Let's hope that someone has Jota Leal covering the Oscars on Sunday!

ROBERT DE NIRO






















We admit it. When it comes to exaggerated portraiture, the crew at Levitated Apples has an undeniable favourite in Venezuela's own Jota Leal. The blog has covered the work of this master caricaturist and portrait artist on a previous occasion in 2008, and remains convinced that he is among, if not the, world's best.

CLINT EASTWOOD












Other challengers for the title include the marvellous David O'Keefe, who was featured earlier this month

... and the German genius Sebastian Kruger, whose work is regularly published in magazines like Stern, L’Espresso, Penthouse, Der Spiegel, Playboy and USA Today.

We hope to show you more examples of these and other lesser-known artists depending on reader response. Tell us your own favourite and we'll post examples so that everyone can judge.