Nuff Inc Caricatures

David Cameron

2012-01-23T18:21:00.001Z

Today I felt the urge to try something different. So I opted for a little PS fun. Here's what I did. Our future ex Prime Minister.

Happy Halloween

2011-10-26T17:32:00.001Z

As is now traditional in the Land of Nuff, I wish you all a very Happy Halloween!!

Culture Night Belfast 2011

2011-09-28T13:46:00.003Z

I received this e-mail today after taking part in The night's festivities last week. Makes it all worthwhile..

Hi Colm,

It was great to meet you on friday.Thank you for coming down and being a part of Culture Night.Your work is amazing and I feared you would'nt get away at towards the end with the queue of people wanting one of your creations hehe!Just wanted to send across these photos incase they are of use to you for your blog.I will link them up on my blog with a link to your web too.It was great to meet you and hopefully our paths will cross at the quirky wedding fair.

Warm Regards

Shauna

Signing Board Caricature finished!

2011-09-27T11:50:00.002Z

And here's the final cartoon. They loved it.

New Wedding Caricature

2011-09-17T13:07:00.005Z

Here's a look at a work in progress I'm working on today. I'll post a few screen grabs as I go along. As you see, Tony Blackburn is keeping me company as I work.

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..And I've posted an update too.

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..and then I started the flats..

Wedding Stationery

2011-09-13T12:40:00.003Z

Congratulations to Michele & Robert who were married at the weekend. I had a great time drawing their guests too!

This Caricaturist is a Lucky Talisman. OFFICIAL!!

2011-07-17T20:02:00.000Z

Here's what happened..

No sooner had these three Golfing Giants been drawn by me and then signed copies of the caricature - they started winning BIG TOURNAMENTS!!

First Graeme, then Rory, and now today Darren lifts the trophy!!

If I was s sports star, I know who I'd be looking for right now!!!

Weekend Wedding Work

2011-05-24T14:49:00.003Z

A big whoop-de doo!! to those lovely people at Cara & Thomas's wedding this past weekend. You certainly kept me busy. Hope you enjoyed the rest of the day.

And it was quite apt to have a caricature artist working in the Rita Duffy suite too!!

Dunadry Wedding 14 May 2011

2011-05-17T14:10:00.002Z

Congratulations Mary & Gerard - I had a great time entertaining your guests on Saturday. Here is a quick snap I managed to take of one lovely couple who joined in the fun.

Weding - Galgorm on 9 April 2011

2011-04-11T13:37:00.002Z

Congratulations to Leanne & Andy and many thanks for having me draw their guests at their wedding in the Galgorm at the weekend. I had a great evening. I also drew a caricature for the guests to sign. Here's a look.

Wedding Caricatures in December

2011-03-05T16:38:00.003Z

These were taken during a snowy afternoon back in December at Belfast Castle. Many thanks to Ryan Montgomery for this pic. You should check out his work - it really is incredible.

Bieber feeber

2011-02-19T12:25:00.002Z

This li'l tyke seems to be the flavour of the month, doesn't he? Fair play to him - I wish I had his money when I was his age.

Caricature Commissions

2010-11-17T16:29:00.001Z

Here are a couple of commissioned pieces I have done recently. All final prints are A3 in size.

Tracy Morgan

2010-08-12T15:22:00.002Z

This fellah was being drawn by all 'n' sundry out there in cyberland recently. So what's the point of a bandwagon if nobody jumps on, eh?

Wedding Stationery

2010-08-12T11:23:00.002Z

Here is another set of stationery I produced for a happy couple this summer.

2010-08-12T10:14:00.002Z

A sketch of the Bride & Groom I did at a wedding here this summer.

Invitations samples

2010-08-12T10:11:00.002Z

Here is a little montage of some invitations I have done. I put this together as a sampler.

Belfast City Hall

2010-05-17T10:07:00.003Z

If you haven't already, you should take a trip down & have a look at the City Hall now it's re-opened. It is such a splendid building.

New Stuff

2010-05-05T13:01:00.003Z

Here are a few new pics I have done recently. The photo is from a wedding I drew at in Cavan last month.

