Corporate Function•Reviewed on April 8, 2015•From Chicago, IL
Roger was terrific. My only concern was the time it took. We had about 18 people to do in a two hour time limit, and it ended up taking about 3 hours, which meant part of our group had to stay behind while the others headed off to our next stop. It wasn't a deal breaker, but I do wish Roger would have been able to manage to our timeline a bit more closely. He's a wonderful artist and such a pleasant guy. Everyone loved the end product.
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Some explanation is due: Normally, it takes me an average of 4 minutes to generate a single head-and-shoulders caricature.
It turns out that each drawing at this meeting required full-body gags, some were considerably elaborate with backgrounds. One such gag (and I swear this is not an exaggeration) was as follows: riding a pig jumping through a ring of fire, holding a golf club in one hand, a bionic eye shooting a laser, a baby hanging on to the pig's tail, wearing a Wisconsin cheese-head, a high heel on one foot, etc. Some of the people at the meeting did not have their gags prepared which required me to conduct a short interview with each person. Still, I had fun
Review by Diana C.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on December 13, 2014•From Schaumburg, IL
Roger was AWESOME! He worked within our schedule and stayed longer with no problem as he was Very popular with our group. His artist skills are great and Everyone loved their drawings. I would have no problem hiring him in the future for corporate or personal events.
Review by John F.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on November 12, 2014•From Grand Rapids, MI
Roger was an outstanding addition to our wedding reception, sketching a high number of our guests to rave reviews. He accommodated our various timing requests without question and even agreed to stay an extra hour to finish up with the lines that accumulated through the night. He engaged very well with the guests and was able to 'accentuate' not only physical characteristics, but also relationship and character traits of the reception guests with amazing accuracy. Thank you Roger!
Review by Dana F.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on October 13, 2014•From Naperville, IL
Roger is absolutely amazing and the hit of our wedding reception. He is extremely talented and very personable. Everyone loved this addition to our event. You will not be sorry if you hire him! We also had him draw our color caricature wedding sign in which was amazing! He is amazing!
Review by Kasia C.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on September 8, 2014•From Itasca, IL
Roger is extremely talented and was a big hit at our wedding! Unfortunately his follow up afterwards was very unprofessional and made us upset. He promised us a sketch (to be drawn in color) after the event so that we did not waste our time during the wedding. I have emailed, Facebook messaged, and called him at least 10 times since the wedding. He does not return my calls. The calls he answers are those that are unexpected and on his cell phone. He promises to send over a sketch but I have never received anything. It's been over 7 months now. This is really unfortunate since his services really were one of the best parts of our wedding. Feeling disappointed...
Review by Tracy Z.
Picnic•Reviewed on August 25, 2014•From Elgin, IL
Review by Jamie H.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on June 18, 2014•From Chicago, IL
Roger was fantastic! He is talented, professional, and was the hit of the party! I would hire Roger again in a second and recommend him to all my friends and family!
Thank you Roger!
Review by Lynda Y.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on May 5, 2014•From Chicago, IL
I booked Roger Hurtado for my surprise party last Saturday, April 26. He was amazing. I am so-o-o-o very pleased. He was prompt, personable, excellent job and everyone loved him. He was the hit of the party. Much appreciated and very, very happy. Thanks. On a scale of 1 - 10 - he was a 12!!!!
Review by Ginna S.
Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on February 24, 2014•From Wheeling, IL
We hired Roger for a Sweet Sixteen Party for my daughter. He was fun and professional with the girls. They really enjoyed the pictures he drew. Many laughs!
Review by Taylor D.
Club Event•Reviewed on February 18, 2014•From Chicago, IL
Roger's enthusiastic personality and overall enjoyable demeanor made the caricaturist area one of the highlights of our event. Everyone loved their drawings and I wish we had more time for more drawings. Definitely recommending Roger's services to anyone who is looking to liven up the party.
Review by Aneta S.
Holiday Party•Reviewed on January 24, 2014•From Willowbrook, IL
I already booked Roger for my wedding and I don't even have a boyfriend.
Review by Amy D.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on December 10, 2013•From Geneva, IL
We strongly recommend hiring Roger for your event! He was very professional and FUN to work with! We look forward to working with him in the future.
-Northern Illinois Food Bank
Review by Nicole J.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on December 3, 2013•From Joliet, IL
Roger was wonderful! Truly an artist!! My guests LOVED this pictures and they were as good as a caricature can get! This was a wedding reception so we had guests of all ages,sizes, and levels of soberness and Roger handled everyone with ease and professionalism!! I would definitely have him at another event...definitely a fun keepsake to leave any party with!
