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New Sketchbook Skool Class by Penelope Dullaghan
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
“Illustration Friday friends, hello!
I wanted you to know that I am teaching at Sketchbook Skool for the first time! Sketchbook Skool is an online video course (or ‘kourse” as they say at Sketchbook Skool) that lasts six weeks and has a different teacher every week. We made more than a dozen videos in which I appear telling stories, sharing pages of my sketchbooks and doing some demos. Here’s a video trailer about the kourse
You can learn all about the Skool at their website, sketchbookskool.com
During the week I am teaching, I will be right there with you, answering questions and comments and admiring the artwork you’ll share! It’ll be so fun!
One of the things I love about SBS is the wonderful, supportive community that has developed there. There are thousands of people from around the world, some are professional artists and illustrators, some are complete beginners, all collaborating and encouraging each other. It’s a great experience I think you’ll love, too!
Enrollment starts today and the kourse begins on January 15th. I hope to see you in klass!
As a special treat (and for the very first time ever) Sketchbook Skool is offering a 20% discount only to members of Illustration Friday — like you. When you check out, just use the code: Pennyatskool2016 and do it soon — it expires on January 15th.
Can’t wait to begin!”
-Penelope Dullaghan
Posted by Thomas James on 01/04/16 under art supplies,artists,business,children's art,classes,community,Events,idea generation,IF community,IF news update,illustration
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VIDEO: My Process for Generating Ideas
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
Illustration Friday Editor and Creative Director Thomas James shares his process for generating ideas for illustration projects. Send us your own process here.
Posted by Thomas James on 08/14/15 under business,community,freelance,idea generation,IF community,IF news update,illustration,resources,technique,tutorial / how-to
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A Personal Message On the Future of Illustration Friday
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
Posted by Thomas James on 08/07/15 under IF news update
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Pick of the Week for TREASURE and This Week’s Topic
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
Happy Illustration Friday, fellow creators!
We’re ready to announce this week’s topic, but first please enjoy the wonderful illustration above by Karl James Mountford, our Pick of the Week for last week’s topic of GARDEN. Thanks to everyone who participated with drawings, paintings, sculptures, and more. We love seeing it all!
You can see a gallery of ALL the entries here.
And of course, you can now participate in this week’s topic:
NATURE
Here’s how:
Step 1: Illustrate your interpretation of the current week’s topic (always viewable on the homepage).
Step 2: Post your image onto your blog / flickr / facebook, etc.
Step 3: Come back to Illustration Friday and submit your illustration (see big “Submit your illustration” button on the homepage).
Step 4: Your illustration will then be added to the public Gallery where it will be viewable along with everyone else’s from the IF community!
Also be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to keep up with our exciting community updates!
HAPPY ILLUSTRATING!
Posted by Thomas James on 07/24/15 under IF news update,weekly topics
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Pick of the Week for GARDEN and This Week’s Topic
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
It’s Illustration Friday again!
We’re ready to announce this week’s topic, but first please enjoy the wonderful illustration above by Veronica Grech, our Pick of the Week for last week’s topic of GARDEN. Thanks to everyone who participated with drawings, paintings, sculptures, and more. We love seeing it all!
You can see a gallery of ALL the entries here.
And of course, you can now participate in this week’s topic:
TREASURE
Here’s how:
Step 1: Illustrate your interpretation of the current week’s topic (always viewable on the homepage).
Step 2: Post your image onto your blog / flickr / facebook, etc.
Step 3: Come back to Illustration Friday and submit your illustration (see big “Submit your illustration” button on the homepage).
Step 4: Your illustration will then be added to the public Gallery where it will be viewable along with everyone else’s from the IF community!
Also be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to keep up with our exciting community updates!
HAPPY ILLUSTRATING!
Posted by Thomas James on 07/17/15 under artists,IF news update,weekly topics
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Meet the IF Team – Natalie Magnuson
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
Hello friends!
As part of our ongoing efforts to celebrate all the fine folks who help to keep the Illustration Friday fires burning, we’d like to take a moment to highlight one of our key contributors, Natalie Magnuson! She does an outstanding job of helping members of the IF community share their art with the world, while also helping to keep us all inspired to create!
Natalie Magnuson is an illustrator and product designer relocated in the Southwest. She received her BFA in Illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and has many years of experience designing for the giftware and specialty market. Her freelance work includes editorial and children’s book illustration. Find out more about Natalie on her website.
