# Atelier Caricature UK

> Custom French Caricatures | Hand-Drawn Art by Sébastien Rieu


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- [Prof-Toutou — educational assistant for caricature history](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/prof-toutou/): The hairiest teacher on the site Prof‑Toutou Ask questions about caricature history, artists, newspapers, works and techniques. A free educational assistant for pupils, teachers, students and curious visitors. Prof‑Toutou can explain, compare, simplify and even turn a chapter into a quiz. Open the Caricature Encyclopedia Useful in the classroomAsk for an explanation suitable for a […]
- [Toutou answers — the chatbot of a caricature artist](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/toutou/): Toutou answers WORLDEXCLUSIVE! A caricature artist with his own chatbot. Of course. Toutou answers questions about custom caricatures, portraits, orders and Sébastien Rieu’s work — quickly, cheerfully and without the usual cold FAQ. Ask the question. Toutou answers. The questions below are the kind people genuinely ask before ordering or while Sébastien is drawing live. […]
- [Your custom artwork](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/order-your-artwork/): For a one-off project beyond the standard formats, see my commissioned art.
- [Thank you for your order](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/thank-you-for-your-order/): Pause animation Thank you for your order Thank you for choosing my work. Your order confirmation email contains your reference and estimated timeframe. Have another detail or photo to add? Contact me and include your order reference. Add details or photos
- [Reviews](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/reviews/): 🎪 CUSTOMER REVIEWS 🎪 What people say once the drawing is on the wall. 4.9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 100+ verified reviews · France, Britain and beyond ✨ Tell us how it went ✨ A few words from you help a small French studio keep its drawing table busy. 📷 Straight from our customers […]
- [Original Ink & Watercolour Art](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/original-art/): NOT A PRINT. THE ACTUAL DRAWING. ORIGINAL INK & WATERCOLOUR.SENT FROM FRANCE. The one sheet of paper Sébastien actually drew on — Indian ink, watercolour, his signature in the corner. Posted flat and tracked from Bordeaux, and yours alone. 🖋 Indian ink & watercolour 📜 Art paper, A5 to A2 ✍️ Signed by the artist […]
- [Real or Printed?](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/real-or-printed/): A buyer’s guide · written by a working artist Real or Printed? Thousands of listings promise a “100% hand-painted portrait from your photo”. Many deliver a generated or digitally processed image, printed on paper and sometimes touched with a little real paint. The words on the listing prove nothing. Six checks do — and they […]
- [French Art Prints](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/french-art-prints/): Hand-drawn in France · Printed in the UK French Art Prints,from €29. The cafés, squares and landmarks of Paris — Café de Flore, Maxim’s, Le Train Bleu, the Moulin Rouge, the terraces of Montmartre — drawn by hand in Indian ink and watercolour by Sébastien Rieu, then reproduced as museum-quality matte prints. Printed to order […]
- [Commissioned Art](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/commissioned-art/): Two different crafts · Know which one you are buying Commissioned Art,Not Copies. Most custom portrait services do one thing: they copy your photograph as faithfully as they can. That is a real skill, and Sébastien Rieu does it too. But there is a second craft, and it is a different job entirely — starting […]
- [poster](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/caricature-poster/): ✕ 📜 Matte Art Poster · 30 × 40 cm · Hand-Drawn YOUR FACE.MUSEUMQUALITY. Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. Nobody expects the French caricaturist — least of all the wall above your desk. A caricature drawn by hand in India ink and watercolour, printed on museum-quality matte paper, ready to slide […]
- [Premium Printed Throw Pillow with Custom Hand-Drawn Portrait](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/custom-pillow/): ✕ 🛋️ Throw Pillow · Insert Included · Hand-Drawn CUSTOMCARICATURETHROW PILLOW Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. A hand-drawn caricature — in Indian ink and watercolour — printed on a premium throw pillow. Insert included. The gift that lands on the sofa and stays there for years. Possibly forever. 🛋️ Insert included […]
