[IPWGOP]

just HOW do you make those images?? they are fantastic. Do you start with a photograph of the real person and morph it into the cartoon-like image? What software do you use?

Well... they are done all with PhotoShop (5.0 version). I am a portrait painter so I actually paint these. I use photos to go by but there's really no way to 'morph' a photo to look like a caricature. If you are familiar with PhotoShop, I use lots of layers to build up the cartoon. The color swatches and brushes menus are the mainstay, plus a lot of the burning and dodging tools. It's tedious and complex but MUCH faster digitally than the traditional way of illustrating. After all, I can copy/paste, enlarge, shrink, flip, rotate and such.

I taught myself the program for PhotoShop and developed this cartoon technique after I saw what was actually possible.

[stevio]

It's good to have you on our side. ;^)

[Capn TrVth]

Man you are -really- really good at what you are doing!

I have PSP9 and love it, but that stuff you're doing is magic.

[Hildy]

You are a wonderful artist!

[dsc]

So you do the actual drawing with a mouse?

[CarolinaGOP]

Well done!

[Mr. K]

thats really great- I hope you are making a living doing this- if not you should shop them around ~!!!!!!