EFII Podcast Episode 23 - Leif Peng Part One
Together we discuss his experiences in a career in Illustration, his marketing techniques, and many other concepts of interest to all creative professionals.
EFII Podcast Episode 22 - Bob Staake
Together we discuss his years of experience creating artwork for everything from the New Yorker to Mad Magazine. We also talk about the challenges involved in making a dramatic shift in style and the concept of submitting your work to Illustration annual
EFII Podcast Episode 21 - Josh Cochran
Episode 21 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Josh Cochran, an Illustrator best known for his artwork in the editorial and advertising fields.
EFII Podcast Episode 20 - Drew Struzan
Episode 20 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Drew Struzan, world-famous Illustrator of movie posters for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, and many others.
Ingela P Arrhenius
In addition to her advertising and magazine commissions, she has illustrated children's book, designed several stamp editions and patterns for products such as children's clothing, fabrics and stationery.
EFII Podcast Episode 19 - Jon Klassen
Episode 19 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Jon Klassen. Together we discuss his Illustration and animation work, his experience with working on the film Coraline.
EFII Podcast Episode 18 - Gary Taxali
Episode 18 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Gary Taxali, a prolific and well-known Illustrator whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Newsweek, and countless other major publications.
EFII Podcast Episode 17 - Brian Despain
Episode 17 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Brian Despain, Illustrator and oil painter known for his current series featuring robots.
EFII Podcast Episode 16 - Andrew Hem
Episode 16 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Andrew Hem, an Illustrator, gallery painter, and graffiti artist who inspires with an ever-evolving style.
EFII Podcast Episode 15 - Mcbess
Episode 15 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Mattieu Bessudo aka Mcbess, a very talented Illustrator and animator.
Mercedes Lagunas
Mercedes is an emerging Spanish artist who lives near Madrid with her husband and their two and a half year old son.
Janice Nadeau
She likes to explore different applications of her medium, whether it’s illustrating books or designing textile.
EFII Podcast Episode 13 - Big Illustration Party Time
Episode 13 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Kevin Cross and Joshua Kemble of the Big Illustration Party Time Podcast.
Carolyn Gavin
A September flower child, born and raised in the turbulent apartheid era of the 60's, in Johannesburg South Africa.
EFII Podcast Episode 12 - Krishna Sadasivam
Episode 12 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Krishna Sadasivam, creator of the webcomics PC Weenies and Uncubed.
EFII Podcast Episode 11 - Stefan Bucher
Stefan is an Illustrator, Designer, Art Director, and the creator of the popular blog, The Daily Monster, which became an interactive online sensation virtually overnight.
Drew Beckmeyer
In 2007, he graduated from Art Center College of Design. Since then, he has shown in many cities and several countries, made and lost numerous friends, been on the cover of New American Paintings, and had an intense allergic reaction in Spain.
EFII Episode 10
Episode 10 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Holly DeWolf, Illustrator and author of the book Breaking Into Freelance Illustration.
EFII Podcast - Episode 9
Episode 9 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Jonathan Woodward, Illustrator and founder of Zero 2 Illo, which is a blog for aspiring Illustrators.
EFII Episode 8 - Ninja Mountain
Together we discuss the origins of Ninja Mountain, the evolution of the podcast side of the mountain, and the controversial question: "Are forums dead?"
EFII Episode 7 - Chris Oatley's Artcast
Episode 7 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Chris Oatley, inspiring artist, friend, and host of Chris Oatley's Artcast.
EFII Episode 6 - Illustration Friday
Episode 6 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Penny Dullaghan, Illustrator and creator of Illustration Friday
Vincent Mathy
His work is a mix of traditional and digital techniques. He develops an simple and sensible style where every stroke has its own importance.
EFII Episode 5 - Social Networking
In Episode 5 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast, I am joined by Jeff Fisher, Engineer of Creative Identity for Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, to tackle the topic of social networking for Illustrators and other creative professionals.
Lou Beach
He's a self-taught collage artist who was an early adaptor of the computer, first using one in the 1980's. He has since gone back to his roots and bought lots of #11 X-acto blades.
EFII Episode 4 - Von Glitschka
In Episode 4 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast, I speak with Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer, Educator, and creator of the Illustration Tutorial site, IllustrationClass.com.
EFII Episode 3 - Collaboration
For this week's episode, I am joined by friend and collaborator Jason Ritz, sound designer of Whiskey Sound and Symbolic Pictures.
EFII Episode 2 - The Process Diary
In the sequel to Episode 1 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast, I speak with Paul Caggegi, creator and host of The Process Diary.
EFII Episode 1 - Illustration Mundo
The maiden voyage of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast features an in-depth conversation with Nate Williams of Illustration Mundo, one of the best Illustration websites on the internet.
Tad Carpenter
Born to artist parents Tad knew nothing else but to draw and paint ....
Christian Montenegro
After a first try to make a living by means of illustration, he started the Graphic Design career at Buenos Aires University.
Yuko Shimizu
Ever since she was a child, drawing has always been Yuko's hobby...
Silvia Dekker
Silvia Dekker grew up in a small village in the middle of the Dutch flower district.
Grant Coghill
After traveling and living throughout central Europe, he returned to work and live in Austria.
Seb Lester
Seb Lester is a typeface designer and typographic illustrator based in London, where he lives with his patient girlfriend and cat.
Amy Schimler
She has designed and illustrated for a wide variety of markets including greeting cards and stationery, publishing, and textile design.
Kevin Dart
Kevin Dart is a freelance illustrator from Southern California. Born to an Air Force family, he got to travel all around the world as a youngster to places like Greece, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
Robin Zingone
The career of Robin Zingone has been a winding one.
JEAN JULLIEN
Jean Jullien is a designer living and working in London. He graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008 and is now studying at the Royal College of Art alongside his professional activities.
Michael Wandelmaier
Michael Wandelmaier grew up in Ottawa Canada in a family of science geeks with artistic temperaments. His years at Queen's University in Kingston were spent diligently neglecting his courses in Civil Engineering and Geology in favor of partying and drawi
Joey Chou
After Joey graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, he worked in animation, video game, and children's books industries working for major corporation including American Greeting, Disney, Laika, Nickelodeon, etc
Kirsten Lepore
Kirsten is a freelance animator/illustrator who earned her BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art in 2007. Her animations have been featured on TV, the web, at international festivals, and recently in Stash magazine.
Helen Dardik
Helen Dardik is an illustrator, pattern designer, painter and toy maker. She is based in Canada and represented by Lilla Rogers Studio.
Cramm Olivier aka KOA
Cramm Olivier's world is a universe of happy and colorful oppressive chaos where monsters are masters and humans are slaves.
Jon Klassen
Jon Klassen is a Canadian-born illustrator who lives in Los Angeles. He works in animation and print media.
Christina Ung
Christina was born on 1985 in Bangkok, Thailand. When she was 3, she flew to Canada where she was introduced to Barbie and Lego... and have never left the country since. Such toys were the source of her creativity as a child.
Riikka Sormunen
Riikka was born in 1987 in Helsinki, Finland. She spent her childhood drawing Disney princesses, but later on became more interested in rendering celebrity portraits (mostly Elijah Wood) in pencil.
Kate Slater
Kate Slater studied illustration at Kingston University from 2005 - 2008, where she swamped the studio with paper, baked a LOT of cakes, and constructed a 12-foot beanstalk from gardening magazines and duck tape.
Chamo
Chamo studied first textiles, then illustration at the Duperre School of Applied Arts in Paris.