Posted by Thomas James on 07/14/15 under artists,IF news update
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20 Pieces of Advice from 20 Illustrators
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
In preparation for her awesome upcoming online workshop Building a Freelance Illustration Business, Illustrator Salli Swindell decided to reach out and get some thoughts from other artists. The question was “What’s one piece of advice you would share with other illustrators?” This is testament to the fact that Salli is doing her best to make the workshop as useful and helpful as possible, and she has graciously shared the results with Illustration Friday!
Meet 20 artists below and read what they have to say! Also be sure to check out Salli’s educational and inspiring online workshop: Building a Freelance Illustration Business here.
Coming soon: Part 2 – Advice from art directors.
Thanks to Salli Swindell and all the artists who shared their thoughts. Be sure to check out Salli’s upcoming 3-Day online workshop: Building a Freelance Illustration Business.
Posted by Thomas James on 07/14/15 under art supplies,artists,business,classes,freelance,IF news update
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Pick of the Week for SHARP and This Week’s Topic Announcement
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
It’s Illustration Friday again!
We’re ready to announce this week’s topic, but first please enjoy the wonderful illustration above by Jessica Warrick, our Pick of the Week for last week’s topic of SHARP. Thanks to everyone who participated with drawings, paintings, sculptures, and more. We love seeing it all!
You can see a gallery of ALL the entries here.
And of course, you can now participate in this week’s topic:
GARDEN
Here’s how:
Step 1: Illustrate your interpretation of the current week’s topic (always viewable on the homepage).
Step 2: Post your image onto your blog / flickr / facebook, etc.
Step 3: Come back to Illustration Friday and submit your illustration (see big “Submit your illustration” button on the homepage).
Step 4: Your illustration will then be added to the public Gallery where it will be viewable along with everyone else’s from the IF community!
Also be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our weekly email newsletter to keep up with our exciting community updates!
HAPPY ILLUSTRATING!
Posted by Thomas James on 07/10/15 under artists,children's art,IF Kids,IF news update,weekly topics
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Meet the IF Team – Chloe Baldwin
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
Hello Illustration Friday friends!
As part of our ongoing efforts to celebrate all the fine folks who help to keep you inspired and keep the IF fires burning, we’d like to take a moment to highlight one of our key contributors, Chloe Baldwin!
Chloe is a freelance illustrator and designer who makes up one half of the collective, Buttercrumble. She is currently studying a degree in Graphic and Communication Design at The University of Leeds. When she is not drawing, she can be found baking or trawling vintage shops and loves all things quirky and sweet. Her work is inspired by mid-century design, folk art and anything cute.
Chloe also happens to be an Illustration Friday Editor, helping to curate our blog with a steady stream creative inspiration.
Thanks Chloe!
A few of Chloe’s recent posts:
Illustrator Submission :: Lizzy Stewart
Posted by Thomas James on 07/09/15 under artists,IF news update,news,resources
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Meet the IF Team: Andy Yates
Thomas James
Thomas James is an Illustrator who has worked with The New York Times, WIRED, Pentagram, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. You can see his portfolio at thomasjamesillustration.com.
Latest posts by Thomas James (see all)
- Winning Illustration for BLACK AND WHITE by Brendan Totten - March 15, 2019
- Winning Illustration for ELECTRONIC by Thom Sevalrud - February 25, 2019
- Winning Illustration for FIRE by Patrick Girouard - February 15, 2019
Hi Illustration Friday community!
So many people play a role in keeping this site updated with inspiration to fuel your creativity, and we’d like to take a moment to highlight one of them today: Andy Yates.
You may be familiar with Andy’s incredibly popular Comics Illustrator of the Week Series (here’s the latest installment). We are so grateful that he helps us round out our content with comic art while giving much deserved attention to the artists involved.
Andy is a freelance illustrator, and animator. In 2013, he received his BS in Media Arts & Animation from the Art Institute of California – Orange County, and has worked creating 2d assets for the casual games industry, as well as working on various independent animation/illustration projects.
He spends his free-time consuming a plethora of good, and bad(but, oh so good..) TV, comics, movies, Cheez-its, Skittles, beer, and the occasional couch pretzel, after removing any hair of course. He writes about comics, and interviews the artists behind them on his website comicstavern.com. You can learn more about Andy, and see his art on his tumblr: plumdill.tumblr.com.
Posted by Thomas James on 07/01/15 under comic,IF news update,news
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