The commissions I did for auction to raise money for Action Medical Research. The three gentlemen - Richard Dunwoody, Jack Kyle & Tyrone Howe - were in attendance on the evening and signed copies. A thoroughly enjoyable evening too.

Vienna December 2009

2009-12-10T13:19:00.005Z

Just returned from a few days in Vienna. Batteries recharged and ready for the Christmas season (the christmas markets will do that for you!)

Myself, Mrs Nuff & the Nuffling managed a few galleries whilst there so here's a selection of some of the sights.

In particular I was even more impressed with the paintings of Egon Schiele than I thought I would be (and believe me, expectation was high to begin with!).

I realise now that no reproductions I have seen have done the originals justice at all. I just didn't expect the exceptional sense of colour and his precise pallette choices. I love it when art catches you out like that.

Enjoy.

Wedding pic

2009-11-05T13:00:00.002Z

Here is a snap I managed to take of the happy couple at their wedding in the splendid Narrow Water Castle in Co Down at the end of September.

The venue was incredible. This was the last wedding to be held here & the local press came along too to mark the event.

Awww!!

2009-10-20T11:33:00.002Z

Now isn't she cute?

She is the li'l Nuffling's best friend. She calls her baby fo-fo.

Another Gift pic

2009-10-20T10:50:00.002Z

Still the commissions keep rolling in. Gives me something to do in these dark winter days ahead.

This was commissioned as a birthday gift. As you can see he is a fireman and a power boat ... em .. boat person!! It was done in September so I guess I'm not ruining any surprises posting it now.

Thursday's productivity

2009-10-15T15:33:00.002Z

Just to show you that I can post more regularly..!

Here is some more Illustrator pieces I have been doing today. I like the screen print poster effect you can achieve.

And who doesn't like sheep?

..if you excuse the expression.

Those awfully nice folk..

2009-10-14T14:07:00.003Z

..from The Drawing Board have again given me inspiration to poke fun.

So here are three more of the great artists there who post regularly. So stand up and take a bow, from left to right, Messrs Maester, DerekEdwards and Em.

Live work from Earlier this year

2009-09-09T13:29:00.002Z

Some sketches I did for some of the good people of Downpatrick earlier in the year. I was at the Down County Museum.

I will be back there in October so I hope to see some of you there.

More Wedding Caricature Commissions

2009-08-18T12:47:00.004Z

I have been busy here all summer with commissioned work for weddings.

These ones here were produced for display at weddings They are printed and mounted on foam board so the guests can sign them and write their messages.

Happy Birthday

2009-06-21T11:34:00.002Z

Happy birthday to me.. happy birthday to me!! And Happy Father's Day too.

And still I have to work..

..sigh..

Work update

2009-05-07T09:57:00.002Z

Here are some more commissions I have done - I just didn't get round to posting them.

Mr Anderson

2009-03-16T11:51:00.001Z

Listening to your show, Gerry. Keep 'er lit!!

Guess who I drew?

2009-03-04T11:27:00.002Z

I was lucky enough to join the movers & shakers in FIFA and the IFA last weekend at the Slieve Donard Hotel where i was invited to draw the distinguished guests.

They were charming and a delight to work with. And sitting drawing Mssrs. Blatter and Platini was an honour.

Just a pity I hadn't been able to be photograph the occasion.

Wedding Show King' Hall Belfast

2009-03-04T10:52:00.002Z

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by my stall at this year's Wedding Show. It was a long couple of days but I thoroughly enjoyed the event. It is heartening to see that, despite the global financial hiccup we are all hearing about, couples are still out there putting the effort into making their big day special.

I look forward to working with everyone who booked me.

Here is a look at my stall.

Another year ... gettin' older

2009-02-07T13:04:00.002Z

Y'know what? I'm sure I was better looking when I was younger.

Mojo

2009-02-03T23:41:00.002Z

Here is a design workout of a character for a cartoon strip I am working on here with an obscenely talented scriptwriter on The Oul' Sod.

..(did I lay that on a bit thick, P?)..

More to follow..

