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The Complete Book of Caricature

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I had heard this was the "definitive" book on Caricature, and a truer statement couldn't be made! My goodness, this book is absolutely incredible. The caricature samples are diverse and inspiring, the presentation well designed, but Bob Staake's text is just marvelous. Doesn't matter if you're an artist, cartoonist, caricaturist or just a casual reader, this book will have you hooked from the first page. Can't possibly over-recommend it -- truly the most complete book on the art form of caricature.

This book really is the best thing a Caricature artist like myself can have in his libary. Crammed with tons of drawings by both Mr. Staake and dozens of other artists, there's definitly no shortage of examples in this brillantly illustrated book. However, this is not your traditonal "step-by-step, this is how to draw" kind of book. Rather than directly teaching you how to draw caricatures, Bob Staake explains in great detail all the important aspects of caricature, such as how to incorporate the subject's personality into the drawing and what are the best reference materials to use while drawing. Truly a must have for ANY artist.

This book had a lot of examples but I feel it didn't teach how to draw them that much. It showed many funny caricatures but it didn't really give me any thing to work with.

Great little book with lots of examples and interesting history. It doesn't walk you through the "how to" process but it does give you supportive information and comparative examples. This is more for one who already does caricatures and wants more input of various styles. Nice history on a variety of contemporary artists and their work. Since it was written in 1991 some caricatures may not have as much relevance to a younger generation.

This book covers a range of artists, showing different approaches to caricaturing the same person. I would definitely say that it's worth it if you're looking for ideas on alternative methods of caricaturing.
There is good advice sprinkled throughout the book, coming from various successful caricaturists.