Caricatures from photos make really memorable presents - for weddings, birthdays, leaving and retirement! They can be turned around in as little as a few days and delivered to you by post or email. Caricatures by Luke Warm range from a B&W A5 drawing of one person up to a detailed colour A2 group caricature of 30-40 people. The more photos and quirky personal details you can provide the better. All photos will be returned. Luke offers two approaches - B&W: acrylic ink and grey highlighter on 260gsm Bristol Board. - Colour: acrylic ink, watercolour and crayon on 300gsm watercolour paper.   Caricature of Comedian Frank Carson comiisioned for his 80th birthday card and party posters in 2006 If required as well as sending you the hardcopy original, Luke can scan your caricature, resize and colour correct it as necessary and send it by email or on disk. If required Luke Warm can also mount and frame your caricature in a tasteful solid wood frame and arrange for it to be delivered to you by courier. (All framed caricatures are very securely packed but unfortunately no liability can be accepted for glass damaged in transit.) General conditions Each caricature is drawn by hand by Luke Warm in his Studio in Devon and is unique. The quality of the drawing will relate directly to the number and quality of the photos you send. This can't be over stressed! Ideally he needs at least 3-4 clear, happy photos of each person. The person's face is the most important aspect for the caricature and for guidance it really needs to measure at least 50mm high on your photos to give adequate amount of detail. Hats, sunglasses and cropped heads make it a lot more difficult! All photos and other details will be returned. A good indication of a suitable photo is if you can clearly distinguish the person's eye colour (and if you can't please include it with the name on the reverse). Luke Warm ideally needs proper hardcopy photos on his drawing board to draw caricatures. He can work from photos sent by email but prices his work based on printed photos sent in the post. It takes time to download, sort through, print and add names to your photos - especially for large group drawings - and this will eat into the drawing time you are paying for. If you do need to send photos by email please send each photo attached to a separate email and ensure the file size is no greater than 3Mb - otherwise they can get stuck in the ether. If you're sending photos printed at home please make sure they're on proper photographic paper. Please don't economise on this - the quality of your drawing will be directly related to the quality of the photos you send! There are many dedicated online photo printers who you can send your digital photos to for printing. Try searching for 'digital photo printing'. As a guide up to 5 people can be included on an A4 drawing, up to 15 on A3 and up to 35 on A2. But bear in mind the the more people in a given size drawing the less room for props and background details - trying to fit too many people into too small a drawing could mean it ends up looking a bit like a school photo! The intention is usually that the drawing is not just a caricature of a face but is a visual celebration of as many other aspects of the person as possible. To help achieve this please provide details (ideally photos) of hobbies, interests etc Though a useful guide, the actual sizes of drawings will usually not be exactly A4, A3 or A2 as watercolour papers, Bristol board, picture frames etc are not sold at these commercial standard sizes and proportions. However the drawings will always have at least the same area as the A size quoted. Also Luke Warm usually works on the next paper size up so that there will usually be a substantial white border around your drawing. Luke Warm has never yet missed an agreed deadline. Turnaround can be in a little as a couple of days though 2 weeks is usual. At busy times of the year (Christmas & summer holidays) it may be up to 3 weeks. Please be frank about the actual deadline - it is very frustrating to have worked over a weekend to help a client with a very tight deadline only to be told when the work is delivered that it's not actually needed for another few days. The main factors which determine the price are the number of people to be included in the drawing, whether it's to be in B&W or Colour, the size of the drawing (A4, A3, A2 etc) and what the caricature will be used for. All caricatures must be paid for in full in advance including P&P by cheque to 'Mark Nesbitt' or by PayPal. If the latter 3.5% will be added to the total to cover PapPal's charges. Standard quoted prices are for caricatures for private display only. Any commercial or other use (such as on a website, letterhead, business card, wedding stationery, vehicle graphics etc) must be negotiated separately. Luke Warm retains the copyright of all artwork unless explicitly assigned in writing. How Luke Warm works All drawings start in the same way in pencil. In this case the two cars which featured initially almost ended up disappearing behind the group of rugby players. The next step is to redraw the image with dip pen and acrylic ink. The trick is not to follow the pencil lines but to try and draw freely just using them as guides. Once the ink is dry watercolour is added for colour work. With B&W work grey and black tone is added with brush pens and permanent grey felt tips. Occasionlly crayon is used as well to add a bit of texture and depth.   The best way to contact Luke Warm is by email as you'll get a considered and comprehensive written reply to your enquiry, usually within the same working day. If you include an address he can also send you a brochure. To emai Luke Warm please click on info@CaricaturesByLukeWarm.co.uk For further contact details please click here.   Caricatures from Photos Caricatures of one or two people are usually drawn at A4, A3 or A2 size and the examples below are displayed under these headings. Drawings of three or more people are listed as Group drawings. There are examples of all these below. By clicking the following links A4, A3, A2 and Groups new pages will be opened with further examples of for easy comparison. A4 Caricatures A4, (210mm x 297mm) is usually the smallest size for a one off drawing. For the classic, timeless look it's hard to beat B&W. These are drawn in black acrylic ink and grey highlighter on 260gsm Bristol Board. Adding colour gives caricatures warmth and fun. The line work on these drawings is again in acrylic ink but watercolour and crayon are then used on 300gsm watercolour paper. The eight caricatures above were all drawn at A4 size. To see more examples of A4 caricatures please click here. A3 Caricatures At twice the size of A4, A3 (297mm x 420mm) has a lot more presence and allows a good bit more room for detail. This is often the size used to mark significant birthdays and for leaving and retirement presents.   Again adding colour brings the drawing to life. The four caricatures above were all drawn at A3 size. To see further examples of A3 caricatures please click here. Group Caricatures As a guide up to 5 people can be included on an A4 drawing, 15 on A3 and 35 on A2. But please bear in mind the more people on a given size of paper the less room for background details. Without allowing a bit of space for props and context they can end up looking a bit like school photos! This family group of 11 people and 4 pets was drawn at A2 size to celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. Signed and numbered prints can be arranged so that everyone in the drawing has a copy. For more formal presentation, these can be provided mounted and wrapped in cellophane. Large group caricatures are particularly popular with the military (for Officer's, Warrant Officer's, Sergeant's Messes etc), but also are great for other groups. They build team spirit! Individually hand finished signed copies can be provided so everyone has a memento. The B&W group caricature of 34 bandsmen above was commissioned by The Band and Bugles of the Rifles at A2 size in 2008. To see further examples of Group caricatures please click here. A2 Caricatures Most A2 (420mm x 594mm) caricatures are of groups, but there are occasional requests for A2 caricatures of one or two people. An A2 drawing will make a substantial impact and there is plenty of room to iinclude detail. To see more examples of A2 caricatures please click here. 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