Chris Knapman

Biography

"Chris is a fabulous talent and a pleasure to work with. Its great to bat ideas about with Chris and he's always open to suggestions which is not common when dealing with an absolute master - of whom we are not worthy :)" Simon Davies CEO Yakatak - Inform. Unite. Excite! Chris is a highly skilled professional caricaturist and illustrator, with over 20 years’ experience who works using both traditional pen and paper and digital media that can be downloaded directly onto your computer. He prides himself on his ability to produce high quality bespoke caricatures and illustration work, designed to the clients own specifications on an affordable budget. If you would like something different to ensure your wedding, party or corporate event is truly memorable, Chris is available for hire as a roving caricaturist. He has drawn at live events such as wedding receptions, birthday, retirement or leaving parties, corporate events, exhibition stands, product launches... in fact, just about any kind of event you can think of! His studio based work can be utilised in newspapers, magazines, stationary, books, websites, social media, or merely, as a treasured memento to hang upon a wall. Perhaps you are a budding artist or complete novice who would be interested in finding out more about the art of caricature by arranging for Chris to be a speaker at your Art Group, W.I. or Lunch Club? Chris is available to run workshops on the art of caricature for art societies and youth groups. Read less Typical Clients Recently I was commissioned to caricature Premier League Managers in different moods for an online Football Forum called Yakatak. In 2016 I was commissioned to caricature Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the presidential race for an American political website. From this I was asked to caricature now President Trump for the packaging for an American Novelty Retail Company called Integrity Brands. His hair reminded the company managing director of candy floss and a marketing campaign was built around it and branded as the Cotton Candy Combover! The mind boggles, but it was a fun project to work on. Clients: Birmingham City Football Club - Pre-season BBQ Monsoon Department Store, Liverpool - caricaturing children Yakatak commissioned to caricature Premier League Managers in different moods for an online Football Forum Political website - commissioned to caricature Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the presidential race for an American political website Integrity Brands - commissioned to caricature President Trump for the packaging for an American Novelty Retail Company Counterpart/Lytham Festival - delivered a caricature workshop as part of the Lytham Arts and Music Festival Harley Davidson - hired to caricature at a corporate event in Chester Blackburn University - caricatured students on their Graduation Day Cartmel Races - live caricature work at the race meeting