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The Guild of Childrens book illustrators.

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The Guild of Childrens book illustrators.

Unearthing treasure and sharing it with everyone we meet on the journey…

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Jun 24, 2022
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Hey there! I’m sick, so I’m spending most of my day in bed. I did however have a draft ready to send out, so here it is!

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I’ve been writing this Daily for 10 months. And I’ve gotten to know some of you through the comments and replies. And I know some of you from various art classes that we might have taken together. And I even work with some of you which is such a privilege for me…
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it’s a great community!


And with that out of the way, here’s today’s post:

📝 Treaure from the critique group!

In 2021, I founded a little critic group out of the members of the illustrating children book course I was taking. The idea was to meet every two weeks for 10 weeks, to continue working on the class material, and give each other a sense of accountability.

Our meetings were very structured and focused on each member showing work and receiving and giving feedback. After the 10 weeks, we decided to continue meeting and eventually started calling ourselves the Guild of Children’s book illustrators.

Our sessions unearthed so many gems about making work and travelling on this path as a creative. It only made sense to document those gems and also share it.

If you’d like to take some of the gems we’ve unearthed as we travel together on this creative path, Here are 3 places you can get them!

Substack ( Deep content once or twice a month)

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If you’re here, it’s because you know that the creative journey is better with a band of travellers. In 2021 fifteen illustrators form around the world formed a small critique group. We met fortnightly to point out the good we saw in each other’s work and one thing that could be improved or a next step…
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In 2021, we started a small critique group that met fortnightly to critique each other’s work. We learn and grow so much as a group. This is a place to share some of what we’re learning…
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