FREE Caricatures Question and Answers

Caricatures require which of the following?

Pen and paper

High level of observation and skill

a lot of time

Portraits from life

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What was Mary Cassatt's medium of choice?

Pastel

Watercolor

Oil Paint

Charcoal

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Which of the following sentences exemplifies caricature?

He was so angry that he broke his glass against the wall.

This was the most angry I had ever seen anyone before.

He was so angry, we could see smoke coming from his ears.

None of the above

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Unfavorable illustrations that exaggerate specific traits of a person. What sort of animation is this?

Editorial cartoon

Comic Strips

Caricature

Political cartoon

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How can you create a unique portrait?

By adding exaggeration to the most prominent features of the face.

By making the eyes small and beady.

By using digital portraits and caricatures.

By shaping the nose differently than the rest of the face.

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What is the primary subject of caricature?

Insects

Portrait/ human figure

Landscape

Animals

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Explanation:
Using sketches, pencil marks, or other artistic drawings, a caricature is a depicted image that simplifies or exaggerates the features of its subject (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can be amusing or insulting, and they can be created for political, amusement-only, or a combination of both motives.

What makes a good caricature?

Simplicity

Famousness

Accuracy

Distortion

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