The Good Ship Illustration

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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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  1. Time management for creatives who hate time management - an interview with Sophie Greenwood

    2026-11-13 · 38 min · Season 14, episode 11

    This week Katie talks to Sophie Greenwood off of Three Beams Thinking. Sophie's a screen printer, business mentor and founder of Super Seconds Festival. If anyone's ever told you that you can't be both creative and…

  2. The illustration job nobody tells you about 🌈

    2026-11-06 · 23 min · Season 14, episode 10

    It's Tania Willis is in the hot seat this week (have you heard of her? That name rings a bell...) and our Katie is grilling her about maps! We dug out our dusty listener question spreadsheet and the first one out was a…

  3. How do I get my work featured? With Creative Boom's Katy Cowan

    2026-10-30 · 29 min · Season 14, episode 9

    This week our Katie chats to Katy Cowan, founding editor of Creative Boom, the independent platform that's been cheering on creatives of every background for 17 years. It started as a side project dreamed up on a sun…

  4. How to stay in touch with your illustration clients without being annoying - part 2 of our @MadebyJames interview E

    2026-10-23 · 39 min · Season 14, episode 9

    James Martin (aka @MadebyJames) is baaack! Part one was your starter, and this week is the chonky main course. James did promise to come back with something v useful, and he kept his word. Buckle in for a step-by-step…

  5. Is there any point becoming an illustrator now that AI is here? An interview with James Martin @madebyjames PART 1!

    2026-10-16 · 58 min · Season 14, episode 8

    Trigger warning: In this episode, James talks openly about his experience of childhood sexual abuse, as well as addiction (drugs and alcohol). It's mentioned briefly in the 06:52 to 11:00 section and discussed again…

  6. Lessons from our 'failures' + Illustration Business Club doors close tonight! E

    2026-10-09 · 25 min · Season 14, episode 5

    This week, you're stuck with Katie and Helen again, answering more of your businessy questions (Tania's back next week! Don't cry! She's coming back, really!) RIP to our dear friend and editor Deirdre McDermott of…

  7. Help! Posting my illustration work makes me cringe 😬

    2026-10-02 · 23 min · Season 14, episode 4

    This week it's just Helen and Katie here (helloo - Tania was off in Naples eating pizza for us. We were living vicariously through her.) Let's get stuck in and answer your excellent questions about marketing your…

  8. "I hadn't drawn for 21 years" an interview with Jo Overend 🐥

    2026-09-30 · 27 min · Season 14, episode 7

    Jo Overend is in da house (ship?) But first, Illustration Business Club is finally OPEN! It's been over a year since we last flung the doors open and we'd love to have you sailing with us!…

  9. Do I need loads of followers to get illustration work?

    2026-09-26 · 44 min · Season 14, episode 6

    Fancy getting into your business car for a bit? Illustration Business Club doors are open until 9th October 2026, and you get lifetime access, so you can go at your own pace (pudding first, broccoli later). We'd love to…

  10. Marketing *without* social media as an illustrator. Is it possible? (Illustration Business Club doors now open!) 🎉🎉🎉

    2026-09-25 · 26 min · Season 14, episode 4

    This week, we're back at the kitchen table after the summer holidays, and the doors to Illustration Business Club are officially OPEN! Wahoooo 🎉 A quick catch-up first: Katie trying to not-work for six whole weeks, and…

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Oldest episode in feed
08/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length
24 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords
illustration, artists, the good ship illustration, helen stephens, katie chappell, tania willis, creative voice, fly your freak flag

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