illustration

Caricature

Draw Caricatures That Are Funny And Unmistakably Them

12 lessons4 modules10h 5m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This beginner course teaches the durable analytical method behind caricature rather than a single artist's style. You will learn comparative measurement against the average face, the exaggeration hierarchy that decides what to push and by how much, and the likeness anchors that keep a drawing recognizable no matter how far you distort it. You will finish able to analyze any face from photo or life, build a controlled exaggeration, render it cleanly in pencil or in Procreate or Photoshop, and execute a fast live quick-sketch under time pressure.

Curriculum

Module 1: Reading the Face: Analysis and the Average3 lessons

Caricature Is Comparison, Not DistortionPreview45m
The Average Face and the Rule of Thirds🔒50m
Planes, Construction, and the Head Underneath🔒50m

Module 2: The Exaggeration Hierarchy3 lessons

Finding the Hook and Ranking the Features🔒50m
Relational Exaggeration and Negative Space🔒50m
Holding the Likeness While You Push🔒50m

Module 3: Rendering: Pencil and Digital Tools3 lessons

Traditional Pencil Caricature🔒55m
Going Digital: Procreate and Photoshop🔒55m
Color, Style, and Choosing Your Tools🔒50m

Module 4: The Live Quick-Sketch Workflow3 lessons

Reading a Live Face Fast🔒50m
Executing Under a Time Limit🔒50m
Etiquette, Practice, and Working as a Caricaturist🔒50m