Friends with Pens Podcast

"It's all about prospective"

Elissa and Jo are back and this time they’re chatting about prospective work. They discuss how their initial story and character ideas are turned into actual books and ho

"A juvenile sense of humour"

Elissa and Jo talk about the challenges and joys of drawing in front of people, Muriel’s (or is it murals?), the delayed pay offs with illustration work, how Elissa’s pub

"From horror to children's books"

Friends With Pens is back with Series 2! Elissa and Jo chat about what they’ve been watching, reading and creating. And they share details of the new developments in thei

"It's all character-building"

Elissa and Jo discuss their favourite reference books that they turn to when in need of some inspiration, and the unique prizes their drawings got them as kids! It’s the

"How did you become and illustrator?"

On World Book Day, Elissa and Jo compared notes on how they marked the day, discussed their illustration 'origin stories' and answered some intriguing questions put to th

“Gremlins? No, cats!”

Elissa and Jo chat about their character design processes, favourite cat books as recommended by listeners and…well, cats (you’ll find out why). Hosted on Acast. See acas

"Have you got anything in your brain right now?"

Elissa and Jo discuss how they stay motivated midway through a long project, what they listen to while they work, company perks when you’re your own boss, a recent film w

“Reader beware you’re in for a scare”

Elissa and Jo are back, this time chatting about spooky things, from Goosebumps, favourite villains, the daunting parts of being an illustrator, the pull of drawing scary

“Did you have a favourite book when you were a kid?”

Elissa and Jo chat about some of their early influences, from favourite childhood books to animations and comics. Featuring a Very Serious round of quickfire questions an