⚠️ Illustration scams to watch out for

Ooft, this is a good one. This week we're discussing illustration scamsWe've all had them land in our inboxes, we see 'em in the Good Ship community (too) regularly, and TBH you need to know what to look out for. 👀Plus: Salty Dog is in actual bookshops and the Waterstones staff read it and couldn't stop laughing. Weyyy! 🎉Timestamps, if you like that sort of thing:00:00 – Why we're talking about scams (community posts, industry warnings, and everyone's inbox)01:30 – The Mr. Takeshi email - the famous one doing the rounds right now03:00 – Copy and paste a paragraph into Google. Reddit will know.04:00 – The overpayment scam04:30 – "I'm deaf, so please only email me"05:00 – Katie's hacked email story06:00 – Tania's mysterious hotel chain job08:30 – Vanity publishers10:30 – Real publishers don't advertise for illustrators on their homepage12:00 – Rebecca Green and legitimate self-publishing (not the same thing!)14:00 – "Dear Helen, I've written a book, please illustrate it" ...not a scam, but still a no16:00 – AI emails from Francis. Every single daaaay. Still can't unsubscribe.18:00 – "I'd like to buy three pieces of your artwork".20:00 – 🎉 Salty Dog is in Waterstones! And the staff loved it!21:30 – The terrible/brilliant fake Photoshop of Helen and Katie in the bookshop23:00 – Could Salty Dog become a Yoto card? (We think yes, and yes we are biased)Links mentioned:📚 Salty Dog by Helen Stephens and Katie Chappell - find it in all good bookshops: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/salty-dog-and-pals-the-storm-other-stories🖼️ The AOI (Association of Illustrators) — good source of scam warnings: https://theaoi.comByeeee 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 🎙