All images, c. Kevin Sprouls It’s that time of year again,so I present Illustrations of Harvest-time. Let’s begin with a symbol of abundance, the Cornucopia: I created this image for a Brooks Brothers print ad celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday. I … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls This week, I share with you my efforts at Illustrating the Horse. I’ll be moving soon to Tryon, NC. It’s a location renowned for its Equestrian Center and many equine events and active horse enthusiasts. … Continue reading
Illustrations, c. Kevin Sprouls While in my position as Senior Illustrator at the WSJ, I decided to branch out and create some Portraits in Color. This was a foray into a more complete palette, utilizing the same pen-and-ink technique we … Continue reading
I have a steady gig right now, creating Stipple Hedcut Portraits for Tepper magazine. Tepper is the business school of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. I do the WSJ-style business portraits for the regular feature called “Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained”. … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls This time, a gallery of my work covering Architecture, New Yorker Art, Lettering and Mr. Balvenie Illustrations. It is a varied group of images, and all are new to this blog. So, I hope you’ll … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls Because it’s Summertime, this post is a lighthearted issue of past illustrations, never-before posted. This collection of my illustrations is mostly from the early days of my career. A friend of mine and I used … Continue reading
I recently did an interview with the WSJ Digital Media team. They were eager to learn how I developed the iconic Wall Street Journal Hedcut style. I’m including a few illustrations I created while on staff at The Journal: This … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls As I rifled through my tattered portfolio case today, looking for an envelope that would make it to Saudi Arabia, I came upon a suitable candidate. It had a cache of Classic WSJ Hedcut Illustrations … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls This week, I’m offering an altertative to the WSJ hedcut style. The Wall Street Journal hedcuts are often referred to as ‘dot drawings’. I heartily detest this simple label, but it seems people like to … Continue reading
All illustrations, c. Kevin Sprouls In this post, I present a group of portraits of my family, in the WSJ Hedcut style. I developed and introduced this style of illustration to The Wall Street Journal back in the seventies and … Continue reading
