A Caricaturist's Handbook: How to Draw Caricatures and Master Exaggeration Paperback – October 4, 2010

My granddaughter is a budding caricaturist, and I'm sure this book will help her allot.

If you are a beginning caricature artist or an experienced one, this book is a must have. It teaches things the beginner can learn and that the experienced artist can use to brush up and make his/her drawings even better.

Felt a little too-quick-a-read for such an intimidating subject but everything you need to know about the topic seems to have been properly laid out in this book. All that's left now is to practice the instructions. The book could've done with more finished samples in the gallery though.

Fun book with many helpful hints and tricks. It is short enough to read quickly and long enough to use as a reference book. Well done.

Perhaps I was expecting too much for a book of this price, but I was hoping for a lot more detail. It's a nice introduction, briefly going over many aspects of facial character drawing. Jim Van Der Keyl is undoubtably a brilliant exponent of his art, but this book is more of a broad summary of the subject, and we don't get to share much of his valuable knowledge. It looks like it was knocked together pretty quickly, and could have done with a proof-reader. I certainly enjoyed it, but would have liked to see some more specifics on what really makes a great caricature; stuff such as treatment of eyes and mouth, which he does so well but fails to explain in much detail.

I am cutting my teeth on drawing caricatures. I have a long way to go, but the birthday cards I have given to members of my family are adorned with caricatures of them doing things that I think funny. I am learning to "see" the caricatures in people and getting a handle on this. I only wish I had picked this book up when I was a student. I could have drawn caricatures of the teachers as they drone out the lectures. All-in-all a very good beginner's book that shows and teaches fundamentals of drawing caricatures.

A month ago I ordered and purchased the book A CARICATURIST'S HANDBOOK, I0I gag ideas,also the 3 CD's,the ONE MINUTE CARICATURE, theFRONT VIEW,and EXAGGERATION and theCREATIVE PROCESS by Mr. Jim van der Keyl and I can honestly, sincerely say that the moneywas well worth it, My caricatures have unbelieveably improved,For anyone wanting to be aCaricaturist or just doodle around with a pencil or pen,please try Jim van der Keyl. Jim presents theinformation in his books and CD's in such a manner that even I sometimes, somewhat, a dummycan comprehend. Jim, you are an outstanding artist,illustrator,caricaturist and last but not least awonderful instructor....Thanks Jim van der Keyl

Amazing book not just for characters but for the basic art instructions with no formal art classes I learned so much from this book. Amazon 9f course screwed up and have to send the copy I didn't order back. Super frustrating.