The Secret Box (Lehman, Barbara)
Photos from Barbara Lehman, author ofThe Secret Box(Click to Enlarge)This is the box that inspired the story idea.  It is about a hundred years old.I like to work on  layers of tracing paper when I am in the drawing stage.I often tape different  parts of drawings together so I can move elements around.I use traditional  drafting tools. This triangle on a moveable parallel rule makes the straight lines on this building.The coloring is easier  and goes much faster than all the drawing.I do the final  illustrations the same size as you see in the books.I did many small roughs  to work out the look for the jacket art.Here is what all the art  looked like when I delivered it to my publisher!