The Good Ship Illustration

In this episode of the picture book mini series, we're answering some of your MOST JUICY questions all about: Self-publishing - is it a scam?The correct dimensions for your picture bookInvoicing and contracts in the picture book industry.It's all the nitty gritty stuff. We love it!Doors are closing really soon. If you'd like to join The Picture Book Course, now's your time! Here it is: thegoodshipillustration.com/PB Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

Did you know, the doors to our course The Picture Book Course are now open? Come on in! We'd love to have you sailing with us. Read all about it here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/PB What are the big secrets behind successful school visits and events? In this episode, Katie and Tania grill Helen on all the insider bits and VOILA.We talked aboutSetting boundaries when doing school visitsHow to structure your timeThe TOPPEST OF THE TOP TIPS to help children remember your name and connect with you as an author.Being clear about your needs when doing author visits and book festivals.Alternatives to in-person visits.p.s. Tonight over on Instagram we're doing a live Q&A call. This is the best way to get your questions answered on the spot by Helen (Katie will be there too, and Tania is manning the comments/chat box thingie.) See ya there! xCome and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

In this episide of The Good Ship Illustration, we share juggling skills. Whether you're juggling babies, mental health, or just... life stuff, hopefully some of these can help!EXCITING NEWS: The Picture Book Course is open right now! Click here to read all about it ---> https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/PB And you can sign up for the Character Workshop here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/cw See ya there! xCome and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

In this episode of The Good Ship Illustration podcast, we talk all about making a living as a children's book illustrator. EXCITING NEWS: the doors to The Picture Book Course are open right now!! Go go go: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/PB We're running a character workshop on Zoom. You can sign up for it here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/cw (it's free!)ANDOur live Q&A is happening on Instagram at 7pm (UK time) on Wednesday. We're @theGoodShipIllustration on Insta. See you there!Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

The pressure's off; there are no fancy art materials here, and our golden rule is no panicking. Start where you are, use what you have. Be kind to yourself.Today we're wrapping up our 5-part adventure. Thank you SO MUCH for listening along. If you've joined the course, we'll see you in there!! We can't wait to see you discover your creative voice. Also, Art Club is on this Friday if you fancy some stress-free drawing time. It's over on Instagram.----------WELCOME to the final part in our 5-part mini-series, all about finding your creative voice.  This week we're dropping one episode a day, where we tackle that ol' chestnut: how to find your creative voice. We've answered questions and created actionable steps for each episode.Want a fillable workbook? YOU'RE IN LUCK! We've made one for you to download here.https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/workbookp.s. The doors to our 8-week online course Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag are now open. We'd love to have you sailing with us. Read all about it here.Doors close for this live round on the 15th of September 2023 and we are STRICT. Don't miss the boat!Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

How do you get over the fear of starting a new illustration? In this installment of our mini-series we talk all about overcoming procrastination and fear of the blank page. WELCOME to our 5-part mini-series, all about finding your creative voice.  This week we're dropping one episode a day, where we tackle that ol' chestnut: how to find your creative voice. We've answered questions, and created actionable steps for each episode.Want a fillable workbook? YOU'RE IN LUCK! We've made one for you to download here.https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/workbookp.s. The doors to our 8-week online course Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag are now open. We'd love to have you sailing with us. Read all about it here.Doors close for this live round on the 15th of September 2023 and we are STRICT. Don't miss the boat!Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

How do you stop the niggly voice 'my work isn't good enough' from interfering with your creative confidence?WELCOME to our 5-part mini-series, all about finding your creative voice.  This week we're dropping one episode a day, where we tackle that ol' chestnut: how to find your creative voice. We've answered questions and created actionable steps for each episode.Want a fillable workbook? YOU'RE IN LUCK! We've made one for you to download here.https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/workbookp.s. The doors to our 8-week online course Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag are now open. We'd love to have you sailing with us. Read all about it here.Doors close for this live round on the 15th of September 2023 and we are STRICT. Don't miss the boat!Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

Draw draw draw, then draw some more. PLUS we answer the brilliant question: "...my schedule is not allowing me the time I would like. Can I really find my style if my time is limited?WELCOME to part 2 of our 5-part mini-series, all about finding your creative voice.  This week we're dropping one episode a day, where we tackle that ol' chestnut: how to find your creative voice. We've answered questions and created actionable steps for each episode.✨ Want a fillable workbook? YOU'RE IN LUCK! We've made one for you to download here.✨ https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/workbookp.s. The doors to our 8-week online course Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag are now open. We'd love to have you sailing with us. Read all about it here.Doors close for this live round on the 15th of September 2023 and we are STRICT. Don't miss the boat!Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

The podcast explores finding your creative voice, embracing weirdness, and pursuing creative passions. It discusses overcoming challenges, embracing vulnerability, and appreciating uniqueness in the art world.

We’re here to offer no-nonsense advice for illustrators and image-makers navigating a creative careerHere are 3 things you need to know:At The Good Ship, our big mission is to help illustrators and image-makers navigate a creative career.There are 3 of us - Tania, Helen and Katie - and we are the Goldilocks (3 bears!) of illustration, covering 3 areas and eras of the industry.We believe your creative work should feel good, make you money, and leave you feeling confident to fly your freak flag!--------------------In this episode we let Helen get REALLY excited about Substack. She shares all of her top tips to get you excited to start writing, sharing and hitting publish tooo.We're on Substack! Come and say helloHelen's Substack, Pencil PalsKatie's Substack, Katiedraws (and writes)(Tania doesn't have one yet, but don't worry... we'll keep peer-pressuring her until she starts one too.)Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.comp.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