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 Riiiight, pack up your art supplies. It’s the final week of our pretend Good Ship Summer Camp. This week's topic is panic. Mmmmm. Our favourite. (How to stop doing it.) In this episode:Why “no panicking” is our golden rule here at the Good Ship IllustrationPart-time jobs, anti-desperation energy, and creative freedomCat metaphors, war artist fantasies, and business meetings 🐈⬛Why shouting at yourself doesn’t work Cheesy notes vs reverse psychology for calming downCreativity and nervous systems (and when to just lie on the floor)Finding your pace, your people, and your processWant to join in? Download the free Summer Camp workbook hereTimestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to week 5: no panicking allowed 1:18 – You can’t force creative growth (sorry) 3:01 – Part-time jobs = creative freedom 4:08 – Don’t fill your portfolio with jobs you don’t want more of 5:05 – Recap of all 5 creative steps 5:44 – Why being kind to yourself actually works 6:06 – Walks, breaks, and giving your brain a breather 7:13 – Live deadlines vs long deadlines 8:03 – Katie's war artist career plan (sort of) 8:31 – Action step: write a cheesy note or one to rebel against 9:18 – Course doors closing soon – but no pressure 9:41 – Byeeeee from Summer Camp!Links mentioned: 📖 Download the free Summer Camp workbook 📚 Find Your Creative Voice – Fly Your Freak Flag course 🎧 Watch an Art Club on Instagram📺 Watch Art Clubs on YouTubeByeeee 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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Play, OR ELSE 🎲 | Summer camp sketchbook week 4
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 Feeling stuck? Procrastinating wildly? Hiyaaa this week's episode is for you.PLAY!! It’s not optional. It can trick you into making your best work, and we are going to show you how to sneak it into your creative routine (even when you’re hiding from your sketchbook).In this episode:Why play isn’t just fluff, it’s a very necessary illustration fuelSneaky ways to outsmart your inner procrastinatorFake deadlinesMaking up your own artist residency (Tania-style)Colour workshops, art clubs, and triple reverse psychologyGetting into “the zone” via flags, bush digging, or hot chocolateOne treat per timer session 🍫Want to join in with our summer camp? Download the free workbook hereTimestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to Day 4: Play, or else! 1:09 – Why play is the secret sauce for good work 3:04 – Fear of starting and how to ease into it 4:15 – Urgency, novelty, and fake deadlines 5:16 – Tania’s Barcelona residency (ahem, made-up) 6:09 – Playing with colour: the colour workshop 🎨 6:42 – Being kind to yourself vs bullying yourself into work 7:08 – Treats, timers, and starting small 8:12 – Getting into the zone (flags, bush digging, Blindboy) 9:31 – Action step: do an art club session with us! 10:22 – Course doors close soon + one-to-one feedback info 11:04 – Last episode of the series tomorrow!Links mentioned: 📖 Download the free workbook 🎨 The Colour Workshop (free) 🎧 Watch an Art Club on Instagram 📺 Watch Art Clubs on YouTube 📚 Find Your Creative Voice – Fly Your Freak Flag course Doors are open right now! Come on iiiiin! Be lovely to have you sailing with us. 🎧 Blindboy PodcastByeeee 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 🎙
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 Feeling a bit wobbly about your work? You’re not alone. In fact, you’re very much in the club.In today’s episode, we’re talking about confidence – or the lack of it – and how community, creative voice, and good pals can make all the difference.In this episode:The niggly voice that says you’re not good enough (blergh)Why working alone is tough and how community helpsCreative confidence vs comparison doom scrollsWhy finding your voice removes the pressure to competeHelen’s career pivot from baby books to bold new work The bravery of letting your work be fast, weird and youHow to connect with fellow illustrators online (without being creepy)Want to join in with us? Download the free workbook hereTimestamps: 0:00 – Hello and welcome to *week* 3! 1:19 – “My work isn’t good enough” – how to quiet the voice 2:19 – Community builds confidence (and sanity) 4:32 – Competition, scarcity mindset, and the Bologna Book Fair 5:30 – Other illustrators are as important as art directors 6:17 – Instagram friendships + the power of being visible 8:37 – What if your style no longer fits who you are? 10:40 – Making a big change in your work (Helen’s story) 13:47 – Why clients want you, not just polish 15:38 – Pricing confidence + permission to go fast 17:23 – You don’t need to draw everything, just the right thing 18:11 – How to connect with other illustrators online 19:19 – A Pia Bramley fangirl moment ❤️ 20:00 – Our community (Facebook group, art club, and course space) 20:56 – Your action step: Make illustrator friends, not competitorsLinks mentioned: 📖 Download the free Summer Camp workbook 🖥️ Sketchbooker’s Friend Facebook Group - the free group is no longer active (you get ushered into a secret students-only group when you join any of our courses), but we do still have a Facebook page! And we love hanging out on Instagram. 📚 Our course: Find Your Creative Voice – Fly Your Freak Flag 🖋 Pia Bramley on Instagram 🎨 Molly Fairhurst on InstagramByeeee 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 🎙
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 🎙
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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