Thoughts on Illustration

Learn how to illustrate ideas in Sweet Spots: Expressing Big Ideas in Small Illustrations — https://skl.sh/3e8Wl33 — Use my links to get 30 days free on Skillshare. So you know how to illustrate — now, how do you start your career as an illustrator? In this episode, I'll share 10 key strategies that helped kickstart my illustration career. These personal yet practical tips offer valuable insights for aspiring illustrators looking to advance in the industry. Whether you're seeking a reminder of fundamental practices or hoping for fresh perspectives, this episode provides a blend of familiar and surprising advice to motivate and inspire. This episode originally launched in July 2023 as a Patron's Only "Summer Shorts" episode. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! http://tomfroese.com/teaching04 – Subscribe to my Substack Newsletter https://mrtomfroese.substack.com IN THIS EPISODE EPISODE LINKS Learning How to Speak Machine with John Maeda — https://designersketches.substack.com/p/learning-how-to-speak-machine-with PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Learn how to win more creative battles. Take The Six Stages of Illustration on Skillshare today. Use this link to get 30 days free access to every class on Skillshare — https://skl.sh/4cCTxEH In today's episode, we'll dive into the delicate balance of navigating conflicts and compromises with our illustration clients and art directors. As artists, we often have strong opinions about our work, making compromise a challenging but necessary part of our creative process. Illustration, or commercial art, is unique in that it's not just self-expression; it's about expressing others' ideas through our unique abilities, style and point of view. Somehow, we need to maintain our artistic integrity while meeting the needs of our clients. Finding the right balance tricky. We can't make it all about us, but we also can't just give up our creative authority to appease our clients. By listening to this episode, you'll learn how to find more wins in your work by valuing both your client's needs and your own creative vision. Throughout the episode, I'll share insights from listeners and fellow illustrators, offering diverse, valuable perspectives on navigating creative conflicts in illustration. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! http://tomfroese.com/teaching04 – Subscribe to my Substack Newsletter https://mrtomfroese.substack.com EPISODE LINKS https://www.threads.net/@mrtomfroese/post/C5T2uL6PEj2https://skl.sh/4cCTxEH PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Discover Your Illustration Voice in The Style Class - https://skl.sh/3S6PCF1 — Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare Is the AI Illustration Apocalypse Here, and is it going to take all our jobs away? In this episode, I'm going to share my thoughts on how AI is affecting the illustration industry today and how it might affect us in the future. I go a bit dark in this one but stick with me, in end I share 3 reasons I’m holding on to hope as an illustrator. In the very end, I offer one main thing that you can ALWAYS rely on to be your true value, both to yourself and to whoever you work with. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! http://tomfroese.com/teaching04 – Subscribe to my Substack Newsletter https://mrtomfroese.substack.com SKILLSHARE CLASSES MENTIONED Now's a great time to finally check out Skillshare while supporting this podcast in a major way!. Get 30 days free membership with these links. https://skl.sh/4a40tJbhttps://skl.sh/3TLdkeh SHOW LINKS https://www.threads.net/@taxali/post/C4v6oMMvq5Ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludditehttps://qz.com/968692/luddites-have-been-getting-a-bad-rap-for-200-years-but-turns-out-they-were-right PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Take Composition for Illustrators on Skillshare — https://skl.sh/3TLdkeh Use this link to get 30 days free membership. Andy J. Pizza is a New York Times best-selling illustrator and author, and host of the Creative Pep Talk podcast. Today he joins me for a deep-dishy dive into all things illustration and creativity, especially where he and I share a lot of common ground. Along the way, we talk about such topics as the myth of the Inspired Artist, his message of adopting a more positive self-psychology, the balance of inspiration and craft in creative work, and even why he thinks full-blown therapy should be a part of art school education. No topping (or topic) is held back — even the mushrooms and pineapples were allowed in this one. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! http://tomfroese.com/teaching04 – Join my mailing list http://tomfroese.com/contact SHOW LINKS http://www.andyjpizza.comhttps://andyjpizza.substack.comhttps://smarturl.it/SundaewithEverythingOnIthttps://www.etsy.com/listing/1585811511/hardback-book-invisible-things-by-andy-j?click_key=8c0ff10a548dff168209fd1e191703fc834162b4%3A1585811511&click_sum=924e6b0c&ref=shop_home_active_19&sca=1http://creativepeptalk.com PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Get Feedback on Your Illustrations in a 1-on-1 Session with Mr. Tom Froese — tomfroese.com/coaching This is Part 2/2 of my conversation with Kyle T. Webster, which we started in the previous episode (Episode 27). Today we pick up where we left off, with Kyle’s advice for those asking if they should have one style or many, how his background in traditional art skills informs his digital brushes, and he even has a word for artists who might be afraid of how AI will affect the value of their work. