Welcome to my caricature, portraits, cartoon and illustration website

About me

Caricature-card I specialise in drawing caricatures, portraits, cartoons and illustrations for everyone - whatever the requirement. I have been drawing caricatures, portraits, cartoons and illustrations for over 20 years for companies and private individuals in the UK, in between graphic design assignments. Please have a look through my work on my website and contact me if you would like to discuss a commission.

About my caricatures

I have drawn caricatures for company-leaving cards, company events, weddings, partys, christmas cards, retirement and birthday presents. I always capture a great likeness in a hilarious way from the descriptions and photographs you supply. My caricatures always look like the person I have been commissioned to draw - getting a good likeness is a priority for me. I love creating fun, energetic and humorous pictures in a positive and friendly way and like to incorporate your ideas into the picture with whatever themes or scenarios you want included. The caricatures I draw always raise a smile and are enjoyed as a fun momento of a career, event or special day. They are a treasured gift.


Caricature for Durham ACF - A3	Caricature leaving gift for Reed Recruitment - A3	Caricature for Westside Magazine - 3"x3"	Caricature for Birthday present A4

Caricature for a private client - A4	Caricature for American Express - A3	Caricature for a private client's 70th Birthday - A3	Caricature for Solus for a birthday present - A3

Caricature of Dave and colleagues at Telstra for a birthday framed picture - A2

My caricatures are hand drawn in black pen then scanned to make a digital file. They are then airbrushed and painted digitally on a computer and can be delivered as a framed print, on a mug, a canvas, a mobile phone icon or even a t-shirt; just let me know how you would like it and I will see if it can be done. I prefer not to distort facial features too much, although if that is what you want, I can do that really well too! The image is then stored on servers so you can get more printed at any time you like.

The caricature commissioning process

Step one. Once you have made contact with me I will ask you to supply a clear smiling photograph of the 'subject' with a short description of hobbies, interests or anything you want included in the caricature. Please note: it is important the image you supply is of a suitable quality. We will check the image to make sure we are happy before proceeding to step two.

Step two. I will email a sketch of the proposed caricature drawing for your approval, to your spec and once approved I will proceed to stage 3. Please can you make payment at this stage.

Step three. Once payment has been received I will supply you with the finished full colour caricature in the format you want, as a framed print, digital file or on a mug - just let me know how you want it.

Reed caricature Please give me two weeks to do your characture if it is one figure and allow for delivery time through the post. If it is a group or multiple figures we will need to agree timings.

Caricatures can be supplied in digital format as png, jpeg, tiff, giff or eps files for mobiles and websites free of charge.

Why have a caricature drawn

Caricatures are great fun to own
A present to treasure
Great for boosting office moral
Great presents for clients
The perfect birthday present
Superb leaving presents/cards for staff
Caricatures make fantastic Christmas cards
Put your characatures on a t-shirt or mug
Liven up an event with a charicaturist

Copyright PG Communications Limited. All rights reserved. Caricatures and Portraits is a subsidiary company of PG Communications Limited www.pgcommunications.co.uk. Registered in England number 4762263. Address: 40 Lionel Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2TB, UK. Email: paul@pgcommunications.co.uk

Who I have drawn caricatures for

Mabox
Aviva
Duracell
Finex
BCA
Telstra
Westside Magazine
Solus
Salter
Butlerdines
Michael Howard MP
Scottish & Newcastle
The Best of Ealing
Reed Recruitment
American Express
Durham Army Cadets Force
and many individual private clients

What some of my clients have said

"Paul's artistic caricatures are vivid and witty - he always manages to capture the spirit and personality of the people he is drawing. BTW Tom loved the caricature - we're just trying to find the right place to hang it now!" Christa, Marketing Manager, Telstra

"Paul created a Christmas caricature card for Mabox in 2006 and it was superb - we had a lot of very positive response from our clients. I would recommend Paul to anyone wishing to add some fun to their seasonal communications." Tim Hallac, CEO Mabox Marketing

"Paul, thank you for creating my 40th birthday framed caricature picture, I absolutely loved it. You captured everyone brilliantly. I had a great day and your cartoon caricature creation will help me treasure the memories." Dave, Md, Telstra

"Paul’s superb caricatures and cartoons never fail to raise a smile. His artistic draughtsmanship is impeccable, he has a wonderfully natural knack of capturing the character of his subjects and, most importantly, his work is sympathetic and never cruel. Paul is always professional and a pleasure to work with – I would always recommend him highly." Neil McKelvie, Editor, Westside Magazine, London

"Dear Mr Gurney, Just a quick note to say thank you so much for the caricature portrait you did of me! I absolutely love it - it must have taken ages! It was a very thoughtful gift." Amelia, Tonbridge

"Just to say thank-you from us all for the card - you did a great job!." Caroline, London

"Hi Paul, That's fantastic! I love it." Valeria Varsavsky, Account Manager, London

"Thanks Paul and well done we are very pleased." Hazel Hutchinson, Director, The Best of Ealing

"Hi Paul, Thanks for the caricature of my mate, we really like it." Graham Cowling, Bradford

"Hi Paul, It's great, showed the boss today and he was happy!" Shelagh Carbin, American Express

"It is a fantastic piece of work, right down to the twinkle in the eye, thanks. I am so pleased with it, I am certain I shall be using you again in the future." Jackie Pearson, Durham ACF

"Hi Paul, I love it! Looking forward to receive the final one. Thanks Sarah." Sarah Khalil, Dubai

What you can use caricatures for

To hang in the home or office
A leaving gift for a work colleague
A company christmas card
Pictures of personnel on your website
Your Twitter or Facebook ID picture
A sign off on your emails
Presents for wedding guests to remember the day
Place settings at a dinner party
On badges or invitations
Illustrating articles in newspapers or magazines
On your stationery
A framed birthday present
A framed retirement gift
A present for someone on a t-shirt

Prices for a caricature

1 Head and shoulders colour caricature = £50.00
1 A4 colour caricature with 1 main figure = £75.00
1 A3 colour caricature with 1 main figure = £100.00

For caricatures where there is more than one figure take the size price and add £50.00 per extra figure. So 2 people at A3 is £150.00.

Prints of the caricatures are charged from £15.00. Please allow for postage and packaging.

If you require a framing service or your caricature to be printed on a mug, canvas, mouse mat, calender or t-shirt please ask us for a quote. All prices include VAT.