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[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 124 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't have the self confidence to have this done to me.

[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 15 points 2 months ago

Looking at the picture, I don't think she did either.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 79 points 2 months ago

Well that is both terrifying and also impressive.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 52 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I don't get how caricatures have persisted: people pay and sit to have someone do Ren & Stimpy OCs of them. At best, it'll look like an insult.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 53 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago

But they are all so ugly.

I haven't seen a single one that I thought was funny.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Assuming you mean, I have to take myself less seriously. I make fun of myself all the time. I am, by practice, one of the least serious people I know. I just don't like the art and every caricature I've seen is in this style.

Do people actually like caricatures or is it just a thing that sticks around because they were famous, like clowns and mimes?

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they hang it up in their bedroom to raise the difficulty settings on their sex life.

I got my caricature done once as a kid and I'm still recovering. If he'd done me up like this I'd never fuck again.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

My game is wack enough as it is. I'm not trying to get into NG++

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A well done caricature can be funny and cute. Unfortunately there are a lot of artists that, while good, can't read the room. The trick seems to be not to overly pick on characteristics that will hurt, without balancing them out.

Oh and a good group of clowns can be excellent. I saw some at a circus, and they pulled off slapstick perfectly.

A mime once trapped me in an invisible box. I was trapped for days...

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You tellin me you get wifi in the mime box? I don't buy it

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I managed to get out. A roaming gang of clowns drove it off.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I saw Ricky going into a vintage VG shop last year, in Waterloo. I said, "HI RICKY!!"

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

that's pretty cool. I'm too weird to say hi to famous people 😆

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

I think as a YouTube goblin, he probably appreciates it, or I wouldn't have.

[–] pinchy@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

og “roast me”

[–] _____@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

My dad thinks caricatures are funny, I get it. But he had one done for my 8yo~ sister (at the time) and it's probably one of her worst memories and maybe the cause of insecurities.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Hm... Would be cool if I could say some stuff is off-limits. I have a couple of prominent features, most of which I don't mind, but some I have insecurities for. I'd love a caricature focussing on the former while ignoring the latter.

I've got one of me that was fun and not actually insulting, I worked at Disney across from a caricature art booth and one of the artists world draw nearby Cast Members when it was slow. Although I'm not sure where it is at the moment because it's not actually hung on the wall.

A less bizarre one of a couple could be cute.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 51 points 2 months ago

Beauty is in the eye. Just the eye.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

They paid money for this burn.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People do these all day at fairs and piers and tourist shit.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but how long does one "portrait" take

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

10-20 minutes, if that.
The point of saying they do it all day should indicate they make them fast.

[–] Cit@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, you said they do it daily, but didnt mention if they do 1 or 20 per day.

[–] Onionguy@lemm.ee 20 points 2 months ago

Holy shit this is so mean xD

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago

What was it again, ATBGE? Awful Taste but Great Execution.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 13 points 2 months ago

This is adorable. I love it.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not just me, right?

Check that street artist's Twitter.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 2 points 2 months ago

My husband and I got done by this guy once, he made my nose so big you could parasail with it. He will take y shot he can with a person, and making them look like a historical Jew Trope I think would be in bounds for him. His goal is to offend, he is good at achieving his goal.

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I could never 😭 my heart sinks when I look in a mirror, I don't need a mirror that specifically highlights and exaggerates my flaws.

I wish I had the balls and emotional security of the people who get this done and then laugh about it! They're inspiring, in a way. Something to try to emulate.