Illoguild Recommends
Illoguild question #25
Hey there,
Here are some of our top recommendations:
Buy the ‘Children’s Writers and Artists Yearbook 2024’. It’s great for anyone getting ready to submit to agents - It’s full of advice from authors and illustrators, as well as having a directory of agents and publishers - Rose Lihou
Try Domestika. It has tons of affordable courses, so you can learn so many skills without breaking the bank. - Katie Stack
Participate in the Three Materials Drawing Challenge, a 50 day sketchbook practice for drawing supplies hoarders (my interpretation 😊) - Damjana Loddelina
The illoguild live session is on 16 July - ‘ILLOGUILD Talks Inspiration’. Join us for the live chat (register here) or you can sign- up to the illoguild newsletter to watch the replay. We will also be sharing lots more recommendations.
We also had a Illoguild Live last month -‘ILLOGUILD Talks Process’. You can catch the replay here. We talked about our processes, what works, what doesn’t and how to be more efficient and creative.
This month we shine a spotlight on the talented author and illustrator Chantelle Holt. She is a UK children's book illustrator. Her work is humourous, melodramatic and full of fun characters.
And lastly, Congrats to Jen Jamieson whose book ‘Finn Jones Was Here’ was shortlisted for the UKLA award, which is chosen by librarians and teachers in the UK.🎊
Don’t forget to read all the way to the ‘Announcements’ to find out more.
So here’s our recommendations:
What are you reading in 2024? Jen recommends some Children’s books coming out this year, that she can’t wait to read.
What do you need to know as a new illustrator? Katie shares her top three resources, plus more.
What should you take in from current life events? Tammy shares what she has been up to this last little while, what she has learnt from it and how its inspired her.
What are your ‘top 3’? Carla shares 3 picture books to inspire you, 3 newsletters to learn from and 3 instagram accounts to make you laugh.
Would you like to fill up your sketchbook this Summer (or Winter)? Damjana shares how she is going to sketch this Summer using just 3 materials per sketch. Find out how.
Announcements
Join the our Illoguild Live on 16 July: ILLOGUILD talks inspiration. We talk about how we get inspired and share our recommendations. Join the live event for free.
You can catch the replays here.
‘Finn Jones Was Here’ written by Simon Green and illustrated by Jen Jamieson was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024. The UKLA Book Awards are the only children's book awards in the UK judged by teachers. Huge congratulations to Jen Jamieson!
Illoguild Illustrator Spotlight
Q and A with Chantelle Holt
What inspires you?
I’m inspired by artists who work in traditional mediums to create detailed spreads with unique characters – David Roberts, Chris Riddell and Isabelle Follath are three of my favourites. Recently, I’ve been looking at a lot of linograph art. I love they way the medium forces artist to abstract forms in unique ways – Angela Harding and Chris Wormell are examples of two illustrators who do this masterfully.
What’s your proudest career moment?
I’ve recently been represented by Plum which was definitely a champagne moment.
What’s your dream project?
Any book with quirky, funny and humourous characters would be my bag!What are you working on?
You can see more of her work on Instagram and her Website.
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