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 5 All About Critiques

In this episode we talk about critiques. Why illustrators should get portfolio critiques and how to choose a critiquer.

Episode 4 A Dentist Can't Give You Heart Surgery!

In this episode we talk about why you as an illustrator shouldn't always say "yes" to every creative favor, and how to say NO and stay on...

Episode 3 Start Where You Are At!

In this episode we talk about how to start on your children's book illustration journey. Don't wait to start illustrating, because if you...

Episode 2 Don't Work in a Bubble!

In this episode we talk about how illustrators can tell if they are working in a bubble. How to get out of it, and how to find a creative...

Episode 1 Our Story

In this episode we share our stories on how we met, how we got started as children's books illustrators, and what we plan to do with this...

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