Caricatures – is it a new trend?
Caricatures – is it a new trend?
A caricature can refer to a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.Caricatures can be insulting or complimentary [...]
Bangladesh blocks Facebook over caricatures
Bangladesh blocks Facebook over caricatures
Facebook was barred last week by a court in Pakistan, also overwhelmingly Muslim, because of an online competition to draw the Prophet Mohammad. The video sharing website YouTube was blocked for a time.Bangladesh has blocked the Facebook social networking site because of “objectionable” materials it contained about the Prophet Mohammad and [...]
Caricatures from Photos: Illustrating the Comic in Life
Caricatures from Photos: Illustrating the Comic in Life
Caricatures, like a picture of a panda or an illustration in the middle of a stuffy book, have an immediate draw, catching people’s eyes in an instant. By definition, caricatures are pictures which look like cartoons, illustrating real live models. Most caricatures center on public figures, illustrating the [...]
Caricature Drawing – Tips For Drawing Attaractive Caricatures
Caricature Drawing – Tips For Drawing Attaractive Caricatures
There is little doubt you’ve seen them at some point in your life; they reside at carnivals, fairs, amusement parks, and anywhere there is general happiness abound. They are what society refers to as caricature artists, and there is a reason they remain so widespread and popular.
Going beyond [...]
Caricatures: an Historical Encounter
Caricatures: an Historical Encounter
Humorous or demeaning, caricatures have always captured the attention of people from all walks of life. Caricatures, in their very essence, have a human appeal, which tend to exaggerate or distort a personality. These interesting portraits can be utilized either for fun or for political reasons. The term ‘caricature’ has its roots [...]