Vendor Spotlight - Charicaturist Mark Siermaczeski

On Sunday I was photographing a wedding at the Hotel Vancouver when I came across a really neat wedding reception idea. Caricatures. Now you have probably seen caricaturists at events before, but stay with me because Mark Siermaczeski is different on two counts; the technology he uses, and the philosophy behind his caricatures.

Other caricaturists I have seen use pen and paper to create their pictures. Mark uses a Tablet PC, drawing his cartoons by hand on the computer screen and immediately producing prints with his inkjet printer. The advantage of this approach is that your guests can request several copies of a popular cartoon.

The second difference is that Mark produces caricatures that he describes as cruelty-free. In other words his goal is to create fun and flattering pictures of your guests in a cartoon style.

Mark's pictures were very popular with the guests, and he was usually surrounded by a group of children who were fascinated by the computer artistry involved.

To find out more about Mark, you can check out his web site at www.crueltyfreecartoons.com.