Black and white drawings
June 23, 2010 10:20 AM Subscribe
What are the drawing style of people or places often found in black and white newspapers called. An examples here.
Where can I find galleries online of this type of art?
You might be thinking of hedcuts (as seen most prominently in the Wall Street Journal), but I'm not sure.
posted by madcaptenor at 10:28 AM on June 23, 2010
posted by madcaptenor at 10:28 AM on June 23, 2010
Originally woodcuts or engravings, now usually scratchboard. See Mark Summers for examples of how a contemporary illustrator masters this style. For older examples you can look through the magazine collections at American Memory.
posted by TimTypeZed at 10:29 AM on June 23, 2010
posted by TimTypeZed at 10:29 AM on June 23, 2010
It's not a drawing style. They're woodcut engravings made for old printing presses. Googling "woodcut engravings" gets you some good examples.
posted by geekchic at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2010
posted by geekchic at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2010
xod and geekchic have it. This is a deliberate mimicry of engraving.
posted by valkyryn at 10:46 AM on June 23, 2010
posted by valkyryn at 10:46 AM on June 23, 2010
NPR story on WSJ stipple artist. You can see samples of her work on her website. And the National Portrait Gallery has a collection.
posted by Xalf at 11:17 AM on June 23, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Xalf at 11:17 AM on June 23, 2010 [1 favorite]
These were also discussed on the blue here and here, although many of the links in the FPPs have been posted above.
posted by TedW at 11:52 AM on June 23, 2010
posted by TedW at 11:52 AM on June 23, 2010
ShootTheMoon, that particular technique is called hatching or hachure in French. Stippling, by contrast, is done with dots (hatching with lines). You can see more examples by following the links from here and googling terms like woodcut, etching, and line engraving.
posted by LuckySeven~ at 12:09 PM on June 23, 2010
posted by LuckySeven~ at 12:09 PM on June 23, 2010
The Brilliant Line: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480–1650.
The Printed Image In The West: Engraving.
Old Master Print Links.
The British Museum using search term "woodcut".
posted by LuckySeven~ at 12:27 PM on June 23, 2010
The Printed Image In The West: Engraving.
Old Master Print Links.
The British Museum using search term "woodcut".
posted by LuckySeven~ at 12:27 PM on June 23, 2010
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posted by nitsuj at 10:27 AM on June 23, 2010 [1 favorite]