What Should You Learn First as an Illustrator? (Part 1)

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 SUPPORT01 — 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$8 Drawing Buddies gain exclusive access to my monthly Draw With Me meetups.Join for as low as $3 to get 20% off my 1-on-1 coaching sessions03 – 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 listNever miss an important update. Sign up at http://tomfroese.com/contact SHOW LINKS AND REFERENCESSome of these links are affiliate links. Please use them to support the show.Sheridan College Bachelor of Illustration - Course Listinghttps://www.sheridancollege.ca/programs/bachelor-of-illustration#tab=courses01 Life DrawingDynamic Figure Drawing: Learn to Draw the Figure (Skillshare Class by Siobhan Twomey)https://skl.sh/3Gn3Eyn28-Day Drawing Challenge: Anatomy for Illustration and Comics (Skillshare Class by Jazza)https://skl.sh/3jFzFcXDrawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Book by Betty Edwards)https://amzn.to/3Q0CxgG02 Structural DrawingLearning How to Draw: A Mindset, Method and Exercises (Skillshare Class by Yuko Shimizu)https://skl.sh/3GqZ3fsLearn to Draw: Daily Practices to Improve Your Drawing Skills (Skillshare Class by Gabrielle Brickey)https://skl.sh/3jBBl7oDrawing Perspective for Beginners/3D Illustration & Sketching Environments (Skillshare Class by Ethan Nguyen)https://skl.sh/3YUVBRI03 PaintingAcrylic Painting: Learn the Basics For Beginners (Skillshare Class by LaurieAnne Gonzalez)https://skl.sh/3Cbycl704 Mixed Media/CollageFrom Paper Cut-Outs to Digital Collage: Finding Inspiration in Shapes and Colours (Skillshare Class by Di Ujdi)https://skl.sh/3PZx21KMartin Haake, Collage-based Illustratorhttps://www.martinhaake.deAlso look up: Paul Rand, Man Ray, Henri Matisse, Barbara Kruger05 PrintmakingPrintmaking at Home: Creating Linocut Patterns (Skillshare Class by Evgeniya and Dominic Righini-Brand)https://skl.sh/3G3VXg1Intro to Block Printmaking: Create a Set of Greeting Cards (Skillshare Class by Liz Brindley)https://skl.sh/3Z08qKDSaisons (Book by Blexbolex)https://amzn.to/3i1syuYCome Alive! The Spirited Art of Sister Corita (Book by Julie Ault)https://amzn.to/3IaBjO5Also look up: Blexbolex, Sister Corita Kent, Andy Warhol 
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