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! http://tomfroese.com/teaching04 – Join my mailing list http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE SHOW LINKS http://www.accidental-expert.comhttps://linesofzen.com/https://kyletwebster.gumroad.com PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Take my class COMPOSITION FOR ILLUSTRATORS! Use this link and get 1 month free on Skillshare! — https://skl.sh/3TLdkeh I'm excited to share with you part 1 of a 2-part conversation I had with illustrator and pioneering digital brush-maker, Kyle T. Webster. Kyle is the guy behind the many, many digital illustration brushes (2,400 and counting) that come bundled with Adobe Photoshop and Fresco. In this episode we talk about his beginnings as an aspiring illustrator many years ago, and how he slowly but steadily built up a small empire around his digital brushes — which have no doubt shaped the world of digital illustration as we know it today. We have a wide ranging conversation that touches on things like: HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! http://tomfroese.com/teaching04 – Join my mailing list http://tomfroese.com/contact N THIS EPISODE To Be Continued …. in Part 2 SHOW LINKS PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Support the Thoughts on Illustration Podcast at http://patreon.com/tomfroese In this first official interview episode on Thoughts on Illustration, Adam Ming shares his thoughts on becoming a successful kids book illustrator in his late thirties and early 40s. Adam is quickly becoming an accomplished picture book illustrator, and along the way, he's sharing his insights and inspiration on his Substack, apty called The Ten Minute illustrator. He's also a co-founder of ILLOGUILD, a community of picture book illustrators who meet regularly to share ideas, give and get critical feedback, and help one another find the next big opportunity. At the top I share my own thoughts as I dive into this new role as public conversationalist via this podcast. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! http://tomfroese.com/teaching04 – Join my mailing list http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE SHOW LINKS https://adamming.com/bookshttps://www.tenminuteartist.com/p/day-14-intervalshttp://adamming.com/books PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Support the Thoughts on Illustration Podcast at http://patreon.com/tomfroese Have you hit a dead end with your work? Are you bored of your style? Or maybe, like me, you feel even worse about the art you've been making lately? This past year has brought a few blows to my professional and personal creativity, and at the end of 2023, I was feeling pretty crappy about my own work. I've come to this point many times in my career, and usually I just shrug it off and keep going. But this time was different. In this episode I talk about how I was able to climb out of a hole of artistic despair and rekindle my love affair with my work. By listening to this episode, I hope you will learn how to rediscover the joy in your own practice. If it hasn't happened to you yet — listen to this one and put it in your back pocket. 😉 Listen all the way to the end, where I share some additional thoughts on the connection between our process and reclaiming our joy amidst our concerns of Artificial Intelligence taking over our jobs. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Support the Thoughts on Illustration Podcast at http://patreon.com/tomfroese Paul Rand is one of my biggest influences and a huge inspiration for this podcast. In this Special Anniversary Episode, I'm going to share with you a little bit about the pioneering American graphic designer, ad man and (in my opinion) illustrator. By listening to this episode you will learn about a legendary figure in graphic design and illustration history. You will also learn valuable insights from Paul about working as a professional creative. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE Chapter 1: Who is Paul Rand? Chapter 2: 6 Things I Learned from Paul Rand PAUL RAND BOOKS CITED OR MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Paul Rand: A Designer's ArtThoughts on DesignDesign, Chaos and FormPaul Rand (Monograph by Steven Heller) SHOW LINKS See Rand's NO WAY OUT movie posterSteven Heller on Graphic Designer Paul RandSteve Jobs interview (on Paul Rand)PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Take The 6 Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art - Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare. https://skl.sh/3LxzI4I REPLAY: As I struggle to get my next class published before the end of the year, this episode (originally published as Episode 14) is particularly relevant. Whether you're listening for the first time or you're hearing it again, I truly believe it's worth hearing this message. Do you ever feel like