Shrewsbury Festival events – the art of reverse caricature

Caricature is the art of exaggerating the features of the face while retaining the identity of the person being drawn. Reverse caricaturing is the art of giving someone the body they may, or may not, desire. Here, one of the PCO’s patrons, Libby Purves, gets reinvented as a bunny girl.British cartoon talent From the PCO […]

Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival: A family thing

The Guardian’s Family section yesterday listed the Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival as one of its Things to do with your family … The paper admits, however, that the talk by its own Steve Bell may not be suitable for all ages! British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation)