All images, c. Kevin Sprouls It’s that time of year again, for my Illustrated Christmas Greetings to you, Dear Readers. Needless to say, it’s been a rough year. I’m hoping that the Holiday will brighten spirits around the world this … Continue reading
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More New Yorker Illustrations
All images, c. Kevin Sprouls This is likely the last of my New Yorker Illustrations series. I had a wonderful couple of years working for my favorite magazine, and created some of my best work for them. We’ll start … Continue reading
Portraits of Professions
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
Logo Art and Graphic Illustration
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls This week, some examples of my logo art and graphic illustration. Though I am mostly known as the originator of the WSJ portrait ‘hedcut’ style, I also engage in more stylized work. I created the … Continue reading
Early Illustrations, Part 2
All images, c. Kevin Sprouls This week, more of my early illustrations. These were all created in the latter half of my 4-year stint at Tyler School of Art. Let’s start with an infamous image: The reporter from Advertising AgeĀ adage.com … Continue reading
Illustrations for Harvest-time
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
Color Portraits at WSJ
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
Illustrations of Ships, and Sailing Adventure
Illustrations, c. Kevin Sprouls A few days ago, I was invited to go sailing with a good friend. This post, concerning mainly Illustrations of Ships and Sailing Adventure, is inspired by the fun we had. I took a short video … Continue reading
Illustrations for Spring, Final Installment
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls In this final installment, I present more Illustrations for Spring. to begin, here is a rather elegant drawing of a scythe. This is how people used to cut the grass… A few years back, I … Continue reading
Kevin Sprouls – Some Early Work
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls I decided to share some early work with you this week. You’ll see the famililiar ink line work in formation here. These illustrations were mainly produced in art school years and after graduation. It was … Continue reading