So you're planing a party and you want to add something fun and new to your event! Well, I'm Joe David Torres, and I've been drawing caricatures at parties for 10 years.
I work with some of LA's most prestigious party planning agencies and with some of LA's best caricature artists!
I've worked at events ranging from non profit organization fundraisers, charity events, community outreach events, corporate parties, company picnics, weddings bar/bat mitzvahs, quince-aneras, birthdays, christenings, communions, and many many more.
I have a long list of satisfied customers from all over southern California.
My artists and I are young, pleasant, punctual and professional! Not to mention they draw better than just about every other retail caricaturist here in LA.
We respond promptly to your calls or emails, and follow you through the the entire booking experience. It's really easy.
Frequently asked questions and statements frequently said by new customers:
1.
Question: How much do you charge?
Answer: My starting rate is $150 per hour per artist but I can accommodate to any
budget depending on circumstances.
Statement: $150 an hour is a lot of money!
Answer:A caricature artist is not a laser jet printer. lol. Each artist has been
working and studying for years to develop their skill and talent. Each
caricature is made by a human hand, from scratch, Live right before your
very eyes! Each drawing is unique and made made specifically for each
guest.
At a theme park, retail caricature artist are paid by the drawing think about it, each caricature at disneyland costs $35 dollars. At knotts,they
range from $10-20 and at universal studios and the LA zoo, $15-25 each.
If a caricature artist had a steady rush of 30 people per hour sitting to
get a caricatures, they wouldn't be drawing at your party for less than
$100 per hour. $150 per hour for 20 to 30 caricatures, do the math. Your
getting more than your money's worth.
Plus, having been doing this caricatures for parties thing for ten
years, I hear the same thing over and over once my job is done,
"Oh my god, you were sooooo much better than the guy I hired last year,
That guy was creepy, smelly, rude, unprofessional and mean!"
Folks, my artists and I hear that all the time.
You get what you pay for, and if you want quality, and not some weirdo,
then don't settle for less.
There's a saying in the art world, "Good tattoos aren't cheap, and Cheap
Tattos aren't good."
I assure you you'll be happy with our service, from start to finish.
2.
Q: What do I have to do to book an artist?
A: Simply call Joe or Melissa,
1. Call Joe at (626)623-9757
2. I'll ask you about your events budget and expected guest count.
3. Give us the date of the event,
Time you want the artist to start and stop drawing,
(only two hour minimum events will be accepted, nothing under 1 hour)
(maximum hours can exceed two hours)
Give us the address of your location,
Let us know whether you'll need one or two artsit
(rates are per hour per each artist)
4. Once you've done all this, you're all set and booked!!! We'll see you
at your party!!!
Some more info:
If you're having a really large gathering with more than 100 guests, it's good to have more than one artist. Lines get really long waiting for the artist, so, two or more artists would get through the line of waiting guests much quicker.
Sometimes at kid's parties, it's good to have one artist draw all the kids, adn one to draw all the adults.
Lines for the caricatures are first come, first serve, so who ever is in line, will get drawn eventually. The artists do not keep track of the line or the order of guests waiting.
These are examples of the caricatures I would do at your event. I rarely do color because it takes longer, but, I just wanted to show some nice tame caricatures, or "mild" ones. I can do wild or mild, depending on what the guest wants.
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Hey. so you wanna add something fun to your next party or corporate event, check out some happy customers and some press I got for caricatures at this event.
Caricatures for entertainment is always a hit!
yo, check out this link for a wonderful shout out From Janae Jacobs Founder of Yoo-N-LA Magazine (keep an eye out see f they do a feature on me. )
http://www.yoonlamag.com/
Here are some pics from Timmery Turner's Queen of hearts party!
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Pleas come see Nature's Mistake and the art of emerging LA artist Leftyjoe, featured in Nucleus Gallery's Colab 2009 art and craft market! Sunday December 13th, 1pm to 8pm.
