Thoughts on Illustration is a bi-weekly podcast about Showing Up and Growing Up as a commercial artist. Join award-winning illustrator and top teacher, Mr. Tom ...
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Jess Miller is a designer, illustrator and educator based in LA. She joins me to share her story of losing everything in the Eton fire and how her community, near and far, are rallying to support her as she starts her life all over again.
IN THIS EPISODE
Using social media as a life-line
"Dead inside" — Why going back to work is so hard
Why GoFundMe is necessary after disaster strikes
Having to choose what to keep when you leave all else behind
Why GoFundMe is necessary after disaster strikes
The kindness of strangers
SHOW LINKS
LA Fires Funds + Resource Log (shared by Agent Pekka) — https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XoTlgtYuPQ1tD1FSJnJzzWa7XSi3YO9orlY9cIWX3uQ/edit?gid=910889114#gid=910889114
Jess Miller's GoFundMe — https://gofund.me/1508aee5
Venmo: @jessmillerdraws
PayPal: [email protected]
My 2024 Annual Review on Substack — https://open.substack.com/pub/mrtomfroese/p/2024-the-year-in-review
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CREDITS
Music and Cues by Mark Allan Falk - http://www.linktr.ee/semiathletic
FIND ME ELSEWHERE
Work and Classes - http://www.tomfroese.com
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/mrtomfroese
Daily Drawings - http://www.instagram.com/drawingisimportant
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Can you earn a living from illustration alone in 2025?
Take "Drawing Ideas: Create Conceptual Illustrations for Editorial and Beyond " on Skillshare! - https://skl.sh/40dk9rK (Use my link to get 30 days free).
In this episode I share my income sources in 2024, and how much of my overall earnings I took in for each one. I look into whether I'm the only illustrator who earns most of their living from outside of illustration. I'll share some helpful tips for anyone hoping to find new income sources in 2025.
IN THIS EPISODE
Is it possible to make a living just from illustration in 2025?
How much of other illustrators' income sources comes from outside illustration?
My other passive income sources, such as Teaching, Patreon, and more.
Tips for choosing and building new income streams as a creative professional
SHOW LINKS
LA Fires — Are you an illustrator affected by the LA Fires? Tell us your story. More info at http://tomfroese.com/firestories
Anoosha Sayed: Breakdown of an Illustrator's Salary
Jill Labieniec: Income Sources in 2024 -
Ohn Mar Win: How I Made Money in the Last Year (2022)
HOW TO SUPPORT
Share this episode with your friends on Social Media! Like, Comment, Follow, Subscribe! Become a $3 Fan or $8 Drawing Buddy on Patreon. Visit
http://patreon.com/tomfroese
to learn more.
CREDITS
Music and Cues by Mark Allan Falk - http://www.linktr.ee/semiathletic
FIND ME ELSEWHERE
Work and Classes - http://www.tomfroese.com
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/mrtomfroese
Daily Drawings - http://www.instagram.com/drawingisimportant
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Reflections on 2024. Predictions for 2025.
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In this episode I reflect on the last trip around the sun and make some bold predictions for 2025. Be warned, I went commando in this episode — no script, no idea of how the show would go — but I think I pulled off a meaningful, if not personable, episode. (I'm speaking figuratively — I was wearing underpants, and pants, the whole time). Enjoy!
IN THIS EPISODE
Was 2024 better than my worst year ever (2023)?
Why I'm feeling optimistic about 2025
Thoughts on aging, time acceleration, and how I perceive "the present moment".
Highlights and Struggles of the year
Predictions for the state of illustration by year-end
SHOW LINKS
Take my new class! Drawing Ideas: Create Conceptual Illustrations for Editorial and Beyond - https://skl.sh/40dk9rK
Substack (where I will publish my written annual review) - http://mrtomfroese.substack.com
HOW TO SUPPORT
Share this episode with your friends on Social Media!
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Become a $3 Fan or $8 Drawing Buddy on Patreon. Visit http://patreon.com/tomfroese to learn more.
CREDITS
Music and Cues by Mark Allan Falk - http://www.linktr.ee/semiathletic
FIND ME ELSEWHERE
Work and Classes - http://www.tomfroese.com
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/mrtomfroese
Daily Drawings - http://www.instagram.com/drawingisimportant
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Moving from Adobe to Procreate with Kyle T. Webster
Kyle Webster is arguably the most influential person in digital illustration brushes, period. He started making Photoshop brushes a long time ago, leading to Adobe's acquisition of his brushes and his talent in 2017. In 2024, Kyle left Adobe and joined Procreate in very close succession. I wanted to catch up with Kyle and let him explain what happened, in his own words.
IN THIS EPISODE
Why did Kyle leave Adobe?
What does Kyle think of Procreate compared to Adobe's Fresco and Photoshop?
Making brushes in Procreate vs. Photoshop (Key differences)
Kyle may or may not know what's coming with Procreate v6
Happy birthday to Thoughts on Illustration!
SHOW LINKS
Kyle's Newsletter, The Accidental Expert - https://accidental-expert.com/
Kyle's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kyle.t.webster/?hl=en
Max Packs Procreate brushes - https://maxpacks.com/
Jing Sketch Procreate brushes - https://jingsketch.com/
HOW TO SUPPORT
Share this episode with your friends on Social Media!
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Become a $3 Fan or $8 Drawing Buddy on Patreon. Visit http://patreon.com/tomfroese to learn more.
CREDITS
Music and Cues by Mark Allan Falk - http://www.linktr.ee/semiathletic
FIND ME ELSEWHERE
Work and Classes - http://www.tomfroese.com
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/mrtomfroese
Daily Drawings - http://www.instagram.com/drawingisimportant
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1:26:22
How Do You Know When an Illustration is Done?
"An artwork is never finished, only abandoned." This is apparently a quote from Leonardo Da Vinci. If one of the greatest artists of all time had trouble knowing when his work was finished, then it's no wonder the rest of us do as well.
In this episode, I share some ideas on what it means to complete a work, how to know when you should call it done, and if that's not possible, how to responsibly abandon it.
At the end I share some important news about the future of the podcast.
IN THIS EPISODE
A new definition of "perfection"
Missing the mark: Is your work "sinful"?
How to know when a work is done
Overcoming perfectionism in client work and personal projects
News about the future of this podcast
SHOW LINKS
Take Drawing Towards Illustration on Skillshare. Learn how to connect how you draw with how you illustrate.
https://www.tomfroese.com/teaching/drawing-towards-illustration
HOW TO SUPPORT
Share this episode with your friends on Social Media!
Like, Comment, Follow, Subscribe!
Become a Drawing Buddy on Patreon. Visit http://patreon.com/tomfroese to learn more.
CREDITS
Music and Cues by Mark Allan Falk - http://www.linktr.ee/semiathletic
FIND ME ELSEWHERE
Work and Classes - http://www.tomfroese.com
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/mrtomfroese
Daily Drawings - http://www.instagram.com/drawingisimportant
Thoughts on Illustration is a bi-weekly podcast about Showing Up and Growing Up as a commercial artist. Join award-winning illustrator and top teacher, Mr. Tom Froese, as he shares valuable tips, insights, and reflections from his own experience as an illustrator. Tom wants to encourage his fellow creatives and help them get further on by sharing in a transparent, accessible way. If you are passionate about unlocking professional and personal creative fulfillment, you are invited to follow along as Tom does the same!
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