The answer is several people. But one of the longest serving illustrators, the one I am most familiar with, is Noli Novak, she’s been creating portraits using the signature “hedcut” stippling style for the paper since 1987.
A brief introduction…
A few examples…
They are so iconic, some are featured in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Noli’s work at The National Portrait Gallery…
Here’s an interesting profile of Ms. Novak from The Florida Times Union…
Hooked? Here are a few of the other folks who have illustrated for the Wall Street Journal using the signature hedcut style:
All drawings were created for the Wall Street Journal and the WSJ Magazine.
Images used with permission: Noli Novak, http://www.hedcut.com
Posted in October 2021 / Chuck Green is the principal of Logic Arts, a design and marketing firm, a contributor to numerous magazines and websites, and the author of books published by Random House, Peachpit Press, and Rockport Publishers. All rights reserved. Copyright 2007-2021 Chuck Green/Logic Arts Corporation. Contact.
Back when my boys were young, they are 40 now… I was infatuated with my new Macintosh and the thunderscan that I could attach to my ImageWriter… I scanned a photo of our family into MacPaint. Always loved pointillism!
LOL…