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CARICATURE 101 WITH VALTA KLINTS

Caricature 101 is a recurring, back-to-basics seminar tailored for both newcomers and seasoned artists looking to reinforce their foundational skills. Revisit the essential principles of exaggeration, likeness, facial structure, and design—tools that are key to creating bold, memorable caricatures. Whether you're just starting out or looking to sharpen your edge, this session offers valuable insights to level up your work at any stage of your artistic journey.

Valta Klints is a multiple award-winning caricature artist born in small village called Taurupe, Latvia. Later in life her family moved to village called Skrīveri where she went in secondary school and in art school. In 2011, she moved to Riga to study at Janis Rozentāls Art High School. During that time she got interested in caricature art form. Since then, she has been drawing commission based caricatures as a side income and hobby. In 2019 she went on her very first solo trip to Vienna to participate in Eurocature which gave her a new start and new possibilities. That same year, she moved to Berlin to pursue caricature full-time, performing at fairs and festivals. In 2022, she relocated to the U.S. to further develop her skills under the guidance of top professionals in the industry, spending two years traveling the country as a live caricature artist.

Valta is the recipient of several prestigious honors from ISCAcon, including 5th Place Caricature Artist of the Year, 1st and 3rd Place wins in the Live/ Retail Competition, 2nd Place Outstanding Cartoon Style, 2nd Place Outstanding Body Situation and 2nd Place in Most Humorous. 








SKETCHPAD TO IPAD WITH ANGIE JORDAN

This business focused seminar explores how to successfully shift from traditional live caricature work to a fully digital setup. Learn about essential tools and equipment, practical logistics, digital drawing techniques and marketing strategies tailored to the modern artist. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your digital workflow, this session offers valuable insights, business tips, and time-tested tricks to help you thrive in the digital caricature world.

Angie Jordan is a multi-award-winning caricature artist and author who pioneered the world’s first iPad caricatures. With over two decades of experience in Digital Art, she has entertained celebrities like Sofia Vergara and top-tier clients such as Google, performing live digital caricatures across the globe—from Australia and Austria to South Korea and India.

Angie blends artistic talent with tech-savvy innovation, earning international recognition for her engaging style and digital flair. She regularly shares her expertise at global events and was recently invited to present at Eurocature in Europe.








FACE IT: CARICATURE AND THE BRAIN

Why does caricature work and what makes likeness so elusive to capture? This interactive series will explore the brain science behind caricature. Through creative, physiological, and neurological lenses, discussions will range from the use of caricature in bio-facial composites for forensic criminal identification to political caricature, the science of attractiveness, optical illusions, and more. Attendees will engage in live psychological experiments and might just walk away with a new way of seeing themselves. 

Jacob Shaw is an American psycholinguist and artist based in Chicago. Drawing on his training in brain science and lifelong love of caricature, his research explores the cognitive and perceptual underpinnings of visual exaggeration. He has lectured on caricature theory in a range of settings, including university courses and lifelong learning programs, to fellow artists and non-artists alike.






The Cartoon Art Museum present: A MAD Look at Caricature 

We are thrilled to welcome Andrew Farago, esteemed Curator of San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum, to ISCAcon34! With over 100 exhibitions under his belt, including the wildly popular “What, Me Worry? 60 Years of MAD,” Farago brings invaluable insight into the world of caricature and humor illustration.

Andrew is diving into the museum's collection to curate an ISCAcon34‑exclusive showcase spotlighting the enduring legacy of MAD and Cracked artists. In addition to his curatorial work, Farago will lead a seminar exploring MAD through the decades and how these visual styles influenced generations of artists.

Andrew Farago is the curator of San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum and the author of Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond, DC: Collecting the Multiverse: The Art of Sideshow, and the Harvey Award–winning Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History. In 2015, he received the prestigious Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International.


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