Abbot Thumbnails

just a couple of thumbnail sketches thinking caricatures of Tony Abbott.

Looking at noses

Back to Basics!!!  I'm going back to basic studies of parts of the human face to have a better idea of caricature.  Have you ever noticed how important noses are for a caricature?  Detail  detail detail....

I hadn't picked up my Derwent Sketching pencil for a long time - and I really enjoyed it. Ahhhhhh,...the feel of gritty graphite on processed wood pulp! (almost better than sex).

Cricket controversies #1

Puppet head - Russ Hinze.

This is a latex puppet head caricature of a Queensland politician, Russ Hinze, I did a few years ago.
Russ, God bless him, passed away a few years ago but he was larger than life in character as well as physical presence.  I was inspired by Rubbery Figures.  If I have time I'd like to have a go at the latest crop of pollies... even if they aren't as interesting as Russ and his cohorts.

A new start

Blog created after looking for a suitable way of updating my research images and findings. This Blogspot site won't be perfect but I'll need to look for something with more 'controls' and analysis of usage. I love the look of VIMEO but not sure about it's blogging capabilities. I will eventually put my animations up to VIMEO anyway - it seems the professional way of doing things if you care about how your images look to the public.