I Want to Do That!

How to Harness That First Spark of Inspiration to Make Your Dreams a Reality

This post is a transcript from Episode 1 of my podcast, Thoughts on Illustration, a Podcast About Showing Up and Growing Up as a Commercial Illustrator. You can listen to the podcast here, or follow it on the Podcast platform of your choice.

https://thoughts-on-illustration.simplecast.com/episodes/i-want-to-do-that

The Spark Moment

In her book, Find Your Artistic Voice, artist Lisa Congdon describes this moment we all must have at the beginning of our journeys, when we see something that inspires us in a unique way, and we say, I want to do that!

Lisa calls this the Spark moment. I always just refer to it as the moment we say I want to do that! If you’re listening to this podcast, I’m just gonna assume that the thing you want to do is illustration. The good news is that you have already taken the very first step towards becoming an illustrator. It’s that spark that sets off everything else that needs to happen.

Congratulations on beginning your journey!

So you might ask, what do I do next? The instinct might be to find a class to learn illustration, buy some books on the topic, or to start buying art supplies and…