Wen Dee Tan's guest appearances

Wen Dee Tan

The Not-Starving Artist

Carrie Brummer

Helen Moss

Audrey Ko

Joanne Macgregor

Jacquie Gouveia

Pamela Caughey

Monika Forsberg

Mike Taylor

Scott Harris

Henriette Van Staden

Miriam Lancewood

Robin Liefeld

Stéphanie Kilgast

Katia Kyte

Rod Moore

OwlTail

Wen Dee Tan is a children’s book illustrator and writer. Her debut book, Lilli, has been long listed for the Kate Greenway Award and short listed for the Klaus Flugge Prize in 2016. She loves writing and illustrating books that appeal to both adults and children. When Wen Dee Tan is not working on her own books, she’s illustrating educational books. She’s currently represented by Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group.Set up your safety net - but in the end you just have to try.Wen Dee chats aboutStarting a second career by going back to schoolHer struggle to find the appropriate courseHow a Bologna book fair opened a new world to herThe diversity of picture book readershipHer visual narrativeHer favourite mediumTailoring the illustrative treatment to the narrativeThe illustration process for her commission workThe illustration process for her personal workHow she got her her first work publishedHow she gets commissioned workHer favourite techniqueWhere she finds inspirationFind Wen Dee atWebsite: cargocollective.com/wendeetanBlog: wendeetan.blogspot.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/wendeetanillustrationHere are some other podcasts you might enjoy.Scott Harris - illustrator and concept artistBarbara Baumann - voted one of the 200 best illustrator in AustriaMonika Forsberg - Whimiscal, fantasy style illustrationsTiffany Papageorge - Picture book author

Wen Dee Tan is a children’s book illustrator and writer. Her debut book, Lilli, has been long listed for the Kate Greenway Award and short listed for the Klaus Flugge Prize in 2016. She loves writing and illustrating books that appeal to both adults and children. When Wen Dee Tan is not working on her own books, she’s illustrating educational books. She’s currently represented by Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group.Set up your safety net - but in the end you just have to try.<h2> Wen Dee chats about</h2><ul><li>Starting a second career by going back to school</li><li>Her struggle to find the appropriate course</li><li>How a Bologna book fair opened a new world to her</li><li>The diversity of picture book readership</li><li>Her visual narrative</li><li>Her favourite medium</li><li>Tailoring the illustrative treatment to the narrative</li><li>The illustration process for her commission work</li><li>The illustration process for her personal work</li><li>How she got her her first work published</li><li>How she gets commissioned work</li><li>Her favourite technique</li><li>Where she finds inspiration</li></ul><h2>Find Wen Dee at</h2><ul><li>Website: <a href="https://cargocollective.com/wendeetan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cargocollective.com/wendeetan</a></li><li>Blog: <a href="http://wendeetan.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wendeetan.blogspot.com</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wendeetanillustration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/wendeetanillustration</a></li></ul><h2>Here are some other podcasts you might enjoy.</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.angienoll.com/blog/2019/4/27/scott-harris-illustrator-amp-painter-of-character-art-school" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Harris - illustrator and concept artist</a></li><li><a href="http://www.angienoll.com/blog/2019/2/16/barabarabaumann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbara Baumann - voted one of the 200 best illustrator in Austria</a></li><li><a href="http://www.angienoll.com/blog/2018/11/8/monika-forsberg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monika Forsberg - Whimiscal, fantasy style illustrations</a></li><li><a href="http://www.angienoll.com/blog/2018/7/28/episode-19-tiffany-papageorge-actor-author" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiffany Papageorge - Picture book author</a></li></ul>

What makes a good children's book illustration? Find out with Wen Dee Tan.