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Recordings from Live Events & Workshops
Children’s Book Illustration Guides
Vault of Children’s Book Studies
Surface Pattern Design Challenges and Insights
Exclusive Content: Reviews and Interviews with industry professionals
Greeting Card Toolkits
Commissions Guides
Art Business Shop Talk
Social Media Tips
Process and Style
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1. Recordings from Live Events & Workshops
illoguild Lives
Illoguild Live #3: Process - From thumbnails to published books
Illoguild Live Bonus: Tips for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Coming soon: Illoguild Live #10: Inspiration and things we love
Art Gym hosted by and
2. Children’s Book Illustration Guides (paid subscriber-only)
Quick tip for Children’s Book Illustrators: pay attention to this
What should I draw? And how do I get paid to draw what I like?
3. Vault of Children’s Book Studies (paid subscriber-only)
NEW: Children's Book Study #10: Beautiful environments and spreads
Coming Soon: Children's Book Study #11
Surface Pattern Challenges and Insights (paid subscriber-only)
Coming soon: Surface Pattern Challenge: Part 4
5. Exclusive Content: Reviews and Interviews (paid subscriber-only)
6. Greeting Card Toolkits (paid subscriber-only)
7. Commissions Guides (paid subscriber-only)
8. Art Business Shop Talk (paid subscriber-only)
9. Social Media Tips (paid subscriber-only)
10.Process and Style
Coming soon: Week Two of the 3 Materials Drawing Challenge
11. Illoguild Questions (free)
#19: Hi, it's me! 👋 (introduction post)
#22: When I mess up a painting... A messy look behind the scenes
#23: Networking: Making Art Friends! 3 ways I make connections as an artist
Coming Soon: #26: Level up your craft
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- Katie