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July 14, 2011
If you have been on a trip to remember, you may well want to commemorate it. Perhaps you went with colleagues from work, a group of friends, your partner or your family. Whoever was involved, the memories might be something you are eager to hold onto.
The trouble is, in this age of digital photos, many of the images you take may simply be stored on your computer or downloaded onto the web. This can be a great way of sharing pictures, but it is never as good to view them in this way. They don’t seem as real.
Of course, you can choose to print out some of the photos to place around your home or office, or to keep in albums.
However, you can take this one step further and have special caricature cartoons created to celebrate your adventure. Such pictures are fantastic because not only can they be humorous and great to look at, they also tell a story about your trip.
By sending images into us here at Charlie’s Cartoons, along with a number of anecdotes concerning your holiday, you can rest assured the final product will provide a superb reminder of your experiences.
Among the best images to send in are action shots. These make the perfect base for custom caricatures as people’s features already tend to be exaggerated.
Each time you look at the cartoon caricatures you order, you will instantly be transported back to your trip.
Meanwhile, you can also have such caricature pictures created as a present for your fellow holidaymakers.
July 9, 2011
When people you care about move away to far flung destinations, you may feel a deep sense of sadness. Although communications technology is better now than it has ever been in the past, this still cannot make up for the fact that the individuals will no longer be in the same location as you.
Before they leave, you may want to show them you care and provide them with thoughtful gifts. However, it can be hard to know what to buy in such situations. Often, recipients cannot take anything big or heavy with them, as they have to transport it. Also, many of the sentimental presents available look clichéd and even tacky.
But there is one great option that ticks all the boxes and that is personalised caricatures. These pictures can make a fantastic addition to the people’s new homes and should bring a smile to their faces each time they see them.
Of course, you can choose what is included on the caricature gifts. For example, you might want to use a group picture including you, the individual in question and a number of others.
The wonderful thing about caricature pictures is the fact that they can encapsulate people’s personalities and experiences so concisely.
Meanwhile, by using us here at Charlie’s Cartoons to get your caricature portraits, you can ensure the gift is truly personal. We ask you to provide information about the individual or group involved, or a story involving them.
To find out more about how our service operates, simply take a look around our website or get in touch.
July 5, 2011
Raising a family is not always easy, as you will know if you have one yourself. However, it can be one of the most rewarding things people can do in their lives and is therefore something that should be marked.
The incredible thing is how quickly times change. Youngsters seem to transform from babies to children, to adolescents and then fully-fledged adults within the blink of an eye. It is therefore vital to preserve each stage for posterity.
This is where family caricatures come into their own. Not only are they a great way of marking points in time and reflecting events that have happened, they also encapsulate something of the personalities of those included. Meanwhile, they look great hanging on walls and often get plenty of positive attention from guests.
Also, there is another advantage of having caricature portraits of your family. Because the end results are humorous, they provide a great opportunity to bond with your loved ones. Laughing together is one of the best ways to strengthen your relationships.
The great news is, getting caricature cartoons has never been easier. For example, you can use our website here at Charlie’s Cartoons. All you have to do is send us a few pictures and some details of the individuals in the snaps, or information about an experience you want to be reflected.
Regardless of the type of group caricatures you are seeking, we should be able to help and, because you get to edit or add to our ideas part way through the process, you are bound to be more than happy with the results.
July 1, 2011
What does it feel like to make a caricature cartoon? Well it depends on the occasion, really. Last July I was commissioned to create a cartoon for the leaving party of Francis Baron, chairman of the Rugby Football Union, to be presented to him on the day of his departure at Twickenham Stadium. Obviously, it was an important commission for us, and it was of critical importance that I should get it right. I had set aside a week of afternoons (the mornings would be used for administrating the business) to complete it. I had only just received the final bits of information from his secretary, and the deadline was in a week.
It was crucial not to mess this one up. Because of the size (80x60cm), I decided to go for canvas. The tricky thing being, canvas is not the same material as paper, and the medium you use to produce a caricature cartoon on paper is totally different to what you’d use to create a caricature cartoon on canvas… But I did not know this. Instead, I just went ahead with my usual watercolours, which proceeded to fall off the canvas like oil drops off a Teflon pan. I had to bite the bullet and buy some oil colours. Not only had I no experience at all at using oil, but the shop only had three primary colours – blue, yellow and red. I treated myself to some black, white and green, just to be safe. Then, I had to make up every colours (skin included!), from scratch.
Needless to say, it was the most stressful caricature cartoon commission of my life. Still, when a friend called me up 5 days before the deadline, I put the paintbrush between my teeth, wiped the sweat off my brow and answered – Hewwo? She had tickets to Glastonbury festival. Would I work hard and spend the weekend sad and alone, or would I drop everything for the time of my life and almost certain professional ruin? Of course I chose the latter, got back on the Monday hungover, way behind on my deadline, and about to turn thirty the following day. I finished the caricature cartoon in two days, and it was a huge success.
June 28, 2011
When you think of the different circumstances and occasions in which you can give caricature gifts, there really is no limit to this. For example, if you have relatives who live abroad and you want to give them a permanent reminder of you and your family, why not send them family caricatures which capture you and your loved ones perfectly? You probably keep in touch with them on Skype, but they are sure to love this different perspective of their relatives which will adorn the walls of their home.
This is just one way in which cartoon caricatures can be used as a gift, but the options are endless and it’s easy to have your own caricatures drawn. First of all you need to find a talented artist, but seeing as you are here on the Charlies Cartoons website you don’t need to look any further for the talented artist!
Perhaps you have a friend who has a birthday approaching and you are wondering what to buy them to mark the day. If so, why not think about caricature gifts? This makes a real change from the usual present we tend to give to good friends, and you can be sure that they will love this gift when you present it to them on their big day.
