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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2025 · 17 MIN

How to become a paid illustrator (The step-by-step guide! lol)

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This is something we hear quite a lot, and it's a BIG broad question: How do you actually become an illustrator who makes money. Dear Good Ship Illustration please break it down for me, step by step.No pressure (aaagh 😅)Alas, there is no tidy step-by-step guide… but in this episode we're doin' our very best to give you a solid direction to head in.Step 1 = loadsa drawingFinding your creative voice and confidenceSharing your browniesHow to balance a job while building your illustration careerA big ol' mistake new illustrators tend to make - not you though. You're cleverer than them. Timestamps: 00:00 – Where to start 01:30 – THE STEP-BY-STEP PLAN (lol, sorry, there is no plan) 03:20 – Share! Or else!! 05:45 – Job juggling 08:15 – Feeling behind? (Does anyone ever feel ahead though?? No. Nothing to worry about then.)Taraa for now.x The Good Ship IllustrationCome 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 🎙

This is something we hear quite a lot, and it's a BIG broad question: How do you actually become an illustrator who makes money. Dear Good Ship Illustration please break it down for me, step by step. No pressure (aaagh 😅) Alas, there is no tidy step-by-step guide… but in this episode we're doin' our very best to give you a solid direction to head in. Step 1 = loadsa drawingFinding your creative voice and confidenceSharing your browniesHow to balance a job while building your illustration care...

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