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Japan and Tokyo travel haul / art supplies, stationery, book, clothes - life of an illustrator

August 17, 2018 Romica Spiegl

Hello, 

this video will be a little display of art supplies, stationery, a book, and clothes I bought in Tokyo and Japan overall. I always love to watch hauls. It is nice to discover new things. How about you? Do you enjoy such hauls? Some of the art supplies I show you are actually not made in Japan but I finally had the money and time to invest in them thanks to the generous gift of my husband's Japanese relatives for our wedding a while ago. The Hohlbein Acryla Gouache has been something I wanted to try ever since I saw fellow illustrators use them on Instagram but I still haven't got around to it. Maybe this would be a good idea for another video? If you are interested in learning gouache for illustrators at beginner level, please check out my self-paced online course :)

I really hope you enjoyed the video, and if you did please give it a thumbs up. It really helps the video to be found by other wonderful people like you.

Stay joyful,
Romica
 

Please understand, you follow links mentioned here at your own risk.

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MY FREE 7-DAY GOUACHE E-MAIL COURSE for beginners

MY GOUACHE ONLINE CLASS
romicajones.com/classes

 

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Graduation what's next? Japan, break from social media, freelance fears, turning 30, books

August 10, 2018 Romica Spiegl

Hello, 

it's time for an update. I've graduated, went to Japan for two weeks, took a long social media break, and now work as a fulltime freelance illustrator. This, of course, was a big transition and I took some time out to reflect on how I really want my life as a freelance illustrator to be. I read a lot of amazing books which I want to share, especially one called My Friend Fear by Meera Lee Patel. And I will talk about a lot of questions that came up during this time. Do I want a schedule and if so what kind? What are my priorities and how do I manage my time well to reach my goals? Etc. etc.

As this video is pretty long, my dear Instagram community voted for a video in two parts. I hope you enjoy my book recommendations and I'd love to hear how you manage times of transition. If you are working full time as a freelance illustrator or in the creative industries, how was the first year? Any tips are greatly appreciated.

I really hope you enjoyed the video, and if you did please give it a thumbs up. It really helps the video to be found by other wonderful people like you.

Stay joyful,
Romica
 

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THINGS I MENTIONED

 - Audio Books from Audible - 

I absolutely love to listen to audio books when drawing, here are my recommendations

  • The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon by Julia Cameron
  • The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

 - Books -

  • The Creative Career Path by Creative Pep Talk
  • Start where you are by Meera Lee Patel
  • My Friend Fear by Meera Lee Patel
  • Draw Every Day Draw Every Way by Jennifer Orkin Lewis

- Videos and Channels -

  • The Daily Connoisseur Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHx11n971kc&list=PL2Vy9DfN2zyNFNfQuF19CiQcOc9slc-97
  • TEDx Talk on the 10 item wardrobe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3CLRL32Mcw&t=6s
  • Google Talk by Mari Kondo on Konmari Method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1-HMMX_NR8&t=742s

- Online Classes -

  • How to Sell your Products to Retailers on Creative Live -Get 15 USD off through this link https://refer.creativelive.com/s/Romica (affiliate link*)
  • Hot Markets for your Art Part B by Make Art That Sells https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/
  • MATS MBA Money Bad Ass by Make Art That Sells https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/

LEARN with me

MY FREE 7-DAY GOUACHE E-MAIL COURSE for beginners

MY GOUACHE ONLINE CLASS
romicajones.com/classes

 

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In Illustration Tags youtube, creative life, life of an illustrator, a week in the life on an Illustrator, graduation what's next, freelancing, life update, graduating from art school, My friend fear by Meera Lee Patel review
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Freelance struggles Vlog: lower back pain and how I deal with it - life of an illustrator

April 8, 2018 Romica Spiegl

Hello, 

in this video, I share my tips on how I deal with a very common struggle of freelance illustrators - lower back pain. I implemented these new habits for a week now and I feel much better. However, I think freelance health is really about long-term habits and lifestyle changes more than a quick fix. I'm really glad that I started using my "TrackYoga" app again which I use now every morning. You will also see a few snippets of my current children's book project which is for my final uni project. I'm graduating this summer and my final deadline is on the 11th of May, so wish me luck. I think with every challenge in life it matters how we deal with them. I will not let this hold me back, but I will definitely treat my body better :)

Disclaimer: Please note these tips have personally helped me, however, this video is not giving any medical advice. You will have to consult a doctor for your unique condition. 

