Thoughts on Illustration
By Tom Froese
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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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Should You Be Embarrassed About Using AI? | FREE PREVIEW
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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How You Can Protect Yourself From Being Ripped Off | Interview with Raymond Biesinger
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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How Do You Make an Illustration Cohesive? | FREE PREVIEW
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Being a Cartoonist for the New Yorker | Interview with Tom Toro
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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The Illustrator’s (Smarter) Starter Pack | FREE PREVIEW
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Focusing on the Kids Market | Interview with Suzy Ultman
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Season 4 Preview: Big Changes are Coming!
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Is This Still Working? A Look Back at Season 3
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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What I Got Wrong About Going Analog
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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6 Challenges of Rewilding My Illustration Process (And What I'm Doing About Them)
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May 27, 2025 |
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A 100% Analogue Illustration Process with Roberts Rurans
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May 13, 2025 |
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How to Make Your Digital Art Look More Natural
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Re-wilding Your Digital Illustration Process
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Overcoming Decision Paralysis in your Life and Work
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Episode 51 Coming Soon
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Working with Editorial Art Directors with Mike Schnaidt
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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5 Ways to Survive in 2025 as an Illustrator
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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How I Found My First Agent and Editorial Clients
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Jess Miller on Losing Everything in the LA Fires
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Can you earn a living from illustration alone in 2025?
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Reflections on 2024. Predictions for 2025.
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Moving from Adobe to Procreate with Kyle T. Webster
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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How Do You Know When an Illustration is Done?
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Embracing Hand-made in Your Work
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Consistency is The Key to Success
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 41 Postponed - November 5, 2024
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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The Illustrator's Guide with James Hughes
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Listen to This if You're Bored With Your Style
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Making the Big Leap with Martina Flor
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Let Your Ideas Gain Interest Over Time
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Midsummer Update (August 2024)
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Lisa Bardot, Procreate Artist and Brush Designer
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Illustration is Not Dead with Chris Piascik
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Should You Work for Friends and Family?
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May 21, 2024 |
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Bad Clients: How to Turn Them Before They Burn You
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May 07, 2024 |
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10 Tips for Launching Your Illustration Career
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Should You Suck it Up or Stick to Your Guns? Navigating Client Feedback
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Surviving the AI Illustration Apocalypse
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Andy J. Pizza
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Becoming an Accidental Expert with Kyle T. Webster (Part 2 of 2)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Becoming an Accidental Expert with Kyle T. Webster (Part 1 of 2)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Becoming a Successful Illustrator at 40 with Adam Ming
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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How to Love Your Work Again
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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6 Things I Learned from Paul Rand About Illustration
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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REPLAY: Good News for Slow Workers
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Why Bother (Sharing When Nobody Seems to Care)?
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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How do illustrators find their ideas?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Copyright, Licensing, and Self-Promotion (Part 2)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Copyright, Licensing, and Self-Promotion (Part 1)
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Stressed out? 8 Ways to Alleviate Stress as a Professional Illustrator
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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10 Productivity Tips for Illustrators
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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You're Not Crazy — It's Social Media (Summer Shorts Rerun)
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Thoughts on Illustration Returns This September
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Is it the Right Time to Go Full Time as an Illustrator? | Summer Shorts 01
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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To Quit or Commit: Should You Let Go of Your Big Dream?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Good News for Slow Workers
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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SPECIAL: Illustration Student Interviews Me for Class Project
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Why Constraints Make You More Creative
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May 22, 2023 |
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The ONE THING You Need to Make Better Work
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May 08, 2023 |
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Composition is Everything
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Blank Page (Facing Creative Block)
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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How to Loosen Up in Your Art
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Getting (Critical) Feedback On Your Illustrations
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Getting Feedback on Your Illustrations
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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How Do You Know if Your Work is Good?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Are You Ready to Call Yourself an Illustrator Yet?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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What Should You Learn First as an Illustrator? (Part 2)
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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What Should You Learn First as an Illustrator? (Part 1)
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Want to Be an Illustrator? 5 Things You Need to do Before Lifting a Pencil
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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I Want To Do That
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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I Am Now a Podcast
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Nov 24, 2022 |