Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Do you dream of illustrating picture books? Do you want to know what goes into a picture book illustration portfolio, what illustration skills you need to learn for your first book, and do you want to understand the different approaches between self-publishing and working with a publishing house in traditional publishing? Better yet: do you want to hear this straight from artists working in the field?
In the 7th episode of the Harmony & Friends art business podcast, Niña Mata, Ariel Landy and Anna Denise Floor let you in on their personal success story of how they came to work as picture book illustrators and/or how they published their own picture books. Hear about how they illlustrated their first picture book, and much much more.
Join live on January 28 at 18:00 CET to ask the picture book illustrators your questions directly, or watch the replay in the background while you work on your illustration skills.
Subscribe for additional helpful and happy conversations featuring artists sharing their own experience and business tips for artists to help you build multiple, strong income streams from your art... so you can finally make a living with your art!
// ARTISTS //
Ariel Landy
Picture Book Illustrator
Instagram: instagram.com/ariellandyart
Website: ariellandyart.com
Niña Mata
Author & Illustrator
Instagram: instagram.com/ninamataart
Twitter: twitter.com/msbeautifique
Anna Denise Floor
Illustrator
Instagram: instagram.com/annadenisefloor
Website: https://annadenise.nl
Harmony Hardin
Host & Watercolor Artist
Instagram: instagram.com/harmony.hardin
YouTube channel: youtube.com/@HarmonyHardin/featured
// Gear & services I use for my YouTube videos //
*Camera: amzn.to/3yfE0sq
*Lens: amzn.to/3HTfZdJ
*Light: amzn.to/39X7nGm
*MorningFame: morningfa.me/invite/harmony
*EpidemicSound: epidemicsound.com/referral/xpa1l6
*StreamYard: streamyard.com/pal/4738752675840000
// Supplies I use for my art //
*My favourite watercolor paints: amzn.to/3HQagFt
*My favourite watercolor paper: amzn.to/3ncCRvi
Disclaimer: I purchased all these tools with my own money and am recommending them honestly. However, I do use affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you buy something through my links from Amazon or the other mentioned sites, I may get a small share of the sale. The qualified links are marked with an *.
Do you dream of illustrating picture books? Do you want to know what goes into a picture book illustration portfolio, what illustration skills you need to learn for your first book, and do you want to understand the different approaches between self-publishing and working with a publishing house in traditional publishing? Better yet: do you want to hear this straight from artists working in the field?
In the 7th episode of the Harmony & Friends art business podcast, Niña Mata, Ariel Landy and Anna Denise Floor let you in on their personal success story of how they came to work as picture book illustrators and/or how they published their own picture books. Hear about how they illlustrated their first picture book, and much much more.
Join live on January 28 at 18:00 CET to ask the picture book illustrators your questions directly, or watch the replay in the background while you work on your illustration skills.
Subscribe for additional helpful and happy conversations featuring artists sharing their own experience and business tips for artists to help you build multiple, strong income streams from your art... so you can finally make a living with your art!
// ARTISTS //
Ariel Landy
Picture Book Illustrator
Instagram: instagram.com/ariellandyart
Website: ariellandyart.com
Niña Mata
Author & Illustrator
Instagram: instagram.com/ninamataart
Twitter: twitter.com/msbeautifique
Anna Denise Floor
Illustrator
Instagram: instagram.com/annadenisefloor
Website: https://annadenise.nl
Harmony Hardin
Host & Watercolor Artist
Instagram: instagram.com/harmony.hardin
YouTube channel: youtube.com/@HarmonyHardin/featured
// Gear & services I use for my YouTube videos //
*Camera: amzn.to/3yfE0sq
*Lens: amzn.to/3HTfZdJ
*Light: amzn.to/39X7nGm
*MorningFame: morningfa.me/invite/harmony
*EpidemicSound: epidemicsound.com/referral/xpa1l6
*StreamYard: streamyard.com/pal/4738752675840000
// Supplies I use for my art //
*My favourite watercolor paints: amzn.to/3HQagFt
*My favourite watercolor paper: amzn.to/3ncCRvi
Disclaimer: I purchased all these tools with my own money and am recommending them honestly. However, I do use affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you buy something through my links from Amazon or the other mentioned sites, I may get a small share of the sale. The qualified links are marked with an *.
