Slobodan Milošević caricature

Slobodan Milošević was a Serbian politician, of Montenegrin descent, who was successively
the President of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The idea behind the cartoon was:
Milošević desperately clings to his throne and to his power.

Searching for a good likeness... In retrospect, I may have made the wrong choice. Some of these heads seem more striking to me now...

My Milošević clings to his throne all too desperately here! I tried too hard, the result is exaggerated, not subtle enough!

Further search for an appropriate body position... I will elaborate the circled sketch.

The final line drawing... the tense posture is more subtle now.

A5 photocopies for quick color testing with colored pencil...

The final painting.
(gouache on A4 Steinbach paper 250gr/m²)

This was another assignment for the Flemish school magazine 'Klap'.