Tony Hart RIP

2009-01-19T11:44:00.002Z

I was really saddened to hear about Tony's death yesterday. He was a real hero & inspiration to a generation of us growing up as young fledgling artists. He is one of the few tv presenters I would dearly have loved to have met. Very sad news.

Mojo

2009-01-16T12:27:00.004Z

Here are some pencil sketches for a cartoon strip I have been working on with scriptwriter here on The Oul' Sod. More samples & information will follow as the project proceeds.

I am enjoying collaborating on this - my studio has been a lonely place for a while..

Happy New Year Everyone!!

2009-01-06T17:24:00.002Z

New year, new start, new discipline!

I have finally got my website up & running. My intentions are to use my blog more now & do the thing right. I will advise you of any & all wedding fayres I will be at in the coming year and also any public events you can see me at.

Ever onwards!

A Clutch of Commissions

2008-08-23T14:17:00.003Z

..I'm sure that's the correct collective term. Some stuff I've done this month.

The Divine Nora

2008-08-03T13:33:00.003Z

So she finally decided to put in an appearance!

Florence

2008-07-20T14:10:00.002Z

This is Florence. Her daddy is an artist and a big Leonardo fan. And she does have an enigmatic smile..

Wedding in Clandeboye

2008-07-12T09:53:00.002Z

I was working at a wedding yesterday and managed to remember to bring my camera. These lovely people were kind enough to allow me to snap them with their drawings.

Bangor Hotel

2008-07-12T09:47:00.002Z

Awhile ago I was at a Wedding Fayre in the Marine Court Hotel in Bangor. I drew one of the staff members there. Last week I was back there for a wedding and was delighted to see my pic framed & hanging in the foyer!

Belfast Maritime Festival 2008

2008-07-09T12:23:00.003Z

Another Great festival was run by Belfast City Council this June. Despite the unpredictable weather crowds turned out to enjoy the spectacle of the Tall Ships docked here in Belfast Harbour. I was only rained off once over the 2 days. Here are a few pics Snapped by Mrs Nuff.

Wedding June 08

2008-07-09T12:19:00.003Z

THanks to Sparky from Bright Sparks Photography (check him out at www.brightsparksphotography.com ). He was kind enough to snap me at this wedding in June at Belfast Castle and to send me copies of the pictures.

Belfast Spring Fayre 2008

2008-05-01T10:24:00.002Z

I was delighted to work at the Spring Fayre on 19-20 April at Barnett Demesne in Belfast. A great crowd attended and kept me busy over the 2 days. As someone who remembers less celebratory days here in NI it is commendable for the City Council to arrange these events.

Look out for me at the Maritime Festival coming up this summer.

Commission

2008-04-08T18:16:00.002Z

This one was for a Bride & Groom on their wedding day. They were getting married in Australia.

Update on some more sketches...

2008-04-08T18:08:00.003Z

I had a look around my files & found some pics to post. Some more pencileers from the Drawing Board.

Jarlath

2008-03-08T17:11:00.001Z

Hey j - if you're looking in I hope you had a great birthday.

More Stuff

2008-02-20T11:45:00.004Z

Here are another couple of caricatures.
The first one is of a local broadcaster & a very nice fellow to boot.

The second is a revisit to one Mr Appledorn - a very talented caricaturist whom I have drawn before. He drew me recently on the Drawing Board so I wanted to return the favour.

Happy New Year 2008

2008-01-19T16:03:00.000Z

As you can imagine the arrival of the new Nuffling at the end of last year took it's toll on my work life balance. I have not had time to post work online as much as I would have wanted and have already had to carve myself a little area of peace & quiet to get some work done.

So here are just a few of the pieces I have done since my last post. I will update as much as possible this year.

Who let the Dogg out??

2007-11-29T18:36:00.000Z

Well, after the waiting li'l Nuff junior arrived safely on 14 November. And she's a little doll. Expect her to make an appearance on here soon.

Meanwhile I have now just about gotten used to the sleepless nights and managed to get back to some semblance of a normal working pattern. So to exercise those cartooning muscles again I took up an online challenge to draw the Snoop man. Hope you like.

