Facial Expressions Babies to Teens

Finally i got my copy of the Facial Expression Babies to Teens by Marc Simon for which i got an award at the Orlando 2006 NCN Annual Convention(you can see here the drawings i have made for this book). I was so fond with this drawing that i turned it as a logo for my caricature business. I sure hope to be in the North Carolina Raleigh Convention this year and review old friends.

Facial Expressions: Babies To Teens; A Visual Reference For Artists by Mark Simon is probably the most unique and possibly the most valuable. It's a big book, 256 pages (with a free Internet supplement available), and entirely filled with reference pictures of, you got it, babies to teens. Each model tends to get between 2 to 4 pages of 2 1/4 inch to 2 1/2 inch square head shots with a tremendous variety of expressions and poses. Other chapters include a skull gallery, hats and headgear, a phonemes gallery (mouth shapes for various sounds), and an age-progression gallery (shots of the same model over a wide range of years).

Well that's it actually. It's a big book of photos, well put together and incredibly handy to have in reach while at the drawing table. I recommend this book to any artist involved with character design or illustration.

pictures taken from Facial Expression Babies to Teens all images are copyrighted

Elton John caricatures

These Elton John caricature sketches were done for a regular caricature competition at the NCN- National Caricaturists Network its an international non-profit organization dedicated to the art of caricature. It is made up of professional caricaturists from all over the world, students of caricature and people who have an interest in the art form. I might choose one of these three sketches to colour it, still haven't decided which one because artist vision changes day to day, when i finish a drawing i´m happy with it, but the next minutes i hate it! Maybe i´m pushing myself? I don't know it just happens frequently.
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Elton John Caricature Sketches

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NCN member Douglas Sterner

I´ve been having fun with this sketches a lot so heres another NCN member Douglas Sterner. This is good exercice for practice and also getting different perspectives from your nose :)

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