Charles Santoso

Charles Santoso (Chao) is a concept artist and book illustrator currently living in Sydney, Australia. - All original artwork here copyright Charles Santoso. Please do not use any content of this tumblr without permission. -

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Keep going 🐘🥕 #inktober #inktober2017 #carrot #elephant #postitnotes #brushpen #ink

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Koala likes you! ❤🐨 . I was so happy to get commissioned to draw Koala. 🙂 Note: Koala is from 'I don't Like Koala' book, written by Sean Ferrell and illustrated by me - Published by Simon & Schuster. #idontlikekoala #ilovekoala #girl #koala #doll #plushtoy #commision #hug #love

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Today's doodle #holiday #pen #sketchbook #doodle #sketches #boat #sinking #reading

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Hi all! Here's a book cover of Quicksand Pond by the Newberry Honor winner, Janet Taylor Lisle. :-) I had lots of fun illustrating it! The book will be out in May 2017. Special thank you to the wonderful editor Emma Ledbetter and AD Lauren Rille for the great collaborations and for trusting me with the project. 😊🙏

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Bottled up 🌿 . . #sketchbookpage #sketching #sketches #doodles #pendrawing #drawings #bottle #creatures #plants #personalwork

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A zoomed in photo of one of the piece (19 drawings in total) at the Tiny Tributes: Literary. The character is about 6mm tall. :-)

The exhibition run until the 8th January 2017 at the Wedge Gallery, Kinokuniya Sydney.

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Hi all, “Tiny Tributes Literary”, my 3rd solo show is up now. If you live in or visit #sydney around 24 Nov - 8 Jan, you can go to Kinokuniya Sydney’s Wedge Gallery to take a look. Free admission :-)

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Inktober time

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Found early sketches of Ruthie and The Snurtch - characters from The Snurtch book. Check out the final book in stores near you (or online stores). More details: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Snurtch/Sean-Ferrell/9781481456562

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It’s getting SO close to The Snurtch publication day! 30th Aug 2016!

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Book Hog 😄

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“Random Word Doodles” is back! Here are some image responses from last week. Confluence, Toes and Clones :-) Enjoy!

What is Random Word Doodles? You can read the FAQ here: http://charlessantoso.tumblr.com/post/25414194081/faq-random-word-doodles

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Hi all, I was poured with words of encouragements and supports these past fews days (https://instagram.com/p/BEyBa__Fdu1/). Those meant a lot to me and will be my ammunitions moving forward.

Today is my first day being a full-time freelancer. I keep my schedule and to-do list organised to make sure I’m not slouching on the sofa, slacking off. Still lots to learn. Onwards!! :-)

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Ida & Gus from ‘Ida, Always’ picture book.

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I’ve got a Snurtch..

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It’s Ida, Always book birthday today! Words by the wonderful Caron A Levis and illustrated by me 🙂 Published by the amazing Atheneum, Simon & Schuster. http://books.simonandschuster.com/Ida-Always/Caron-Levis/9781481426404

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Lots of love from Ida & Gus!