The Illustration Department Podcast

Mar 03 2025 299 ep. 53 mins 1.2k

The Illustration Department Podcast artwork

Giuseppe Castellano talks to folks in illustration, graphic design, publishing, animation, and other creative fields about the ups and downs of their careers.

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

Sarah Gonzales

Mar 03 2025 40 mins

Sarah talks about why using traditional media and digital media is not an either/or; what piece of good advice she has taped to her wall; and more.

Emily Flake

Feb 24 2025 35 mins

Emily talks about what “rejection” is and isn’t for illustrators; what it means to burden our work with the weight the world; and more.

Bob Staake

Feb 17 2025 54 mins

Bob talks about his approach to illustration; what having a 50-year career comes down to; and more.

Michael Dante DiMartino

Feb 10 2025 58 mins

Michael talks about his novel, Both Here and Gone; how he weaves emotions like grief and anger into stories for a young audience; and more.

Skylar Smith

Feb 03 2025 45 mins

Sklyar talks about valuing illustration history; whether one can appraise or forge Generative AI imagery; and more.

Leslie Mechanic

Jan 27 2025 48 mins

Leslie talks about illustrators’ portfolios; what illustrators should know about the art director/illustrator relationship; and more.

Asia Orlando

Jan 20 2025 45 mins

Asia talks about how one can leverage their past experiences, good and bad, to help define their present; why persistence really is the key to an illustration practice; and more.

Brett Bean

Jan 13 2025 48 mins

Brett talks about why adjectives and verbs come before nouns with character design; what it means to keep your goals and dreams in your own hands; and more.

Dan Chudzinski

Jan 06 2025 51 mins

Dan talks about what being a curator literally and occupationally means; why artists should make art, not excuses; what the masters’ fingerprints and clothing can teach us; and more.

Chris Haughton

Dec 30 2024 76 mins

Chris talks about the unfortunate difference between information and fact; what oral culture’s four R’s are, and why they matter for children‘s book creators; what advice Aristotle has for illustrators, and more.