CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION DIGITAL CARICATURES LIVE CARICATURES PETS ᐅ

We have been drawing live traditional and digital caricatures across Canada since 1991. In 2023 we celebrate 32 years of caricatures!

Trust our experience to make your Holiday 2023 Party a success. We have drawn for every occasion you can think of! We know our caricatures will leave your guests smiling and will be happy to receive a hand drawn caricature as unique as they are. look@funfun.ca is where to reach us. The process of booking is simple!

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We are a Caricature Artists Collective covering the Atlantic to the Pacific. We draw live digital caricatures and traditional paper caricatures at live events.

We produce studio custom Caricatures, Cartoons and Illustrations for advertisers, magazines, film makers, animation studios and newspapers as well as screen and social media use. We produce stunning Gift caricatures and marketing illustrations in digital or traditional media.

Our Custom Gift Caricatures are very popular. You can order one in minutes. Check them out! Click here

Looking for ways to show your employees they are appreciated? Still working or schooling remotely? Do you live rural, outside a major city and thought live caricatures were just not possible? Click here to learn more about our virtual caricature sessions and more

Hire a live caricature artist for your next event or corporate function. Your guests will have good laughter time and take a beautiful piece of original caricature art home. We also draw live digital caricatures across Canada. Our team of caricature artists have been drawing caricatures since 1991 and continue to bring joy to our clients.

PRE-DESIGNED CARICATURE TEMPLATES

Custom designed templates provide added value - perfect for both traditional and digital caricatures and help you get a message across.

Your brand, marketing message or personal wording and design will be included in every drawing the guests take home. These drawings are kept in offices, homes and schools and so does your impression.

Simply send us your ideas, logos, imagery and text. We create the pre-designed template and produce the sheets and bring them over to your event. Click here to see samples

PET CARICATURES at EVENTS or FROM PHOTO

Pets of all kinds bring so much joy to our lives. We draw pet caricatures live at events, pet themed trade show booths, customer appreciation days and pet fundraisers across Canada and in 2019 had the pleasure of drawing live for Humane Canada, OMVA, Purina, Redemption Paws, Vet Strategy, Zoetis

Pet caricature illustrations from photo are a great gift idea. Simply send us the photo and we will ensure your gift is the hit of the party.

DIGITAL CARICATURES at EVENTS

We have been innovating the Canadian caricature industry since our inception, introducing digital caricatures to Canada 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.

Give us a call at 1-800-788-6781 to discuss or send us an email to look@funfun.ca

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 across Canada regularly and with over 14 digital caricatures in our team would love to shine at your next event or corporate function. Read more about live digital caricature art

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 $100 per person and $150 in color. Additional design items and background are charged at $100/hour.

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 $100 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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We produce quality caricature and illustration work in various forms and media: Custom Studio Caricatures From Photos or Live Subject, Live Digital Caricatures at Parties, Trade Shows, Weddings and Corporate Functions, Drawing live caricatures at your events, functions, picnics, trade shows, corporate or private parties, Illustration work for publications or advertising, Digital and Vector Comical Imagery, Animated caricatures for presentations, web sites, ecards or desktop

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 Canada. 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 Canada. 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.