Sunday 8 March 2015

'Glamicatures' caricatures at a fabulous wedding!

Ingrid recently had the pleasure of being the caricaturist at the wedding of Hannah & David at Lumley Castle Hotel in County Durham


You can view a selection of the photographs below.

Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Glamicature wedding caricatures by UK caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre at the wedding of Hannah and David at Lumley Castle County Durham

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Thursday 16 October 2014

Catwalk Caricatures - drawings at Charity Fashion Balls & Corporate Events North East UK

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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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Here in the North East UK we have many Charity Ball events to raise money for good causes. Many of these include Fashion Shows, and there always seem to be plenty in the run up to Christmas. 
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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As well as drawing caricatures of the guests at these Charity Ball events, when they arrive and are milling around in the bar and lounge area, or are seated around their tables, I draw what I call 'Catwalk Caricatures' of the models as they parade down the catwalk in their finery.
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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Sometimes they are professional models. At other events they are local people, or celebrities such as footballers from a regional team.
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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These Charity Events and Corporate Events are always fabulous occasions and I love to be present as the official caricaturist to draw the guests and models.
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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When creating the caricatures of the models I tend to draw the whole person, whereas for guests it is usually just the head and shoulders.
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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Whether head and shoulders caricatures or full length caricatures, I have to be very quick! Each caricature of a still person takes around 3 - 5 minutes, and I have to be even speedier with the models as they are striding down the catwalk!
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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With caricatures it is the person's face that is particularly important - to get a 'likeness' yet stylised or 'cartoonised'. This differs from fashion drawings where the focus is on the garment. With my Catwalk Caricatures I try to do a bit of both! Sometimes it is difficult to see the model's face too well as they zoom past often at quite a distance away. On other occasions they stand and 'pose' for a while which makes it easier!
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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Challenging ...
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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Interesting ...
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North East caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Catwalk Caricatures at Charity Fashion Events and Corporate Events Newcastle Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside North Yorkshire Northumberland Darlington UK

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And always different.

I love my work!

Hallowe'en Fun in the North East - 'Spookicatures' Caricatures!

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North East Caricaturist Ingrid Sylvestre Spookicatures Hallowe'en Caricatures Hallowe'en Entertainment North East UK Durham Newcastle Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland

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Here in the North East UK we love our Hallowe'en parties and events where there is spooky fun for all the family. Time to get my witches hat, cape and face paints out.  As a caricaturist I go all over the North East doing caricatures as part of the entertainment at events ranging from family fun days to corporate events to parties, so Hallowe'en is a busy time. (I've not done a Hallowe'en themed wedding yet - but one day maybe!) People love to be drawn in their fancy dress outfits, (or or as spooky characters), and I have named these caricatures 'Spookicatures'.

Going for a test drive on my broomstick - out of practice!
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Wednesday 24 September 2014

3D pop up Christmas cards an unusual activity for a sunny September in the UK!

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Sitting outside in the mellow September sunshine surrounded by multitudes of 3D Christmas cards is my idea of a distinctive day! It sounds rather quirky and whimsical, but it is actually a very busy time of year for card orders and I'd rather be working outside in the fresh air than indoors.
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Winter Wildlife 3D pop up Christmas card Squirrel Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists UK

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Birds sing among the trees - an appropriate background as I pack my Wildlife range of  squirrels, swans, stags and foxes - though it is more rare to see penguins and polar bears here in our North East UK landscape!
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Winter Wildlife 3D pop up Christmas card Penguins Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists UK

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We do have plenty of garden sheds though - both in gardens and allotments ...
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Winter Wildlife 3D pop up Christmas card Robin on Spade with Garden Shed Allotment type scene suitable Xmas Card for people who like gardening Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists UK

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Personally I prefer to leave thinking about Christmas until around mid December - but retailers displays begin very soon, and for those in search of the ideal Christmas card for a loved one, I guess one cannot start too soon. Three-dimensional cards are often marketed as luxury Christmas cards, the kind of 'bring-out-every-year' collectible cards that become Xmas decorations.
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Victorian Market traditional historical market scene with Victorian costumed figures in snow  Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists UK

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There is a lot of work involved in creating 3D cards. Each card is a highly intricate piece of paper engineering. From the original theme, for instance, a Victorian market encircled by a Christmas wreath, I have to design not just the visual look of the card,  but also ensure the components fit together for it to look good flat in the package as well as fully popped open. The cards are fitted together using tab and slots, interlocking to make a fully three dimensional Christmas card. A fraction of a millimetre out, and it won't stand up!
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Victorian Market traditional historical market scene with Victorian costumed figures in snow and Xmas wreath encircling scene Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists UK