- [Personalised Caricature Canvas Tote Bag UK | Hand-Drawn Art | From £45](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/premium-tote-bag/): ✕ 👜 Premium Canvas Tote · Hand-Drawn Art CARICATURETOTEBAG Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. Art you carry. A hand-drawn caricature printed on a heavy-duty canvas tote. Practical enough for daily use, distinctive enough to stop people in the street. The bag that asks to be explained. 👜 Heavy-duty canvas ✅ Hand-drawn […]
- [Prestige Acrylic Block Portrait UK | Hand-Drawn | Corporate VIP Gift | From £70](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/premium-acrylic-block/): ✕ 💎 Luxury Acrylic Block · Corporate & VIP Gift PRESTIGEACRYLICBLOCK Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. For when a mug won’t cut it. A hand-drawn portrait printed on a thick, gallery-grade acrylic block — borderless, ultra-clear, extraordinarily heavy for its size. The kind of object that earns a permanent place on […]
- [Custom Caricature Framed Canvas Print UK | Hand-Drawn | Gallery Quality | From £54](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/custom-caricature-canvas-print/): ✕ 🖼️ Framed Canvas · Hand-Drawn UK CUSTOMCARICATURECANVAS PRINT Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. The one they’ll never take down. A hand-drawn caricature of anyone — person, pet, or pair — printed on premium canvas with a floating gallery frame. Arrives ready to hang. The gift that outlasts the occasion. 🖼️ […]
- [Custom Caricature Jigsaw Puzzle UK | 500 Pieces | Metal Gift Box | From £53](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/custom-caricature-puzzle/): ✕ 🧩 Jigsaw Puzzle · Metal Gift Box · Hand-Drawn CUSTOMCARICATUREJIGSAW PUZZLE Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. 500 pieces. One face. Possibly the most ridiculous gift you can give someone — in the best possible way. A hand-drawn caricature turned into a premium jigsaw puzzle, delivered in a metal gift box. […]
- [Personalised Caricature Insulated Tumbler UK | 40oz | Hand-Drawn | From £40](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/personalised-caricature-tumbler/): ✕ ☕ 40oz Insulated Tumbler · Hand-Drawn Art CUSTOMCARICATURETUMBLER Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. Their face. On a 40oz tumbler. Keeps drinks hot or cold for hours. Every sip comes with a side of self-awareness — or a reminder of someone they love. The practical gift that’s anything but ordinary. 🥤 […]
- [Personalised Caricature T-Shirt UK | Hand-Drawn | 6.2oz Heavyweight Cotton | From £52](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/caricature-tshirt/): ✕ 👕 Premium 6.2oz T-Shirt · Hand-Drawn Art CUSTOMCARICATURET-SHIRT Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. Wear the face. A premium heavyweight t-shirt with a hand-drawn caricature printed directly on it. Thick, soft, and built to last. The kind of shirt people notice — and then ask about. 👕 6.2oz heavyweight cotton ✅ […]
- [Watercolour House Portraits & Building Illustrations](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/house-portraits/): Architectural Illustrations & Watercolours — Hand-Drawn by Sébastien Rieu | Atelier de Caricature ← Home | Sébastien Rieu — Architecture Hub Parisian Restaurants Bordeaux & South-West Hotels & B2B Get a quote → Architectural& Illustrations Hand-drawn watercolours, ink drawings and illustrations on commission. Paris, Bordeaux, and beyond. Watercolour Moulin Rouge Paris · 1914 Sepia Ink […]
- [Paris Cafe Art & Restaurant Watercolour Prints](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/paris-cafe-prints/): Legendary Parisian Restaurants — Watercolour Illustrations by Sébastien Rieu | Atelier de Caricature ← Home | Sébastien Rieu — Architecture Hub Parisian Restaurants Bordeaux & South-West Hotels & B2B Bespoke Order → Architectural Illustrations · Paris Legendary ParisianRestaurants Indian ink and watercolour. Places loaded with history — each drawn like an anecdote, capturing the details […]
- [Custom Caricature From Photo – Hand-Drawn Same Day | £21](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/last-minute-caricature-gift/): Time left 00:00:00 Chargement The gift drawingdelivered within 24 hours Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. A colour caricature, hand drawn on paper from your photos and delivered by email as a high-resolution scan. Forgotten birthday: saved. Complete the short questionnaire first; on the next page you add your photos, then pay […]
