Hidden Christmas Sale
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This is the secret Christmas sale.
You found it! Enjoy. Merry Christmas!
It works for gifts too!
This is how people describe what I do:
“If you are looking for daily prompts to keep drawing, you couldn’t ask for a kinder, funner host!“
Wendy MacNaughton, DrawTogether with WendyMac
“Adam gives thoughtful advice and support for every stage of your illustration journey!”
Beth Spencer, Introvert Drawing Club
“Adam is unrelenting in his quest for creative success! His tips and techniques for consistent growth are top notch. ”
Jacob Souva, Drawing a Blank
They are not wrong :)
Life changing improvement in 10 minute increments.
I write about incremental improvement from the perspective of a picturebook illustrator.
I’m a creative, but I’m also a business, a marketeer, a writer/publisher (of this substack) and beyond that, a husband and a father of a toddler. I write about improvements in all these areas, but from the angle of how it impacts the creative practice.
And I write in a page-a-day format. You can choose to get these in your inbox everyday or weekly. Each page comes with a prompt that will help you improve your practice in just 10 minutes.
I never knew if I could make it as an illustrator…
As I turned 40 in 2021 I remembered my childhood dream of becoming an illustrator.
I had done creative work in my startup and for clients. But I was not building a a career as an illustrator. I knew that if I didn’t put in some daily effort, I would be 50 and regret wasting another decade.
I decided that I would just make illustrations daily, I would try to fulfil this childhood dream and I would give myself a decade to do it.
But…
In 2024, I’m way ahead of schedule as I work on my 11th, and 12th book, my first book won a book of a year award and is nominated for another.
3 years in, illustration still feels like a risky business, but working everyday greatly lowers the risk.
I had to adopt so many new mindsets in my transition to becoming a fulltime illustrator and writing them down has helped me keep them top of mind and help me understand my job as a creative.
Which is to have a practice.
Ten Minute Artist is about having a practice.
What do you get if you sign up?
You get a page-a-day guide to building a creative practice.
And you get a community of like minded people to do it with
You also get my roadmap to becoming an illustrator at 40
As a bonus:
You get 20+ hours of drawing workshops and roundtable discussion (video recordings)
And you get it for 75% off if you press this button (offer ends soon)
Fun fact: I have pretty rubbish sketchbook drawings, but pretty good illustrations (Have I already mentioned award-winning?)
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It’s the price of a book.
It’s an easy to use format
I’ll tell you all my secrets/knowledge
There are daily actions that you can do in 10 minutes
There’s a bunch of bonuses if you want to dive in and get a head start
And I’ll throw this in, just email me if you have a question about your creative career or practice. I’m not quite an expert yet but I’m no longer a beginner and I’m in the thick of it. If you’re looking for an illustrator pal in children’s publishing… I’m your guy.