DOUG SHANNON caricature artist » CARICATURE ILLUSTRATIONS

Corporate Team Caricature

dougshannon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:28:10 +0000

This illustration was commissioned by a group of wheeler dealers who wanted a humorous illustration of the transaction they had just accomplished.

Corporate Team Caricature

dougshannon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:23:23 +0000

This is a portion of an illustration commissioned by a European group celebrating a business deal. It consisted of nearly 30 caricatures, drawn from photos, with each aspect of the deal portrayed in a suitably whimsical fashion. The final was printed at 18×24″—a big picture for a big deal!

Gift Caricatures

dougshannon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:46:32 +0000

Medtronics commissioned the artist to create two more gift caricatures for their staff on the move. As Rod Stewart once said, “Every picture tells a story.” I’ll let you imagine these.

Human Resources Commission Caricature

dougshannon — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:07:33 +0000

Let’s say someone is being transferred and that someone deserves some recognition in the form of a personal gift, a gift that says we know who you are and we won’t forget you. What better choice than a custom caricature?

dougshannon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:20:20 +0000

The human resources department of a well known silicon valley firm commissions the artist periodically to create caricatures of incoming staff. Here are a few recent additions that will be hanging in the hall soon.

Gift Caricature / Medical Group Practice

dougshannon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:52:25 +0000

The artist was commissioned to depict these doctors as superheroes—a fun project. I was able to use personal attributes in the caricatures, highlighting their superpowers. Hint: don’t mess with the guy with the golf club.

Corporate Caricatures \ San Carlos

dougshannon — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:24:05 +0000

The artist was invited to the offices of a hot startup that wanted to do live digital caricatures for their engineering department. These averaged about 12 minutes apiece, and were delivered in both photo and digital form for later use. This gig was a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to doing more on site work of thus kind.

Gift Caricature

dougshannon — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:07:08 +0000

The subject of this gift caricature is a therapist with a Matt Damon crush, so the artist decided to depict a little wish fulfillment fantasy—Matt on the couch, baring his soul. The digital file was uploaded to the artist’s page at smugmug.com, where the Human Resource department client could order quality prints in any size, surface or quantity he wished.

Commission Caricature

dougshannon — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:46:49 +0000

The artist was commisssioned by this well known comedienne to create a caricature to be used in promotional material.

Human Resource Caricature / Mountainview

dougshannon — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:45:03 +0000

[[Show as slideshow]]This artist provides gift caricatures for all the new hires at a certain well known company HR department—kind of a right-of-passage thing. The department hallway is lined with caricatures of young, attractive people with big ideas and bright futures.