all images, c. Kevin Sprouls While I was working at my day job at The Wall Street Journal, I frequently gigged out, doing Illustrations for Reader’s Digest. While much of my work for RD involved generating illustrations from photographic … Continue reading
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Hand Drawn Color Maps
All images, c. Kevin Sprouls Over the years, I’ve created many hand drawn color maps. This collection was produced using mixed media. The colors involve a mixture of watercolor, colored pencils and white gouache paint. My trademark pen and ink … Continue reading
Prior to the WSJ Hedcut, Inceptive View
Long before I went to work for The Wall Street Journal, I was a student at Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia. Prior to the WSJ Hedcut, Inceptive View was the name of a project I created for Typography class. … Continue reading
The Eighth Day of Christmas
Milkmaids were the real powerhouse behind the dairy industry. They weren’t simple delivery girls bringing the milk round to the doorstep. No, these maids were the cowgirls of the day. They actually tended the cows, they milked them and they … Continue reading
Stipple Illustrations Better for Visual Learners
Illustrations by Kevin Sprouls Stipple illustrations are illustrations drawn by stippling, or as Kevin likes to call it, ‘dot drawing’. You may have read, recently, about how stipple illustrations can improve your logos by making them more memorable. According to David Airey, memorability is the second of the … Continue reading