What Should You Learn First as an Illustrator? (Part 1) | Thoughts on Illustration Episode 3

Take my classes! Use my links and get 30 FREE days of Skillshare membership - http://tomfroese.com/teaching In this episode and the next, we'll talk about what skills you need to learn in order to become an illustrator, especially at first . What are the things you need to learn, and in what order? This is one of the biggest and most confounding questions for beginners. While there is no one-size-fits-all path, there are definitely some basics everyone needs as their foundation. I will tell you what I I think the most important things to learn are at first, and give you a sense of what learning these might look like. By the end of this episode, you will have a clearer picture of where to focus your efforts in the first year or so of your illustration education. HOW TO SUPPORT My team and I work hard to produce each episode for this podcast. You can support what we're doing by joining me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomfroese You can also support me by taking 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! SHOW LINKS AND REFERENCES Some of these links are affiliate links. Please use them to support the show. Sheridan College Bachelor of Illustration - Course Listing https://www.sheridancollege.ca/programs/bachelor-of-illustration#tab=courses 01 Life Drawing ============= Dynamic Figure Drawing: Learn to Draw the Figure (Skillshare Class by Siobhan Twomey) https://skl.sh/3Gn3Eyn 28-Day Drawing Challenge: Anatomy for Illustration and Comics (Skillshare Class by Jazza) https://skl.sh/3jFzFcX Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Book by Betty Edwards) https://amzn.to/3Q0CxgG 02 Structural Drawing ============= Learning How to Draw: A Mindset, Method and Exercises (Skillshare Class by Yuko Shimizu) https://skl.sh/3GqZ3fs Learn to Draw: Daily Practices to Improve Your Drawing Skills (Skillshare Class by Gabrielle Brickey) https://skl.sh/3jBBl7o Drawing Perspective for Beginners/3D Illustration & Sketching Environments (Skillshare Class by Ethan Nguyen) https://skl.sh/3YUVBRI 03 Painting ============= Acrylic Painting: Learn the Basics For Beginners (Skillshare Class by LaurieAnne Gonzalez) https://skl.sh/3Cbycl7 04 Mixed Media/Collage ============= From Paper Cut-Outs to Digital Collage: Finding Inspiration in Shapes and Colours (Skillshare Class by Di Ujdi) https://skl.sh/3PZx21K Martin Haake, Collage-based Illustrator https://www.martinhaake.de Also look up: Paul Rand, Man Ray, Henri Matisse, Barbara Kruger 05 Printmaking ============= Printmaking at Home: Creating Linocut Patterns (Skillshare Class by Evgeniya and Dominic Righini-Brand) https://skl.sh/3G3VXg1 Intro to Block Printmaking: Create a Set of Greeting Cards (Skillshare Class by Liz Brindley) https://skl.sh/3Z08qKD Saisons (Book by Blexbolex) https://amzn.to/3i1syuY Come Alive! The Spirited Art of Sister Corita (Book by Julie Ault) https://amzn.to/3IaBjO5 Also look up: Blexbolex, Sister Corita Kent, Andy Warhol FIND ME ELSEWHERE Patreon - http://patreon.com/tomfroese Website - http://tomfroese.com Instagram - http://instagram.com/mrtomfroese Twitter - http://twitter.com/tomfroese Medium - http://tomfroese.medium.com