Illo Chat: Illustration Podcast

This is a wonderful podcast for illustrators and artists. The conversations are great resources of information while also providing interesting thinking points. The chemistry of Sunny and Olga is so delightful ☺️.

I recently became aware of your podcast and I would like to thank you both for the kind and honest way you are using your experiences to guide others on their own personal writer illustrator journeys. I recently listened to your Critique podcast. As a former art student and now a professor I was nodding in agreement along with the recommendations that you offered. Until… I was part of a critique that did not go well. The reviewer was very unkind in word and deed. There was no “sandwich” , no suggestions, in fact the reviewer, literally threw my art work back at me. The whole table was agape. I cannot believe I did not cry, but I didn’t. On my way home I said to myself I am going to listen to that darn podcast again. I did and happy ending. Your podcast helped me to focus on the small nuggets from the critique that I heard the reviewer give to others that I thought I could do to my work. I made changes based on those the next day after a good night sleep. The advice from you heart felt message helped me get in the right frame of mind to move forward. I will forever be a devoted listener to your program and hope I get to meet y’all someday soon.

I am an aspiring children’s book and illustrator, and this podcast has been so helpful to help me get started figuring out how to get started! You two are so delightful! Thank you!

I feel like I’m catching up with old friends listening to this podcast. Lots of great info too! 😊