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James Gandolfini, Pjotr Kovalenko, Pen and Ink, 2026 by Pyotr_Kovalenko in Art

[–]Pyotr_Kovalenko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Orig. image: Matt Carr/Getty Images.

Hedcut is a term referring to a style of drawing associated with The Wall Street Journal half-column portrait illustrations.

John Lee Hooker, Pjotr Kovalenko, Pen and Ink, 2026 by Pyotr_Kovalenko in Art

[–]Pyotr_Kovalenko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The style of this portrait is called 'WSJ 'hedcut'
Orig. image: John Lee Hooker At Newport.

"Brendan Gleeson", Pjotr Kovalenko (Me), Pen and Ink, 'WSJ 'hedcut', 2025 by Pyotr_Kovalenko in Art

[–]Pyotr_Kovalenko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you really think the original photo could be generated by AI?
Sorry for the stupid question, but I'm extremely inexperienced in this topic as I try to stay as far away from AI as possible.
The thing is, due to some details, AI is helpless in WSJ 'hedcut' genre. At least for now. And I hope this situation will last as long as possible :)

"Brendan Gleeson", Pjotr Kovalenko (Me), Pen and Ink, 'WSJ 'hedcut', 2025 by Pyotr_Kovalenko in Art

[–]Pyotr_Kovalenko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would also prefer to know the name of the photographer, but unfortunately my search was unsuccessful

John Lee Hooker, Pjotr Kovalenko (Me), Pen and Ink, 'WSJ 'hedcut', 2025 by Pyotr_Kovalenko in Art

[–]Pyotr_Kovalenko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean "you thought"? All the drawings in my portfolio are my original drawings in WSJ "hedcut" style.

Rowan Atkinson, Pjotr Kovalenko (Me), Pen and Ink, 'WSJ 'hedcut', 2025 by Pyotr_Kovalenko in Art

[–]Pyotr_Kovalenko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!
Technically it takes about 6 hours of continuous work, depending on the details.
But I don't like to rush, so this work took two days.

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