- [Privacy Policy | Atelier Caricature UK · GDPR](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/privacy-policy/): PRIVACY POLICY atelier-caricature.co.uk · Last updated: June 2026 LAST UPDATED: JUNE 2026 WHO WE ARE This website is operated by Sébastien Rieu, a sole trader and professional caricature artist based in Bordeaux, France. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Sébastien Rieu is the data controller for personal data collected through atelier-caricature.co.uk. Contact: sebrieu@yahoo.fr […]
- [Terms & Conditions | Atelier Caricature UK](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/): TERMS & CONDITIONS atelier-caricature.co.uk · Last updated: June 2026 LAST UPDATED: JUNE 2026 THE BUSINESS atelier-caricature.co.uk is operated by Sébastien Rieu, sole trader, based in Bordeaux, France. Contact: sebrieu@yahoo.fr. By placing an order, you agree to these terms. THE COMMISSION PROCESS All products on this site are personalised and made to order. The process is: […]
- [Returns & Refund Policy | Atelier Caricature UK](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/return-and-refund-policy/): RETURNS & REFUND POLICY atelier-caricature.co.uk · Last updated: June 2026 LAST UPDATED: JUNE 2026 Every order includes a sketch approval stage. Nothing is printed without your explicit go-ahead. This is our primary quality guarantee — and the reason genuine defect claims are rare. PERSONALISED GOODS — YOUR RIGHTS Under the UK Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, […]
- [Contact | Bespoke Caricature Enquiry · Atelier Caricature UK](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/contact/): Sébastien Rieu 📧 Email: sebrieu@yahoo.fr WhatsApp: +33 6 78 35 38 50 Monday to Friday, 11am–7pm (Paris time, GMT+1) 🚚 Delivery: Free to mainland UK · 10–14 days 1Your info 2Your request 3Upload photos ⚡ GET IN TOUCH! ⚡ First name * Last name * Your email * Your project * Not sure what to […]
- [Wedding Welcome Board Caricature | Hand-Drawn UK · From £89](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/wedding-welcome-board-caricature/): ✕ 💒 Wedding Welcome Board · Hand-Drawn THE MOSTPHOTOGRAPHEDTHING AT YOUR WEDDING. Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. Guests queue up to look at it. The photographer includes it in every shot. The couple keep it for life. A hand-drawn caricature welcome board by French artist Sébastien Rieu — Indian ink, watercolour, […]
- [Personalised Caricature Mug | Hand-Drawn Face on Ceramic · UK](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/caricature-mug/): ☕ The Most British Gift Imaginable YOUR FACEON THEMORNING MUG. Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. A French artist draws your portrait by hand. We print it on a premium ceramic mug. You (or whoever’s lucky enough to receive it) drink tea from your own face every morning. There is no better […]
- [Custom Face Socks UK | Hand-Drawn Caricature · From £28](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/caricature-socks/): ✕ 🧦 Custom Face Socks · Hand-Drawn UK THEIR FACE.ON THEIRFEET. Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. A hand-drawn caricature. On a pair of socks. Yes, really. The gift that makes absolutely no sense until the moment they open it — and then makes complete sense forever. Perfect for Secret Santa, birthdays, […]
- [Classic Car & Vehicle Caricature UK | Hand-Drawn · Commission](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/iconic-vehicles/): 🚗🏁🎨🏍️⭐ 🎨 Caricaturist & illustrator · Cars & motorbikes Car drawings motorbikes, lorries… More than a caricature: an original watercolour, personalised from your photos. Indian ink and colour laid down by hand, brush in hand. The setting, the stance, the light — a one-of-a-kind piece, signed, made to be framed. from €195 Original A3 watercolour […]
- [bespoke-caricature-gifts](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/bespoke-caricature-gifts/): Hand-drawn! 🎁 Gifts They Actually Keep The gift nobodyforgets 📦 Real Customer Reaction @swapshopfoundation Anyone can buy a box of chocolates. Or a gift voucher. Or something from a list. You can give them their own face — drawn by hand, by a French artist, in Indian ink and watercolour. On a mug. On a […]
