Scratchy Ink Caricature

Editorial · Caricature · Scratchy

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Scratchy Ink Caricature, An exaggerated portrait scratched in black ink over one flat pink ground — Exaggerated head

Recipe

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Updated 11 Aug 2026

Full sentences. Describe the scene, then the medium, then the flaws you want kept in.

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Prompt

An editorial caricature drawn with a scratchy dry nib in black ink: features pushed hard, brow and jaw enlarged, eyes narrowed, the head built from fast overlapping strokes that leave white gaps everywhere. One flat pink ground behind with no texture, a few crude white highlights scraped into the ink to lift the face. Confident, unflattering, no lettering.

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Recommended settings

Size: 1280 x 1024
Quality: High
Background: Opaque
Output: PNG

Tips

1Push the features further than feels polite. Timid caricature reads as a bad drawing.
2White gaps in the ink are what make it look scratched.
3One flat loud ground. Never a rendered background.