George is one of a rare breed of full time professional live caricaturists or ENTERTAINERS, but there are other caricaturists such as RETAILERS and HOBBYISTS available for hire. The choice is yours;
The Entertainer will charge for their time and pack those few hours with laughter and fun. Their aim is to dazzle your guests, mingling, raising a laugh or even applause, using drawing skills, whit and charm. The caricatures may be more exaggerated, but your guests will marvel at the likeness and the atmosphere is usually electric!
The Retailer will offer a competitive quote or may even charge your guests at your event. They will work hard, head down, seated at an easel as if on a street corner, producing the same sweet likeness over and over. Their aim is to flatter their subject for extra gratuities, but entertainment is rarely on the agenda.
The Hobbyist is usually unqualified, they may charge mere pennies, then turn up in inappropriate attire to disappoint your guests, while learning their trade at your expense. Quality and reliability are not guaranteed, indeed many part time artists have a choice of whether they turn up or not!
Be sure you hire the right artist for your event, simply ask a few questions;
Is your artist a full time professional caricaturist or part time?
Is your Artist qualified or trained, with experience?
Will they entertain or sit at an easel in a corner?
Will your artist be charging your guests?
Will they let you down should a better paid job arise?
Remember, the less money you pay, the less quality, reliability and entertainment you will receive. Much the same as when choosing a good Restaurant, that little more will leave you recommending it to friends, but the cheaper the dish, the more bitter the after taste for all your guests.
Thank you for keeping my guests thoroughly entertained on Saturday night. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we all did. My phone has not stopped ringing with family and friends sending their compliments to you as to how professional & clever you are. The caricatures really are “SPOT ON”! I only have three things to say to you “Fabulous, Fabulous, Fabulous”. Many thanks once again.
Just a quick line to say thanks again for your efforts last friday at the Tow show. It was great to see you in action and the delight on peoples faces at the finished article. It certainly got our name known around all the other stands and was an excellent talking point. Many thanks again George, appreciate your hard work and enthusiasm, and hopefully we will see you again sometime soon. Certainly if we decide to do another exhibition, you will be first call, and of course if anyone asks i’ll recommend your services.
Hi George, Sorry for the delay in sending this, just back from our 3 wk honeymoon. Just wanted to say a very big thank you for your fantastic caricatures that you drew at our wedding. We had so many comments on what a fun idea and how very talented you are. Your work is amazing and many have said they will frame their pics including ourselves of course! We were very pleased you were a part of our big day and much appreciated your efforts.
Thank you again,
Lindsey and Jeremy White. Colwick Hall, Nottingham
We both just wanted to thank you for Saturday, we were both gutted because we did not get an opportunity to say thank you and goodbye on the night, it was lovely meeting you and we can both see why you are so well regarded. It is a great complement when your guest continue to talk about your special day, that is definitely in part due to you, your caricatures are a great reminder of the days events and again we just wanted to say a BIG thank you. We wish you all the best for the future but from what we have seen of you, you are a star already.
