Caricaturist for hire: George, caricaturist to the stars, is available to hire by the hour for quick draw on-the-spot Caricatures at Weddings, Exhibition Stands, Trade Shows, International Conferences and Summits, Open Days, Product Launches, Corporate Functions, PR Events, After Show Parties and Celebrations. George's unique style, his quick whit and charm guarantee to draw a crowd at any function. Digital drawn caricatures are ideal crowd pleasers at exhibitions and on-the-spot caricatures are excellent Wedding Entertainment, filling those wedding reception lulls. Quick draw Wedding caricatures make great wedding favours and help make your wedding day unique. George is one of the UK's leading Wedding caricaturists, highly recommended by Wedding Magazine and is a welcome guest at around 35 weddings each year. George always creates a stylish talking point while remaining unobtrusive and professional at all times. George's Wedding Caricatures can really help make your day unforgettable! For on-the-spot availability and prices please contact George.
Professionally Qualified Caricaturist...
George has been a professional caricaturist since graduating DMU with an illustration degree in 1991 and drew weekly caricatures for TV Times from 1999 to 2003. George has appeared live on ITV's Paul O' Grady Show and Today with Des & Mel, who hailed him as the best walkabout caricaturist in the UK, then more recently he drew Tony Blair's caricature for BBC's Money Programme and Dom Littlewood for The One Show. No other UK caricaturist has such a dazzling CV or stylish presentation.
Illustrations & Caricatures from Photos...
George can draw your caricature from photos too, prices start at just £15! George's caricatures & illustrations are available by commission for use in news papers, magazines and websites, as flash animation or for animated character development. Prints and posters of Celebrity caricatures are available for sale on George's Caricature Gallery pages, together with examples of other published caricatures. View George's Caricature gallery of TV Times caricatures, published illustrations and current projects. Visit The First Post to see George's weekly political cartoon, 'Downings'.
Famous Referees...
References and previous client lists are available. Famous caricatured clients include Paul O' Grady, Des & Mel, Rory Bremner, Ant & Dec, Amanda Holden (Hen Party), Harry Potter cast, Big Brother 3. George has worked at the UK's grandest venues, including House of Lords, Tower of London, Blenheim Palace, The Globe Theatre, Kings Cross Station, Earl's Court, Gatwick Airport, Claridges Hotel, Clermont Club, The Ivy, Café Royal, The Dorchester, Four Seasons Hotel, Mayfair Connaught Hotel, Pinewood Studios, NIA, NEC & Metropol, Chelsea FC, Manchester City FC, West Bromwich Albion FC, Leicester City FC, Aston Villa FC and internationally at the CCIB Barcelona, CCIB Berlin, Zurich (Zug) and Bahrain.
 
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Previous Caricature Clients
BBC, Paul O'Grady (Granada TV), Today with Des and Mel (ITV), QVC, Amanda Holden, Delia Smith (Norwich FC), Rory Bremner (Vera Prods), Ant & Dec (Zenith Entertainment), ITV, Warner Bros, Nokia, Orange, Endemol UK, EA Games, American Express (Europe), Coutts & Co, Deutsche Bank UK, Capital One UK, IPC Magazines, EMAP Performance, ENCAM, Charter Trust, BAA Gatwick,Tesco, Chelsea Village (CFC), Manchester City FC, Beiersdorf UK (Nivea), John Lewis PLC, Danone UK, Joe Public Relations, Vauxhall Motors, Hewlette Packard, Page & Moy, Lowe Broadway, Swiss RE, Blythe & Blythe, The Charter Partnership, Music Choice Ltd, Whitbread Hotels, Botel, Jarvis Hotels, Lloyds Bank, Next Directory, Milupa/Nutricia (Cow & Gate), Make A Wish Foundation, Software AG, Royal Holloway University, Jongleurs Comedy Club, Leicester Charnwood Lions, Wimpey Homes, Peugeot, Kwik-Fit Tyres , Ford Credit, Renault Trucks, British Telecom, BMW, Brindley Honda, Leicester Comedy Festival, RAF, Her Majesty‚s Forces nationwide and QVC.
The Art of Caricature
To Caricature is to ridicule by exaggeration, visually or otherwise and the art of caricature in itself is centuries old. Caricatures have been used throughout history to ridicule and undermine politicians and royalty. Caricatures have been published in print ever since print was invented and the market for caricatures has never diminished. From Dore to Spitting Image, caricatures have endured as an artform and indeed an entertainment form. The most remembered caricatures of recent memory would be those of either Spitting Image, Gerald Scarfe or Ralph Steadman. Show anyone a caricature of themselves and most men will remark "Looks like Richard Nixon" referring to the best known male caricature by Ralph Steadman. Most women will remark "Looks like Margaret Thatcher" referring to the best known female caricature by Gerald Scarfe or perhaps Spitting Image... despite neither caricature having any resemblance to these characters, these caricatures are simply embedded in our psyhce. The art of caricature translated itseld onto live performance, to the best of my knowledge with Gerald Scarfe and his over-sized ink extravaganzas on stage for the cameras. Caricaturists have since then picked up the mantle and carried it to the smaller audiences, turning caricatures into live enetrtainment and caricaturists into entertainers. Live caricatures or walkabout caricatures work well as a spectacle, each caricature drawing an audience and generating ripples of laughter with each caricature produced. Never make the mistake of hiring a Caricaturist with the intention of drawing every person in the venue, as this will kill the atmosphere by turning the art of caricature into a mechanised production line... possibly killing the caricaturist also! Caricaturists are on the whole gifted, eccentric individuals, whose gift should be shared and enjoyed, never stifled or demeaned. Enjoy your caricature, treasure your caricature and treasure your caricaturist above all. To book a caricaturist you should search high and low, inspecting their caricature galleries, until you find a style of caricature you like. You must also like the caricaturist, as he or she will be an honoured guest at your wedding or event. Never book a caricaturist simply because they are cheap!!! This simply displays to all your guests how CHEAP you are, as the bumbling amateur caricaturist produces hastily scrawled sketches, each caricature indesypherable from the next, none recognisable in the least. Talented caricaturists are expensive and rare, so look hard and find a good caricaturist, otherwise you may as well give your money to a six year old child, with the same results. The entertainment and wedding industry is plagued with amateur caricaturists, offering low budget entertainment, often with low quality results... If they turn up at all, often having been offered more money to draw caricatures elsewhere instead. Hire a Caricaturist with at least 10 years experience, preferably with published caricatures to show and an extensive client list. Once you've been caricatured by the best caricaturist, you won't regret a single penny, but be drawn by the worst caricaturist and you won't hire a caricaturist again, so choose wisely. Remember; a caricature is for life, not just for Christmas.
Caricature*: to ape, imitate with derision. comic exaggeration - (the art of making) a drawing, description or
performance that exaggerates somebody's or something's characteristics for humorous or satirical effect.
[Mid-18th century. < Italian caricatura < caricare "exaggerate, load" < late Latin carricare]
Caricaturist: Parodist, gifted creator of caricatures - MSN Encarta
*alternative mis-spellings; characature, characterture,
charicature, characaturist, characterturist, charicaturist, characterist, caracature, caracaturist, charicterturist, caracaturist, characatatrist