Richard Ellis
Video about commissions from photos
This short video shows how I approach #caricature commissions #carcicaturefromphoto . It demonstrates two types of work, traditional...
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Richard Ellis
Jan 3, 20211 min read
YMCA Caricature
Does anyone remember going to the pub? Dancing? This #caricature #gift might be a reminder! The drawing itself is a watercolour with...
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Richard Ellis
Dec 28, 20201 min read
Father and Son Caricature
This quick #caricature #commission was a Christmas #gift for a rugby mad father and son. It's drawn with Promarkers in varying shades of...
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Richard Ellis
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Sports caricature for vehicle graphics
This image was commissioned for a #football #academy to be used for #vehiclegraphics. The three characters are football coaches. The...
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Richard Ellis
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Caricature for 21st birthday present
A regular client commissioned this drawing for a 21st #birthdaypresent earlier this year. The #caricature depicts several aspects of the...
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Richard Ellis
Nov 19, 20201 min read
Slightly political caricature
This is a pencil sketch of one particular power couple.... taken from my old website which I still keep alive but dormant!...
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Richard Ellis
Nov 7, 20201 min read
Last gig before the (latest) lockdown
Sketching at a wedding in Birmingham before they got banned again!
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Richard Ellis
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Wedding caricatures
As you might imagine, there haven't been many live #caricature bookings so far this year. But last Sunday was a pleasant exception, with...
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Richard Ellis
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Dad's 90th birthday
It's not often that I commission myself to draw caricatures, but last week I made an exception for my Dad's 90th. The image is a...
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Richard Ellis
Jun 21, 20201 min read
Hold the front page....
I had an actual live #caricature #gig tonight.
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Richard Ellis
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Drawing in layers with Sketchbook
This short video shows the building up in layers of the #digital #caricature #commission in my previous post.
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Richard Ellis
Jun 14, 20201 min read
Commission for a gift
This #caricature #commission is a #gift for the best man at a forthcoming wedding. It illustrates the perils of driving 'old school'...
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Richard Ellis
May 13, 20201 min read
Official advice
Why be miserable when you can play around in Photoshop? #spoof #coronavirus #government
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Richard Ellis
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Commission for a camper van!
My client wanted a #caricature of his daughter to be printed onto the side of his camper van #vehiclegraphics . In addition, he wanted a...
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Richard Ellis
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Andy and Lisa's wedding
#weddingentertainment #caricature for Andy and Lisa.
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Richard Ellis
Jan 28, 20201 min read
#RIPNicholasParsons
I had the privilege of drawing Nicholas a few years back, having listened to Just A Minute for many years. Photo by Tom Kane. Pen & ink...
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Richard Ellis
Jan 11, 20201 min read
Selfie Caricature
This is me, working and smirking... The drawing was done in Autodesk Sketchbook on my Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The outline and colour...
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Richard Ellis
Jan 1, 20201 min read
Last weddings of the decade
2019 ended with a flourish, drawing at two weddings in Worcestershire on the last two days of December #caricature #weddingentertainment
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Richard Ellis
Dec 25, 20191 min read
Last of the Christmas parties!
From a recent gig in Cheltenham...
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Richard Ellis
Dec 16, 20191 min read
Caricatures for Christmas parties
At this time of year I spend most evenings sketching for corporate entertainment. Some examples from the last week or so....
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