JT Art & Design
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CT Caricature Artist

available to draw live at events in CT, and parts of MA, RI, NY, parts of Southern NH, NY and NJ

caricature drawing of caricature artist
Better than a photo booth! Judy creates quickly drawn live caricatures at any type of special event or party, by hand, no app or AI! These provide a favor of sorts for your guests, attendees or participants! Caricature Drawing of Young Woman Because of Judy’s natural talent for portraiture, she has developed a unique caricature style….really a portrait-caricature hybrid, leaning more toward portraiture, with the fun and line art style of a detailed cartoon.

Arguably, the true “definition” of the word “caricature”, stresses exaggeration, but her customers are surprised, often calling them “cute,” and are delighted and even amazed to recognize themselves! She often hears “that really looks like me”, after seeing other artists work that does not look like the subject! Even skittish guests become willing participants when they see the “kind” renditions, with little or flattering exaggeration. Despite this, she often yields chuckles from folks also. For commissions from photos, check out her ETSY shop is named in a way to reflect this hybrid…JTPortraicatures!

A down-to-earth, upbeat and social person, Judy has a tendency to make people of all ages feel at ease while they pose for her artistry, and she enjoys people gathering around to watch, since her specialty is not only to provide personalized souvenirs or keepsakes to be taken home,
but also to serve as a distinctive entertainer. Couple at a Party Event

For over a decade, she has been hired to draw at numerous Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, birthday, anniversary and graduation parties, customer appreciation days, fundraisers, after-prom and grad parties, college events, more and more weddings, and sometimes as a vendor at civic events, festivals and more. She is happy to provide other unique and talented artists for customers requesting more than one artist, or if she is personally unavailable, and also carries Liability Insurance in the event your venue requires it (something not all artists do).

Judy drawing at a WeddingShe is a 5-star caricaturist and multiple year recipient of a “Best of” award from The Bash, an online bidding agency, which recognizes artists with at least 4 reviews of 4+ Stars within a year. She also has multiple 5-star reviews on Thumbtack and Gig Salad, two other booking/bidding platforms. In addition to receiving a quote and reserving via deposit through online bidding platforms ( links can be seen via last pull-down menu), you can reserve or book her by contacting her directly, transacting via a booking agreement and check/money order or PayPal/Square for CC payment, as over half her customers do! Be sure to contact her for a custom quote. You can also see more work and find and message her on Facebook at JT Art & Design, and can also be found on Instagram @jtartndesign.
 
 
 

Live-drawn Caricature Samples

Click on the samples to view larger images

 

The famous (all digitally drawn except Whoopie Goldberg which is drawn on paper)

 

Ariana Grande
Voice Judges 2020

 

 

The rest (quick traditional)

 

Wedding Couple
Woman

 

Wedding Guests
Wedding Couple
Wedding Guests

 

Couple at Birthday Party
Boy at Party
Wedding Expo

 

Party Guests
Wedding Couple
Festival

 

Digitally drawn via ZOOM

 

Digital Drawn Via Zoom
Digital Drawn Via Zoom
Digital Drawn Via Zoom
Digital Drawn Via Zoom

 

Special drawing paper options for live caricatures!

These can be as simple as a border and some commemorative text or logo (most common for weddings), to adding a color illustration, and anything in between as evidence by the various samples below, which are replicated in estimated quantities needed for the event. If drawing partial or full bodies for a theme event, heads are added at party, generally saving time, and if shading is left off for a child’s party, may be copied to create coloring pages for the kiddos. NOTE: these can also be part of a package, available for any event booking 3 hours or more, along with other items featuring a detailed caricature commission.
 

Custom Paper
Party Paper

Cigna Custom Paper
Tommy Fund Paper
Wedding Paper
Wedding Paper

 

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