- [Sébastien Rieu — French Caricature Artist ](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/artist-sebastien-rieu/): ✕ 🎨 The Artist Behind the Lines SÉBASTIEN RIEUFRENCH ARTIST.BORDEAUX. 25 years drawing faces that make people laugh, wince, and recognise themselves. Caricaturist, illustrator, watercolourist — Sébastien works with Indian ink and a brush, the old-fashioned way, in a studio in Bordeaux. No AI. No shortcuts. Just a very sharp pen and a very good […]
- [Celebrity Caricatures UK | Benny Hill, Mr Bean, British Icons](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/celebrity-caricatures/): ✕ ⭐ Celebrity Caricatures · British Icons · Screen Legends FAMOUS FACES.DRAWN BYA FRENCHMAN. Celebrity caricature is not about mockery. Or not only about mockery. It is about finding the essential truth of a face — the cheekbones, the grin, the gleam in the eye — and pushing it until the personality becomes undeniable. Every […]
- [Secret Santa Caricature — The Gift That Always Gets a Laugh](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/secret-santa-caricature/): 🎅 SECRET SANTA GIFT SECRET SANTASORTED.PROPERLY. Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. You drew the colleague you know just well enough. Not a close friend — but not a stranger either. A caricature portrait is exactly right: personal, funny, memorable. Nothing generic about it. ✏️ Hand-drawn portrait by a professional caricaturist ✅ […]
- [Retirement Gift — A Caricature Drawn to Last a Lifetime](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/retirement-gift-caricature/): 🏆 RETIREMENT GIFT A CAREERWORTHREMEMBERING Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. Someone’s closing a chapter that lasted decades. The retirement gift should match the scale of the moment — not be forgotten by the following Monday. A hand-drawn caricature portrait does that. ✏️ Hand-drawn by Sébastien Rieu, professional caricaturist ✅ Sketch approval […]
- [Pioneers of Caricature — Töpffer, Grandville & Gill](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/pioneers-caricature/): Pioneers and Innovators of Caricature — Töpffer, Grandville, Gill | Atelier-caricature.co.uk 📚 Encyclopedia📖 Definition📜 History🇮🇹 Italian Masters🇬🇧 English Masters🖌️ Daumier🇫🇷 19th Century🚀 Pioneers 🚀 Chapter 7 · The Inventors The Pioneers & Innovatorsof Caricature Töpffer invented the comic strip. Grandville invented surrealism before its time. André Gill invented the big head. 11 original works. In […]
- [Leaving Do Gift — Personalised Caricature Drawn by Hand](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/leaving-do-gift/): 🎉 LEAVING DO GIFT THE CARICATURETHEY’LL KEEPFOREVER Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. Someone’s moving on. You want to give them something they’ll actually remember — not a wine set or a voucher. A hand-drawn caricature portrait, just for them. ✏️ Hand-drawn by a professional caricaturist ✅ Sketch approval before the final […]
- [History of Caricature — From the Renaissance to Today](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/history-caricature/): History of Caricature — From the Renaissance to Charlie Hebdo 📚 Encyclopedia📖 Definition📜 History🇮🇹 Italian Masters🇬🇧 English Masters🖌️ Daumier🇫🇷 19th Century🚀 Pioneers 📜 Chapter 2 · History The History of Caricature& Its Famous Targets For five centuries, the pencil has been a weapon. From Luther mocking the Pope to Gillray ridiculing Napoleon — this is […]
- [Historical Portraits — 193 Figures from Antiquity to Now](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/historical-portraits/): 193 Historical Portraits A unique collection of hand-painted watercolors and India ink drawings by Sébastien Rieu. Browse 4,000 years of history through 193 major figures from every continent. 🌍 Europe (93) 🌏 Asia & Orient (67) 🌍 Africa (15) 🌎 Americas (18) 🌍 Europe (93) 🇫🇷 France 22 Brennus 4th c. BC Vercingetorix 1st c. […]
- [What Is a Caricature? Definition, Techniques & Styles](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/what-is-caricature/): What Is Caricature? Definition and Techniques | Atelier-caricature.co.uk 📚 Encyclopedia📖 Definition📜 History🇮🇹 Italian Masters🇬🇧 English Masters🖌️ Daumier🇫🇷 19th Century🚀 Pioneers 📖 Chapter 1 · Definition What Is Caricature?Definition & Techniques From the Italian word caricare — to load, to charge, to exaggerate. A free illustrated guide to the art of the exaggerated portrait. In this […]
