We love drawing live caricatures at festivals, events, family reunions, corporate vents, trade shows, parties in Auckland New Zealand - truly a form of entertainment suited for any age groups, size of event, and occasion. We offer 3 different mediums of caricature to bring a smile to your guests faces.
Traditional caricatures are drawn on high quality heavy weight art paper with marker - the way you remember seeing caricature artists draw on city streets. With advances in technology, we are excited to offer digitally drawn caricatures for your next event. The live artist onsite will draw your guests on a tablet or specialized computer and display for your guests to see. For smaller groups, remote locations, online business meetings, classrooms or special occasions where perhaps not everyone can be together in the same location - why not give virtual caricatures a try. Similar to digital caricatures, our artwork is displayed by share screen for you and your guests to enjoy the process. See below for more information.
Serving Auckland, Lake Tekapo, Napier, Nelson, Queenstown, Rotorua, Taupō and more stunning towns near Auckland. We can't wait to be part of your celebration.
If a studio illustration is what you are seeking, you have come to the right place. Vibrant, fun and completely customized to your ideas and theme - a great gift or appreciation idea. Our studio caricature illustrations are well received and have been used as framed artwork, tshirts, plates, logos, social media avatars and so much more. We have perfected our process making ordering a studio caricature illustration from photo easy for you to do. See below for more information.
STUDIO CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Studio caricature illustrations are a great way to celebrate special occasions such as graduations, anniversaries, retirement and birthdays to name a few. Hand drawn with your creative input, the only limit is your imagination.
Our prices are based on both the number of people and additional design ideas. The price for a black and white head and shoulder caricature illustration starts at $50 per person and $100 in color. Additional design items and background are charged based on the scope and level of detail of the additions.
Upon receiving your photos and ideas, we will firmly quote you on your drawing based on the information you have provided us with.
Simply review the quote, ask any questions you might have and let us know when you are ready to go :)
We prepare and send you an invoice for a non refundable deposit of 25% or $50 whichever greater to start the work.
We start with a sketch of the people or subject matter and send you a draft of the caricature illustration for approval and feedback.
Once we receive your feedback, we incorporate your changes and draw the additional details. This second draft is drawn with high priority.
Further changes can be requested which may take longer to apply and may result in additional charges if the changes are beyond/different than the original request.
A high resolution digital file is supplied in your preferred format (excluding vectorization) and color scheme. Vectorization
If you are printing using a commercial print shop we would gladly work with their preferred format.
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LIVE TRADITIONAL & DIGITAL CARICATURES AT EVENTS
We have been innovating the caricature industry since our inception, introducing digital caricatures to Auckland New Zealand and continue to innovate to offer you physically distance safe options in live digital caricatures, studio illustrations and virtual event platforms such as Zoom and Skype.
Digital Caricatures combine the newest technologies with the joy of traditional hand drawn caricature art. Bring this innovative form of caricature to your event. You and your guests will love watching a caricature being drawn live on a display or via projector.
We send the drawings to your guests electronically as part of our digital service to you. The results can instantly be shared on Instagram, Youtube Facebook or other social media platforms. These caricature drawings are high resolution and are perfectly created to be used in screen and print media. We can also print the drawings onsite.
We draw digital caricatures at corporate events, weddings, tradeshows and more.
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Custom Studio Caricatures From Photos or Live Subject
We start from your photos and theme. A pencil draft is produced which you critique and comment on. Upon receiving your changes we redraw the image according to your feedback. You critique the new draft and approve or request new changes. We repeat these steps in two rounds of changes. Additional changes after the two rounds are billed on an hourly basis.
Once you are happy with the rough draft we produce the complete artwork in ink and paint using quality paints and permanent inks. The artwork is produced on acid free cotton base museum quality art boards. Voila. Your first experience as an art director was a success!
Live Digital Caricatures at Parties, Trade Shows, Weddings and Corporate Functions
Digital caricature artists are great for trade show, conventions & corporate events and product promotions. We also draw live digital caricatures at weddings, birthday parties, reunions and many more kinds of personal or corporate gatherings. Everyone in all age groups enjoy digital caricatures. We draw them on the sport and send them to the guests electronically. We can also print the digital caricatures on the spot and give them to the clients in plastic sleeves. These make great avatars and social media posts.Event Caricature Art
Other than being a solid form of entertainment for all age groups, the attendees take an original piece of art with them. Our live party caricatures are often framed and remain in offices and homes for years. Impress your guests by hiring us to draw them at your function, event or party.
We draw live caricatures in all major cities and smaller towns across New Zealand. Hundreds of companies and organizations have hired us to draw live caricature sketches at their corporate functions, picnics or galas. Our traditional caricature clients have been using our services since 1991.
Custom Caricature Illustration, Cartooning
Caricatures are great to be used as gifts, avatars, mascots, or as logos for a businesses or as imagery for websites and apps. They make great corporate gifts or employee awards that impresses them in a personal way. Caricatures are attention grabbers and a unique and memorable style of gift-giving.
We create the initial artwork for you and will customize it to be used for any medium and any environment. They can be used for murals, embroidered, ironed on, silk screened, carved or printed in many different ways. We come up with innovative ways to make it work for you. You can have the same image used on clothing, mouse pads, coffee cups, online and printed publications, bumper stickers etc.
Digital and Vector Imagery
We create digital vector caricature illustrations. These can be resized to any extend without getting jagged or pixelated. From business cards to hot air balloons, one file fits all!Animated Caricature Art
Adding motion to a caricatures literally brings it to life. Full color digital caricatures can be used on your web site, desktop or id rom. They can be created in GIF or SWF formats. SWF files can have sound as well. We have created animated education tools using caricatures for Nortel Networks, Delta Controls and several other companies.
Electronic greeting tools can also be created this way. We match the electronic files with the printed and hand drawn art. Having the same fun-filled style of cartoon imagery on your company web site, Christmas cards, party collateral corporate gifts, signage and t-shirts shows you are aware of the value of brand. We can do it all for you.
How much is a caricature artist?
The price of a caricature artist can vary greatly across New Zealand. For an experienced caricature artist you can expect to spend between $100 and $160 per hour per artist for traditional paper based caricatures and between $150 and $250 per hour per artist for digital caricatures.What is the meaning of caricature?
The Meridian-Webster Dictionary defines "caricature as exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics" We strive to draw slightly distorted but pleasing - appreciated caricatures of everyone we draw.How long does a caricature take?
The artists in our collective each average 15 years experience in event caricature drawing. We draw 10 to 12 people per hour live - black and white, head and shoulders. This means it takes us between 4 and 5 minutes per person to draw a caricature.What is a digital caricature?
We have been drawing digital caricatures for the past 20 years. Digital caricatures are hand drawn caricatures, similar to traditional paper based caricatures. Digital caricatures are drawn on a laptop or tablet with the drawings being displayed on monitor or projected for all the guests to see the caricatures take shape.
Digital caricatures are a versatile and can be used as custom framed art, t-shirts, coffee cups, social media avatars and marketing.
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