In addition to reaching our 10,000 order mark in our www.GiveAcaricature.com business, we’ve moved from Portland, OR to Gilbert, AZ (in the Phoenix area).

We’re still going thru the upheaval of the move and hope to have things settled soon – but no worries, we’re able to satisfy orders just as efficiently as we did before!  We’re just holding off on things like facebook page updates and blog posts.  And getting used to the 100+ degree heat

We’ll be back to updating our pages and posting our caricatures & masterpieces of the month very soon!  Stay tuned…

You too can give those car fanatics their very own customized car caricature that they can frame, use as their icon on forums, or use as an email signature. You can also incorporate their license plate number or VIN to personalize it even further. Check out our gallery to see more of our Car-Toon examples!

I just love this order! The little boy is so handsome and looks so happy! Don’t forget to check out some of our other Watercolor portraits.

Our pencil sketches are done by hand using a graphite pencil then scanned in to create a digital version for high resolution printing. Pencil sketches are perfect for portraits of adults, children and even pets! All you have to do is provide us one of your favorite photos and our artists’ will do the rest!

Check out some of our pencil sketch examples!

This customer then had the artwork printed on canvas for a truly unique and special Anniversary gift! Give us a call or send us an email to see if we can turn some of your favorite old photos into stunning works of art.

The year started off with the announcement on January 10th by Playboy that they have accepted Hugh Hefner’s offer to buy the company and take it private.

The deal is expected to close sometime in the first quarter.  See more information on our GiveAshare blog.  What does this mean to us?  Basically once Playboy goes private the stock certificates are gone.  It’s created a bit of a buzz among collectors, and we are definitely seeing an uptick in Playboy stock sales on our GiveAshare.com website.  But once it’s gone, it’s gone for good.

Last weekend we participated in our first Bridal Show.  What an event!  We had a great time, met lots of brides and grooms, and realized once again how popular and how much fun our caricatures are! 
Everyone who stopped by our booth (and there were a lot), walked away laughing…and I can’t count how many times I heard the comment: “We’ve definitely got to do that for our wedding…” as they walked away.

We’re looking forward to another busy wedding season.  Our newest offering – Save The Dates definitely garnered a lot of attention, as did the Groomsmen caricatures, Bridesmaid caricatures, and the Wedding Couple caricatures with the signable mats.

But first…Valentine’s Day is coming!  We have lots of awesome personalized gift ideas…why don’t you stop by and check them out?  www.LeadingEdgeGifts.com

Generally we say that extreme close ups have the best results for the Lich style, however I thought this was a good example of one that turned out pretty awesome that is not a close up. Be sure to check out some of our other Roy Lichtenstein examples.

Our pencil sketches are done by hand using a graphite pencil then scanned in to create a digital version for high resolution printing. Be sure to check out our gallery of some of our other pencil sketch portraits created from photos.

On Friday my other client hugged me and said it was very personal and something they would keep forever and she went in the home and put it up in the kitchen right then. She loved that a local artist sketched it and had never seen anything like it.

I will continue to order these sketches for my first time home buyers for years to come! The customer service is amazing too, Tressie makes sure that every detail is looked at and that you are satisfied with the sketch before it’s printed and has them to me earlier than expected every time.

I couldn’t be happier! Thanks again!”

Jennifer V.

She is just too cute! Check out our gallery for some of our other watercolor examples.