Matt Smith a better caricature of Doctor Who?

Yesterday I posted a picture of Matt Smith which made me cringe more than a bit. I decided to try both options. Fiddle and redraw.

This is the fiddle, It’s improved the image a bit but it’s still not perfect! It still makes me cringe.

To hell with it, don’t like it at all

I’m going for the complete redraw…

..and I’m getting a bit bored with the joke so how about this one?

Much better, I’m really happy with the likeness. What about the joke? Hmm…

might need some colour. Something of an in-joke this! Fish fingers and custard are hard to guess unless you’ve seen the first Doctor Who episode with Matt Smith.

Liking his style already! Although David Tennant is a tough act to follow!

Matt Smith as Doctor Who, will this caricature cut the mustard?

Regular readers will know that I’m a bit of a Doctor Who fan. So, how could I resist the new Doctor, Matt Smith. With his long hair and rubbery lips he should be easy to caricature, right?

Wrong!

My first attempt was disastrous!

The second was done directly in ink and has more dynamism than the first. But still, I’m not happy with the likeness?

What do you think?

The jaw line isn’t quite right and he needs a bit more hair.

I’m trying to decide whether to redraw or touch up. Might try both. I need to do more quick sketches prior to the live drawing session in May. So this will be good practice.

No that I’m not practicing. I’m sketching prolifically on the boat. Just not too many caricatures, too much else to draw.

Blogging has been proving difficult though – sharing a computer with a teenager is never easy for one thing. Plus internet connection has been sporadic in places.

Back to normality tomorrow…Happy or sad? A little bit of both really! But I’ll be able to catch up with the latest Doctor Who and improve the caricature!