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Once the paper engineering has been worked out, I work on detailed paintings in water colour - usually 4 or 5 separate paintings for each card, which all have to be scanned and printed, then die cut. And then assembled ...
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Victorian Skaters Wreath traditional historical snow scene with church and Victorian costumed figures skating Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists UK

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The cards featuring Christmas wreaths such as the Whimsical Woodland range or the Traditional vintage style range are the most complicated. The Fairy Christmas Tree was also quite a creative challenge as it has a squarish structure that can be seen from lots of angles, so there has to be a point of interest from each view and lots of little scenes built into one..
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Woodland Presents whimsical woodland creatures including squirrels badger hedgehog rabbit around Christmas Tree giving presents in snow scene with woody Xmas Wreath encircling scene Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists UK

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I love to sit surrounded by all the cards. It's like being in a winter wonderland - yet basking in the golden autumn sunshine. I hope it is as warm in December! 
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3D pop up Christmas cards by UK artist Ingrid Sylvestre Greeting Cards designer Three Dimensional Cards for Christmas and other occasions Fully 3 dimensional paper engineering cards pop out when opened Winter Wildlife Swan set in snow scene in historic type of landscape garden with seasonal plants and ivy foliage and winter sun Ingrid Sylvestre North East artists
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You can view all the 3D Christmas cards by visiting my Greeting Cards site.
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Durham artists North East UK Ingrid Sylvestre Art
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Tuesday 26 August 2014

Busy Summer of Wedding Entertainment in the North East, Wedding Caricatures & Wedding Silhouettes

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North East Entertainment Wedding Caricatures Northeast Party Caricatures Wedding Silhouettes Party Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre North East Artist Wedding Entertainment ideas North East County Durham Newcastle upon Tyne Sunderland Tyne & Wear Middlesbrough Teesside Darlington Hartlepool Northumberland Corbridge Hexham North Yorkshire UK Luxury Weddings Ideas for wedding entertainment UK

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Durham Wedding Entertainment, North East Entertainment, Wedding Entertainer Northeast.
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Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire
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This has been a busy summer for Ingrid as an artist entertainer at weddings around the North East. For brides & grooms looking for interesting and unusual wedding entertainment ideas Ingrid's GlamicatureTM caricatures and silhouette cutting are ideal.

Ingrid has developed a very popular style of caricatures that she has named GlamicaturesTM. Her stylish drawings flatter clients, and are both amusing and glamorous!

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North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire
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The elegant art of silhouette cutting goes back in history and has lost none of its charm today. A simple black silhouette can capture so much of the sitter - which is all the more surprising in that it only takes Ingrid around 3 - 5 minutes to cut! Using small scissors, each silhouette is cut out of specialist black coated paper, which entertains the onlookers and provides the sitter with a unique memento of the special occasion.
Ingrid can be booked by emailing:
IngridSylvestreArt[at]gmail[dot]com
Please note this email will have to be typed in manually, it is not live to avoid spammers.
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Silhouettes North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire Fun Wedding ideas. Wedding Day Entertainment Ideas. Unique ideas for Wedding Reception Entertainment. Great ideas for unusual wedding day entertainment. Wedding event ideas for entertainment during reception. Unusual interesting fun Wedding planning ideas.
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A selection of GlamicatureTM caricatures
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Wedding Caricatures Bride & Groom North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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Wedding caricature of bride & groom
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North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Darlington Northumberland Yorkshire

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Top North East Entertainment Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre
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Wedding Caricatures & Glamicatures North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire Wedding caricatures of guests

