After four years, this is it — my final episode of Thoughts on Illustration. I wanted to leave you with seven tips I find myself circling back to most often, whether I’m recording an episode, teaching a class, or coaching an individual in a one-on-one coaching session. And then I close with one last piece of advice that’s more specific to this moment in the illustration industry — how to find meaning in creativity in the shadow of AI.
Thank you for four years of listening, sharing, and supporting this show. It’s meant more to me than you know.
In this Episode
Have a Daily Drawing Practice
Know What and Who Inspires You
Share Your Work
Take Technique Seriously
Lean Into Constraints
Have a Well-Defined Creative Process
Illustration Isn’t Art, It’s Problem Solving
Final Advice — Creativity in the age of AI.
Links and Resources
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Drawing Is Important — The Book and Class: If you want to go deeper on tip #1, check out the book and the companion class on Skillshare.
The Book — https://www.tomfroese.com/book
The Class — https://www.tomfroese.com/teaching/drawing-is-important
Style Class, Composition for Illustrators, and The Six Stages of Illustration: Referenced throughout this episode — all available on Skillshare for anyone who wants to dig further into style, constraints, and process.
All Classes — https://www.tomfroese.com/teaching
The Style Class — https://www.tomfroese.com/teaching/thestyleclass
The 6 Stages of Illustration — https://www.tomfroese.com/teaching/the-six-stages-of-illustration
Composition for Illustrators — https://www.tomfroese.com/teaching/compositionforillustrators
Past Episodes Mentioned: Episode 62 (How do you make an illustration cohesive?) and Episode 13 (Why constraints make you more creative) — both dig deeper into the constraints conversation from tip #5.
One-on-One Coaching: If you want personal guidance on your portfolio or a specific project, book a session.
What’s Next?
Thank you to everyone who has listened, shared, and supported this podcast over the past four years — especially those of you who’ve supported here on Patreon. The show is ending, but I’ll still be on Patreon running the monthly Draw With Me’s until further notice.
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