Greg Dohlen Studios – Caricature Drawings

Did some thorough Unilocal research for not an average but AMAZING caricature artist for my daughter’s first birthday party. Found Greg and fell in love with his work immediately! Had to have him! Even with some strict guidelines from the city for park vendors, Greg was quick to provide any information or forms needed. He was on time and didn’t take one break. Everyone at the party was so excited to get drawn. He was definitely a highlight at the party. Thanks Greg for your services! Hire Greg immediately if you want to turn your party from average to outstanding!

I wanted to do something different for my son’s 1^st birthday party and so I thought of doing caricatures which would not only be fun for my guests to watch but it would give children and adults something memorable to keep after the party. I looked around to find a good artist that wouldn’t cost me an arm and a leg, would be fast but good and would be friendly with my guests. I called a couple before I found Greg. After reading his reviews and viewing his website, I knew I found the right artist for the job. Almost immediately after I sent in my request, Greg responded with all the information and availability. He came to my party a little early to set up and immediately connected with the kids to do portraits of them first. Everyone naturally magnetized to his drawings (and warm personality) which were amazing. He could do them quicker if he did just the head and shoulders, but Greg did full body portraits for us, unless it was a group one which was only head and shoulders. I estimated his full body portraits were about 6 – 8 minutes each. Everyone commented on how great it was to have a caricature artist for the party and just how fun it was to watch Greg draw. He was so friendly and just genuine that it seemed like he was part of the family. Definitely hope to have him again for our future events! Many thanks Greg!

His work is awesome! He was at our school for finals week and it was definitely worth the wait! He drew my friend and I as Adventure Time’s Finn and Jake. If I wasn’t a broke college student I would definitely pay for it!

My husband and I were fortunate enough to get a digital caricature drawing by Greg (as he introduced himself to us as «just Greg») at an event last night (a special Unilocal event). There was definitely a really long line for him after we were done because he is just so popular and everyone wanted to get their portrait drawn.
We have never seen anyone do a caricature drawing on the computer before. Greg said people do it in San Diego and other areas but so far no one has done it in the LA County. Greg was well prepared and had his laptop he was using to draw our portraits and also had a large computer monitor so we could see the drawing as he was creating it. It does take more time for him to do the drawing on the computer but it is amazing and well worth the time. He even uploads the digital files on his website so that we can download it.
While Greg was drawing our portrait, he was quite pleasant for small talk and telling us about some of the other gigs he had done and some that are coming up (well it was because I asked him for small talk). He was friendly and pretty funny. When he was all done (he added the color and everything to our awesome portrait) he printed out a copy for us.
Now real random, every since year I always send out a special family holiday card to all of my friends and family. I always pick a theme and get dressed up according to that theme and have a professional take our photos (yea this is a big deal for our family). I told Greg that this portrait is so awesome that I am definitely going to be adding it to our family holiday card. I know that everyone will think it is super cute and really just add to our card.
Greg is incredibly talented and quite personable. The next time I throw a big event, I would not hesitate to hire Greg. (By the way, Greg still does hand drawing caricature drawings as well if you prefer the old school method).

I’ve hired Greg twice now for both of my kids Bar/​Bat Mitzvahs. He is the best — professional, talented, and fun! His drawings are amazing and everyone had a great time sitting for him — our guest were very happy and so was I. Thanks Greg!

Caricature — the artistically exaggerated imitation of your mug in the presence of friends at parties and other special events. This is Greg Dohlen’s definition of Caricature on his business card. It is also something he is very good at.
I recently attended a 1 year old birthday party and they had hire Greg Dohlen to entertain the birthday party by drawing «caricatures» of the members of the party. You usually see these kinds of drawings at your amusement parks or fairs. Greg Dohlen does it freelance and does a heck of a job at it. My son and I were able to experience his creative drawings first hand at the party. Greg charges $ 150 per hour and there’s a 2 hour minimum. Each hour after the first 2 hours is $ 125/​per hour.
Greg must have sat there for at least 2 hours non-​stop drawing the kids and adults at the party. I don’t think he even ate or got up to go to the bathroom since he was so busy. We were lucky to put our names down on his waitlist early, after everyone found out about Greg drawing the people at the party, the waitlist was super long.
Each drawing Greg does takes a couple of minutes. He’s actually really friendly with the adults and kids. After he starts drawing, he’ll chat it up with you to see what you like. Your drawings are done in a few minutes with your mug and your favorite theme on it. My son liked CARS the cartoon so he drew my son driving McQueen. I’m looking to hire Greg and his drawing skills for my son’s birthday next.