everything takes YOU longer than everyone else? In this episode, talk about what it’s been like for me as a slow worker. What kinds of things have slowed me down, and how have I been able to thrive as a successful illustrator in spite of them. So if you’re a slowpoke trying to figure out why it just takes so long to get things done, this one is for you. I’m going talk about why I think there are two kinds of slow — good slow and bad slow — and why we should embrace the former and try to change the latter. And of course, I’ll give you some ways to do both. How can you embrace the things about your work that you maybe wish would go faster, and how you can change some of the things that truly get in your creative way. By the end of this episode, I hope that you’ll feel permitted to give yourself the time you need to do your best work — and to defend that time when it comes under question by yourself — or by others. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE Hook - Teachers in art school making us feel like we have to work fast or die in the design industry Chapter 1: Slow is Faster Than Stuck Chapter 2: Slow for the Right Reasons Chapter 3: Slow for the Wrong reasons Episode Summary LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE The Six Stages of Illustration (Skillshare class) - https://www.tomfroese.com/teaching/the-six-stages-of-illustration Slow is Faster Than Stuck (My original article on Medium) - https://medium.com/creators-hub/slow-is-faster-than-stuck-e879958364b9 PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS THANK YOU TO MY TEAM! Julia Herrick, Script Editor https://julesherrick.com Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Start a daily drawing habit in 30 days — Take Drawing Is Important on Skillshare today - Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3UWWY00 Today's episode is for anyone who feels discouraged by their lack of progress or engagement on social media. As creative people sharing what we love to the world, we hope so much that others love it as much as we do. But what if they don't? When we don't have the sense that others appreciate it, why even bother? HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact PODCAST CREDITS All music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. http://linktr.ee/semiathletic FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://www.tomfroese.com PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Take The 6 Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art - Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare. Where do ideas come from? How do illustrators, artists and designers get their best ideas? Is it in a stroke of inspiration like a bolt of lightning? Do they mediate for as long as it takes until the perfect idea to appear in their heads? In this episode, we explore how ideas find their into our heads and onto the page and beyond. In Chapter 1 we look into what it means to "get" an idea. Then in Chapter 2, I share my 6 stage process for how to come up with ideas whether or not lighting strikes. I close with some challenging homework that might just help you break through to find your next great idea. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:29 - How to Support 0:03:35 - Update on Anniversary Episode plans 0:07:17 - Chapter 1: What is an Idea? 0:32:49 - Ad: Introducing 1 on 1 coaching! 0:34:07 - Chapter 2: 6 Steps for Coming Up with Ideas 1:09:01 - Outro LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Niemann, Christoph. "Christoph Niemann Tells the Brutal Truth About the Creative Process." Wired.com. December 2016. https://www.wired.com/2016/12/sunday-sketching-christoph-niemann-tells-brutal-truth-creative-process. The Style Class: Work Out Your Illustration Style in a Daily Project (Skillshare Class) The Six Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Creative Process (Skillshare Class) PODCAST CREDITS All music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE tomfroese.comlinktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Take The 6 Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art - Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare. In this episode we continue our deep dive into the world of Copyright for Illustrators! In this series, we talk about what copyright is, how it relates to licensing and pricing our work, and ultimately, the right to use our work for self-promotion. I also share the results of that project I mentioned in the last episode: did it get selected or not? Will you ever get to see this work, that I'm so proud of? This is Part 2 of 2. Be sure to start with Episode 19 if you haven't already! By listening to this episode, you'll learn: Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE In Parts 1, 2 and 3, we covered How Copyright Works, How it Relates to Pricing, and then started our Breakdown or Copyright and Licensing. We continue our discussion in Episode 20, picking up on the subject of Buyout Licenses. Part 3 — Continued Part 4 — Copyright and Self-Promotion Update: Did I Get Chosen for That Big National Project? LINKS Types of Illustration Licensing (The Informed Illustrator) — https://www.theinformedillustrator.com/2015/03/types-of-illustration-licensing.html About Copyright (AOI) - https://theaoi.com/resources/copyright/what-is-copyright/ Graphic Artists' Guild Handbook - https://amzn.to/495qkk0 — Use this affiliate link to support the podcast Guide to Copyright and Licensing (Folio Illustration and Animation Agency) - https://folioart.co.uk/guide-to-copyright-and-licensing/ PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Take The 6 Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art - Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare. In this episode we dive into the exciting world of Copyright for Illustrators! I will explain why it's way more important for independent illustrators and artists than you might imagine. We'll talk about how understanding copyright can help you make a lot more money from your art, the difference between Copyright and Moral Rights, and we'll even talk about how Licensing works! By listening to this episode, you'll learn: This is Part 1 of 2. We'll pick up with the rest in Episode 20. Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE 00:01:16 - Opener 00:04:08 - Honest Recording Notes 00:05:24 - Story 00:13:04 - Part 1 — How Copyright Works 00:17:26 - Part 2 — How Copyright Relates to Pricing 00:25:07 - Part 3 — Breakdown of Copyright and Licensing IN EPISODE 20 We'll continue our discussion in Episode 20, picking up on the subject of Buyout Licenses. Part 3 — Continued Part 4 — Copyright and Self-Promotion LINKS Types of Illustration Licensing (The Informed Illustrator) — https://www.theinformedillustrator.com/2015/03/types-of-illustration-licensing.html About Copyright (AOI) - https://theaoi.com/resources/copyright/what-is-copyright/ Graphic Artists' Guild Handbook - https://amzn.to/495qkk0 — Use this affiliate link to support the podcast Guide to Copyright and Licensing (Folio Illustration and Animation Agency) - https://folioart.co.uk/guide-to-copyright-and-licensing/ PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Take The 6 Stages of Illustration: Leading Clients Through Your Art - Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare. In this episode, we'll go through 8 ways to alleviate stress as a working illustrator. Making art for a living, often under tight deadlines and high expectations, can be very stressful. But if we're stressed out all the time, we'll end up burning out. So how do we avoid stress in our work, even as we perform on a deadline? How can we manage multiple projects and give each one of them our best? And how can we do all this without burning out? Join me as I share the surprisingly simple ways that I've been able to take the edge off stress in my own work. Along the way, I hope to encourage you to keep going and not to let the little (and sometimes big) setbacks hold you back. 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE 0:00 - Intro 0:00:39 - Opener 0:02:53 - How to Support patreon.com/tomfroeseuse these links to get 30 days free on Skillshare0:03:51 - Story: Bad Photography 0:11:25 - Tip 1 Accept Stress as a Given 0:12:55 - Tip 2 Give Yourself Permission to Fail 0:20:23 - Tip 3 Set Realistic Timelines with Enough Time to Get Lost 0:24:41 - Tip 4 Don't Try to Read the Client's Mind 0:31:21 - Tip 5 Lay the Groundwork Early 0:35:05 - Tip 6 Ask for More Time When You Need it 0:38:51 - Tip 7 Say No to Projects When You Don't Have the Time SEE EPISODE 14: GOOD NEWS FOR SLOW WORKERS0:45:39 - Tip 8 Just Get the Work Done! 0:55:42 - Conclusion LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Writing Briefs Stage 1: OnboardingThe Six Stages of IllustrationHow to write an illustration brief that saves time and gets great resultsHow to Brief an Illustrator How to write a creative brief in 4 easy stepsPODCAST CREDITS All music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE tomfroese.com linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

In this episode, I'm going to give you 10 tips for being more productive as an illustrator. These are tips that I personally use and NEED to stay on top of my game. Find out why my advice is quite contrary to what all the Productivity Gurus are saying. Along the way, I'll share my own challenges in being productive, which will help you understand why I've chosen these particular tips for you. In the intro, I share some updates from my family situation. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE Intro and personal thoughts The Main Content The Productivity Tips https://skl.sh/3LxzI4IFinal Thoughts PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

With Social Media, we simply can't do it all. There are too many platforms and too many different content types, and if we tried to consistently do all of them, or even a handful of them, we'd have no time to do our actual job! But the fear of missed opportunities (by not participating on all the popular apps) is real! So how do we balance the need to share on social media (yes, we do need to use it!) with staying productive and even staying sane? Please join me as I explore the topic of Social Media. THIS IS A RE-RUN EPISODE FROM MY PATRONS ONLY SUMMER SHORTS SERIES ——— In This Episode ——— What Social Media Works Best For You? Please share your thoughts! What apps work best for the kind of content you want to share? What do you think about making content to share vs. sharing work you made for some other reason? How has sharing on SM helped or hindered your productivity or creativity? Please let me know — I love hearing your thoughts as you listen along. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

