Mike DeSantis

Author-Illustrator. Printmaker. I like puppies. And bunnies. And illustration assignments.

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

My brain feels better when I don’t look at Twitter, so I am taking a break. Please visit me at https://t.co/RG9kZxUvZx for the latest projects and portfolio updates. #kidlitart #illustration

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Trying a simple two-color print. First layer done! #linocut #printmaking #printing #prints

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

@KongSavage Yes! I was a little shocked how making a tiny figure could generate so many paper scraps! We'll see where this leads...

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Experimenting. #kidlit #kidlitart #cutpaper #collage #illustration #illustrators

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

This is so cool! Original sketch from Dennis the Menace comic strip 10/13/1981(?) signed by Hank Ketcham. A gift for my RA "retirement" from my friends at @SCBWI_OhioNorth. Thanks so much!

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Swarm! #linocut #printing #letterpress #prints

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Little Red Riding Hood, but with bikes! #ink #penandink #watercolor #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

My first linocut print on my press (starting small)! #linocut #linoleumprint #printmaking #woodtype #prints

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

I hung my furniture cabinet on the wall next to my printing press (“furniture” refers to the wood spacers used to arrange stuff on the press bed). Let’s hope this never falls down! #letterpress #woodtype #printing #printmaking

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

@itsnotaboutwork @Mr_barghest_ What type of nib do you use?

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Zippy fast! #watercolor #penandink #ink #illustration #childrensillustration #childrensbookillustration #kidlit #kidlitart

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Bikes! #sketch #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Major and Champ. They are the dogs of @JoeBiden and @DrBiden. Champ has already been to the White House, but Major hasn’t yet. Champ can’t wait to show him around. Both 14/10 would be an honor to pet

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Inking some mouse friends! #ink #penandink #illustration #kidlitart #illustrator #illustrators

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

This story is a slam-dunk! Sketching for a submission #kidlitart #sketching #illustration #illustrators #illustrator

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Happy Halloween! 👻 #letterpress #woodtype

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Brilliant cartoons! Your voice will be missed!

[Tom Toles @TomTolesToons]

Over and out.
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[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Not sure if this is what my wife wanted when she asked me to “get the cardboard out of the garage.”

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

CITY HORSE - Arthur Trotsky, the city horse, defies expectations by using his city-savvy skills to help a group of schoolchildren in un-horsey-like ways. #kidlit #kidlitart #PBPitch

[Mike DeSantis @MDeSantisDraws]

Saddle shoes rule. #shoes #inktober #inktober2020 #ink #penandink #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #illustrators #childrensillustration