History
Salah Khudari and Kiko Yamada are the owners and principal caricature artists Of Sketch Playground Caricature Entertainment. Salah studied illustration and animation at the academy of art university in San Francisco. Kiko studied Illustration at Art Center in Pasedina. Both Salah and Kiko cut their teeth drawing in retail caricature locations like Pier 39 and Universal Studios. 2010 Salah started booking events full time as a digital caricature artist for corporate events, weddings and private parties in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as conferences all over the country. Around the same time Kiko was establishing her event caricature business in the Denver, CO area and quickly became one of the most sought after Caricature artists in Denver. In 2012 Salah and Kiko met in San Antonio Texas at the annual International Society of Caricature Artists and quickly hit it off. In 2015 Kiko moved to San Francisco and Salah and Kiko joined forces to become SketchPlayground.com
Specialties
Sketch Playground specializes in Live Digital Caricatures as well as Classic Traditional Caricatures for your Wedding, party or corporate event. If you're looking to host a fun and memorable event that will have your guests constantly entertained with laughter and awe, Salah and Kiko's Digital Caricatures are the way to go. With the latest state of the art equipment and Salah's classical talent, guests are sure to be impressed. If you're looking for an amazing caricature artist for live events or custom caricature from photos, Sketch Playground is the last place you'll have to look to book caricature artists in the Bay Area.