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In this episode, I chat with illustrator and commercial artist Thomas Danthony about his creative career path, his beautifully pared-down work and his creative process.About this EpisodeThomas Danthony (IG; Web; Shop) is a French illustrator and artist based in Barcelona and London. Thomas’ striking work uses a limited but cohesive color palette and clever composition and lighting to convey a mood or idea. Over the years, Thomas has become famous and won awards for his commercial work alternating big commercial campaigns with clients like Magnum and Hennessy with some editorial work for the New York Times and a healthy dose of personal projects. Thomas has also been developing his painting to emulate the way he works digitally which is very precise and using layers in Photoshop. Currently Thomas is represented by the prestigious London based agency Handsome Frank, which also represents a number of other talented artists like Malika Favre and Thibaud Herem. He also works with the Paris based agency Tiphaine on French projects.In this conversation we talk about:how Thomas shifted focus from industrial and furniture design to illustrationhow Thomas used personal projects to attract commercial clients and get agentswhy Thomas believes using the tools "the wrong way" helped develop his distinct stylehow Thomas deals with perfectionismhow Thomas navigates client relationshipswhy Thomas has a set routine for his workdayshow climbing lets Thomas unwind and disconnect from his workWe also talk about an important gallery show that Thomas is organizing with 50 artists to help preserve endangered lands called Touchwood. You can find out more about the event here.Comprehensive Show Notes:Episode Show NotesSupport the ShowThank you for listening to Illustration Hour. As you might know, the show currently doesn't have any sponsors.Each episode takes a tremendous amount of time, effort and some money to produce. I do all of that work myself. So, if you want to support the show, please consider doing one (or all!) of these things:Subscribe to the show's weekly newsletter Art ClubLeave the show a review and rating on Apple Podcasts (formely iTunes)Sign up for a free trial of Skillshare for 2 months of free access using this link (I earn a commission for everyone that signs up and you do not need to pay for Skillshare at the end of your trial). Skillshare is amazing and you'll be able to check out tons of great courses on illustration and design as a thank you.Share the show and the newsletter with others!Thank you for helping me continue to make the show possible.Follow the podcast:Our WebsiteTwitterInstagramNewsletter AKA Art ClubResource LibraryFollow Julia:WebsiteInstagramBehanceSkillshare