The Good Ship Illustration
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S3 Ep 5Getting started as an illustrator - Message in a Bottle
In this episode we answer the questions:How do I get started as an illustrator (even if you're not a young thing fresh outta art school.)How to get your first big break as an illustrator.Do I need an illustration agent to be successful?🚢🚢🚢Right now we have two courses, and the doors open again very soon...The Picture Book CourseFind out more about The Picture Book Course here! Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak FlagFind out more about Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag here! p.s. Got a question for the podcast? You can send your questions to [email protected] and title it 'message in a bottle' so we know what it's about.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 🎙
S2 Ep 3Creative Inspiration and Where to Find It
Avoiding the comparison trapIn this episode we answer the questions:Is there room for me in the illustration industry?How can I find time to create my work!?🚢🚢🚢Want to be part of an online community, full of fellow creatives?Build your illustration career and make your best creative work ever?It's time to discover how good it feels to truly be yourself in your work!Bask in your weirdness and follow your creative dreams - our course doors open on 30th October for FIND YOUR CREATIVE VOICE: FLY YOUR FREAK FLAG.Find out more and join the waiting list: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/freakflag Doors open on Friday 30th, and close on the 6th of November, OR when we reach capacity!🚢🚢🚢p.s. See you at The Good Ship Art club. Friday 8pm UK time on Instagram. We'll open the doors to the course live.We’re @thegoodshipillustration. 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 🎙
S2 Ep 2The Essential Drawing Materials Every Illustrator Needs
Our top tips for choosing the best drawing materials.(Don’t let materials trip you up - they're a distraction)Start where you are, use what you have.Fancy materials can freeze you up / feel like too much pressureYour choice of drawing materials can help you blast through a pesky creative block. Rough and ready! Cheap! Easy to grab!The free audio drawing guide we mention, ‘The Sketchbooker’s Friend’ is here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/sketchbookers-friend🚢🚢🚢Want to be part of an online community, full of fellow creatives?Build your illustration career and make your best creative work ever?It's time to discover how good it feels to truly be yourself in your work!Bask in your weirdness and follow your creative dreams - our course doors open on 30th October for FIND YOUR CREATIVE VOICE: FLY YOUR FREAK FLAG.Find out more and join the waiting list: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/freakflag Doors open on Friday 30th, and close on the 6th of November, OR when we reach capacity!🚢🚢🚢p.s. See you at The Good Ship Art club. Friday 8pm UK time on Instagram. We'll open the doors to the course live.We’re @thegoodshipillustration. 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 🎙
S2 Ep 1What's Stopping You? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to Find Your Creative Voice.
In this episode, we talk about imposter syndrome, authenticity, getting excited about your own work, and how to be consistent.Bonus: how to eat an elephant🚢🚢🚢Want to be part of an online community, full of fellow creatives?Build your illustration career and make your best creative work ever?It's time to discover how good it feels to truly be yourself in your work!Bask in your weirdness and follow your creative dreams - our course doors open on 30th October for FIND YOUR CREATIVE VOICE: FLY YOUR FREAK FLAG.Find out more and join the waiting list: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/freakflag Doors open on Friday 30th, and close on the 6th of November, OR when we reach capacity!🚢🚢🚢p.s. See you at The Good Ship Art club. Friday 8pm UK time on Instagram. We'll open the doors to the course live.We’re @thegoodshipillustration. 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 🎙
S1 Ep 1Finding Your Creative Voice with The Good Ship Illustration
This is the first episode of our podcast!Helen Stephens, Tania Willis, and Katie Chappell are the crew at The Good Ship illustration, and this episode is all about getting to know us.Learn more about The Good Ship Illustration and how we each found our creative voices.Grab a cuppa, listen while you draw, and let us know what you think. (Instagram is our favourite place to hang out. We're @thegoodshipillustration) p.s. Our course Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag is now open for enrollment!Show Notes:Finding your creative voice, standing out from the crowd, building career-longevity, and being yourself.1. Helen's storyTaking a year out from picture book illustration to get back to her own creative voice.2. Tania's storyFrom fine art to illustration via Hong Kong. 80s corporate imagery, MA at the Royal College. The value of being in a creative community.3. Katie's storyWhy getting fired from being an in-house graphic designer/illustrator was the best thing ever.Read more about us all here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/About-the-good-ship-illustration Learn More About the FIND YOUR CREATIVE VOICE: FLY YOUR FREAK FLAG course.https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/freakflag(Doors close again on the 7th of August, 10pm UK time)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 🎙