Big Al Caricature, Artists - Bay Area Caricatures
Perfect for any occasion! Al has been creating caricature portraits professionally since 1985, capturing the humorous essence of your guests.

Al Lopez has been drawing caricature portraits professionally since June 1985. Personally he has draw them for many more years.

As a young boy Al enjoyed drawing cartoons of animals. In junior high he started making funny faces of his teachers. While attending the California college of Arts and Crafts, (BFA Drawing 1985), he would sketch comedians while they performed live at comedy clubs.

Al's first "gig" caricatures were drawn in pen and ink. After he met "Texas Tim" Webb at his "Designer Caricature Workshop" in 1991, he started using markers. As a result of the workshop, Al became "Big Al". Texas Tim said that people will remember you more if you have a catchy moniker. In 1996, Big Al won the "Silver Nosey" award at the National Caricaturist Network's annual convention in Houston, Texas. At the 2000 convention, Big Al's caricature of "Atomic Jenny" was voted one of the Top Ten caricatures of the year.

Among other cities, Big Al Caricature may serve the following areas: San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Concord, Salinas, Hayward, Richmond, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Petaluma, Redwood City, Santa Cruz, Sunnyvale, Fremont, Novato, San Rafael, Daly City, Los Gatos, Monterey, San Bruno, Vallejo, Walnut Creek, Carmel, Campbell, Burlingame, Los Altos, Menlo Park