Page 37 - Sports Illustrated KIDS Magazine (January - February 2020)

“I don’t like doing hair!
I try to have just a hint
of what’s there and
make it readable. I try
to simplify things with
just colors and simple
shapes. If you look, from
the part in his hair to his
ear is just one curve.”

At thumbnail size, you can
draw hugely exaggerated
features with just a quick

pencil stroke. Once you’ve
locked into a few key
features, then start “One thing that really makes
your caricature on a caricatures and portraits
bigger piece of paper, come to life is that little
using your thumbnail highlight in the eyes. Your
as a guide. pupil and iris are darker, so
that high contrast with the
light source makes it come to
life. I love putting it in.”

Drawing the face
straight-on can make “Federer has a distinct nose,
portraits and caricatures wide at the bridge, slightly
look flat. “When I’m bulbous. And we’re not able
drawing a caricature to see his nostrils when
I always like to tilt
looking straight on. And
the head about three everybody tends to have
quarters. It’s just more this little highlight on the
interesting, you can see edge their nose. Shadows
a little bit more,”
and highlights, that’s what
says Dean.
makes things pop.”

“Roger has hairy “In caricature you can
forearms and only wears break the rules of anatomy
one wrist band on his all the time. Exaggeration
right arm. He also wears is what makes it funny. You
his headband quite high, can get away with doing
exposing most of his a larger head and smaller
forehead. Those little body. But if I were to do
details are all important Shaquille O’Neal, I’d do
and make the caricature much bigger shoulders and
have more personality.” a smaller head.”

to draw Roger
Federer, the first thing he noticed about the
tennis legend were his eyebrows. “They’re
quite bushy. They come down to his eyes,
and his eyes are kind of sunken in.” Figure
out what features make someone look
unique, and then exaggerate them.

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