The Good Ship Illustration
Welcome to The Good Ship Illustration - the podcast for illustrators who are quietly working away in their sketchbooks thinking… “is it just me?”…it’s not just you!We’re Helen Stephens, Katie Chappell and Tania Willis - three full-time illustrators from three different corners of the industry (and three different age brackets ). We live in the same seaside town in the UK and started having cuppas and chats… and accidentally became illustration agony aunts.Now we record those chats for you! We an...
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Episodes (102)
Identity + rejection: when your illustration work *is* you 🥲
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Instagram Is Not Your Portfolio (PHEW!)
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🍎 Elephantasia (aphantasia) - can you see an apple in your mind?
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Anna Mac on finding her creative voice (after years designing for retail)
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Are illustrators doomed… or is this our time to shiiiiiine? [AI workshop replay]
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Tara Tayyebi Fard on finding her creative voice (and illustration career) after...
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Want to know what February’s #WalkToSee prompt is?
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When you want to work but can’t seem to start
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Is copying ever OK in illustration? When does inspiration turn into plagiarism?...
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You're invited! Plan your creative year with The Good Ship Illustration
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You’ll Never Feel Ready. Do It Anyway. An interview with Good Shipper Amber Au.
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An interview with Lisa Congdon - consistency and finding your creative voice
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How illustrator Jill Calder built a long-lasting creative career (without losing...
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How to stop your illustration style looking generic & blah
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We’re good at failing (and you can be too) 🤣 the power of experiments
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What publishers reeeeally want to see in your picture book pitch
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'If it looks awful, keep going. It’ll work out' - an interview with illustrator...
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'If you keep showing up, you can't NOT get better' - an interview with Sandi Hes...
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A Bologna Book Fair special: 6 Good Shippers were finalists in the Illustrators...
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#WalkToSee is baaack! The hashtag responsible for over 120,000 drawings (join in...
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Remember drawing for...fun? 😅 what is that?
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"Double your fee without drawing more" say whaaat!?
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The bit art school forgot to teach you 😅
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Nice illustrator loneliness & working from home
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Picture Book, Freak Flag, or Business… which one is calling yoooou?
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PANIIIIC! (or don’t...) 😅 | Summer camp sketchbook week 5
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Play, OR ELSE 🎲 | Summer camp sketchbook week 4
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Finding Creative Confidence 🚢 | Summer camp sketchbook week 3
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Draw draw draw! ✏️ | Summer camp sketchbook week 2
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Bask in your weirdness ☀️ | Summer camp sketchbook week 1
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Is AI Coming for your job? Illustrators are fighting back! (Part 2) with Chris H...
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“Do I Have to Pick One Style Forever?! (Part 1)” with Chris Haughton
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START HERE - Welcome to The Good Ship Illustration Podcast! (Here's our trailer)...
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You don’t have to draw everything (even in picture books)
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💰 How to protect your time, energy and income as an illustrator
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Is this normal in publishing… or am I being taken for a mug?
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“Help! I found my illustration style… and I don’t like it” 😩
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The joy of not finishing (all) your online courses
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The curse of "Final Artwork"
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Inside Helen's hermit cave
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Get more illustration work: A pep talk, some tips, and a tiny rant
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Residencies and Substack
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Live Illustration (Course Closes Tonight!) Q&A
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“I’m not sure how to price my illustration work. I think I panic and undercharge...
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Illustrator vs artist: what’s the difference? + Creating your portfolio 🥳
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Illustration trends vs your creative voice PLUS what materials to use
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Perfectionism, CMYK & a shout out to Barry in the cupboard (lovin' your work, Ba...
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How to become a paid illustrator (The step-by-step guide! lol)
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Should you quit Instagram if you're an illustrator?
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Your website might be missing this one thing – and nooo, it’s not more portfolio...
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