Steve Buscemi Caricature

 This assignment was to create a surrealist anthropomorphized caricature of a famous person. I chose Steve Buscemi, who is a really great actor and has done a number of roles in animated movies. It had to be a small nervous dog to match the types of roles he usually plays.


 










Here is the finished result:




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