I really hope you enjoyed the video, and if you did please give it a thumbs up. It really helps the video to be found by other wonderful people like you.

Stay joyful,
Romica
 

Please understand, you follow links mentioned here at your own risk.

YOGA APP I HIGHLY RECOMMEND (FREE)
(all mentioned in the video)

Track Yoga App http://www.trackyoga.com/
 

LEARN with me

MY FREE 7-DAY GOUACHE E-MAIL COURSE for beginners

MY GOUACHE ONLINE CLASS
romicajones.com/classes

MY CHILDREN'S BOOK ASSIGNMENT CLASS - intermediate level
romicajones.com/classes

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That feeling when someone is taking care of you when you are hurt - #kidlit character #illustration dedicated to my husband who carried me to a safe place after I fell down the stairs recently and hurt my ankle. I have been worrying a lot recently, felt creatively blocked, and spiraled down a bit before that. But this experience has taught me so much that I can be grateful for. And although I don't want it to happen again too soon, I'm glad it happened. It taught me to slow down (I've been stressing myself out about all the things I need to achieve now that I work full time as an illustrator). It showed me even more deeply how much I'm loved by Nick, and that I can count on him. And it taught me that whatever bugs me, there is so much more to life and there is always something I can be grateful for - I can walk. After I fell, the pain was so intense that I wasn't able to make steps and this woke me up. I am so blessed to walk. I am so blessed to see, to be alive. It helped me to shake off this feeling of being mentally paralysed. I finally feel like I can actually start on all these big plans - and one of them was to follow up on a request by a publisher to send more children character sketches which I am now working towards, but gently, slowly, step by step. So look forward to more on my feed. Thank you for reading my little story and please follow me along on my Youtube channel and here on Instagram. womenwithpencils #illustration_daily #womenwhodraw #illustrationartists #illustratorsoninstagram #freelanceillustrator #dowhatyoulove #instaartist #instaart #drawing #drawdaily #sketchbook #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #pb #makeartthatsells #matsmba #twitter
Hi, it's been a while. In this video, I share what has happened since handing in my final work up to graduation and what will happen next. There were and still are a lot of questions that came up for me, and in this video, I will share my reflections on graduating, turning 30, and working full time as a freelance illustrator. Thank you for your support :) #womenwithpencils #illustration_daily #womenwhodraw #illustrationartists #illustratorsoninstagram #instaart #instaartist #freelanceillustrator #dowhatyoulove
Happy Swiss National Day 🇨🇭 Today as well as on countless other days, I think of my Swiss grandparents who were and still are a great inspiration for me in their deep love for each other. I miss them very much but remain with a feeling of deep gratitude for all the times we could share before they passed on. I hope all you Swiss and Half-Swiss people (like me) out there have had a wonderful day. I've drawn a few things that we used to do when I was young e.g. hanging up Swiss themed decorations, eating off themed paper plates, singing "gang rüaf di Brune", and eating cheese fondue. How do you celebrate? #schweiz #schweizernationalfeiertag #helvetia #switzerland #swissnationalday #swisscow #cows #fondue #illustration #pencildrawing #colouredpencil #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #drawing #twitter
Hi, I'm back from my long social media absence and wanted to start with sharing this absolutely amazing #gouachepainting by one of my students. I can't get my head around how cute this senior pug portrait is. Please check out @kristajadeart who is the creator of this cutie #seniorpug #pug #petportrait #gouache #gouache4illustrators #pugstagram #dogportrait #petillustration #illustratorsoninstagram #twitter #Repost from @kristajadeart with @regram.app ... And my last cute animal -a very special senior pug-for @romica_s Gouache for Illustrators on @skillshare. Turns out pugs are really hard to paint 🎨. Really great class that got me doing something different!