StretchLearn Course

Draw Caricatures That Are Funny And Unmistakably Them

Learn to analyze a face, rank what to exaggerate, push it hard, and still nail the likeness, in pencil or in Procreate.

Beginner10 hr 5 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This beginner course teaches the durable analytical method behind caricature rather than a single artist's style. You will learn comparative measurement against the average face, the exaggeration hierarchy that decides what to push and by how much, and the likeness anchors that keep a drawing recognizable no matter how far you distort it. You will finish able to analyze any face from photo or life, build a controlled exaggeration, render it cleanly in pencil or in Procreate or Photoshop, and execute a fast live quick-sketch under time pressure.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Analyze a face by comparing each feature against the average to find its true deviations

Rank a face's features into an exaggeration hierarchy that decides what to push first and hardest

Exaggerate proportion, placement, and shape while preserving a recognizable likeness

Construct the head on the Reilly or Loomis framework so exaggerated features still sit correctly

Render a finished caricature cleanly in pencil and digitally in Procreate or Photoshop

Execute a fast live quick-sketch from a real person under a five to ten minute time limit

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Reading the Face: Analysis and the Average

Build the foundation of caricature: stop drawing what you see and start measuring how a face deviates from the average, because the deviations are the caricature.

3 lessons

Caricature Is Comparison, Not DistortionContent · 45 min

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The Average Face and the Rule of ThirdsContent · 50 min

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Planes, Construction, and the Head UnderneathContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Module 2

Module 2: The Exaggeration Hierarchy

Learn the system that separates a strong caricature from a noisy one: ranking a face's deviations and pushing them in order, hardest at the top, while keeping the whole face unified.

3 lessons

Finding the Hook and Ranking the FeaturesContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Relational Exaggeration and Negative SpaceContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Holding the Likeness While You PushContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Module 3

Module 3: Rendering: Pencil and Digital Tools

Take an analyzed, exaggerated caricature to a finished image, first with traditional pencil rendering, then digitally in Procreate or Photoshop, understanding the real trade-offs between the two.

3 lessons

Traditional Pencil CaricatureContent · 55 min

LMS Access

Going Digital: Procreate and PhotoshopContent · 55 min

LMS Access

Color, Style, and Choosing Your ToolsContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Module 4

Module 4: The Live Quick-Sketch Workflow

Master the fast, high-pressure skill of drawing a real person from life in minutes, the workflow of theme-park, event, and street caricaturists, and learn the etiquette and business that surround it.

3 lessons

Reading a Live Face FastContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Executing Under a Time LimitContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Etiquette, Practice, and Working as a CaricaturistContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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