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Oct 3, 2025 21 min

Remember drawing for...fun? 😅 what is that?

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Deadlines... yeah yeah yeahhh, but what about doing illustration stuff just for YOU!? This week we chat about squishing in personal projects when client work always feels much more urgent. We are gathering ourselves after a very exciting Illustration Business Club launch. Phew! Definitely time for fun non-worky projects around here. (Rough) Timestamps if you want to skip to a certain bit 00:00 Question: “How do you make time for personal artwork?” 01:00 Why deadlines are easier than self-led projects 02:00 Fine art drive vs. illustration mindset 03:00 Projects we have managed to finish (and why) 05:00 Creativity that doesn’t look like ‘work’ 07:00 You’re probably doing more than you realise 08:00 The power of art clubs + sketching friends 09:00 Big projects that turn into ‘scratch records’ 10:00 Permission to make things simple (or stop entirely) 12:00 Sorting hat trick for choosing ideas 14:00 Productivity 16:00 Parking ideas and bullet journaling 18:00 Craft supplies, hoarding, and deferring projects 20:00 New paints, new studios, more art clubs 21:00 Psssst...you’re probably already doing more than you think Byeeee for now! x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania) Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration 🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.com p.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙

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Deadlines... yeah yeah yeahhh, but what about doing illustration stuff just for YOU!? This week we chat about squishing in personal projects when client work always feels much more urgent. We are gathering ourselves after a very exciting Illustration Business Club launch. Phew! Definitely time for fun non-worky projects around here. (Rough) Timestamps if you want to skip to a certain bit 00:00 Question: “How do you make time for personal artwork?”01:00 Why deadlines are easier than sel...

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