Welcome to the Illo Chat Podcast. Join Olga Herrera and Sunny Duran as they chat about their experiences as children's book illustrators. Listen while they share what has and hasn't worked for them as illustrators on their creative journey.

Episode 23 Interview with Jonathan Roth and Paulina Suarez

In this episode we chat with Jonathan Roth, author and illustrator of the graphic novel Rover and Speck, this Planet Rocks and his...

Episode 22 Picture Book Specs

In this episode we break down all the parts and pieces of a picture book. From trim size and bleed to end papers and gutters they cover...

Episode 21 Picture Book Dummies

In this episode we take a deep dive into picture book dummies. What a dummy is, when you need one and how to plan it out with a...

Episode 20 Best Advice

In this episode we talk about our worst and best advice and how it affected us in our illustrator / author journey. What is the best...

Episode 19 Style

Join us as we talk about illustration style. How it's a journey and not a destination. We'll discuss how our styles have evolved over...

Episode 18 Illustration Community

We are announcing our new facebook group for our listeners the Illo Chat Illustration Community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4232182...

Episode 17 Frequently Asked Questions

Join us while we talk about about some frequently asked questions. We'll discuss what our response when people ask us to recommend an...

Episode 16 Children's Book Categories

Join us while we discuss children's book categories. What are the specs for each, the target audience and we show a few examples of our...

Episode 15 When your Muse goes on Vacation

In episode 15 we talk about about when your muse goes on vacation. Cuando la Musa se te va de vacaciones. How to recognize if you have...

Episode 14 Pivot

In episode 14 we talk about what to do when things don't go as planned. How you can pick up the pieces, pivot and make the best of...