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This episode of ComicLab is sponsored by Wacom! On this week's show, the ComicLab guys are joined by MAD magazine's Tom Richmond to talk about caricature. They talk about...

• The ubiquitous theme-park caricature
• The International Society of Caricature Artists convention
• Tom's technique for capturing a face
• "That doesn't look like me!"
• Where do beginners go wrong?
• Has the homogenization of Hollywood hurt caricature?
• How to improve your caricatures

Listener questions...

• When your imagination exceeds your abilities
• How to avoid zooming in too closely on digital art
• How to you encourage people to create comics?

BUT FIRST... Dave tells a story about picnicking in Ireland

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Find out when Tom Richmond will be doing a caricature workshop in your area. And check out Tom's books:

• The MAD Art of Caricature
• Don't Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile
• Goodnight Batcave

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com
Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.