLRxOY5ZHLKpqd-2lmSWECweL4-2B4IYiYuXoZXpW5TYwRAzYgUQviLfEIb6Zd52jKoYjg7pzoHQBjXekYgMva3QiLpW0zOUQooP1/s1600-h/IndianaRommel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127500745375155218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92OOBFTrmvn4gKYAcC0VlrCxMtVbjdQ9x_YEOOJtaLRxOY5ZHLKpqd-2lmSWECweL4-2B4IYiYuXoZXpW5TYwRAzYgUQviLfEIb6Zd52jKoYjg7pzoHQBjXekYgMva3QiLpW0zOUQooP1/s400/IndianaRommel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Chris Rommelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291578182391777746noreply@blogger.com0