Residencies and Substack

Episode 20 of the The Good Ship Illustration podcast, hosted by The Good Ship Illustration, titled "Residencies and Substack" was published on May 9, 2025 and runs 31 minutes.

May 9, 2025 ·31m · The Good Ship Illustration

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Summary

Hiya. This week’s episode of The Good Ship Illustration podcast is all about artist residencies... illustrators are allowed to go on them too! Our Tania’s just returned from her first ever residency (in a chateau, of course. Ooh la laaa) and we wanted to hear about the muscly trees, the chickens, and whether she got the entire chateau to herself. What a residency actually looks likeHow to pick the right oneDrawing for the sake of it. Mmmmm.Going analogue, trying Procreate, and brush chatSubst...

Episode Description

Hiya. This week’s episode of The Good Ship Illustration podcast is all about artist residencies... illustrators are allowed to go on them too!

Our Tania’s just returned from her first ever residency (in a chateau, of course. Ooh la laaa) and we wanted to hear about the muscly trees, the chickens, and whether she got the entire chateau to herself.

What a residency actually looks like
How to pick the right one
Drawing for the sake of it. Mmmmm.
Going analogue, trying Procreate, and brush chat
Substack nerves, audio letters, and being “consistent” ...aghhhh.

Timestamps

0:20 – Why we’re talking residencies this week
1:00 – Tania’s chateau residency
3:30 – Types of residencies & picking the right one
5:45 – Drawing slowly, and for fun for the first time in years
7:00 – Procreate adventures + brushes we love
11:00 – Substack fears and starting without pressure
16:00 – Curating your inbox vs. doom scrolling
19:00 – Patreon vs Substack burnout
23:00 – Substack inspiration & our favourite creators
28:50 – Katie nearly drops her mic (again)

Links + Mentions:

https://saintpierredemejans.com/en/ <--- the dreamy place Tania stayed)
https://resartis.org/
Brushes we love: Vivian Mildenberger, Joel Stewart, Retro Supply Co
Our fave Substacks: Tara Ford, Garbage Day, Carson Ellis, Bob Shenanigans, and LIANA FINCK! (That's the one Katie couldn't remember)
Tania’s Substack is coming soon… 👀 Maybe. If we bully her enough.

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