Like most folks, I figured the WSJ had dropped using real artists in favor of using computer software for their iconic portraits. Watching this video was a pleasant surprise.

As an expert as both an illustrator and a digital artist, I can attest to how challenging this is. I could easily run an image through Photoshop filters and the result would look exactly like an image that has been run through several Photoshop filters and not at all like a drawing made by a skilled illustrator.

Illustration is not about the ink that's being put to paper, but knowing exactly where to put it. One can say much the same about any trade.



Read the Article at HuffingtonPost