Marlon Brando, THE GODFATHER

I decided to re-do this caricature from 2009 of Actor Marlon Brando as The Don, Vito Corleone from Mario Puzo's The Godfather saga. Every once in awhile I like to revisit my older pieces to see how much I have improved and also slowly weed out the old pieces from my website. below is the new improved caricature followed by a side by side comparison of the older painting and the photo reference. You can find another side by side comparison of a Clint Eastwood caricature on an earlier post here. Thanks for stopping by, Hope you enjoy it!!!!

Don Corleone

I'm a huge fan of the Godfather movies and also of Francis Ford Coppola and Marlon Brando. I wanted to do a Godfather caricature for awhile now, and just never got around to it, till now. I don't really consider myself a caricature artist, but I enjoy doing them. It's a great learning process. Caricature allows you to exploit and abstract shapes, practice tonal values, and exaggerate forms. All the while having fun with your subject matter. Here are some step by step progression shots.