- [Birthday Caricature Gift — Hand-Drawn from Your Photo](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/birthday-caricature-gift/): 🎂 BIRTHDAY GIFT THE BIRTHDAYGIFT THEYDIDN’T EXPECT Price excludes background. Add a full-colour background for £22. A hand-drawn caricature portrait of the birthday person — funny, flattering, framed-worthy. Better than a hamper. Better than a voucher. Something they’ll actually show people. ✏️ Hand-drawn by Sébastien Rieu, professional caricaturist ✅ Sketch approval before the final version […]
- [Origins of Caricature — Italy & the Renaissance](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/early-italian-masters/): Italian Caricature — Origins and Great Masters | Atelier-caricature.co.uk 📚 Encyclopedia📖 Definition📜 History🇮🇹 Italian Masters🇬🇧 English Masters🖌️ Daumier🇫🇷 19th Century🚀 Pioneers 🇮🇹 Chapter 3 · Italian Masters The Early Italian Mastersof Caricature Modern caricature was born in 16th-century Italy. Long before Gillray terrified Napoleon and Daumier went to prison for mocking a king, Italian scholars […]
- [Gillray, Rowlandson & Cruikshank — English Caricature](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/english-caricature-masters/): English Caricature — The Golden Age and Its Masters | Atelier-caricature.co.uk 📚 Encyclopedia📖 Definition📜 History🇮🇹 Italian Masters🇬🇧 English Masters🖌️ Daumier🇫🇷 19th Century🚀 Pioneers 🇬🇧 Chapter 4 · English Masters The English Mastersof Caricature 18th-century England produced the most ferocious satirists in history. 28 original works. In this chapter H.W. Bunbury James Gillray Woodward & Rowlandson […]
- [Caricature Encyclopedia — History, Artists & Techniques](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/caricature-encyclopedia/): The Caricature Encyclopedia — History, Techniques and the Great Masters 📚 Encyclopedia 📖 Definition 📜 History 🇮🇹 Italian Masters 🇬🇧 English Masters 🖌️ Daumier 🇫🇷 19th Century 🚀 Pioneers Atelier-caricature.co.uk · By Sébastien Rieu The Encyclopedia of Caricature From 17th-century Bologna to the satirical press of Victorian London. From Bernini’s grotesques to Daumier’s courtroom sketches. […]
- [19th-Century Caricature — France](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/19th-century-caricature/): 19th Century French Caricaturists — Robida, Caran d’Ache, Roubille | Atelier-caricature.co.uk 📚 Encyclopedia📖 Definition📜 History🇮🇹 Italian Masters🇬🇧 English Masters🖌️ Daumier🇫🇷 19th Century🚀 Pioneers 🇫🇷 Chapter 6 · Belle Époque The French Caricaturistsof the 19th Century Robida drew the year 2000 from 1880. Caran d’Ache invented the wordless story. Roubille brought Art Nouveau to satire. 20 […]
- [Honoré Daumier — Father of Modern Caricature](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/daumier/): Honoré Daumier — The Monument of Caricature | Atelier-caricature.co.uk 📚 Encyclopedia📖 Definition📜 History🇮🇹 Italian Masters🇬🇧 English Masters🖌️ Daumier🇫🇷 19th Century🚀 Pioneers 🖌️ Chapter 5 · Daumier Honoré Daumier,the Monument of Caricature Daumier (1808–1879), the monument of French satire. 4,000 lithographs in 40 years for Le Charivari. 19 works in the gallery. In this chapter Who […]
- [Gustave Doré: Paintings, Caricatures & Biography](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/gustave-dore/): Gustave Doré Why is he a genius of illustration and painting? In short: A 19th-century artist with a staggering 100,000 works, Gustave Doré was a visionary illustrator, painter, and caricaturist whose masterful use of chiaroscuro profoundly influenced both modern art and early cinema. Facet Technique Examples Chronicler Wood engraving London: A Pilgrimage Painter Oil on […]
- [Francisque Poulbot & The Street Children of Montmartre](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/poulbot/): Francisque Poulbot Who was Francisque Poulbot and how did he immortalise the children of Montmartre? Francisque Poulbot (1879-1946) is the soul of Montmartre. A self-taught artist, he dove into the heart of popular Parisian life and found his favourite subject: street children. From this immersion, the “poulbot” was born — the archetype of the Parisian […]
- [Pin-Up Paintings & Hollywood Glamour — Original Acrylic on Canvas](https://atelier-caricature.co.uk/pin-up-paintings/): Paintings & PortraitsHollywood Glamour & Pin-Up Original paintings in acrylic on canvas — hand-painted in France in the style of the golden age of Hollywood. Commissions open. These are original acrylic paintings by Sébastien Rieu, a French artist from Bordeaux. Inspired by the great pin-up painters of the 1940s and 50s — particularly Gil Elvgren, […]
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