Iconizeme.com - Online Caricatures

Were you a fan of the caricature portraits that artists would draw of you at fairs as a kid? With Iconizeme, you can get the picture without returning to the fairgrounds of your past- in fact, without leaving your house. Users email iconizeme a photo of themselves, and artists complete the portrait in 30-90 minutes (although, due to backorders, the portrait is usually delivered in a few weeks). The website currently employs three very different artists; styles range from simplified, cartoon-like renderings to lifelike, vector-style works, to bold, flirty art. The final work is delivered in a PDF file, an icon file, a high resolution JPEG, and a GIF file.

“Iconize Me! is the original online caricature service. The concept is simple: You submit an order along with a photo of yourself and we draw you. Why take a trip to the fair and sit in the heat while someone draws you in black & white when it can all be done through email?”

Iconizeme is a fun service that actually produces some good art. Indeed, one artist in particular takes a new approach to caricatures and creates some truly striking images. Moreover, the work can be replicated again and again, so its uses are endless- profile pictures, a different way to send someone a “photo” of yourself, etc.

Isn’t $40-50 a little steep when you are talking about cartoon renderings? Although everything is hand drawn and original, I think the price will be prohibitive to many people.