Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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🔗 Updated Astropad Link — mdsh.io/mrtomfroese 🙏 Why is becoming an illustrator so hard? What are the things you'll struggle with most along the way?

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TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:17 Sponsored by Astropad
3:05 Struggle 1: Knowing what to learn as an illustrator
8:38 Struggle 2: Getting real-world work and experience
15:17 Struggle 3: Knowing when to go full-time as a freelance illustrator
18:50 Struggle 4: Finding your style
22:42 Struggle 5: Becoming known as an illustrator
27:25 Conclusion Believe that the impossible is possible
30:33 Outro

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