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Tom Froese

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Sep 21

How to Find Your Next Creative Breakthrough

The 3 Conditions for Growth as an Illustrator

How to Find Your Next Creative Breakthrough

Tom Froese

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Sep 10

The Myth of the Creative Breakthrough

The Surprisingly Religious Roots of Marketing, and the More Likely Path to Growth

The Myth of the Creative Breakthrough

Tom Froese

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Sep 2

Unpopular Opinion: AI Fills a Very Big Gap in Illustration Education

Let me be frank: most fake brief tools for illustrators are pretty bad. Meanwhile, fictional, realistic briefs are absolutely essential in…

Unpopular Opinion: AI Fills a Very Big Gap in Illustration Education

Tom Froese

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Jun 12

The Publishing Process for Creatives: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started

If you’re an artist, illustrator or designer hoping to write your first published book, I wrote this guide for you.

The Publishing Process for Creatives: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started

Tom Froese

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Apr 21

Stop Trying to Find Your Illustration Style. Do This Instead.

It doesn’t matter how often we hear experts warn us about “trying to find our style”. We want a style. We want to have a recognizable…

Stop Trying to Find Your Illustration Style. Do This Instead.

Tom Froese

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Apr 3

The One Mistake Every Illustrator Makes in their First Portfolio

How to Improve Your Portfolio by asking Three Simple Questions

The One Mistake Every Illustrator Makes in their First Portfolio

Tom Froese

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Mar 3

Why Making Your Art Look Easy is So Hard

Unpacking the Myth of “Looseness” in Drawing and Illustration Styles

Why Making Your Art Look Easy is So Hard

Tom Froese

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Jan 26

Was 2025 A Good Year for Illustration?

My Year in Review as an Illustrator

Was 2025 A Good Year for Illustration?

Tom Froese

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Dec 31, 2025

The One Big Shift I’m Making in 2026

Why Content Creation is a Trap, and How I’m Going to Avoid it This Year

The One Big Shift I’m Making in 2026

Tom Froese

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Dec 5, 2025

Should Creatives Be Embarrassed about Using AI?

On Finding the Line between Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Authorship

Should Creatives Be Embarrassed about Using AI?

Tom Froese

Tom Froese

Illustrator, Teacher, and Host of the Thoughts on Illustration Podcast. Author of Drawing is Important. http://tomfroese.com

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