Live Portrait Artist
Guests sit for a few minutes while the artist draws a true-to-life sketch they can watch take shape and carry home from your event.
Bigger smiles, bolder hairstyles and a little friendly exaggeration. Raju Kumawat draws live caricatures of your guests in Pudukkottai, turning the station into the spot where people laugh, compare sketches and come back with friends.
Tell us your date — we reply within a few hours.
A caricature station has a sound. It is the burst of laughter when a guest sees their sketch for the first time, followed by friends leaning in to compare. Caricatures work because they exaggerate what makes someone recognisable, such as a wide grin, curly hair, a moustache or a signature pair of glasses, and turn it into something warm and funny.
Speed is part of the appeal. A head-and-shoulders caricature in marker or ink usually takes just a few minutes, so the artist can draw a steady stream of guests and the queue itself becomes entertaining. People watch others being drawn, guess what will be exaggerated, and cheer at the reveal.
Caricatures suit almost any crowd. At a sangeet, cousins line up in pairs. At a corporate offsite, teams challenge each other to sit next. At an exhibition or brand activation in Pudukkottai, a caricature on branded paper gives visitors a reason to stop at your stall and a souvenir that carries your logo home.
We always keep the humour kind. The aim is that every guest, from a shy aunt to the company CEO, laughs with the drawing rather than feeling laughed at. That is also why we ask a little about your guests beforehand: the age mix, the mood of the function and whether there are any VIPs who might prefer a softer touch.
Fast head-and-shoulders caricatures in marker or ink on quality paper. This is the most efficient format for larger guest lists, as it keeps drawing time short while still capturing personality. Clean lines also photocopy and frame beautifully, making it a reliable choice for weddings and big parties.
The black-and-white drawing is finished with markers or soft colour fills on faces, outfits and accessories. It takes a little longer per guest, so it suits smaller gatherings, VIP corners or a shorter list of people where vivid colours and traditional outfits deserve to be shown off.
Two to four people drawn together on one sheet, which is great for couples, siblings, friend groups or small teams. Each extra face adds time, so we often suggest pairs as the default and save larger groups for special moments such as the bride with her bridesmaids.
Exaggerated faces placed on a fun scene that matches your event, such as a baraat dance, cricket, Bollywood poses, office desks or a beach destination. Themes are agreed in advance, and full-body scenes take longer than face-only sketches, so they work best at smaller functions.
For exhibitions, launches and brand activations, sketches are drawn on paper carrying your logo, campaign line or hashtag. Visitors walk away with a branded souvenir they actually want to keep, and the queue naturally draws footfall to your stall throughout the day.
For Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, we travel from Jaipur with all materials, so your event gets the same artist and quality as at home. Travel and stay are planned with you in advance and itemised in the quote. Destination weddings with several functions are especially worth combining into one trip.
Share your date, venue, event type, timings and an estimate of guests. Knowing whether it is a family wedding, a corporate crowd or a kids' party helps us suggest the right style and pace.
Choose between black and white, colour, couples or themed bodies, and decide whether you want names, dates or a logo on the sheets. We confirm the approximate number of caricatures for the hours booked.
The artist arrives early to set up an easel, guest chair and lighting at an agreed spot with space for a small queue and onlookers, away from speakers and busy service routes.
Guests sit for a few minutes, watch their caricature appear and take it home in a sleeve or folder. Our team can help manage the queue so the station keeps flowing smoothly.
Led by Raju Kumawat, every booking is handled by the artist directly — from the first WhatsApp message to the final piece your guests take home.
Start on WhatsAppExaggeration is pitched to the crowd, gentle for elders at a wedding and bolder for a college fest. Guests laugh at the sketch together, and nobody walks away feeling embarrassed by their drawing.
The black-and-white format is designed for pace, so more guests get drawn during busy hours. We share realistic per-hour numbers up front and suggest formats that match your guest count.
For activations and exhibitions, we work with your logo, colours and campaign line on the paper, and can adapt themes to your product so every caricature doubles as a branded takeaway.
We carry a compact, self-contained kit, which makes it easy to travel from Jaipur to weddings, corporate offsites and trade shows in other cities, with travel planned as part of the quote.
The live portrait setup was one of the most loved attractions at our wedding. Guests were genuinely impressed and the artwork was beautiful.
We booked caricature art for our event and it was a huge hit. It kept guests engaged and everyone loved taking their sketch home.
The magic portrait reveal created a real wow moment. It was unique, artistic and one of the most memorable parts of the function.
The main factors are the number of hours, black-and-white versus colour, whether guests are drawn individually or in groups, themed bodies, branded paper, and travel to the venue. We do not charge per sketch by default; instead we quote for the booked time and tell you roughly how many caricatures to expect.
For quick black-and-white face caricatures, a single artist can usually complete around 12 to 18 sketches an hour. Colour, couple and full-body themed drawings take longer, so the number drops. If you expect a large turnout, we can suggest extending hours or keeping to the faster format.
For weddings and busy festive months, enquire as soon as your dates are confirmed, ideally a few weeks ahead. Corporate events and parties can sometimes be arranged at shorter notice if the artist is free. Branded paper and custom themes need extra lead time for design and printing.
Yes. Our studio is in Jaipur and we regularly plan travel for weddings, corporate events and exhibitions in other cities and states. Travel and accommodation are included transparently in the quote, and the artist arrives with everything needed to run the station on site.
Yes, with a shaded spot that is protected from wind, as loose sheets can fly and direct sun makes it hard for guests to sit comfortably. For evening events, the artist needs good lighting on the guest's face. We will suggest the best position after looking at your venue layout.
Absolutely. The artist adapts the level of exaggeration to each person, keeping it playful for children and gentle for grandparents. Kids especially love watching their drawing take shape, so for children's parties we often suggest a slightly faster style to keep the queue short and attention high.
Yes. Sheets can carry the couple's names and wedding date, a company logo or a campaign line. Themed bodies, such as a cricket match or a wedding procession, can be agreed in advance. Share the artwork or idea early so paper can be printed and the theme practised before your event.
Guests sit for a few minutes while the artist draws a true-to-life sketch they can watch take shape and carry home from your event.
Guests are sketched live and their drawing becomes a personalised fridge magnet, a return gift they will see every day.
A personalised portrait hidden on canvas and revealed in front of your guests, perfect for haldi, mehendi and wedding moments.
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Send us your date, venue and guest count, and we will suggest a caricature style that keeps the laughter and the queue moving.