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Archive for the ‘Caricatures and Portraits’ Category
Portraits and Caricatures: Aaron and Lexi
Sunday, June 20th, 2010Revised Self-Portrait
Thursday, February 11th, 2010I created a portrait / caricature of myself way back in 2003 that I’ve used over the years for various purposes:
It’s become a little out of date: besides being 7 years old, I no longer wear glasses, nor do I have long, black hair. Now I wear contacts and have short salt-and-pepper hair! So I created a new self-portrait for a new decade:
Here’s the pencil version of the portrait:
And here are the inks, which I’m really please with. I never felt so in command of a brush before!
The Scratch Papers, Page 78: “Kid Rock or Big Baby Jesus?”
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
2010. This came from a really great photo of Kid Rock by, I believe, Jeremy Deputat in the August 2009 issue of Rolling Stone. I didn’t quite capture it in the drawing, but Kid Rock’s skinny, hairless physique coupled with his outstretched arms and crossed legs really made him look like Jesus on the cross.
Posehn Encounters of the Skinner Kind
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Sacramento-based artist Skinner has been hired by Relapse Records to create imagery for comedian Brian Posehn’s upcoming double-album. Skinner was nice enough to send me a photo of the t-shirt design he also created for Posehn, which looks fucking awesome!
Given that both Skinner and Posehn are from the Sacramento area and love metal, I’d say this is a match made in hell!
Speaking of comedy in Sacramento, the Punch Line has been bringing in some great comedians lately, and Dave Attell will be here on March 16th and 17th!
Update: Check out the awesome He-Man show Skinner was in!
Matt Baggs
Monday, January 4th, 2010
I created this portrait of my brother as his Christmas present for 2009. You can see his reaction in the photo below, although his excitement may be due more to the iTunes gift card than the portrait:
If you’d like me to draw a caricature or portrait of you or someone you know, send an email to jesse@hardpressedink.com with three photos of the subject at different angles and a description of the style and format you’d prefer (size, color or black and white, cartoony or realistic, etc). I charge $50 to $100 a drawing and will mail you the finished original!
Cool Smart Guys
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Click to enlarge. The Cool Smart Guys: Shane Killgore, Phil Alstat, Jesse Baggs and Ryan Linn. Drawn for Shane’s 32nd birthday.
Two-Year Anniversary Drawing
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
She shook me two years long. Click to enlarge.
Clave ‘n’ me!
Friday, October 2nd, 2009Here’s a little preview of Young Clave’s latest comic, entitled, “Baggs ‘n’ Me.” We brainstormed ideas for it last night and jammed up a couple of pages. Speaking of Clave, his blog recently changed URLs and can now be seen at http://clave4e.tumblr.com/
Methinks the kid draws me a little too well . . .
Happy Birthday Clave
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
Make Mine Marshall
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009For Audrey’s recent 30th Birthday I made her two doodle-decorated mix CDs. I’m pleased with how these little caricatures turned out, especially since I didn’t do any preparatory drawings, so here are the CDs along with their respective play lists.
Cool Pool Party
- “Touch the Sky” by Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco
- “Santana DVX” by The Lonely Island
- “Erotic City” by Prince
- “Fuck the Pain Away” by Peaches
- “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Starfucker
- “Natalie’s Rap” by The Lonely Island
- “Next Episode” by DJ Sanj
- “Come Around” by M.I.A. featuring Timbaland
- “Pony” by Far
- “I’m On a Boat” by The Lonely Island
- “Unify” remix by Kid Capri featuring Snoop Dogg and Slick Rick
- “Shoop” by Salt-N-Pepa
- “Bring the Pain” by Missy Elliott featuring Method Man
- “So Watcha Want” remix by The Beastie Boys featuring B-Real
- “Big and Chunky” by will.i.am
- “Fair Weather Friends” by Daedelus
- “Starry Eyed Surprise” by Paul Oakenfold featuring Shifty Shellshock
- “Walking on a Dream” by Empire of the Sun
- “Paper Planes” by M.I.A.
- “Kids” by MGMT
- “Float On” by Modest Mouse
Birthday Comedown
- “Central Services / The Office” by Michael Kamen
- “Don’t Let Go” by Weezer
- “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked” by Ida Maria
- “Little Bit” by Lykke Li
- “Let it Take U” by Goldfrapp
- “Vertigo” by Anya Marina
- “Whiskey in the Jar” by Thin Lizzy
- “Jessica” by The Allman Brothers Band
- “Get On Your Boots” by U2
- “Layla” by Derek and The Dominoes
- “Who Will Comfort Me” by Melody Gardot
- “Through the Dark” by KT Tunstall
- “Birthday Sex” by Jeremih
- “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon
- “Stir it Up” by Bob Marley
- “Shot in the Back of the Head” by Moby
- “The Scientist” by Coldplay
- “In a Little While” by U2
