Expand Your Horizons
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| Author | Robert Lafontaine |
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| Translator | Ferg Gadzala |
| Genre | Article, Improvement |
| Published | EF Issue 2019.3 |
Publication date | Summer 2019 |
| Media type | Digital |
| Pages | 22-24 |
| Website | caricature |
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As a caricature artist it’s fun to innovate and get out of our comfort zone, exploring various alternatives to expand our profession. Personally, when I draw live caricatures, I have a hard time changing my formula and even if I come up with new tools to use, new ways to draw and trying different types of materials and paper, I generally return to my standard, tried-and-true method that works well and has proven itself.
This is the main reason why I love to do other artistic exercises such as the ones cited in the list below. Since I don’t do these activities on a regular basis, they oblige me to put the creative part of my brain into action instead of being on cruise control. Fortunately, my main income comes from caricature gigs and leaves me time to explore other fields.
These other creative outlets don’t put as much bread on my table as my main income, which comes from caricature gigs but, on the other hand, it’s stimulating.
What follows are the various art activities I do to achieve this.
Watercolor
Painting in watercolor really needs all my concentration because this technique requires that the artist knows where he is going. In this era of computer coloring I consider it an advantage using the good old technique of brush and pigments.
Folding papers to create masks
Origami, a science in itself, is often studied by students in mathematics. I stick to the basic principles as I enjoy folding curves and creating forms.
Pop-ups and mechanical cards
Just love to do them. Some pop-up books use mechanisms requiring ingenious solutions and craftsmanship to build. It takes art out of the static realm of one of motion.
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