Welcome to Ottawa Caricatures - Live Caricature Entertainment – Traditional & Digital – Across Ottawa & Beyond
2025 is shaping up to be a big year—make your event stand out with live caricatures that entertain and delight! Whether it’s a corporate gathering, wedding, festival, or private party, our professional caricature artists will keep your guests smiling and leave them with a one-of-a-kind keepsake.
We’d love to be part of your next event. Email us at: look@ottawacaricatures.com or give us a call 613-286-5707 and 1-800-788-6781
Live Caricatures for Events
We bring the fun to you! Choose from:
Traditional Caricatures (hand-drawn on paper)
Digital Caricatures (drawn live on tablets and displayed onscreen)
Perfect for: Corporate Events, Weddings, Trade Shows, Festivals & Private Parties
Studio Caricatures & Custom Illustration
Need a custom gift or artwork? Our studio caricature illustration are exactly what you are looking for. We create: Caricatures from Photos, Marketing & Editorial Illustrations, Cartoons for Print, Web & FilmGreat for: Birthdays, Retirements, Anniversaries, Newspapers & Magazines, Animation Projects, Social Media & Branding. Gift Caricatures are a hit—easy to order and sent worldwide!
We proudly serve: Ottawa | Gatineau | Eastern Ontario | Western Quebec - Available for travel across the region.
Follow us on Instagram: @OttawaCaricatures Check out our latest work, event highlights, and happy guests!
Let’s Talk! We’d love to be part of your next event. Email us at: look@ottawacaricatures.com or give us a call 613-286-5707 and 1-800-788-6781
Live Digital Caricatures in Ottawa
Want to wow your guests with something fresh and unforgettable? Our Live Digital Caricatures combine artistic charm with cutting-edge tech to create a fun, high-energy experience that’s as entertaining to watch as it is to receive.
With just a few strokes on our specialty devices our artists capture your guests’ personalities in vivid, caricatures—displayed live on a screen and delivered instantly via email
Why Guests Love It:
- Vibrant digital portraits
- Big-screen viewing for instant laughs and applause
- Easy sharing for social media moments
- Eco-friendly and travel-light
Perfect For:
- Tech-savvy weddings and modern receptions
- Innovative corporate events & brand activations
- Trade shows that want digital buzz and booth traffic
- Holiday parties, product launches, festivals & more
Whether you’re hosting a sleek professional gathering or a trendy private party, Live Digital Caricatures add energy and a whole lot of fun to your event.
Based in Ottawa, available throughout Eastern Ontario & Western Quebec.
Live Traditional Caricatures in Ottawa
There’s something magical about watching a caricature come to life—right before your eyes, drawn with ink, paper, and a whole lot of personality.
At Ottawa Caricatures, our Live Traditional Caricature experience is more than just entertainment—it’s a joyful burst of creativity that gets your guests smiling, laughing, and connecting. Each drawing is a hand-drawn keepsake that captures the unique charm of every guest.
What to Expect
- ✔️ Warm, engaging artists who make guests feel at ease
- ✔️ Fast, funny, and flattering caricatures—great for all ages
- ✔️ A perfect icebreaker and memory-maker at any event
- ✔️ Guests leave with a personalized, frame-worthy souvenir
Ideal For:
- Weddings full of love and laughter
- Corporate events that want a creative spark
- Milestone birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs, and anniversaries
- Community festivals that buzz with life
- Trade shows that want to stand out and draw a crowd
Your guests will gather around, giggle at each reveal, and walk away with a caricature they’ll treasure—a moment of pure fun captured on paper.
Serving Ottawa, Gatineau, and surrounding regions since 1991.
Studio Caricature Illustrations
Looking for the perfect gift that’s heartfelt, hilarious, and completely one-of-a-kind? Our Studio Caricature Illustrations from Photo are a fantastic way to celebrate life’s big moments—whether it’s a graduation, retirement, birthday, anniversary, or just because!
Each piece is lovingly hand-drawn with your creative input. Want your dad drawn as a superhero? Your coworker on a fishing boat? A wedding couple riding a dinosaur? We’ve done it all—the only limit is your imagination.
- Simply send us your photos and ideas: Share your vision—we’ll bring it to life!
- Get a custom quote:
- $100 per person – Black & white, head & shoulders
- $150 per person – Full colour, head & shoulders
- Additional backgrounds and design elements priced based on complexity
- Review and approve: We’ll send you a detailed quote—no obligation. Ask away!
- Secure your booking: A non-refundable deposit of 25% or $100 (whichever is greater) is required to begin.
- Sketch & feedback: We send you a draft for your review. Your input helps us refine it.
- Final touches: We polish the drawing and add requested details
Ready to turn your idea into art?
ILLUSTRATION and ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES IN OTTAWA
CUSTOM STUDIO CARICATURES FROM PHOTOS
You can order a quality Caricatures drawn from photos by our team of caricature artists and illustrators. All hand drawn and produced using superb art supplies in Canada. Digital caricatures are created for your printing or screen usage. Studio caricatures are superb corporate gifts, wedding presents and more. Placing your order for a studio caricature is quick and easy. Studio caricature illustration from photos are done with your art direction. Upon receiving the photos an initial sketch is done and sent to you. Once we receive your feedback we will redraw it incorporating your changes. We want you to be fully satisfied with the drawing! Once we have your approval we ink, paint and send you hand-drawn caricature illustration. The artwork is produced on cotton base premium paper with high quality inks. A digital file is supplied in your preferred format and color scheme in high resolution. We will create a digital file for you to be used in print or screen media. This digital file is colour corrected, cleaned up and ready for professional press or a regular office or printer. If you are printing it using a commercial print shop we would gladly work with them to make sure the quality of the produced material is superb. This portion of the work is free of charge. The cost of the piece depends on the number of people or the overall subject matter of it. Please send us an email with a detailsed description so we can give you a proper estimate. You can also call us to discuss locally at 613 286 5707 or toll free 1 800 788 6781.OTTAWA DOG, CAT AND PET CARICATURE ART
Ottawa is a beautiful cultured city with great citizens who appreciate beauty and diversity. Ottawa is home to some the best caricature art in the country. Our pets quickly capture our hearts. Capture the personality of your pet in a Custom Studio Illustration from Photo Humerous and whimsical, and hand drawn. Digital caricatures are created for your printing or screen usage. These caricature illustrations can also be transferred to t-shirts, coffee mugs, calendars and any other medium of your choice. Studio caricatures are superb corporate gifts, wedding presents and more. To many - pets are our fur babies and often the most loved part of any family - a studio illustration is the perfect way to celebrate your special friendCARICATURE ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS IN OTTAWA
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