Steve's School Visits

Harpster's School Visits (in person)

Interested in having me come to your school and talk about my career as a professional illustrator? My presentations are 45 minutes long but can be shortened to 30 minutes for kindergarten and first graders. The kids will be drawing with me, so they will need pencil and paper. Best of all the presentations are FREE! Oh, wait, even better the school's earn 30% from the sale of all the books sold during the presentation.

So let's recap...
*Kids get a great presentation form Steve Harpster

*Kids get to draw with Steve Harpster

*Students and staff can buy Harpster's books and he will sign and draw a picture in each book.

*The visit is absolutely free!

*The school earns 30% off the sale of all the books!

(this offer is for state of Ohio only. Schools in Indiana and Kentucky should call to see if offer can apply to them.)


Online School Visits

Using Adobe Connect I can visit your classroom and school to deliver a positive message about how I make a living as a professional illustrator. The presentation is the same one that I do in person at schools, but from my studio. Kids can ask questions, make comments and more importantly they get to draw with me! Just call me to set up an online school visit toll free: 1-877-885-2839 or e-mail me at: steve[at]studioharpster[dot]com...of course use the @ symbol and the . when you type this e-mail.

Here's a short video montage of my school visits and the art kids create while I am there.

This Blog is Moving!

I have decided to move two blogs into one. In the coming weeks both Drawing Animals With Numbers blog and Steve's School Visits blog will be moving to their new homes at the Harptoons blog.

The Harptoons blog will have info about all my new books and info about school visits. This will be a gradual transfer,but one that will make my life so much easier.

Thanks,
Steve Harpster

More Great Drawings!

Here are some Kindergarten drawings from my books Drawing Monsters With Letters and Drawing Animals With Numbers. These drawings are form Grandview Elementary School.

Dunloe Elementary School

Some of the many drawings that the students at Dunloe Elementary drew for me before my school visit. Can you believe that this is Kindergarten?

Winchester Trail Art

Winchester Trail had a contest to see what the kids could make out of the letters WC (Winchester Trail.) These were the winners. They got to have a pizza party with me at lunch time and we did some drawing together.

Winchester Trail Elementary School

Here I am getting ready to talk to over 300 second graders. I don't get a chance to take many pictures of my events because there are so many things going on all at once that I often forget.

My BRAND NEW website www.HARPTOONS.com

Here is my brand new website where you can watch "How to draw videos." The videos are all based on my two new books Drawing Animals With Numbers and Drawing MOnsters With Letters. Now The site is still a work in progress, but feel free to visit and see what I have so far.

www.harptoons.com

invited to the Buckeye Book Fair!

Yeah, I was invited to the Buckeye Book Fair. Save the date, Saturday November 5th 2011 in Wooster Ohio. This is the 24th Buckeye Book Fair and I have always wanted to be apart of this event and was honored to get an invite. Their website is www.buckeyebookfair.com. I will s

Drawing Sea Animals With Numbers

Sorry for the lack of posts, but I have been crazy busy. First, I have my new book that I just sent to the printer Drawing Sea Animals With Numbers. I am really excited about this book. Not only does it teach how to draw the animals in easy to follow steps, but it also has facts about each animal in the book. I have also been visiting schools all over Ohio. Luckily not one of my events has been canceled due to weather, but it's been close. The kids and teachers are really enjoying my drawing books and having a great time drawing with me. Then I have my freelance illustration work that has been really busy. I have six books I am working on right now, 5 puzzles and a bunch of other projects. The last thing I am working on is my new website www.harptoons.com. A work in progress to say the least. This website is going to have how to draw videos for kids, online school visits, activities to download and much more. This is a work in progress so feel free to take a look at it, just keep in mind that it is still not finished. I will make sure to post updates for pre sales of Drawing Sea Animals With Numbers as well as some sneak peaks of the book.

Thanks,
Steve