About

ANDREA YOMTOB

I’m a published picture book Illustrator based in Los Angeles, California. I love world-building and creating whimsical, fun characters! I mainly work with watercolor, Prisma, and tissue paper collage, and sprinkle in some digital “magic” from my years as an animator.

I was a Finalist in the #PBParty Illustration Showcase in 2023 and 2024. In 2021 I won the SCBWI LA #KTIllustrates Award. I’m an active member of SCBWI,12×12 Challenge, Storyteller Academy, and two critique groups.

I’m an Art Center College of Design graduate, cum laude in Illustration, and have a 20-year career as a 2d/3d animator, primarily at Nickelodeon Studios where I contributed to many Emmy-nominated shows.

I pride myself on meeting deadlines, clear communication, and mining the “creative gold” from collaboration and revision.

I’m looking for illustration work via publishers or an agent on picture books.

You can find me most active on Instagram @yomtobillustration and Twitter @andreayomtob.

Click for a Little Peek into My Art Process

My professional home studio

in Los Angeles, CA.

I’m constantly inspired by nature, small acts of kindness, my children, happy accidents, how things work, lesser-known facts, and where things come from. Picture Book Illustrators who inspire me: Hoda Hadadi, Beatrice Alemagna, Chihiro Iwasaki, Rebecca Green, and more.

When I’m not making art, I love playing with my kiddos (ages 4 & 7), hanging with my talented husband, watching British Archeology shows, studying the craft of PB writing, working in the garden, and sipping coffee.

Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone (reading with my 7-year-old) and Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul.

NOTABLES

2024 Finalist! in the #PBParty Annual Illustration Showcase hosted by Mindy Alyse Weiss.
2023 Finalist! in the #PBParty Annual Illustration Showcase hosted by Mindy Alyse Weiss.
2021 Winner! of the #KTIllustrates Annual illustration contest by SCBWI LA Chapter [See my Interview on Blog Post]

EDUCATION