Art by Analise Black
Joe Sutphin joins Jake Parker and Lee White to discuss his leap of faith into full-time illustration, learning to love hard work, the dignity of risk, and much more. Learn from his mindset on this episode!
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SHOW LINKS
Joe Sutphin: Instagram @joesutphin, books on Amazon, prints on Etsy
KEY TAKEAWAYS
It’s not the work you’ve done but the work you’re willing to keep doing and re-doing that will move you forward.
Delight in the dignity of risk.
You don’t need to know what you’re doing because you’ll learn by doing it.
The world doesn’t need perfect art, it needs your art.
When you skip the hard parts of making art, you skip building character. Learn to love the hard parts.
BIO
Joe Sutphin is an Ohio-based illustrator and cartoonist of children’s books and graphic novels. Creating in both traditional and digital media, his work showcases animals and the natural world with a classic style reminiscent of Frog and Toad.
After dropping out of art school and with a young family to provide for, Joe took a job in package engineering where he spent sixteen years teaching production and quality control. During this time, he invested nights and weekends in developing an illustration portfolio, building connections with artists he admired, and accepting whatever art projects he could.
After working consistently to build his portfolio and online presence, Joe took a leap of faith and quit his job to become a full-time illustrator. He’s spent the last ten years illustrating children’s books and graphic novels, including adaptations of Watership Down and Little Pilgrim’s Progress. Follow his work on Instagram @joesutphin.
LINKS
Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com. Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44
Will Terry: willterry.com. Instagram: @willterryart, Youtube: WillTerryArt
Lee White: leewhiteillustration.com. Instagram: @leewhiteillo
Daniel Tu: danieltu.co.
Lily Camille Howell: lilycamille.com
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