ABSTRACT
The car is about high in the picture. If you imagine that the height of the car is close
to the height of an adult, then, in order to draw her in proportion to the size of her car,
we should make Mrs. Jones about inches tall. 3. In a caricature, the artist deliberately draws some feature(s) out of proportion to the
rest of the face or body. Sometimes, the intention may be to emphasize a particular characteristic of the person. For example, the first caricature is one of Mark Twain, and the artist may have been trying to capture something of his character. His long, white hair and mustache give him a kindly, grandfatherly appearance. His ear is way out of proportion with the rest of his head, perhaps suggesting that he would be a good listener, like a grandfather to whom you could go when you had a problem. Sometimes the artist is trying to reflect personal or popular sentiment about a person. This is usually the case in the caricature of a political figure. In the second picture, the artist depicts Prince Charles with a head out of proportion to the rest of his body. Charles’ ears, which normally stand out from his head, are drawn out of proportion to the rest of his head, thus giving him a “Dumbo” look. This caricature gives a double message. The artist sees Charles as a person who thinks highly of himself, and at the same time is rather stupidlooking in the eyes of the public.
