Traditional Caricatures
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We offer both traditional and digital entertainment. Traditional entertainment caricatures are drawn by hand in one or more types of materials including ink, pencil, marker, chalk, or pastel on high quality paper. Illustrations are available in color as well as in black & white.
Here's what you can expect from our traditional caricatures ...
Exaggeration - We only emphasize and capture the best qualities in the individuals we draw. Our aim is flattery and feel-good humor - in other words, we draw everyone a few years younger and a couple of pounds lighter.
Attention to Detail - We draw personalized (and humorous) caricatures of faces or full body depicting activities, hobbies, occupations, and sports.
Speed - Black and white head shots take 3 minutes per face while full body drawings take 5-7 minutes each.
No Waiting Lines - We distribute numbers to guests as they line up for their caricature so they can enjoy the event and revisit us when it’s closer to their turn.
Sizes - We use high quality, thick, standard size paper, typically 8'' x 10 or 11'' x 14''
Pre-printed Paper - We can provide pre-printed papers with personalized script, logos, event date, and a border.
Minimum booking requirement is 2 hours.
Minimum booking requirement is 3 hours during holiday season (October, November and December) and for out of town events. Rates do not include traveling fee, which may be applicable depending on location.
All prices in US Dollars.
Prices and number of artists are only approximates, and are not guaranteed during major holidays and 3 day weekends.
ARTISTS:
KOUROSH (founder of Creative Caricatures)
What has made Kourosh a success beside obvious artistic talents, is his unique sense of humor. Early in his life, Kourosh gained his degree in architectural engineering. But being somewhat of a “NIGHT OWL”, he opted to stay self-employed, so that he wouldn’t have to get up early for work each morning. Kourosh has dedicated his life to creating caricatures and cartoon illustrations. His work has appeared in Time magazine, on CNN, and in many ads, in a variety of publications. Kourosh created caricatures for the 1988 Democratic convention, and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA. He has been commissioned by many fortune 500 companies, the list including: Coca Cola, Mercedes Benz, Ford Motor Co., AT&T, Sears, etc. From the day Kourosh decided to pick up a pencil and start drawing, the world has not been the same.
Specialty - Traditional B&W, Color & Digital Caricature Entertainment and Humor
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SUSAN
With over 26 years of experience, Susan has entertained professionally in the Atlanta area as well as, out of state. Over the years Susan has drawn countless caricatures, for corporate events such as conventions, trade-shows, employee and customer appreciation, wedding receptions and much more. Susan received her BFA from The Atlanta College of Art.
Specialty - Traditional B&W, Color & Digital Caricature Entertainment
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MARK
I started drawing caricatures at Six Flags Over Georgia in the mid-1970's and since then have drawn hundreds of thousands of them for countless corporations, private parties, schools and festivals. Primarily, I draw black & white profile caricatures (a BIG head on a little body doing whatever the subject wants to be doing - hobby, sport, ANYthing - and I am very good and very FAST. It takes me approximately 3 minutes to draw a BIGhead Cartoon - so guests don't wait too long in line.
In recent years, I have added full-face caricatures (with or without little bodies) as an option and I also offer DIGITAL caricatures drawn on an iPad! My goal is to create a cartoon portrait of my subject and I strive for a likeness that YOU will like. Mark does digital caricatures as well as black and white and color.
Specialty - Traditional B&W, Color & Digital Caricature Entertainment
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PATRICK
(Currently only doing custom orders, no events)
Patrick Trujillo is an accomplished caricature artist in Atlanta. He worked for Disney as the first caricature artist at Walt Disney World in October, 1971. He subsequently taught cartooning at UNM and contributed cartoons to the Albuquerque Journal. His work has appeared in countless publications including "American Artist" in 1991. His corporate list of clients includes Turner Broadcasting, CNN, AT&T, Bellsouth, Georgia Pacific, IBM, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Coca-Cola, and many more too numerous to mention. Patrick has drawn crowds from across the U.S., Canada, and Europe and always leaves them smiling.
Specialty - Traditional Caricature, Entertainment
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Destin Andrews
"For as long as I can remember, I've always had a deep love for art and the drive to improve artistically. From a young age I have always had a great support system from my family and friends, which really drove me to improve myself creatively. At 16 years old I finally landed my first job as a caricature artist at Six Flags over Georgia. From there, I learned about a new passion- caricature. Working as a caricature artist, I found myself changing. My artistic skills were improving big time. Not only that, but my personality was beginning to flourish as well. I used to be the quiet and shy type, but caricature made me have to interact with customers. I found myself learning so much from people and loved it. Caricature helped me overcome my anxiety with crowds. It has given me so much! I don't think i can ever give caricature up now."
Specialty - Traditional B&W, Color & Digital Caricature Entertainment
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Kira (Akkire) Bass
Kira started out as caricature artist at Six Flags Over Georgia for 3 years since a freshman in high school.
"Currently, I do freelance work and caricature events across the Atlanta area. The customers' likeness will be "cartoonized" in my unique style."
Specialty - Traditional B&W, Color & Digital Caricature Entertainment
MARIO
Mario Luque and his wife are also wedding photographers. They have packages that include caricatures as an affordable add-on. Mario has drawn caricatures since he was in 7th grade and the quarter of a century since. He has drawn at Disney parks and resorts as well as corporate and private events. Some private events include weddings, mitzvahs, birthdays, and holiday events. He can draw 12-13 per hour and has also had illustrations published in local to national publications. He is competitively priced and does not charge for mileage if within a reasonable distance from Atlanta. Mario is also a local Atlanta teacher and as such has a clean background and is good with kids - of all ages.
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HAMID
Hamid is a visual artist and animator. He is a founding member of the White Crow Cartoon Group and the Bamdad Animation Studio and taught at the Iran House of Cartoon. Besides cooperating with Turner Animation Studio Atlanta as a conceptual artist and developer designer, Hamid currently illustrates childrens books and paints digital portraits.
Specialty - Digital Illustration, Animation