Late night drawing

2007-11-08T00:07:00.000Z

With the birth of out first-born imminent, I think I am taking advantage of being able to work into the wee small hours here on the Oul' Sod. Many sleepless nights ahead it seems if I listen to everybody.

Maybe we'll get a good'un though...

I posted a version of this on another blog earlier this evening but couldn't resist the urge to tweak it.

Engagement

2007-11-05T12:24:00.000Z

I thought this was a novel idea! This couple wanted to record their engagement with a caricature rather than a photograph. And I'm always happy to oblige.

Some live caricaturing

2007-11-02T00:58:00.000Z

Here are some pics snapped of me working at some shows.

Each takes about 4 minutes or so to do.

Guess what? Another caricature

2007-10-23T15:29:00.000Z

Here are two variations in painting a caricature. the first is fully done in Illustrator. The flat colour treatment still appeals to me. I imagine growing up during the golden age of comics has done that to me. Nowadays it's all too easy to succumb to the temptation of throwing filters at pictures.

The second is painted in Photoshop. I imported the lines from the original Illustrator drawing.

Some more caricatures

2007-09-21T12:43:00.000Z

I drew these this week. I have a few commissions on at the minute & these helped me refine a style I wanted to use.

September's goodies

2007-09-19T00:07:00.000Z

Here are a few new additions from this month. I have been very busy with live caricature work this last whie that I have been remiss in my postings. I'll try to catch up.
Tim Burton caught my attention today so I had a pop at him.

This was another commission to celebrate a works retirement.

Another One

2007-08-10T12:16:00.000Z

..this time of Nova Scotian caricaturist Don Pinsent.

Wedding Day Smiles

2007-08-04T09:35:00.000Z

A commission to be given as a present to a recently married couple.

Herself

2007-08-04T09:32:00.000Z

It's Mrs Nuff who celebrated a birthday recently.

And as an artist I really couldn't go & buy a birthday card, could I?

More Drawing Board Fun

2007-08-04T09:16:00.001Z

Another of the talented artists from The Drawing Board.

Drawing Board Caricatures

2007-07-29T00:08:00.000Z

Whatever was in the water here on The Oul' Sod seems to have gotten my creative juices flowing. I was inspired to draw all these over the last couple of days. Long may it continue.

The final piece in full

2007-07-25T17:41:00.000Z

Since it has been almost a month since I handed it over I think I can assume this has been presented to the subject.

I was asked to show the building where he started his work way back when and the new premises at the time of his retirement.

Latest Commission

2007-06-30T15:40:00.000Z

Here is a glimpse of the latest piece I was commissioned to do. I am not sure when it is going to be handed over to the subject - he is retiring from his company - so I will hold off on publishing the full cartoon for a bit.

Jimmy Nesbitt

2007-06-26T20:15:00.000Z

Here is one I was commissioned to draw a while back.

Isn't Mr Nesbitt now about to apear in a new adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde sometime soon on our screens? This posting may be timely after all..

'Pool Fan

2007-06-26T20:07:00.000Z

Another commission. THis time for a Liverpool fan. Check out what I made of the promoters' logo on the shirt.

New Commission - the 'silver' surfer

2007-06-12T12:59:00.000Z

..And Finally
The client requested some final amendments so after the addition of glasses, a name to the boat & a closer shave, the piece was finished.

Update
Now with added details & colours.

These are the preliminary line drawings for my latest work.

For commissions I prefer to let the client see the early drawing in case I am heading in the completely wrong direction with the caricature. Having this approved allows me to go full dingo pelt at the final picture.

The Lads at last

2007-05-22T14:56:00.001Z

I think I will leave this one alone now. I have an urge to move on to my next piece. The aged, distressed effects were added in Photoshop and I have pushed the tones more.

The Lads Update

2007-05-21T00:36:00.000Z

It's been a few hours since I posted the preliminary linework. I worked it a bit more & started layering in some colours. It's the wee small hours now so I should call it a night.

Ever onwards..

2pm the following day:

I have worked a bit more at it this morning & afternoon. I find generally when I get straight into work in the morning I don't even take a break for breakfast/brunch/lunch! I think the kitchen is calling me now though so here is the picture so far. Still all in Illustrator.

