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...
Episodes (102)
Is there enough work for illustrators? The truth about illustration jobs in 2025...
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Feelin' guilty about not drawing as much lately? [A Good Ship Illustration permi...
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What size should your picture book be? (And other silly mistakes to avoid.)
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The secret to *actually finishing* your picture book ❤️
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Saying no as an illustrator: dropping projects can boost your career.
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Why drawing digitally is NAUGHTY 👀 (or is it?)
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Can you be an illustrator with children and a job?
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What tech do you use as an illustrator? Featuring Helen's 25 year-old Epson scan...
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Help! I’m shy. Do I really have to go to book fairs to start my illustration car...
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Big goals, no pressure: Planning your creative year with The Good Ship Illustrat...
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Hardest Year Ever? An Honest Look at the Illustration Industry in 2024
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Ho ho ho 🎄 pressies for illustrators (love from Ron & Betty Frampton x)
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The Confidence to Fly Your Freak Flag: A guide for illustrators and creatives
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What should you tackle first!? Starting out as an illustrator.
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What you workin' on, pal? A Good Ship Illustration chat.
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The burnout life raft (for when you're drowning in to-dos)
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What do illustrators DO all day? Featuring keep-fit cuppas, & coworking 🤓
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Should I have 2 websites?” + how many mailers until you see results?
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Get your illustration work noticed by people who actually want to buy it.
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Busy? How to handle multiple illustration projects like a pro.
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Pricing your illustration work 💸 & how to handle ghost-clients that disappear �...
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Figuring out your illustration style - how long does it take?
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Feeling stuck? Creative block be GONE!
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Want to get your illustrations published? Here are Good Ship’s top tips
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How to describe your illustration style
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Surviving Bologna Children's Book Fair with The Good Ship Illustration
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Picture book Q&A QUICK FIRE 🔥 | Picture book mini series episode #5
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Self publishing...is it a scam!? + what dimensions should I make my picture book...
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How to run AMAZIN' school visits with your picture book | | Picture Book mini se...
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Juggling *life* while also creating picture books | Picture Book mini series epi...
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Can you make a living as a picture book illustrator? | Picture Book mini series...
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PANIIIIIC! (or don't...) 🚢 | Find Your Creative Voice Mini-Series #5
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Play, OR ELSE 🚢 | Find Your Creative Voice Mini-Series #4
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Finding Creative Confidence 🚢 | Find Your Creative Voice Mini-Series #3
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Draw draw draw! 🚢 | Find Your Creative Voice Mini-Series #2
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Bask in your weirdness! 🚢 | Find Your Creative Voice Mini-Series #1
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Substack for Illustrators! Message in a Bottle
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HELP! I don't think I have a style - Message in a bottle
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Our most weird and wonderful illustration jobs ft. sausages
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Art qualifications... do you need 'em? - Message in a Bottle
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Using kids as inspiration for picture book illustration - is it a good idea? - M...
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Picture Books, drawing and storytelling: Emma Carlisle chats to The Good Ship Il...
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Preppin' your illustration portfolio - Message in a Bottle
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Nightmare clients, good snacks, illustrator fashion and lots more - Message in a...
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Goal setting for illustrators - Message in a Bottle
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Analogue vs. digital illustration - Message in a Bottle
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Getting started as an illustrator - Message in a Bottle
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Figuring out where YOUR illustration work fits - Message in a Bottle
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The Essential Drawing Materials Every Illustrator Needs
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Creative Inspiration and Where to Find It
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