ALICIA SCHWAB
Alicia Schwab is a freelance illustrator based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who specializes in illustrating children’s books and creating artwork for kids.
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CREATIVE STATEMENT
I’m an award-winning illustrator and designer of over ten children’s books in multiple genres in Germany and the USA. I specialize in books about characters who tackle life’s challenges. What I love most about creating characters is showing their inner strength. Over the years, I’ve developed a style combining traditional and digital media. I begin by sketching on a Wacom tablet in Photoshop. Then, I paint my illustrations on watercolor paper with acrylic inks and paints, adding graphite, colored pencils, and aquarelle crayons. Each element embellishes a successful narrative illustration’s two most important qualities: story and character.
RECENT CLIENTS
- Amicus Ink
- Beaver’s Pond Press
- Cricket Media
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
Q&A
What was your favorite storybook as a child?
James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Which authors do you admire most?
Elise Parsley, Jill Esbaum, and Mirka Hokkanen
What characteristic really brings a children’s book to life?
The characteristic that really brings a book to life is “heart.”