The Professional Artist

The Professional Artist with Echo Chernik

A Podcast by Artists for Artists

Every Saturday at 4:10pm Eastern Time (1:10pm Pacific), The Professional Artist is broadcast by the United Public Radio Network from 107.7FM New Orleans and simulcast here, YouTube, Facebook,and Twitch.

Echo Chernik has thirty years of experience as a professional illustrator for hundreds of companies and products of all kinds. Each week, Echo and very special guests share their experience and wisdom with the rest of the industry. Please feel free to email echo@echo-x.com with questions and suggestions! Thank you for visiting!

Episode 026: The Power of Sketching

Christina Wald and Echo discuss art careers, improving one’s art, and the power of sketching. Christina travels the world, designs toys, illustrates, sketches and invites others to join her. Her client list is a who’s who of the publishing industry.

Episode 025: April Solomon shares her experience at Illuxcon!

Episode 25: November 2, 2024 April Solomon joins me to discuss IlluxCon and her journey to become a professional illustrator. April was one of the winners of Illustrators of the Future, Volume 39. She is a traditional fantasy illustrator and specializes in Dragons. Echo recently hired her to collaborate on a fantasy game project they can’t talk about yet, but April’s career is just starting to take off. About April Soloman April was one of the winners of Illustrators of the Future, Volume 39. She is a traditional fantasy illustrator and specializes in Dragons. Echo recently hired her to...

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