Tom James

Freelance Illustrator
he/him

[Danny Schwartz @dschwartzart]

I think it’s really important that as many professional illustrators speak up about this as possible. I make my entire living from freelance illustration. My wife is a production director in publishing. If I took a job like this we wouldn’t be able to feed our two small children.

[Nicholas Kole @FromHappyRock]

Andrew deserves a nice big ratio for Christmas

[Jon Lam #CreateDontScrape @JonLamArt]

Imagine sacrificing years/decades to hone your craft among peers and mentors. Then Sociopathic tech bros ingest everything you've done for profit, cutting you out, and then sell it to ppl that never earned YOUR skills who then abuse your community over a year straight with joy

[Ari 🎨 AHD @artagonist_HD]

If you have a Blu3Sky account, I will start posting my artworks a day ahead before the usual IG and twitter sites :>

Hope we see each other there as well!

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

@artagonist_HD @elonmusk Me too, there were a few I wanted to go to that were recent or are coming up soon but I just moved and I have a few weddings to go to that will interfere :( next year though!

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

Yeah I'm gone from here. When I first started posting regularly I was seeing pretty consistent growth, quickly (for me 50 follow is huge) but then with @elonmusk taking over I really took a step back, and this is enough. Sucks to have no safe place to post for my livelihood...

[Rick the rabble-rousing Luddite, 🚫AI @dreamosaurus]

This is the end. Twitter’s new terms & conditions, effective end of this month. And it doesn’t even mention the AI that Elno plans to train on everything posted here, which will be the cherry on top of a big pile of steaming 💩.

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

@artagonist_HD @elonmusk I know, it was already so hard. I've never had anything like stable income and this is just another platform I had tried on that is taken away now

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

Idk this might be the best roast I've ever seen in the wild

[🏮Zakuga Art🏮 @ZakugaMignon]

Reminder that the Copyright Office is seeking comments on A/I and copyright. Here is my comment and link is below.

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

Yesterday I got an email that said "thank you for letting me sell your amazing art here" and a letter that said "we will put you on an employability plan and work activity"

Idk, the whiplash has been crazy. Simultaneously great at art - and unable to make enough money for SNAP

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

@artagonist_HD Hell yeah, we got this 😤👍

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

Today, both on the same day I got approved for SNAP and Medicaid (but told I need to make MORE MONEY?? to stay qualified) and also closed my first deal selling products to an actual, factual business.

It ain't a lot of money but it's more than none.

Wild day fr

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

@artagonist_HD Thank you! I'm prolly gonna have to go back to doing art part time :(

[George @cgmythology]

It's my birthday! Rumor has it that I can ask for retweets to celebrate. Any support is appreciated as always! Below is a few of my works, please enjoy!

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

@yodakanote @VerenaLattanzi This is so amazing!

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

@artagonist_HD Thank you dude! I'm afraid I got too ambitious but we're about to find out lol

[Dee 🖌️ Thumbnail artist🖌️Vtuber Content Manager @Deeh_VT]

Can we have a big commission thread for artists? 🥹

Post your work below if you’re looking for commissions ❤️

[Tom James @TomJames_Art]

@artagonist_HD I do love a good dance, I can't lie

[GSNotArt @GSNotArt]

Can't believe it is late June 2023 and we still see aidiots saying "you don't understand how AI works" "AI learns how to draw the same as you using anatomy color theory blar blar blar".🤮