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Glamorous and flattering caricatures North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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Humorous caricatures North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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 Fun Wedding ideas. Wedding Day Entertainment Ideas. Unique ideas for Wedding Reception Entertainment. Great ideas for unusual wedding day entertainment. Wedding event ideas for entertainment during reception. Unusual interesting fun Wedding planning ideas.
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Glamorous Wedding Caricatures North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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North East Entertainment Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire
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Stylish Caricatures North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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CheekicaturesTM
Cheekicatures TM North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire
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For those wedding clients and guests who prefer a slightly more 'insulting' caricature, Ingrid has developed CheekicaturesTM.
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Humorous North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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Party Entertainment Durham throughout County Durham Newcastle upon Tyne Sunderland Tyne and Wear Unique Party Entertainment Middlesbrough Teesside Quality Party Entertainment Durham Unusual Party Entertainment UK Caricatures Cheekicatures Glamicatures TM Silhouettes by Ingrid Sylvestre
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Some clients ask Ingrid to give them a bit more hair ... the results are usually highly amusing and a little more than expected!! 
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A Selection of Wedding Silhouettes
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Wedding Silhouettes Bride & Groom North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire
Ingrid cuts simple silhouettes 'on-the-spot' at weddings and other events. She uses specialist black coated silhouette paper which has a very fine grain. Each silhouette takes around 3 - 5 minutes to cut - fascinators and elaborate hairstyles take longer than smooth hair.
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Silhouettes for North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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Silhouette cutting North East Wedding Entertainment Durham Newcastle upon Tyne Wedding Entertainment ideas for Weddings Northumberland Wedding Entertainment Silhouette Cutting Newcastle upon Tyne Christmas Party Entertainment North East UK
Ingrid Sylvestre cutting silhouette

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Silhouette hand cut for North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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Hand cut silhouette on black coated paper North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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Digitally Mounted Silhouettes
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Wedding Silhouettes in digital border unusual North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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As an additional service for an extra fee, Ingrid can scan the individual silhouettes that she has cut at the event and digitally arrange them into a border or 'frame', which is emailed to the client and which they can print and/or use online.
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Wedding Silhouettes in heart shaped digital frame North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire

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Ingrid has designed a range of digital 'frames' and borders with decorative finishes. Hearts are a popular traditional shape and clients can ask for colour schemes of their choice.
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Wedding silhouettes Bride & Groom and guests in digital frame unusual North East Wedding Entertainment ideas Party Entertainment Christmas Party Entertainment Corporate Events Wedding Caricatures and Silhouettes Ingrid Sylvestre UK caricaturist & silhouette artist North East Newcastle upon Tyne Durham Sunderland Middlesbrough Teesside Northumberland Yorkshire
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Unique Wedding Entertainment UK Ingrid Sylvestre Silhouette artist and Glamicatures TM Caricaturist throughout UK  Unusual bespoke luxury Wedding Entertainment ideas Corporate Events Entertainment Luxury Conference Entertainment Unique Party Entertainment

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Clients can ask for the silhouettes of their guests to be arranged around their own silhouettes as a unique memento of their special day.
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Ingrid has created a Wedding Entertainment site showing images of her Glamicatures and Silhouettes against a cream background. This gives viewers a good idea of how the images look against lighter wedding colours and styles. You can see this by clicking here:
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North East Entertainment, Ingrid Sylvestre Caricaturist & Silhouette Artist, Wedding Entertainment North East

Saturday 1 March 2014

Preparing for forthcoming 'Sylvan Landscape' exhibitions

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In preparation for her forthcoming 'Sylvan Landscapes' exhibitions, Ingrid talks about her outdoor working materials & equipment
As an artist and writer I have always preferred to work for most of the time outdoors in the landscape through all the seasons, whether creating landscape & sylvan inspired work or other non-related subjects. I find the natural environment so inspiring and being outside stimulates creativity. 

People frequently ask me what materials and equipment I use. This depends on the kind of work I am creating - the only constant is plenty of hot tea! Here I will show the materials I use to create quite small sylvan works, meaning I don't have to carry a lot of heavy equipment, and I can work standing up thus not needing to take a seat. The above selection of watercolour 'Work in Progress' ranges from A4 size down to tiny images. They are all works I am in the process of creating for forthcoming exhibitions.
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I like to use spiral bound or gummed books of paper. For watercolour I prefer interesting surfaces that give a textured effect to the paint. When creating drawings I love to use Ingres Pastel Paper with its lovely tinted shades. I especially like to use a type of pencil called Derwent Drawing Pencils (see box in above image) which come in wonderful earthy colours. Also Conte Crayons (see small oblong boxes above) in very short lengths so they can be used sideways to create large areas of colour.
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Although I use a normal sized paintbox when out on daily working excursions, I find this tiny frog-decorated children's paintbox really useful to carry round at all times. This means I can paint when inspired on any occasion - even when out for a meal or shopping! I removed the cheap paints and replaced them with Artist's Watercolour from tubes, which I allowed to dry before closing the lid. A small eyeliner brush fits nicely into the box too!
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And not to disappoint my giraffe-followers - even when creating non-giraffe artwork, I still have one somewhere around!
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