{"id":43410,"date":"2024-11-20T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuvittajat.fi\/?post_type=event&#038;p=43410"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:04:30","slug":"qa-with-andy-j-pizza","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/kuvittajat.fi\/en\/events\/qa-with-andy-j-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterclass with Andy J. Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"acf-block-6a1b5f2252d6d\" class=\"block block-content-wrapper container-fluid \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3\">\n                <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author-illustrator Andy J. Pizza<\/strong> will lead The Finnish Illustration Association\u2019s masterclass this November. Two-day online masterclass consists of a <a href=\"https:\/\/link.webropolsurveys.com\/Participation\/Public\/baafda54-cfd2-4a30-837f-68b7eaac1650?displayId=Fin3158839\">public lecture<\/a> and a workshop for members during Thursday, Nov 21st and Friday, Nov 22nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy J. Pizza is a New York Times Bestselling author-illustrator. He has done many books for children and adults such as <em>\u201cInvisible Things\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cA Pizza with Everything On it\u201d<\/em>. He is also the creator of the popular podcast <em>Creative Pep Talk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how Pizza answers questions about illustration from his home in Columbus, Ohio:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><sub>How did you become an illustrator?<\/sub><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I got passionate about indie band merch and screen printed posters when I was in high school. So I went to school for design and illustration in the North of England at the University of Huddersfield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I got out of school I took whatever opportunities I could find in London to try and connect with others. Live drawing events and stuff like that. I also just emailed hundreds of blogs and tried to get my work out there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually I started to get real freelance jobs come through. Since then I\u2019ve done a podcast called Creative Pep Talk for the past ten years and started publishing kids books. Both have helped diversify my practice and bring in new opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><sub>What inspires you at this moment?<\/sub><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The craft of storytelling is endlessly fascinating to me. I love creatives that geek out about that element of the process. I love dissecting something that really works and figuring out why it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><sub>What other (illustration-related) projects are you working on?<\/sub><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m always doing client work and working on books. Right now I\u2019m really enjoying illustrating the episode art for the award winning Radiotopia podcast \u201c<em>Weight for It<\/em>\u201d by <strong>Ronald Young Jr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><sub>What do you think, what kind of skills an illustrator needs these days?<\/sub><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I think something that will really give you a competitive edge is substance and storytelling. Storytelling isn\u2019t magic. It\u2019s a craft that anyone can learn. Styles come and go. But when an illustrator really has depth, it\u2019s timeless. For example, in the picture book world, <strong>Eric Carle<\/strong>\u2019s and <strong>Maurice Sendak<\/strong>\u2019s work never goes out of style, and I think that\u2019s because it\u2019s grounded in humanity and substance over style and trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><sub>What advice would you give to someone who wants to be an illustrator?<\/sub><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The best piece of advice I can give is to quit thinking about illustration as drawing and think of it more like \u201cwriting with pictures\u201d. Balance your visual art chops with learning to tell stories and how to create effective symbolism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><sub>And why pizza?<\/sub><\/strong> <sub><strong>What does it mean to you?<\/strong><\/sub><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you had pizza? Come on! It\u2019s only the food of the gods!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andyjpizza.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u200bandyjpizza.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/creativepeptalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u200bcreativepeptalk.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/andyjpizza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u200binstagram.com\/andyjpizza<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Article: Johanna Saine<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cStorytelling gives you a competitive edge\u201d, says Andy J. Pizza. 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