About me

Who am I ?

My name is Thomas LEGROS, also known as TOM, on the art scene.

Selft-taught at heart, I’ve been drawing since I was a little child. Mainly influenced by comics, videogames, and Nature, I highly favor drawing from imagination since the beginning, filling up my sketchbooks with fantasy characters and their colorful stories.

I was born and raised in Reunion Island (La Réunion) where I still have the chance to live today.

I strongly believe in the power of images and in the benefits of a blooming creativity. That’s why today, as I still travel along my own artistic journey, I share my creative processes and tools about exploring and committing to one’s expressivity. Thus, I carry the hope that people will be inspired to go for their own creative pursuits.

My journey

I leave my home island to carry on my studies at 18 years old. I discover sciences, architecture and mostly fashion design. Back on the island in 2013 with my degree, I launch my own ready-to-wear line for women in 2015. My days are filled with designing, collection development, prototype making, production and sales. I also design my own patterns while introducing references to Reunion’s folklore and asserting the strong artisanal value of my brand.

In 2022, I devot myself entirely to graphic arts, providing my services in illustration. I explore painting, Indian ink and color pencils while taking part to art shows. As I experiment with the way to communicate through my art, I naturally turn to storytelling, edition and craftmanship,

Today, I am building my own original worlds through character design. I share my creative processes, tools and tips via my YOUTUBE channel « TOM Fantasy », hopping to inspire and accompagny those who also share artistic purposes.

I provide my services in character design and illustration, giving life to memories, narratives, concepts and other precious matters of the mind.

Always open to collaboration and creation, I remain excited about what my artistic journey will bring.

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My artistic approach

Fascinated by archetypes and the human experience, I develop my own symbolic language where the « meaning » is personified. I venture in these abstract themes through character design and world building, refining my perception and interpretation along the way.

My archetypal characters, still human at heart, are destined to live in introspective fantasy tales.

A glympse of my universe