# years lessons year (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover years lessons year. Page: Feed: --- ## [is it insane that I illustrated a book in 2 weeks?](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/is-it-insane-that-i-illustrated-a) _2026-08-14 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ i like working under pressure ## [The Parts of a Picture Book (You Need to Know) - PICTURE BOOK BASICS #2](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/the-parts-of-a-picture-book-you-need) _2026-06-24 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ ARC's, trim, gutters, dummies... what do they all mean?! ## [Can you still be an artist after having a baby?](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/can-you-still-be-an-artist-after) _2026-03-05 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ The Reality of Motherhood as a Full-Time Artist ✸ adhd, burnout, and trying to have it all ## [Every Desk I’ve Ever Worked At](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/a-tour-of-all-my-art-studios-over) _2026-01-30 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ From borrowed desks to home studios and everything in between ## [i hate wasting paint (an art challenge)](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/i-hate-wasting-paint-an-art-challenge) _2026-01-21 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ painting two pieces simultaneously ## [How I Prepared for Maternity Leave as a Freelance Artist](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/how-does-a-freelance-artist-take) _2026-01-13 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ From setting up client handoffs to figuring out my maternity benefits ## [Breakdown of an Illustrator’s Salary in 2025](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/breakdown-of-an-illustrators-salary-99b) _2025-12-24 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ My highest earning year while working the least amount ## [The Art School Experience I Never Had](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/the-art-school-experience-i-never) _2025-11-23 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ My week at Ringling College of Art & Design ## [How Much Money I Made (and Spent) at the Art Market](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/how-much-money-did-i-make-selling) _2025-10-21 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ How Profitable Is an Art Market? My Honest Breakdown ## [Unhinged Things I Did While Building My Art Career](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/unhinged-things-i-did-while-building) _2025-08-30 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ I never want to illustrate a picture-book in two weeks again ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pwLc0SlpJuWu) _2025-08-30 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Lesson 4: What Disney Taught Me About Letting Go of My Dream](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/lesson-4-what-disney-taught-me-about) _2025-08-22 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ 10 Years, 10 Lessons (Year 4: 2018) ## [I pitched an animated TV series to Cartoon Network](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/i-pitched-an-animated-tv-series-to) _2025-08-08 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ HELLO WORLD: A show bible ## [✸ Lesson #3: Sometimes the Dream Needs to Die](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/lesson-3-sometimes-the-dream-needs) _2025-07-28 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ 10 Years, 10 Lessons (Year 2: 2017) ## [Make the Most of What You’ve Got](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/make-the-most-of-what-youve-got) _2025-06-28 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ 10 Years, 10 Lessons (Year 1: 2015) ## [You don’t need to be the best, just consistent... and a little bit stubborn](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-to-be-the-best-just) _2025-06-17 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ 10 Years, 10 Lessons (Year 0: Pre-2015) ## [my baby turned 10 months today](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/my-baby-turned-10-months-today) _2025-05-06 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ Alexa, play 'Slipping Through My Fingers" ## [Redesign My Website With Me!](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/redesign-my-website-with-me) _2025-05-01 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ Deep dive into full brand + portfolio reset ## [New Look, Same Me](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/new-look-same-me) _2025-04-21 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ I was tired of my old logo so I did a huge illustrator rebrand ## [Brown Girls Deserve Fairytales too](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/brown-girls-deserve-fairytales-too) _2025-04-04 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ This is the story I wish I had growing up ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PNFxwJPPoVfo) _2025-04-04 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Researching for Picture Books](https://anooshasyed.substack.com/p/researching-for-picture-books) _2025-03-18 · Anoosha Syed · Studio Secrets_ Created the visual language + what my development process is like