Ready to Strike a blow

The client chose the phrase, “Ready to strike a blow for freedom and justice” for this caption. It’s a saying he uses often in his profession as a barrister. He commissioned this Vanity Fair style portrait as a birthday treat for himself.

Ready to Strike a Blow – a Vanity Fair style portrait

These are gentle caricatures, nothing too extreme. As Leslie Ward (Spy) said:

If I could sum up the art in a sentence, it would be that caricature should be a comic impression with a kindly touch, and always devoid of vulgarity.Leslie Ward – Wikipedia

To see more of my Vanity Fair style portraits visit my portfolio here.

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Media

Pencil sketch. Scanned. Painted digitally in Photoshop, using graphics tablet and stylus. Textures my own.

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