Workshops

Illustration

The Artist

The Caricatures workshop can offer artists' examples and examples from newspapers, magazines and books. Some history of caricature art will be discussed. Going back to the Carracci brothers, Annibale and Agostino Carracci. The family of Bolognese painters, the brothers Carracci are credited with inventing caricatures.

Donald will use students and teachers as models for examples of how to draw caricatures. Topics will include, what to look for when attempting to draw a caricature of the personality.  Examples will be shown of Quick caricature and detailed caricature work that resembles full portraits.  Discussion of caricature art will include exaggeration of subjects, using caricature in realistic art, and bringing to life.

Uses of caricature art, and where to sell it. How to make a living drawing caricatures.   Discussing drawing caricatures for parties, cartoons, comics, illustrated books, animated cartoons, and advertising.

Children in a Donald Guess Caricature Workshop learning a new way to see each other.  This exercise helps the children learn to draw caricature portraits.  The children are always excited by this exercise as they discover things about themselves that they had never noticed in the past.