6pm

More tonal layering to define the features. Illustrator's multiply feature is very useful in this process.

The Lads

2007-05-20T20:31:00.000Z

As the nostalgia bone was still in need of scratching, I have started on the two funniest clowns in the history of cinema. This is a work in progress & I will post the finished article as soon as.

The original Proper Charlie

2007-05-20T16:07:00.000Z

It's Sunday afternoon. Mrs Nuff has gone off shopping & I have settled down to some work.

So here's Mr Chaplin. Mostly in Illustrator with a little Photoshop tomfoolery to add interest to the finish.

Happy Times

2007-05-15T15:42:00.000Z

One of this group of former colleagues commissioned a caricature.
Hand-drawn & inked.

Born Slippy

2007-05-14T16:22:00.000Z

Here he is - the Teflon Taoiseach, the man who hasn't had a financial crisis since ... well.. his LAST financial crisis.

Take a bow, the man who carries all the cash the Queen doesn't!!

Mr B-Bertie Ahern.

May Work

2007-05-10T15:38:00.000Z

Here is another gift caricature I was commissioned to produce. The client asked for a black & white drawing and I duly obliged. I revisited it here to add a little further detail.

A new dawn

2007-05-09T11:20:00.000Z

Well - here on the Oul' Sod it seems that old enemies are now new colleagues. Better days ahead it seems.

So in tribute I give you 'The Deputy'.

Bananas

2007-04-24T10:57:00.000Z

A caricature of and for a local band.

Mary

2007-04-13T14:44:00.000Z

Another commission. This is Mary and it seems she likes her golf.

New Commission

2007-04-11T14:05:00.000Z

A commission to celebrate the occasion of a meeting with His Royal Highness.

Hanzz

2007-02-16T17:00:00.000Z

..as the name suggests.

A fellow Caricaturist I drew for The Drawing Board site.

Rebekah

2006-11-23T16:24:00.000Z

Another Commission for a birthday Gift.

Promotional Cartoon

2006-11-09T14:48:00.000Z

A self-caricature piece I drew as I realised I have not drawn me at all.

November Commission

2006-11-09T14:45:00.000Z

A commission hand-sketched, scanned and finished in Illustrator.

Ellen

2006-10-19T20:05:00.000Z

This is the final version for Ellen's first birthday.

Tim's (Re)inks

2006-10-19T19:50:00.000Z

I was asked by a fellow artist to pencil him the roughs for a caricature he had been asked to do. I duly obliged and thought no more of it. I came across those pencils recently & decided to finish a version myself.

Daniel

2006-10-18T14:38:00.001Z

This is Daniel. His mother commissioned this caricature for his birthday.

Childline Caricature

2006-10-18T13:42:00.000Z

At a recent Caricaturing event I drew this gentleman. At the end of the evening he asked me to colour the drawing and drop it in to his office.

Though this is usually above and beyond the call of duty, so to speak, the charitable organisation he represents does very good work.

I scanned the drawing I had done and redrew it in Illustrator. The difficulty I had was that the only reference I could draw upon was the hand-drawn sketch and my memory of this gentleman for all of the six minutes he was sat in front of me originally.

Couple Cartoon

2006-10-18T13:37:00.000Z

I was asked to draw a quick cartoon as a surprise hen party gift. The commission was in black & white but I had scanned it and it screamed for some colour to add definition so I obliged.

I know - she has a candle in her ear!! Don't ask (I didn't)

Caricature Prize

2006-10-17T15:46:00.000Z

I was asked to donate a Commission for a caricature as a prize at a Charity Function. As I was at the function doing caricature work I was able to photograph the winners and forward the finished cartoon on to them.

They loved the final piece.

Montage

2006-06-14T12:40:00.000Z

Here is a montage I put together from various events I have worked at.

Big Brother 2006

2006-06-14T12:31:00.000Z

A quick caricature of Pete, who seems to be favourite to win this year's competition.

2006-05-23T10:29:00.000Z

This Blog is to provide a gallery for anyone wanting to see my caricature work. Enjoy your stay.