Hedcut = a newsroom abbreviation for "headline cut": a hand drawn, uniquely stylized pen and ink illustration, used only by the staff illustrators at The Wall Street Journal. Authentic WSJ stipples are never digitally generated.
I am a senior staff illustrator at the WSJ, one of only 5 illustrators creating authentic hedcut portraits.
Kelly Ripa Hedcut
My hedcut drawing of Kelly Ripa, presented to her as a gift from a WSJ reporter. She showed it off and talked about it on air, 1/25/2011.
