Angel Contreras

Angel Contreras

Chicago born cartoonist, Angel Contreras, has entertained crowds with his wacky caricatures and illustrations since 1988. Birthday parties, Corporate events, picnics, bar and bat mitzvahs are just some of the venues Angel has had the pleasure of sharing his zaniness.

Angel’s heart, however has been illustrating for Clowns and Magicians all over the world. Since 1995 he has left his indelible mark on the Clown community with his winsome style and singular wit. He has been on staff at Clown Camp® since 1998 teaching clowns the art of simple cartooning and developing his own frolicking clown character named simply, Mr. Angel. He has also been an instructor, teaching cartooning to clowns at the Midwest Clown Round-up, FCM, Next Step, Comedy Magic Workshop, Circus Magic and Clownfest. There have been Angel sightings at WCA and COAI Conventions, Randy Christensen's IMPACT Conferences, and various clown alleys as well.

Angel provides the clown community with skilled, fun illustrations for self promotional use, and has developed clown focused merchandise such as tee-shirts, tote bags, note cards, note pads and caps. Angel has currently put out a line of clown stickers as well. Will his mind ever stop??? Beware his pen, he has one and is not afraid to use it!

CLASSES

Draw more than just flies... Cartoons and clowns? What a combination.
Angel teaches clowns simple techniques to create simple, fun cartoon faces to integrate in your clowning. By the end of class, the student should be able to render a simple cartoon face and add expression and emotion. Angel will also offer some ideas for using this added skill for parades and parties. Can’t draw, no problem, Angel couldn’t draw for the first 3 years of his life! Bring paper, pencil or Sharpies...also balloons if you have ‘em.

Clowns are Living Cartoons... Cartoons are a wonderful source of inspiration for clown character stage presence and character development. Angel reviews animated shorts and cartoon illustrations to help clowns see how cartoonists stage characters, move characters through situations, and examine comedic timing. See how Warner Bros., and Disney use melodrama to communicate emotion. This class offers the opportunity to hone physical expression and “snap-shot” positioning to help the progression of skits and stage presentations.