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"Levels of soberness"...hahahahaha!!! I Love it!
Thanks, you guys!
Review by Jacqueline K.
Wedding Cocktail Hour•Reviewed on November 8, 2013•From Merrillville, IN
Our guests at our wedding still comment on his work 2 years later. We ended up having to hire him for the remainder of our reception because the line was SO long for those wanting to have their caricature done. He stole the show for sure!
He also did a full color caricature of me and my hubby in our wedding attire (I sent him pictures of our outfits before hand) and we used this as our guestbook. It was AWESOME.
Review by Anastasia H.
Wedding•Reviewed on October 30, 2013•From Rosemont, IL
Roger was late due to traffic, but he made up for it by working past the time he was supposed to. His caricatures were amazing- he is very talented and all the guests were very happy with their caricatures. He worked hard, nonstop, with a constant line of wedding guests. He also gave us a custom color caricature he did of my husband and I and it was very awesome. I would absolutely recommend him and am so pleased we used him!
Review by Esthela G.
Event•Reviewed on October 7, 2013•From Chicago, IL
Very satisfied with Roger Hurtado’s services! He is extremely talented and very professional. I will totally recommend him for any event/party. We hired him for a company promotion event and everyone loved him, people lined up and waited to get a cartoon from him.
Review by Scott C.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on September 29, 2013•From McHenry, IL
Review by Heather L.
Wedding•Reviewed on September 29, 2013•From Rockford, IL
the line was never ending and he continued to work until the line was gone. He was great and everyone loved him. Some drawings were definitely better than others, but I think that may depending on how much one's "personality" shines through to him. My only disappointment was that he didn't draw more than 2 people..just wish I knew ahead of time and that not everyone was drawn (definitely not his fault - he was popular)...just would recommend for a wedding of 100 to consider having 2 artists with you want to accommendate everyone. A lot of people choose not to get drawn because the line was too long. I would highly recommend Roger !!!!
Review by Mary Beth B.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on September 16, 2013•From Chicago, IL
Roger was a big hit with my guests. He has a great personality! He was only scheduled to be at the wedding reception for 2 hrs but there was a huge line so I asked him to stay an extra hour and he did! I was able to write him a check right then and there and the guests were happy!
The only thing I was a little disappointed with was I had asked him to write our wedding date and names on each paper and he did not. Otherwise it was great and all guests enjoyed him and were laughing!
Review by Dmitri R.
Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on September 2, 2013•From Palatine, IL
Mr. Hurtado was AMAZING!!! This was my first time ever using this type of entertainment at a party and it will not be the last! He was so nice to all the children and made all the adults laugh a lot! His talent was unbelievable and left us all talking about it way after he left. His ability to interact with EVERYONE was amazing. We are so glad we had the opportunity to experience what he had to offer. DEFINITLEY RECCOMEND!!!! We are already thinking of when we can hire him again! A big thanks to Gig Masters and of course a huge thank you to Roger!
Review by Lisa Z.
Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on August 27, 2013•From Palos Heights, IL
Roger was professional,prompt & courteous! My husband & I loved his work as well as all our guest. Roger came in and went straight to work on his 1st client within minutes of being there. Our guest felt relaxed while being drawn. We would defanitly refer Roger & Gig Masters to everyone we know that's looking for Gigs!!!
Roger truly was the life of the Party! Keep up the good work!
Review by Bo P.
Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on August 5, 2013•From Chicago, IL
Roger was a huge success in my sons party, everyone couldn't wait there turn with Roger, by the end of the night everyone wanted his information for future events. I would recommend him to anyone who wants to have a great time with lots of laughs. Roger was a hit !! Thank you roger !!!
Review by Jennifer R.
Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on July 2, 2013•From Schererville, IN
Roger was amazing, very talented and accommodating. He arrived early and worked very well with both the adults and children hovering over him. Great conversationalist; had everyone laughing. I have a feeling we will see him again.
Review by Susan R.
Anniversary Party•Reviewed on June 24, 2013•From Westmont, IL
I definitely made the right decision having Roger join us for an Anniversary party.
Roger is prompt, kind, fun, professional, and incredibly talented.
EVERYONE in our party enjoyed having Roger there with us.
I would not hesitate to contact Roger again for a work function, special event, or another family party.
Review by Dave S.
Graduation Party•Reviewed on June 9, 2013•From Highland, IN
IT WENT VERY WELL, HE WORKED GREAT WITH THE KIDS. IT WAS A BIG HIT AT THIS GRADUATION PARTY.