In this episode: The Short Story Episode 16 will drop on September 12, 2023. The Longer Story I explain where I want to take the podcast and why, based on how my time pulling back over the summer has been going. Thank You! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

Welcome to Summer Shorts Season! In case you missed my announcement in the last episode, I’ll be taking a break from the longer episodes until September. You can hear all about it in Episode 15! The long story short: these episodes will be 10 minutes (give or take) and more casual. This is a free preview to all listeners, and then for the remainder of the summer, I’ll be sharing these exclusively with my supporters on Patreon. If you’d like to be in on the summer fun, you’re more than welcome to join at patreon.com/tomfroese. If you’re already a part of my Patreon, thank you for your support! If you decide to join me, thank you so much! Otherwise, I’ll see you in September! HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE So today I want to talk about the question, How Do You Know When to Go Full Time as an Illustrator? I. Introduction Illustration is not a guaranteed career Until we have a steady flow of client work we need to support ourselves another way Aspiring illustrators' dream of making art their full-time job Not ideal to do it on the side (for most of us) “When are we ready to make the jump?” II. Determining the right time to go full-time freelance FOR THOSE WITH ESTABLISHED CAREERS FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT ESTABLISHED CAREERS III. Being open-minded and patient in pursuing a full-time illustration career IV. Conclusion Don’t confuse Complacency with Patience / Vice-versa — PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com

IS IT TIME TO LEAN IN OR LET GO? When is it time to double down and commit to that thing you said you’d do, and when might it be time to call it quits? As illustrators and creative people, we may have all kinds of things we think we should be doing, whether to build up our careers or grow in our skills, or using our art for some kind of good. If you’re at the very beginning of your career, or barely even getting started at this point, you may well be wondering, how long is this thing going to take before I start getting noticed? How do I know if all this work I’m pouring into this thing is going to pay off? For a lot of us, I know we’re also trying to get noticed on social media. We wonder how much effort should we be putting into building our presence online and, more to my point, if we’re not seeing the returns we hoped for, when might it be time to quit altogether? In this episode, I’m going to share with you some times when I’ve had to wrestle with this question — should I commit or should I quit. In fact, I’m going through this question right now in a very real way, and to be honest, I don’t quite know how it's going to turn out in the long run. There are some times when you need to let go and try something else. But what I can tell you is that there are definitely times I wanted to give up but kept on going, and I am VERY glad I stuck with it. So in this episode, I want to give you some ways to consider both sides of the question. How can we be more clear about whether we should quit or commit, and how am I using this very same process to think through my current dilemma? All I ask is that you stick around, you know, maybe COMMIT to listening to this episode the whole way through — I know that if you’re facing this question in your life, you’ll get something out of it. HOW TO SUPPORT Thank you for listening/watching! 01 — Share this episode/podcast with a friend. This is the single most effective way to help grow this podcast. 02 — Support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese 03 – Take my Skillshare classes! Visit http://tomfroese.com/teaching to find links to all my classes. Use these links and get 30 days of free membership on Skillshare! 04 – Join my mailing list Never miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact IN THIS EPISODE Opener: Should You Quit or Commit? Advertisement: Take the Style Class and discover Your Own Unique Way of Illustrating! Find The Style Class Here: https://skl.sh/3S6PCF1 — Use this link to get 30 days free on Skillshare Part 1: The purpose of today's topic Part 2: What can I teach from this situation? Part 3: Questions we can ask ourselves PurposeMethodValueConclusion LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Andy J. Pizza / The Creative Pep Talk Podcast - https://www.creativepeptalk.com/ Marc Maron / WTF Podcast - https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS THANK YOU TO MY TEAM! Julia Herrick, Script Editor https://julesherrick.com Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE http://linktr.ee/mrtomfroese PODCAST TEAM/CREDITS Mark Allan Falk, Audio/Video Engineer https://linktr.ee/semiathletic All Music, including Theme Song and Cues by Mark Allan Falk. FIND ME ELSEWHERE www.tomfroese.com