Pssst, this episode was originally published in 2023 and we’re sharing it again as part of our Good Ship Summer Camp series. It’s one of five episodes to help you fly your freak flag this summer. If you’d like to join in properly, there’s a free workbook an' everything!You can download the workbook here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/workbook Got limited time to draw? Children hanging off your leg? Perfect. You’re in exactly the right place. 😆This week's episode is all about actually drawing. Even when you’ve only got a receipt, a half-working pen, and 3 minutes to spare.In this episode:Why drawing in a rush can be a superpowerKatie’s eyebrow-threading sketch session What drawing from life teaches you about your creative voiceTiny tools, weird surfaces, and packing your pencil case like a proThe #WalktoSee hashtag and sketchbook magic ✏️Three-materials challenge, anyone?Want to join in with us? Download the free workbook hereTimestamps: 0:00 – Intro + a great listener question 1:01 – Can you find your voice if you have no time? 2:17 – Drawing quickly makes it better (promise) 3:29 – Eyebrow queues and standing sketches 4:12 – The value of drawing from life 5:17 – Pack your pencil case! 6:24 – Drawing on receipts and IKEA pencils 6:54 – Walk to See, and how to join in 7:12 – Three-material challenge tips 7:38 – A wet thing, a dry thing, and something with texture 7:51 – Sketchbooker’s Friend: the robot voice that lives on 8:35 – Action step: keep your drawing tools on you at all times 9:01 – See you tomorrow for Day 3!Links mentioned: 📖 Download the free workbook 🎧 Sketchbooker’s Friend audio guide 🖼 All about the #Walktosee hashtag on Instagram (started by our Helen) 🖍 Find Your Creative Voice – Fly Your Freak Flag course. Doors are open right now! Be lovely to see you in there.Byeeee for now! x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania) 🚢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 🎙
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Bask in your weirdness ☀️ | Summer camp sketchbook week 1
Pssst, this episode was originally published in 2023 and we’re sharing it again as part of our Good Ship Summer Camp series. It’s one of 5 episodes to help you fly your freak flag this summer. If you’d like to join in properly, there’s a free workbook an' everything!You can download the workbook here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/workbook 🚢🚢🚢What if your creative voice isn't one you actually like? 😬In today’s episode, we’re chatting about that awkward bit of figuring out your voice as an illustrator, and why the weird stuff you’re secretly obsessed with might actually be the key to your best work.In this episode:What to do if your voice feels ickWhy “basking in your weirdness” mattersThat Ira Glass quote we always bang on aboutOver-art-directing yourself (oops)Katie’s Eminem phase Why being a people-pleaser is the worst career strategyYour homework for this weekWant to join in? Download the free workbook hereTimestamps: 0:00 – Hello from us! 0:47 – What if you don’t like your creative voice? 2:10 – Art direction, publishers, and breaking out of boxes 3:33 – David Bowie, freak flags and bravery 4:37 – Eminem, rebellion, and tired teenagers 6:01 – People-pleasing vs doing your own thing 8:31 – Future-proofing your illustration career 9:33 – Action step: pay attention to what you really love 10:35 – Come back next week for Day 2!Links mentioned: 🖍 Our course: Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag📖 Download the free workbook 🎬 Moonage Daydream documentary (about Bowie)Byeeee for now! x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania) 🚢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 🎙
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Is AI Coming for your job? Illustrators are fighting back! (Part 2) with Chris Haughton
This week, we’re back with part 2 of our conversation with the brilliant Chris Haughton – illustrator, author, and passionate copyright advocate.Here's a link to part 1 in case you need to catch up!In this half of our Chris Haughton special, Chris shares how his first picture book came about, and we also chat about confidence, creative doubt, and why showing up again and again matters.And then… we go deep on AI. Copyright, ethics, government policy, and what we illustrators can actually do to protect our work. Chris is off to Parliament soon (!!!) and shares everything he’s learned so far.In this episode:How Chris got his first book deal without an agentStaying confident through rejection and doubtThe terrifying reality of generative AI and what we can do about itHow copyright works (and what’s at risk)The organisations fighting for our creative rightsTimestamps: 00:00 – How Chris broke into picture books (by accident) 04:00 – Animation, art school, and graphic style 08:00 – Building confidence through volume 10:00 – Words, images, and writing your own stories 14:00 – Why AI is a massive threat to illustrators 17:00 – Who’s fighting back (and how to get involved) 21:00 – Why we need all creatives on board🛟 Links + Resources mentioned in this episode:The Association of Illustrators (AOI)Simona's Substack: Against the BoxChris Haughton's websiteChris' Instagram✨ If this episode has ye all fired up (us too!) please do share it with your creative pals – and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next!Bye bye, x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania)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 🎙
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“Do I Have to Pick One Style Forever?! (Part 1)” with Chris Haughton
How do you make picture books if you secretly hate writing? Can you REALLY just punch holes in a bit of paper and call it a finished illustration?! 👀This week we’ve got a proper treat for you. This is part 1 of our chat with illustrator and picture book maker Chris Haughton! (Katie wasn’t there, but Helen and Tania held the fort and asked him all the juicy questions.)Chris shares his brilliantly wonky career path from graphic design to editorial, picture books and his latest deep dive into the History of Information. A total freak-flag project that he's been obsessed with for nearly 20 years.Chris tells Good Ship:How he ended up with a wildly colourful, unmistakable illustration style, even though he "couldn't do colour"How 10 years of editorial work shaped his picture book voiceWhat hiding Mummy Owl in a picture taught him about storytellingWhy your first sketch is usually the best oneDrawing peas and chopsticks with hole-punch confetti (amazin')🚨 This is just Part 1! Subscribe so you don’t miss Part 2. Part 2 will be released next week (on Friday 25th July.)Timestamps:00:00 - Intro from Katie, Helen & Tania01:00 - Chris introduces himself and how his style evolved05:30 - The origin of A Bit Lost and hiding things in the background08:00 - How a greetings card turned into a picture book idea10:00 - Chris' obsession with the History of Information14:00 - Drawing as a form of information technology 17:00 - Chris’s brief stint as a live scribe (!!)21:00 - Publishing headaches when your audience is "everyone"24:00 - Finding your style vs getting stuck in a style27:00 - Undo button = illustrator superpower31:00 - Hole-punched peasLinks an' stuff we mentioned:Chris Haughton's website: https://chrishaughton.comThe History of Information, Chris Haughton's bookHistory of Information lectures from UC Berkeley shared here via InfocoBuildFind Your Creative Voice, Fly Your Freak Flag course from The Good Ship IllustrationKatie’s Live Illustration courseByeeee for now!x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania)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 🎙
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START HERE - Welcome to The Good Ship Illustration Podcast! (Here's our trailer) 🚢🚢🚢
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 answer your questions about confidence, tricky clients, pricing your work, creative block, picture books, publishing, and everything in between.✨ New episodes every Friday. ✨Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and do send us your questions!P.s. Fancy some freebies? Head to thegoodshipillustration.com for colour workshops, picture book templates, and other treats.Byeeee for now! x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania)🚢🚢🚢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 🎙
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 answer your questions about confidence, tricky clients, pricing your work, creative block, picture books, publishing, and everything in between.✨ New episodes every Friday. ✨Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and do send us your questions!P.s. Fancy some freebies? Head to thegoodshipillustration.com for colour workshops, picture book templates, and other treats.Byeeee for now! x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania)🚢🚢🚢
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