Do caricatures always take the persons worst features and exaggerate them?
A. No! It’s true that some fantastic caricaturists seem to do that and still achieve remarkable resemblances, but I’ve found a different approach works best for me (especially in live settings- I can’t run as fast as I used to!). Seriously, I’m drawn to (and draw) the features that interest me the most upon first impression, usually the eyes, the smile, and the subjects expression (which also helps bring their personality to the picture). Exaggerating the big, doe eyes of a little girl or a man’s lantern jaw wouldn’t be called picking on the worst features, but still creates a fun (and funny) cartoon of them. Q.
