Wacom Cintiq 22HD UPGRADE Ordered!

It is official, I am now getting the new Cintiq 22hd ordered!
 I have been a traditional medium Illustrator/Caricature artist for over 23 years and still love that medium and prefer it! I have for the past 10 years I have been doing digital with a Bamboo tablet for quick deadline freelance Illustrations, touch ups, and other design work. I always had to sketch first and then scan in the sketch work to color. I also started to realize that I was also losing out on Caricature gigs, because I am not doing digital live Caricatures. So I decided to make a trade with my client for this equipment deposit on the rest of the interior children's book Illustrations on "Arnie The Christmas Pig" Author Blair Hurm. I will be receiving my 32hd Cintiq by the end of this week :) I am so blessed to have great people and clients in my life, and to have my prayers answered! Thank You everyone for your constant support. I do need some feed back from other Cintiq users.!

Realty Caricature

I hope everyone is doing well, I am sorry I have not posted for a while. I did have alot of side gigs drawing live Caricatures, and I always love them. My true love is when I get o have some time to render a Caricature painting. I will be sharing more later in the next two days, but here you go. Good night and God bless!

Tim Burton Caricature

I was trying get this done for the 6pm deadline for Caricaturama Showdown 3000 group on face book but I guess the time was changed, ohh well back to my other work. I was fun to draw Tim Burton

Investment and Funding for artist?

Is there anyone that knows of a good site for me to get funding or Investors for supplies for my business? I know of http://www.gofundme.com/ and kickstarter any other alternative for a freelance artist to try to get money for digital investments? $8500 worth? 
I am off to a one year old birthday paty, and the a wedding. tonight. I am trying do digital Caricatures, but the investment as alway been high. See ya

Illustration Styles with LarsER Arts

I got asked to show different styles for Children's book (or other Illustration samples) quotes  so I decided to set up a blog post showing different styles. Starting with the more simple to the more complex.

#1 More simplified sketchy line work 

 

 

2) A style that is sketchy and a middle tone value added usually with one color.

3) This style is a more realistic full value 

3) This style is a sketchy style with color added:

 

4) More high detailed painting style, in digital:

 

 

This keith Richard is in Oils:

Baseball coach Caricature

I had a repeat job from a client I did of a base ball player where he was wearing a double hat ( I tried to find it but could not find it) It is fun to working on high quality water color paper, and really like how I am able to achieve really effective values and textures.
This week I have a Trade show at the Tampa Bay Convention center for DST output. Will share more soon! Good night

Illustration and weekend events

Here is a Sarah Palin Illustration along with her trophies: Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul that she politically supports. The Illustration was suppose to be used for May cover, but will now be used in a later date in The American Spectator Magazine, because they changed ideas last minute with another vision the writer had. I was told that the rest of the office all loved it. I am disappointed it wasn't published, but that's ok they will use me again :)
God is Great, and I know he will continue to bless me!

What is going on this weekend well here it is:

Thursday Night: Sacred Heart Carnival Spring Carnival doing Retail Caricatures from 6-9 ish

Friday Night; Sacred Heart Carnival Spring Carnival doing Retail Caricatures from 6-11pm

• Saturday: Maderia Beach Middle fish fry 2-5pm Free Caricatures

MADEIRA Beach Annual FISH FRY! Saturday, April 20th 1:00 - 7:00pm

Madeira Beach Annual FISH FRY! Fish Fry auction committee has sent home flyers requesting donations based on the different themes for each class and grade. Please send in these items as soon as possible. If you own a business we invite you to sponsor our Fish Fry. There are many different levels and opportunities. Forms are located at both elementary and middle school offices. Please join us for the Fish Fry Meetings and help us prepare for the big event! Tuesdays, April 2nd, April 9th, & April 16th from 6:00 -7:30pm Your support is greatly appreciated!

• Saturday Night: Sacred Heart Carnival Spring Carnival doing Retail Caricatures from 6-11pm

• Sunday: Church at Grace Christian Fellowship 10-11.30ish

• Isreal Independence Day at the Straz Center in Tampa. 1-5pm 

Free Caricatures by Lars and 
Strolling Magic with Eric Olson!

Israel Independence Day Community Festival & Musical Celebration
Sunday April 21

Celebrate Israel’s 65th Year of Independence at the Tampa JCC & Federation’s annual Israel Independence Day Community Festival onSunday, April 21 from 1:00-5:00pm at the David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts Outdoor Riverfront Pavilion along the downtown Tampa Riverwalk. Enjoy Israeli food, music, carnival games and kids activities, and an Israel-style marketplace featuring Jewish artists and Tampa Bay vendors. Special speed-dating event for singles too! Free admission. Wristbands for carnival games, face painting, carnival treats and balloons will be available for $18.

Special performances by the Rimon Jazz School Band from Israel, and Tampa Bay area bands.

To apply to be a vendor in the Israeli marketplace, please register here.

To volunteer for the event, please register here.

Download event flyer (PDF)