Great Scots - David McCallum (7th October)

[em...]

I've had the idea mulling around in my head for a while to do a themed caricature thread of fellow Scottish people.

To start it off, the current (but not for much longer) Doctor Who, David Tennant.

[monkeyfeather]

Brilliant!

[bangalore_monkey]

great exaggeration, and really wonderful colors. I'm not that familiar with him, but he does seem to make for a good caricature. it's interesting to compare to your portrait of him.

cool idea for a series,i just hope there's a Connery caricature pending.

[el nino grande]

Oh, that's brilliant EM.

I too fully expect to see a Connery,
and a Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scottie' Scott (But not James Montgomery Doohan, he's Canadian. Can you caricature a character without doing the actor?)

And James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish scientist and probably among the 10 greatest minds to ever touch physics.

[IMForeman]

Fantastic,em. BTW, do you mind if I ask what size you make your art at? Is it around this size, or like many percent larger?

[NoriRoll]

brilliant technique, colours everything!! Looking forward to the series

What about Rod Stewart?! Sorta Scottish. 'Mon the Hoops!

[NightWing12]

This is really great!
I like how you didnt go crazy with the exagerations.

[krisvahl]

Great work em. Great contrast to your avatar version of him.

I hope there's a Billy Connelly somewhere in your lineup.

[em...]

Thanks, everyone.

bangalore_monkey - Connery's going to be a difficult one because he's been done so often. Maybe I'll do him from Zardoz or something.

el nino grande - I was thinking about including fictional Scots, and maybe even non-Scots who have played real life Scots (Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson), so Scotty is a possibility, as is Maxwell.

IMForeman - The initial sketch and blocking in (which I'll be posting on my blog soon) is done at twice the size of what you see here, then I bump it up to an A4 size at 300dpi for the final rendering.

NoriRoll - Rod Stewart isn't really Scottish, he just wants to be, but I might include him anyway.

krisvahl - Of course. I couldnae miss oot the big yin.

[stingicide]

I'm told he's the celebrity that looks most like me... without the goatee, of course. (Not that anyone would let a movie camera near my face, for fear part of it might be recorded on film.)

This seems sort of 90's video game-ish with its big-eyed toon construction and its purple-y metallic colors. I enjoy it.

[em...]

Cheers.

[Maritze]

Great! Love the eyes!

[Ian*]

very nice em.
You thinking about doing the new Dr Who? He's got a face perfect for caricature...

[chris Chua]

this is sweet! I like the background colors.

[em...]

Andries, Chris - Thank you, gents.

Ian - Matt Smith does have a good caricature face, but I think I might wait until I've seen him in action.

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