<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Affiliate disclaimer: Heads up! There are affiliate links in this blog post. What that means is if you click on a link and then make a purchase, I make a small percentage of money because I referred you. This comes at no additional cost to you. I only share products and resources that I trust and that I know will help you in your business. Grateful for your support!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Today's interview is with Illustrator Emily Mills! Emily &amp; I met a conference last year and I got to see first hand what her illustration work looks like (I admit me creeping on her during the conference, ha!).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;We dive into what it's really like to be a full-time illustrator: She shares how she got started in the industry, how she uses illustrations to tell a story, what kind of clients she works with, how she gets inspired when she's not feeling creative, what she struggles with, misconceptions people have and so much more!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;As always, you can check out the full show notes for this episode at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/065"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/065&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;and join in the conversation with other Day in the Life listeners in the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/dayinthelifepodcast/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Day in the Life Facebook group&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Also...if you'd like to submit a guest for an upcoming episode,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/submit"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;head on over to our website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;to submit!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In today's episode, you'll find out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;If Emily always wanted to be an illustrator and how she got started.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;How Emily uses illustrations to tell a story.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;What she does to get inspired when she's not feeling creative.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Her favorite type of illustrations to do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;What she struggles with most in her career as an illustrator.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Common misconceptions people have about the illustration community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;One piece of advice she'd offer to someone who wants to become an illustrator.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;How to start drawing when you don't feel like you know anything about drawing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Full show notes at:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/065"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/065&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links mentioned:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.adobe.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Adobe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://procreate.art/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Procreate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.atlassian.com/agile/kanban"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;KanBan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://amzn.to/2Vkmf4X"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Deep Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://viclee.co.uk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Vic Lee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;About Emily:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Emily Mills is a freelance illustrator, a sketchnoting fanatic, and author of "The Art of Visual Notetaking." When she's not serving her own clients, you can find her teaching online classes at SketchnoteAcademy.com. 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Day in the Life

Brittney Lynn

065 | Emily Mills | Illustrator

MAR 12, 201949 MIN
Day in the Life

065 | Emily Mills | Illustrator

MAR 12, 201949 MIN

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Affiliate disclaimer: Heads up! There are affiliate links in this blog post. What that means is if you click on a link and then make a purchase, I make a small percentage of money because I referred you. This comes at no additional cost to you. I only share products and resources that I trust and that I know will help you in your business. Grateful for your support! Today's interview is with Illustrator Emily Mills! Emily & I met a conference last year and I got to see first hand what her illustration work looks like (I admit me creeping on her during the conference, ha!).We dive into what it's really like to be a full-time illustrator: She shares how she got started in the industry, how she uses illustrations to tell a story, what kind of clients she works with, how she gets inspired when she's not feeling creative, what she struggles with, misconceptions people have and so much more! As always, you can check out the full show notes for this episode at http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/065 and join in the conversation with other Day in the Life listeners in the Day in the Life Facebook group! Also...if you'd like to submit a guest for an upcoming episode, head on over to our website to submit! In today's episode, you'll find out: If Emily always wanted to be an illustrator and how she got started. How Emily uses illustrations to tell a story. What she does to get inspired when she's not feeling creative. Her favorite type of illustrations to do. What she struggles with most in her career as an illustrator. Common misconceptions people have about the illustration community. One piece of advice she'd offer to someone who wants to become an illustrator. How to start drawing when you don't feel like you know anything about drawing. Full show notes at: http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/065 Links mentioned: Adobe Procreate KanBan Deep Work Vic Lee About Emily: Emily Mills is a freelance illustrator, a sketchnoting fanatic, and author of "The Art of Visual Notetaking." When she's not serving her own clients, you can find her teaching online classes at SketchnoteAcademy.com. Emily lives just outside Nashville, TN with her husband. Follow Emily: Emily's Instagram Sketch Note Academy Instagram Portfolio Emily's book, The Art of Visual Notetaking Emily's online classes Like the show? There are several ways you can help! Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or Google Play Leave an honest review on iTunes. The ratings and reviews help for two reasons: 1) Most importantly, I get to know you, the listener, and what content you enjoy the most. 2) The more reviews the podcast has, the better chance it has at getting in front of new listeners. Follow on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram Join the Facebook group to interact with guests and other listeners Join the Day in the Life newsletter