Children's Book Illustrator IRL: No Filter.

Who doesn't love beautiful children's picture books? They're cheerful, inviting, and every illustration opens the door to an entire imaginary world.

Ha! This channel is where you'll see what it actually takes to make them. No filters, IRL. Surrounded by toys on the floor, waiting outside my kids' sports practice, squeezed among other parents, sometimes even in the swimming pool changing room (my phone is locked away in the locker, so no scrolling!)

Rain soaks my watercolors, soup gets spilled on finished artwork, social media swallows hours of my life, deadlines refuse to move, but somehow the books still get made.

Children's books are magical, making them is oh so messy.  

For the past 20 years I've been creating hand-painted watercolor illustrations and line drawings for children's books. No AI. Just watercolors, line drawings, and real life.
I've published my own books both traditionally and independently, so I know the process from all sides.

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Tanja Russita