Okay, so today I decided to mess around with drawing, specifically caricatures. I’ve always thought they were cool, those exaggerated features and all, but I’ve never really tried to draw one myself. I figured, “How hard could it be?” Turns out, pretty hard, at least for me!
My First Attempt…Yikes
I started by grabbing a picture of a friend – let’s call him “Bob” – and just staring at it for a good while. What stood out? Bob has a pretty impressive nose, and his ears kind of stick out. So, I thought, “Okay, I’ll make those HUGE.”
I picked up my pencil and started sketching. First, the head shape… which ended up looking more like a potato than a head. Seriously, it was bad.
Then came the nose. I drew it, and it looked like a giant, weird triangle stuck on the potato. I tried to erase it a bit, but it just smudged and made things worse. His ears ended up looking like giant wings.
- Potato-shaped head: Check.
- Giant, triangular nose: Check.
- Wing-like ears: Check.
I kept going, trying to add eyes, a mouth, some hair… but it just kept getting worse. The eyes were uneven, the mouth looked like a squiggly line, and the hair? Well, let’s just say Bob wouldn’t be happy.
Giving It Another Shot (and Another, and Another…)
I wasn’t going to give up that easily. I crumpled up the paper (with a lot of frustration) and started again. This time, I tried to be a little more careful, a little less… extreme. I made the nose big, but not ridiculously big. The ears still stuck out, but they weren’t quite as gigantic.
It was still pretty bad. The proportions were all off, and it just didn’t look like Bob. It looked like some weird alien creature.
I tried again… and again… and again. Each time, I learned something new. I realized that it’s not just about making features bigger; it’s about capturing the essence of the person. You have to exaggerate, yes, but also keep some sense of likeness.
Slowly Getting There?
After about a dozen attempts (I lost count, honestly), I finally started to see some improvement. It still wasn’t great, but it was definitely better than that first potato-monster. The nose was still prominent, but it looked more like a nose. The ears were still big, but they looked more like ears. And, most importantly, it started to actually resemble Bob, at least a little bit.
I realized that drawing caricatures is a real skill. It takes practice, patience, and a good eye for detail. It’s not just about making fun of someone’s features; it’s about capturing their personality in a fun, exaggerated way.
So, my “evaluacion mala caricatura” (bad caricature evaluation) turned into a lesson in humility and perseverance. I’m definitely not a master caricaturist yet, but I’m having fun learning. And who knows, maybe one day I’ll actually be able to draw a decent caricature of Bob without him wanting to hide under a rock.
