Aug 26, 2026 · 51 min · 13 segments
Kelly Thompson is an illustrator, designer, stylist, creative director, speaker and all-round creative powerhouse based in Melbourne. Kelly’s career is a wonderful lesson in following curiosity and…
Yeah, so I became one of their agents for illustrators, which was amazing for me because I got to see things that no illustrators would get to see.
Like, I got to see how every single illustrator was charging what, like, a big budget project would be-
I got to see how they did all the paperwork and how they got to do all the negotiating-
... and everything, which is just amazing knowledge to have as a creative, 'cause you don't get taught that at school.
No, and I think particularly in a, in a field like illustration perhaps, which is quite a niche-
... as well, and the types of projects you're doing are probably not as linear as maybe-
And you know, like I did a Bachelor of Design with a photography major, and they didn't teach me about licensing in my entire four-year degree-
Yeah, so I became one of their agents for illustrators, which was amazing for me because I got to see things that no illustrators would get to see.
Like, I got to see how every single illustrator was charging what, like, a big budget project would be-
I got to see how they did all the paperwork and how they got to do all the negotiating-
... and everything, which is just amazing knowledge to have as a creative, 'cause you don't get taught that at school.
No, and I think particularly in a, in a field like illustration perhaps, which is quite a niche-
... as well, and the types of projects you're doing are probably not as linear as maybe-
And you know, like I did a Bachelor of Design with a photography major, and they didn't teach me about licensing in my entire four-year degree-
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