Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Do ideas strike like lightning? Do you have to wait for inspiration? Do you have to be a creative genius to have good ideas in your art? This is Part 3 of my How to Make a Living as an Illustrator video series. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, LIKING AND SUBSCRIBING!
ALL MY CLASSES
tomfroese.com/teaching
OTHER LINLKS
Principles of Design
zizzogroup.com/blog/7-principles-of-design
99designs.ca/blog/tips/principles-of-design
TIME STAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Chit-chat
1:50 - News (update on writing my book)
2:34 - Main content: Where do ideas come from?
4:45 - Ideas come from not from inspiration but from The Process
5:34 - The BIRD'S FOOD PROCESS (I'll explain)
7:13 - What is an idea?
8:13 - The idea/execution separation fallacy
9:20 - The myth of the fully formed vision
10:16 - The Three C's of Sketching: Content, Concept, and Composition
14:25 - Observational (O-Mode) Sketching
16:50 - Ideational (I-Mode) Sketching
18:20 - How do you know what to include in your illustration?
20:24 - Composition (the hardest skill to learn)
23:13 - The difference between illustrators and designers
25:28 - Actionable next steps
26:23 - Summary
28:42 - Outro
FIND ME ELSEWHERE
Instagram: instagram.com/mrtomfroese
Twitter: twitter.com/tomfroese
Web: tomfroese.com
Do ideas strike like lightning? Do you have to wait for inspiration? Do you have to be a creative genius to have good ideas in your art? This is Part 3 of my How to Make a Living as an Illustrator video series. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, LIKING AND SUBSCRIBING!
ALL MY CLASSES
tomfroese.com/teaching
OTHER LINLKS
Principles of Design
zizzogroup.com/blog/7-principles-of-design
99designs.ca/blog/tips/principles-of-design
TIME STAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Chit-chat
1:50 - News (update on writing my book)
2:34 - Main content: Where do ideas come from?
4:45 - Ideas come from not from inspiration but from The Process
5:34 - The BIRD'S FOOD PROCESS (I'll explain)
7:13 - What is an idea?
8:13 - The idea/execution separation fallacy
9:20 - The myth of the fully formed vision
10:16 - The Three C's of Sketching: Content, Concept, and Composition
14:25 - Observational (O-Mode) Sketching
16:50 - Ideational (I-Mode) Sketching
18:20 - How do you know what to include in your illustration?
20:24 - Composition (the hardest skill to learn)
23:13 - The difference between illustrators and designers
25:28 - Actionable next steps
26:23 - Summary
28:42 - Outro
FIND ME ELSEWHERE
Instagram: instagram.com/mrtomfroese
Twitter: twitter.com/tomfroese
Web: tomfroese.com
