I can never predict who’s going to be hard or easy to draw. Who/what types of faces(?) was/are the hardest person to draw? And why? Can you see circular or triangular shapes or parallelograms in her drawings? There’s a geometric quality to her characters. Then I look at the distances between features on the face. A lot of pictures are taken head on, so it’s hard to see how big noses are. It helps to look at video of the person speaking so I can see how their mouth moves, or how much their teeth show when they’re speaking, or how far their nose sticks out.
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I always start with the eyes and try to capture the feeling there, or the personality the person usually shows to the public (or portrays in a movie if the caricature is about that). What do you look for when you draw someone? The sharp angles with contrasting curvy swirls mimic the fragmented look seen in works by “ Les Demoiselles D’Avignon” (1907) by Pablo Picasso or “ Woman with a Mandolin” (1910) by Georges Braque. The way the physical features seem to “sit” on different planes, as if there are multiple viewpoints instead of one perspective is common in Cubist paintings. Her stylized approach reminds me of Cubism. For me, there is usually only one answer when doing caricature: it either looks like the person, or it doesn’t! Sometimes I simplify the drawing when it goes to color. KU: No, I just start sketching and see where it goes. KCD: Do you try a few different sketches, trying to see how much you can stylize someone? See if you can guess who is depicted in the drawings! I marvel at her ability to capture the essence of someone in her unique voice - and she was gracious to grant us an interview! Kirsten not only shares her creative process, but her pencil sketches (which she would propose to a client before doing a final colored rendition) too. Her stylized work has appeared in countless publications including The New Yorker, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, and InStyle.
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A renowned illustrator who specializes in creating caricatures, Kirsten works in a digital medium using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
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It’s such a pleasure to start this terrific series with someone whose work I’ve always admired: Kirsten Ulve. In this column, we aim to examine artists’ works and see if we can learn from their techniques, process, or expertise. Today we’re debuting a new feature called Awesome Artists. Happy doodling!įollow my blog with Bloglovin Posted in Doodle Fun Tagged Cubism, doodledownload, doodlefun, Picasso, portraits Leave a comment Awesome Artists: Kirsten Ulve See our other doodle downloads in Fun&Games. Tag us #kidcandoodle when you share online. We’d love to see your Picasso Portraits too.
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This doodle download was previously created for our doodle club on Patreon, but made available for a limited time due to the Covid-19 worldwide quarantine. Please note that by downloading kcd doodling : Picasso Portraits, you agree to these terms. Or click on the image below for a color-in doodle download. Doodlers will learn about the influential style made famous by Picasso and George Braque while creating (likely) silly pictures.Ĭlick here to download the zine Picasso Portraits. Using some of the themes taken from Cubism, such as dis-proportions and dis-placed features, we challenge artists to doodle portraits.
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The year refers to the date in which the artist had his first major retrospective at the Galeries Georges Petit in Paris at the age of 50, with an impressive 225 paintings, seven sculptures, and six illustrated books. Have you seen Picasso’s work, especially his Cubist portraits? This doodle download, kcd doodling : Picasso Portraits, was inspired by many of Picasso’s portraits from Picasso 1932 : The Year of Wonders, the artist’s retrospective at the Tate Modern, London (through Sept 9, 2018).