1. Since I have been away from my studio in the Himalayas for the past 6 weeks I have been sketching digitally. On a Wacom 9X12 inch tablet it is possible to simulate a good sized sketch pad with various media. I am posting a drawing done for Santillana USA, a sketch for "What the Trees Have Seen" a book about Savannah Georgia. That's the drawing on the right. This particular drawing was not used in the final book. Also posted on the left is a sketch for The Tinderbox, a Hans Christian Anderson tale to be included in an anthology by a UK publisher. This was created entirely digitally using the 2B pencil tool in Painter 10. Can you tell the difference? The digitally generated image has no smudge marks you might note...but of course they could be added digitally.
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I am a Canadian author/illustrator of fiction and non-fiction for both trade and educational publishers in Canada, the US, and abroad. I have written 4 trade books for Orca books, illustrated and written over 2 dozen picture books and am coauthor/illustrator of an environmental middle-grade fiction series for Harper Collins Children's Books in India. Email: steve@stephenaitken.com
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PUBLISHED BOOKS
PUBLISHED BOOKS
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Sonu & the Metal Elephant
What a Tree Has Seen
What a Tree Has Seen
What a Tree Has Seen
Santillana USA
The Ice Berries
The Ice Berries
The Ice Berries
Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
Tulika Books
The Mountain that Loved a Bird (Chinese Edition)
The Mountain that Loved a Bird (Chinese Edition)
The Mountain that Loved a Bird (Chinese Edition)
Hunan Juvenile and Children's Publishers
Rat Race
Rat Race
Rat Race
Zaner Bloser
The Pond
The Pond
The Pond
SRA McGraw Hill
The Everything Tarot Book
The Everything Tarot Book
The Everything Tarot Book
Adam's Media
Norse Wisdom Cards
Norse Wisdom Cards
Let's Learn Hindi
Let's Learn Hindi
Let's Learn Hindi
Sterling Publishers
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