Charlie specialises in drawing a caricature from photos, so all you have to do is send a selection of pictures and some information about your friend, and leave the rest to him.
June 15, 2011
Although we are used to seeing caricature cartoons in friend’s and relatives homes these days – and our own homes as well, of course – there was a time when caricature portraits were used as a means of attacking politicians and other establishment figures, rather than an amusing piece of art for us to enjoy.
Caricature cartoons became hugely popular in Britain during the 18th century when artists used them in a satirical manner. If you have ever seen these caricature portraits which feature members of the Royal Family and high ranking politicians, you would wonder how the artists managed to avoid being jailed, or worse, for drawing these cartoons.
To say they are cruel and hard-hitting is something of an understatement, which makes the fact that the artists avoided arrest all the more surprising. At a time when illiteracy levels were high, these caricature cartoons were an effective way of letting ordinary people know what their leaders were up to. Caricatures are still a powerful political weapon these days, but they are also increasingly popular when it comes to marking special occasions.
Caricature gifts are perfect for birthdays and other events, being a lasting reminder for those involved. Wedding caricatures are perfect for capturing the atmosphere of the big day, so why not think about ordering one for yourself or a friend who is about to get married? Have a look at the great selection of examples of Charlies work here on the website and order your own caricatures for any occasion.
June 1, 2011
Most of us will be familiar with the feeling of panic when a friend or relatives birthday is approaching. You spend a lot of time wondering what you are going to buy them that is a little bit different, only to return to the, frankly, tired old familiar gift ideas. Will they really appreciate another necklace or shirt, or whatever item you usually give them? This is especially the case if your friendship has lasted over many years and you have exhausted the potential for presents, so if this sounds like the situation you find yourself in, why not think about giving caricature cartoons to friends or relatives as a truly different gift?
Personalised caricatures capture your friend’s personality and are always well received as presents, and here at Charlies Cartoons you will see hundreds of examples of the caricature gifts which people have sent to their friends. It doesn’t have to be a birthday for you to send caricatures.
Many of us like to have family caricatures and Charlies Cartoons can provide this service. All you have to do if you want family caricatures or caricature gifts is send a couple of photos of the person or persons to be featured, with a little information about them – amusing stories are always a good idea – and leave the rest to Charlie. As you will see when you look at the portfolio on our website, Charlie is an accomplished artist who is able to capture people perfectly, so if you are looking for an unusual present, caricature cartoons may be the ideal solution!
March 21, 2011
There are few things kids hate more than getting dressed up in their Sunday best, having their hair done and faces fussed over, and then having to sit for a family portrait. Mum and dad will treasure these pictures for years to come but the kids (especially boys) rarely see them as anything more than an embarrassment and a chore.
One things kids do love is cartoons. Having cartoon caricatures made instead of studio photo portraits is not only something different, the results are far more interesting to the younger members of the family. Even the rowdiest of small boys are usually delighted to be included in family caricatures even if it’s close to impossible to get them to stop making faces at the camera under normal circumstances.
You don’t have to get a special photograph taken, although you can if you want to. Caricature photos should show each member of the family at their best, doing what they like most, or you can simply choose a few photos from the family album. As long as we can get a really good idea of the individual features of each member of the group we can create great family caricatures.
Cartoon caricatures can show the characteristics of each family member individually, and provide a very good record of what hobbies the kids had and what mum and dad were doing at the time it was made. They are perfect snapshots of the family unit- their likes and dislikes, their interests and their passions. And they are so much more fun than plain old photo portraits!
February 21, 2011
People love cartoons – and seeing themselves as cartoon caricatures is irresistible!
Drawing cartoon caricatures is a real skill, though, and not many artists truly have the gift. Charlie of Charlie’s Cartoons found out that he was a talented cartoonist at an early age, and has made the day of thousands of people since then with his caricature cartoons.
Charlie creates caricature from photos, which customers supply to him – two or three are usually enough. He combines the caricature photos, which give him the physical attributes of the person or people to be caricatured, with information that you provide if you wish. This could be a funny story about the person who will receive the caricature, or information about they things they love – maybe football, or embroidery, or walking the dog in the woods.
Caricature cartoons take a lot of care to create, but Charlie can create your gift in up to three weeks. Once you’ve agreed a theme to the customer caricatures, he gets to work to drawn the caricature pictures first in pencil and then in ink.
What makes these caricature gifts something to treasure for years is the quality of the artistry that goes into them – and of course, they are mounted and framed to your own specification, so the person you are buying them for can hang them on the wall for years. Caricature gifts are unique to everyone.
We all spend a lot of time thinking about the perfect gift – and a caricature from photos certainly presses all the buttons.
February 15, 2011
There are times when you need to find a gift for someone – be it a friend, relative or partner – but you just have no idea what to get them. Of course, there are always various safety nets (vouchers, cash, chocolates, wine) which people are more than happy to receive.
But these may not seem like enough. If you really care for someone, then you will most likely want them to feel that you put some real thought into a gift. If you are struggling to find something you know they will love, why not try caricatures?
Here at Charlie’s Cartoons, we can create incredible cartoon caricatures to suit everyone. They have been popular as birthday gifts and retirement gifts as well as anniversary and wedding presents. As our caricatures are created especially for purpose, you can be sure that you will have something unique which will be well loved.
Our fantastic caricatures from photos are easy to arrange: simply send us a picture, a few details about the intended subject, and we will get back to you within 24 hours. You will then receive a caricature which captures the unique features of the subject, and is sure to bring a smile to their face.
Charlie prides himself on creating the best quality caricatures around, and can cater to a wide range of subjects such as wedding caricatures and group caricatures, which are a special gift that will be treasured for years to come.
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