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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 30 points 10 hours ago

They paid money for this burn.

[–] Onionguy@lemm.ee 17 points 10 hours ago

Holy shit this is so mean xD

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 112 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 11 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 74 points 22 hours ago

Well that is both terrifying and also impressive.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 44 points 21 hours 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.

[–] _____@lemm.ee 8 points 9 hours 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 9 hours 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.

[–] pinchy@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago

og “roast me”

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 31 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 48 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours 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?

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

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

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 20 points 18 hours 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 7 points 18 hours ago

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

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 20 hours ago

But they are all so ugly.

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

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 47 points 22 hours ago

Beauty is in the eye. Just the eye.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 25 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but how long does one "portrait" take

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours 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 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee -5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Ahh, English is not your language. That's understandable.

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Your lack of clarity was not their fault in reading. Your follow-up (10-20 min, if that) could have been your initial response and actually answered their question. There's no need to be rude to them for you answering a question they didn't ask.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee -2 points 4 hours ago

How was I rude to anyone? That person literally does not speak English as their first language.

Chill out and stop trying to prove people wrong all the time

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 13 points 21 hours ago

This is adorable. I love it.