Today is the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's twentieth anniversary. On May 3rd 1999 the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio began its first day in business, based in a shop on King Street in the Merchant City area of Glasgow. There have been many, … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2018
This summer season the Studio team will be found around the country, caricaturing live for visitors and guests at a variety of events. So far the schedule looks like this... JUNE 23/06/18, 20.00-00.00 DUSA Graduation Ball, The Union, … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
Today is the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's nineteenth anniversary. It's a happy birthday here in Glasgow as we leave behind a year of hard work behind the scenes. In the past twelve months we've completely overhauled the inner workings of our … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2017
UPDATED! The summer season gets underway and the Studio team are ready to go out and about again, caricaturing live at a variety of events around the country. Perhaps we’ll see you on one of the dates confirmed so far, with more to come: JUNE … Read More →
40th birthday caricature bonanza!
As always, it's very interesting to see what the various members of the Studio team come up with when caricaturing the same faces. Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson and his wife both turned 40 recently and so a new clutch of caricatures was the … Read More →
Cartoon workshop at Off the Page Festival
Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson will provide part of the programme at Stirling Libraries' Off The Page Festival next week, his third appearance at the event. Terry will deliver his popular "Heroes & Villains" workshop for children at Cowie … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
Today the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio marks eighteen years in business. We continue to offer the highest quality and most reliable caricature service in the country: if you've booked for a wedding or other special occasion you won't be let … Read More →
#fizzers10 – the last lap
The weeks seem to have flown by and we find ourselves entering the final month of Fizzers®: 10 Years of Caricature, our retrospective exhibition at the People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow. Over 120 caricatures taken from our collection … Read More →
Family fun at #fizzers10
Weekend family activities at the People's Palace & Winter Gardens continue as #fizzers10 enters its final months on show... • Sat 7th & Sun 8th Jan: Caricature Calendars • Sat 14th & Sun 15th Jan: Snappy Faces • Sat 21st & Sun 22nd … Read More →
Merry Christmas 2016
As ever we wish to thank all the customers who've supported us in the past year and provided such wonderful feedback: On gift caricatures for special occasions: "Thank you very much for the fantastic caricature! It went down a storm and … Read More →
Fizzers Christmas Events
Glasgow Museums have a lot planned for the Christmas season including the following #fizzers10 events... Sunday 4th Dec, 13.30-16.00 "Folding Faces" family craft session, People's Palace & Winter Gardens Saturday 10th Dec, 10.00-17.00 … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: construction site posters
We recently completed cartoon artwork for a series of fourteen health & safety posters to be used on construction sites by civil engineering contractor George Leslie Ltd. The posters were intended to take a relatively light hearted approach to … Read More →
Kids’ workshop at Bridge of Allan Mini-ComicCon
Bridge of Allan library, Stirling launches a new online comics resource next week and to celebrate are holding a Mini-ComicCon on the afternoon of Saturday the 26th of November. During the event our Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson will conduct a … Read More →
We’re halfway done on #fizzers10!
Today marks the halfway point in our current exhibition at The People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow. It’s been a great summer and autumn that’s seen a a selection of over 120 Fizzers® caricatures raising a smile with museum visitors from … Read More →
Gorbals Vampire – Halloween 2016
We’ve been delighted to participate in the Citizens Theatre’s Gorbals Vampire multi-strand arts project this year. In the spring Terry conducted workshops with P4 & 5 pupils at Blackfriars Primary School, developing a Gorbals Vampire character … Read More →
Art of Caricature Schools Competition & Family Activities
In conjunction with our ongoing #fizzers10 exhibition at The People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow and as part of this year's The Big Draw campaign (taking STEAM as its theme) we are pleased to announce a caricature competition open to all … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: Weir Group
Over the years Weir Group – the Glasgow-based international engineering firm – have used our services several times, especially when members of their executive leave for pastures new. In recent weeks we completed a caricature for their Chief … Read More →
Comics Workshops : Gorbals Vampire
We're often asked about participatory workshops for young people so please take note of the opportunity detailed below and organised by our friends at the Citizens Theatre. We'll have more to say about this exciting project closer to … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2016 – UPDATED
As schools around the country close, the events season gets underway and the Studio team prepare to hit the road again for another summer of live caricaturing around the country. Perhaps we’ll see you on one of the dates confirmed so far, with more … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: characters for organisations
In recent months we've been commissioned to create cartoon artwork featuring human and animal characters for a number of organisations around the country. This fisherman and lobster are to be the basis of a seaside-style cut out for photos at a … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio celebrates 17 years in business this week. We're concentrating on final preparations for our next big exhibition project #fizzers10 Thanks to everyone who's been with us from the start in 1999. We look forward to … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: strips for Who Cares? Scotland
Who Cares? Scotland are one of the country's leading advocacy organisations for those with experience of care. A series of short cartoon strips produced with the Studio will appear in their quarterly children's magazine over the coming year. The … Read More →
Comic strip workshop with Diabetes Scotland
Chris and Terry will be on hand at Diabetes Scotland's Glasgow Family Group drop-in session at the Silverburn Shopping Centre this Saturday afternoon, conducting a comic strip workshop suitable for children aged 7 and over. Please contact the … Read More →
Caricatures and more for new CELTIC SOCIAL app
The Studio team are delighted to provide caricature and cartoon artwork for the new CELTIC SOCIAL app, officially licensed by Celtic FC, launching very soon. The new app will include a range of content for Celtic fans of all ages with a … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: promotional calendar
Studio Head Chris Sommerville caricatured of over 40 members of staff at Lomond, a fine food wholesaler based in Glasgow to feature in their new promotional calendar for 2016. Lomond wanted a humorous and slightly cheeky approach to their … Read More →
Terry Anderson on free speech
Terry Anderson has been busy in the last few months with two projects outside of the Studio that we thought we'd mention here. First is Drawn Out, his recently concluded series of podcast interviews on the topic of cartooning with a range … Read More →
Comic strip workshops at Story Fest, St. Enoch Centre
Throughout the October school holidays the St. Enoch Centre, Glasgow will host Story Fest, a programme of events featuring some of the most popular characters from children's books. As part of the festival we will be conducting comic strip … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: wedding signatures
A personalised caricature makes a novel substitute for a guestbook at a wedding and a live caricaturist provides fantastic entertainment at the reception afterwards. Also the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team are happy to draw couples! Several … Read More →
Another summer draws to a close
2015 delivered yet another great summer season with the Studio team booked to deliver over 145 hours of live drawing – caricatures or course but also visual minutes and cartoon workshops too – at a variety of locations through June, July and August, … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance at Festival of Politics 2015 – UPDATED!
