Kate Pellerin (Poopikat), Whimsical illustrator

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Creating Children's Book Character: Let's Get Published Together

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Poopikat kicks off her Let’s Get Published Together with a deep dive into children’s book character design! She shows how to develop consistent, story-driven characters—starting with shape design, expressions, and a character sheet inspired by a whimsical midsummer festival. Perfect for anyone dreaming of building a picture book portfolio!

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Vera Drmanovski, Lettering artist & illustrator

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Power of Style - How Style Shapes Book Covers

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Dreaming of seeing your art on book covers? Vera Drmanovski spills her secrets on using artistic style to tell stories and land paid projects. She shares her journey from shiny-object syndrome to designing stunning covers for major publishers, and how adapting your style can make your art irresistible to clients.

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Artistic Style—Adaptaability Quiz

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Sandra Staub, Illustrator

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How to create the icon set for the Instagram Story Highlights

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In this hands-on session, Sandra Staub guides you through the process of creating a professional icon set—perfect for Instagram Story Highlights. Whether you're aiming to elevate your own brand as an artist or want to design icons for clients, this session gives you a full roadmap: from defining your icon framework and sketching ideas, to ensuring cohesion and refining your designs. By the end, you’ll have a polished, meaningful icon set ready to share or sell.

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Diana McDermott, Kidlit illustrator & author

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Creating Cute Storybook Characters

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In this super fun session, Diana shows you how to turn any character into a total cutie—storybook style! From cupcake buddies to plant moms with baby sprouts, she walks you through how to tweak proportions, shapes, and expressions to bring out the charm. Tons of tips on faces, accessories, and even what makes a character accidentally creepy (lookin’ at you, old Humpty Dumpty). A must-watch if you love playful, adorable illustrations!

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Zuzana Svobodová, Illustrator, book designer & author

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Character Design for a Children's Book in Clothes

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In this session, Susan from Children's Book Illustrator walks you through her playful process for designing cute animal characters—Procreate style! From sketching and fluffing up the fur to adding shadows, textures, and tiny storybook details like braces and notebooks, it’s the perfect guide for anyone dreaming of bringing characters to life with heart and charm.

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