150k+ students • 20+ Years of Experience
As an educator and coach, I help demystify professional creativity and help stuck illustrators find their breakthroughs. Whether you want to learn foundational skills, sharpen your technique, or develop a more original style, I break these complex subjects down so you can step forward with more purpose and confidence.
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Signature Program
Live Cohort + Self-Paced Options
Coming Soon – Commercial Artistry is an intensive 10-week program for intermediate illustrators who want to find more focus in their professional work — especially in their style and niche. Cohort Space is limited and by application only.
Skillshare + Self-hosted
Available as always on Skillshare. Select titles now available for purchase à la carte — no subscription needed!
Learn how to draw objects less realistically—a key to having a consistent, personal style. Available for Purchase.
Finally learn how to use composition to express ideas, tell stories, and structure your art. Coming Soon! | Take Class on Skillshare
Where do ideas really come from? Learn how to create conceptual illustrators on demand. Coming Soon! | Take Class on Skillshare
Learn how to connect how you draw in your sketches with how you build your finished illustrations. Coming Soon! | Take Class on Skillshare
Your style isn't hiding, you just need to keep working at it. Accelerate the process in a guided, daily project. Coming Soon! | Take Class on Skillshare
Learn how to express big ideas in small editorial illustrations. Tom's most popular Skillshare class. Coming Soon! | Take Class on Skillshare
Get the Book
How to Start a Lifelong Daily Drawing Practice
Drawing Is Important is a practical and inspiring guide to starting — and sustaining — a daily drawing habit. Expanding on Tom Froese’s popular Skillshare class, this beautifully designed book combines insightful essays with hands-on exercises to help both beginners and experienced artists break through creative blocks, overcome perfectionism, and cultivate a deeply satisfying, long-term practice.
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1:1 COACHING
Work directly with Tom to accelerate your illustration career with tailored feedback, accountability, and strategic direction.
Community
Want to draw more? Need more inspiration? Join my monthly workshop-style drawing meetup for illustrators, designers and artists.
About
I'm an award-winning illustrator known for lively maps, characters, and scenes with expressive shapes and bright colours. I've a Top Teacher on Skillshare for over a decade, with 150K+ students. My clients include Yahoo!, Airbnb and the Wall Street Journal. When I'm not working, you'll find me exploring the natural beauty that surrounds me here in British Columbia, Canada.