The Auld Acquaintance - the exhibition of international cartoons on the topic of the Scottish independence referendum organised by the Studio that toured five venues around Europe last year - returns with selected works to be given a retrospective … Read More →
Caricature Events, Summer 2015 – UPDATED FOR AUGUST
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team are preparing for another busy summer season. We'll be caricaturing visitors and guests at a range of events around Scotland. Perhaps we'll see you on one of the following dates: 21/06/15, 12.00-16.00 British … Read More →
A tribute to Ryan Smith
In the early days of the Studio we were put in touch with Frank & Sandra Smith and their son Ryan by the Make-A-Wish foundation. Gravely ill at the time Ryan nevertheless defied all expectations and celebrated his 18th birthday in 2014. By all … Read More →
Remembering Charles Kennedy
Studio Co-ordinator Terry Anderson on an encounter with Charles Kennedy: "I caricatured Charles Kennedy a few times. The first was while he was leader of the Liberal Democrats and at the height of his powers and "Chat Show Charlie" popularity. … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: birthday presentation
When the executive chairman of the Robertson Group was coming up for a big birthday, his PA Carol Carter got in touch with us looking for a personalised caricature to present as a gift. Carol wanted a particular large piece of artwork in order to … Read More →
Caricature Prize Draw
Today's issue of The Genn - the free newspaper for communities in north and east Glasgow - features a selection of caricatures from the Fizzers® collection. If you can identify all nine people featured in the caricatures you may enter a prize … Read More →
Happy Birthday to us…
This weekend the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio reached its sixteenth anniversary. Over the past year we became the first caricaturists in the country to offer live digital drawing as entertainment for high-end indoor events. We'll continue to … Read More →
Caricature workshops at Mount Vernon Community Hall
As part of the arts and crafts activities at the Mount Vernon Community Hall Open Day, the Studio will conduct caricature workshops and display a selection of pieces from the Fizzers® collection. There will be two sessions, 12.30 to 13.15 and … Read More →
General Election Cartoons at Leiper Fine Art
As the General Election fast approaches our friends at Leiper Fine Art are once again showing political cartoons at their Glasgow city centre gallery, with original artwork and fine quality prints available for purchase. UPDATE: preview images now … Read More →
The Genn newspaper feature
Tomorrow's edition of The Genn - the free community newspaper available in outlets across North and East Glasgow - features a double page spread about the Studio and our work. Pick up a copy if you can. We'll be making more contributions to … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance: retrospective presentation
Six months on from the independence referendum Scotland has a new First Minister and cabinet, new opposition leaders and Scottish candidates are poised to play a crucial role in the coming General Election campaign. As they move to a new Edinburgh … Read More →
Caricature workshop at Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival
The historic town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire plays host to its 11th international cartoon festival in April, this year themed around "Style". Cartoonists from around the country will converge on the town's market square to draw caricatures of … Read More →
Step by step on a gift caricature
Here's a step by step look at one of Chris' recent gift caricature commissions in progress, a 30th birthday present from mother to daughter and featuring her husband and cat. Our personalised caricatures make ideal gifts for any special … Read More →
Cartoon Case Study: movie poster spoof
Terry recently completed an unusual gift commission. Rather than being given as a gift a couple ordered it for themselves as a treat after a hard year of trying to renovate a new home. Their situation was similar to the 1980s comedy The Money Pit … Read More →
Charlie Hebdo
Like hundreds of colleagues around the world the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio team were shocked and saddened by events last week in France. Every death and injury that ensued was a tragedy in its own right but the murder of five cartoonists - Cabu, … Read More →
Merry Christmas 2014
Time once again to take stock as the Studio's 15th anniversary year draws to a close. First and foremost everyone in Scotland was caught up in the debate surrounding the vote on independence. We organised a touring exhibition of cartoons about … Read More →
The Auld Acquaintance Private Views, 06 & 17/10/14
After an amazing year The Auld Acquaintance - the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio's touring exhibition about the independence referendum and celebrating our 15th anniversary - has made the final stops on its European tour in Lleida, Catalunya and … Read More →
