All images, c. Kevin Sprouls It’s always interesting to create illustrations of people doing what they love — portraits of professions. One of those subjects is a good friend of mine, the voice artist, Joe Murray. Here is the portrait … Continue reading
Tag Archives: hedcut portrait
An interview with WSJ
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
Conceptual Illustrations for The WSJ
All images, c. Kevin Sprouls A long time ago, when The Wall Street Journal was printed only in black and white, I was asked to provide conceptual illustrations for The WSJ, in a large format. This was a departure from … Continue reading
WSJ Style Portraits of Presidents
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls So, it’s getting pretty heated out there politically. With the midterms having blessedly passed, I thought it might be fun to present some of my WSJ style portraits of presidents. I’ve created many of these, … Continue reading
Classic Wall Street Journal Illustration
You may know me as the originator of the classic Wall Street Journal illustration style called the Hedcut portrait. I joined WSJ at the end of 1979 and developed the style that’s recognized around the world today. But, that was … Continue reading
My Art from The Wall Street Journal
My art from The Wall Street Journal even these years after I left the paper, reaches many people. “It was once my dream to be featured in the WSJ with (what I now know is) a hedcut portrait. That’s becoming … Continue reading
Illustrations for Annual Reports
My corporate portraits are a natural fit as illustrations for Annual Reports. I have drawn many, many executives in my time, starting with my hedcut illustrations which I developed at The Wall Street Journal, up through my more recent work … Continue reading
Kevin Sprouls is Available for Your Next Assignment
Kevin Sprouls, the originator of the iconic Wall Street Journal ‘hedcut’ portrait style is now accepting commissions for new work. Your own portrait from a reknowned artist Imagine having your portrait or your team’s portraits created by the original WSJ … Continue reading
Worth Magazine Illustrations — Another Milestone
You may know, Dear Reader, that I pioneered The Wall Street Journal ‘Hedcut” portrait style. I was a full-time illustrator at The Journal for eight and a half years. Now I am coming to the end of another publishing association, … Continue reading
Workman Press Book Illustration
I owe Workman Press something of an apology. Regretfully, I made an error a few posts back. I mistakenly attributed a book to Quirk Publishing! The book in question is actually an offering from Workman Publishing. I worked with Art … Continue reading