10 Lessons I Learned After Recording 85 Podcast Episodes

October 15, 2019 Giuseppe Castellano

In January 2018, my wife suggested that I create a podcast. It sounded like a good idea, but I didn’t know a single thing about podcasts (other than listening to them).

Here are the top 10 lessons I learned after producing, recording, editing, and publishing 85 podcast episodes for The Illustration Department Podcast.

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Animation and Children’s Books

December 12, 2017 Giuseppe Castellano

Animators* can make great children’s book illustrators.

Historically speaking, the proof is in Gustaf Tenggren, J.P. Miller, Aurelius Battaglia, Mary Blair, Bill Peet, Retta Scott, Cliff Roberts, Jon Klassen, and countless others.

In 2016, I asked Cale Atkinson, Brett Bean, Liz Climo, Chris Houghton, Claire Keane, Tina Kugler, Sarah Marino, Ovi Nedelcu, Pete Oswald, and Kenard Pak to speak to their experiences in “crossing over” to children’s books. Here’s what they had to say:

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