Caricartooning Made Simple 👍

Yo! ✋ Today, I'm going to share with you guys a recent project that I did for my sister - a caricartoon (portmanteau of caricature + cartoon) of herself 👆. It took me a little less than 2 hours for this one. It's relatively simple since I know my sister's features pretty well. If you guys were following my posts, I have written a similar blog post, as an entry for a contest.

The Subject

This is my sister, Ylla, but we call her Poyong (my parents have rather high creativity scores in naming their kids 💯). She has very distinct features that is why it is easy to make her a caricartoon. I pointed out said features below:

She also requested to have her signature pose 🙄 incorporated to the drawing:

The Process

As per usual, I used the pen and brush tools of Adobe Photoshop CS6. When I draw in photoshop, I make use of rulers and guide lines so I can make proper estimates of where the lines should connect. Also, prior to everything, I make a base line drawing for the head (in light blue). Below is a gif compilation of the initial layers including the head and hair:

Next are the facial features. In doing caricatures (or caricartoons for the matter), distinct features especially those in the parts of the face are often emphasized by enlarging them. Here I made the glasses and her smile big. Since this is only a cartoon, it's not really necessary to follow all the specifics of the face as long as the person is recognizable even with the cartoon effect. See the process below:

Then, I added the upper torso and the hands. I usually don't do full-body drawings since I haven't got the hang of it. Also, I am still not comfortable with adding color so let's just skip that part for when I am already okay with my coloring skills. 😅 This step is shown below:

Finally, I added the final touches and details to give you this: