Caricaturama SD 3000-The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Here is my final version of Prince William and his new wife, for Caricaturama:

I actually was drinking Twinings English Breakfast that morning!

Click here to see my process:  rough sketch and first dabs of digital paint, beginnings of painting once I'd seen their wedding attire.

Congratulations to William and Catherine...

This is still a work-in-progress, but now the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are wearing their wedding regalia---she made a beautiful bride! Time to go to sleep now, I've been up since 4 am watching the coverage from London.

Hopefully, I will finish this by Monday evening--they are this week's subjects for Caricaturama.

Work-in-progress: William and Kate

Whether you love the British Royals, loathe them, or are indifferent, it's hard to avoid their dominance in the news right now (and at least it's a happy diversion, with all the bad news in the world at the moment) --the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is two days away. I started a digital caricature of them and plan to have the faces done by Friday morning, and will finish their finery once I see what they're wearing!

Evolution of a hand..

Kate Middleton's hand, precisely. 

Awhile back, I did  a digital piece of Prince William and his new fiance. I showed it here on my blog and also shared it on the ISCA forum (you have to be a member to access it) where I have a thread devoted to my studio stuff. What's so great about that forum is the advice and critiques you may get from peers. Of course, one doesn't have to agree with every crit that comes along, but several people commented that the hand wasn't up to par. With some good suggestions, especially from Court Jones, I was able to improve it by increments and learned alot about drawing hands in the process.

The first hand was done from imagination, since the pose I envisioned did not exist in the engagement photos of the prince and his lady. Aside from poor construction/painting, it also appeared to be floating. On the second try, the construction issue was fixed, but Court pointed out it was impossible to flex a wrist to the degree I had painted. So for the third attempt, I had my significant other photograph me in the pose I wanted, so the reference for that hand is actually...mine. With Diana's/now Kate's ring!! The fourth is a more visually interesting, graceful take on the third version.

Here is a link to the original piece and below is the new improved version:

As a self-taught artist, I'm glad to influenced by others who are masters. Sometimes you need them to point out your liabilities. I hope I never stop learning!

I also know I need to draw more hands.

Prince William and his new fiance...in caricature form

Well, last time there was a major British royal engagement, I was a romantic seventeen-year-old. I was very interested in the story of the still-teenage Lady Diana marrying her prince...and she became the subject of lots of sketches, (which I wish I still had). We all know how her tragic story turned out...
Now her son is engaged to be married next year. It seems likelier that William and Kate's story will have a happy ending, even though I question how she must feel wearing that ring.

Of course, I had to draw them all!

This digital caricature will be included in the illustration portfolio I'm putting together...