Classic WSJ Art, part 5

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This time, let’s start with a few portraits…

WSJ hedcut

F. Ross Johnson pictured above. (I don’t know anything about him.) Sometimes it was a good thing to have your picture in the paper, sometimes not! Next, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Nicholas Brady:

WSJ hedcut

Seems Mr. Brady is defending a position here… nice drawing!

WSJ hedcut

Finally, the model, then, Roselle Redfield. Interesting fact: it was nearly always a challenge to try and fit a woman’s hairstyle into the frame of a half-column width. Inevitably, the face would be reduced in size with the hair taking up space. I liked this one enough to include my signature, hidden on center-left bottom.

More than just portraits, The Journal would sometimes highlight products. To make the illustration above, I used adhesive film halftones (looks like 20% and 60%) and a straight-edge to create the drop-shadow.

Badger

and Animals were often portrayed as well. Here, a Badger is giving himself a scratch. Drawing animals is always fun— no need to worry about likenesses! Lastly, a one-column conceptual illustration called “Firing”…

You’re Fired!

This one is interesting as I was experimenting with an alternative style — crosshatching. I especially like the trail of papers pouring out of the folder on right. Hope you enjoyed this review. Stay tuned for more…