Avant Garde Health

Tom Froese

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Tom was commissioned to create these charming character illustrations for Avant Garde Health, pioneering a revolutionary approach to healthcare in Australia.

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Waitrose Magazine
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Reader's Digest Canada
Tom was commissioned by Reader's Digest Canada to create this cover and feature illustrations, exploring the touching stories
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The Graduate Hotels I Promise Village x LeBron James
Tom has teamed up with The Graduate Hotels for the I Promise Village with LeBron James Family Foundation!
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The BlackLine
Tom teamed up with the Silicon Vally tech company The BlackLine to create this series of illustrations to tell the story of a
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Icheon Airport
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Yesterday was Publication Day for @nosycrow, and that included my first full picture book (written by Rebecca Colby), THE CASTLE THE KING BUILT! Swipe through to see some of the artwork!
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Illustrating picture books has long been one of my dreams. I was lucky enough to get to do a whole other book with this same publisher, which I can’t wait to share sometime early next year. It’s gonna be a long wait!
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Just because something is a dream, it doesn’t mean the job will be easy. This book was truly one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my career. The hardest thing is maintaining the energy required to start, push through and complete a long term project like this, and have the artwork look fresh and fun. I am so grateful to the folks at NC who were able to direct the book with clarity of vision and a lot of patience. I am also grateful for their client, @nationaltrust for choosing me to bring their story to life!
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Our endurance and patience is rewarded in this date, where, with printed book in hand, we can share it with the world and enjoy just knowing my silly artwork is out there hopefully making people smile a little bit as they learn about the various folks who build castles.
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Castles would decades to build sometimes. I suppose that where it comes to patience, I’ve got nothing on castle builders!
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I am so exited about this book!
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#thecastlethekingbuilt #nosycrowbooks #kidsbooks #illustration #casltebooks

I’d like to introduce you to the crew that puts together my higher quality Skillshare class productions. They’re the folks behind Sweet Spots and The Style Class! Basically, if your watching one my classes and it looks like someone knew what they were doing on the video side of things, you can credit it to them!
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Over the holidays, I illustrated these little characters for them.
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Stay classy, @cassiar!
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#skillshareclassproduction #abbotsfordbc #thestyleclassillustration #oddbodiesillustration

My practice as an illustrator includes regular reflection on what I have been doing and where I am going. I’m going to save the long story for my blog (link in bio), but let’s just say 2020 was a year of losing sight of what I want as an illustrator. I mean, what is really driving me behind all the bright colours and silly odd body characters? Why did I feel an overwhelming sense of drudgery while I worked? What happened to that joy and enthusiasm for illustrating that got me here in the first place? Sometimes these feelings are just passing phases, gluts that I get out of and soon forget. but sometimes, they’re impetuses for closing old chapters and opening new ones. Like I said, I write all about it on my blog post.
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2020 was overall a great year. I am thankful for it. It’s changed me for sure. What about you? How did 2020 change you or your direction as a creative person? What helped you the most? What was the hardest thing? What is your biggest hope for 2021?
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Happy reflecting, and happy new year everyone!
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#2020reflections #2021goals #illustration #annualreview #annualreview2020 #happynewyear #oddbodiesillustration

Just in time for Christmas, I’m so excited to announce my new class, The Style Class!
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LINK IN BIO!
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This is my most anticipated class yet, and I’m excited to bring the goods! This class is truly a deep dive into everything I know about working toward a style that is fine tuned to exactly who you are.
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What can I say? Here it is! Huge thanks to @cassiar for another stellar job on the production side!
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I can’t wait to see what you discover in the class!
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#thestyleclassillustration #findyourstyle #illustration #illustrationclass #skillshare

Special Announcement!

If you’ve ever wondered how I make my illustrations — including what software I use, which brushes, how I get textures, and all that — this one is for you! I’m going to be spilling ALL the beans in this 90 minute workshop style zoom session, hosted by @Skillshare. The live session will be held over Zoom on Jan 7, but it will be available afterward as a Live Encore, just like all my other classes on Skillshare.

For those awaiting the launch of The Style Class, it is coming in a matter of days! While the purpose of The Style Class will be to help you find YOUR style and YOUR techniques, this live session will be perfect for anyone who wants to dive deeper into my own techniques.

This live session will include:
* A peek under the hood to see exactly how I achieve my signature flat and textured illustrations
* A deep dive into how to use Photoshop as a powerful illustration tool, including skills like using digital brushes to create texture and add details, using the Pen Tool to define bold and curvy shapes, using layers and clipping masks to your advantage, and more
* The chance to put these new techniques into action by working together to turn a sketch into a final illustration (I’ll be providing a sketch to work from, or you’re welcome to bring your own!)

This class will be ideal for beginner to intermediate illustrators who have access to Photoshop and a graphics tablet (like a Wacom or iPad with Apple Pencil)—while plenty of the techniques will apply if you are working on desktop with a mouse, I’ll be sharing some of the specific advantages working with a tablet gives you. Of course, if you have none of these things, you’re still welcome to join — All Skillshare Premium subscribers are welcome — there’s something to learn for everybody!

Find out more about the session and how to sign up on Skillshare.com — link in bio!

#photoshop #illustration #illustrationhowto #howtoillustrate #skillshareclass #illustrationclass #kylesbrushes #flatillustration #texture

Little cluster of spot illustrations for @globeandmail. These ones are about various outrageous travel stories from over the years. Like the time a model got drunk on a flight and they had to divert to Gander airport. She was imprisoned for 6 days and owed the airline over 30k for the cost of the detour.
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#sweetspotsillustration #illustration #editorialillustration #spanishsteps #catinluggage #assateagueisland