The Good Ship Illustration

Helen Stephens chats to Prof. Martin Salisbury - Is your illustration style really yours? When influence turns into imitation 👀✏️

Guide to the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026 - The Good Ship Illustration

It’s not too late, you’re not behind, and yessss, you should still start - an interview with illustrator Carys Wright

The 7 email rule: Pitching your work to illustration clients - Kira Matthews

How Salty (our Picture Book mascot) became a 2-book deal

Identity + rejection: when your illustration work *is* you 🥲

Instagram Is Not Your Portfolio (PHEW!)

🍎 Elephantasia (aphantasia) - can you see an apple in your mind?

Anna Mac on finding her creative voice (after years designing for retail)

Are illustrators doomed… or is this our time to shiiiiiine? [AI workshop replay]

Tara Tayyebi Fard on finding her creative voice (and illustration career) after 10 years of being an architect

Want to know what February’s #WalkToSee prompt is?

When you want to work but can’t seem to start

Is copying ever OK in illustration? When does inspiration turn into plagiarism? 👀✏️

You're invited! Plan your creative year with The Good Ship Illustration

You’ll Never Feel Ready. Do It Anyway. An interview with Good Shipper Amber Au.

An interview with Lisa Congdon - consistency and finding your creative voice

How illustrator Jill Calder built a long-lasting creative career (without losing her voice)

How to stop your illustration style looking generic & blah

We’re good at failing (and you can be too) 🤣 the power of experiments

What publishers reeeeally want to see in your picture book pitch

'If it looks awful, keep going. It’ll work out' - an interview with illustrator Catherine Rayner

'If you keep showing up, you can't NOT get better' - an interview with Sandi Hester

A Bologna Book Fair special: 6 Good Shippers were finalists in the Illustrators Exhibition!

#WalkToSee is baaack! The hashtag responsible for over 120,000 drawings (join in!)

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

"Double your fee without drawing more" say whaaat!?

The bit art school forgot to teach you 😅

Nice illustrator loneliness & working from home

Picture Book, Freak Flag, or Business… which one is calling yoooou?

PANIIIIC! (or don’t...) 😅 | Summer camp sketchbook week 5

Play, OR ELSE 🎲 | Summer camp sketchbook week 4

Finding Creative Confidence 🚢 | Summer camp sketchbook week 3

Draw draw draw! ✏️ | Summer camp sketchbook week 2

Bask in your weirdness ☀️ | Summer camp sketchbook week 1

Is AI Coming for your job? Illustrators are fighting back! (Part 2) with Chris Haughton

“Do I Have to Pick One Style Forever?! (Part 1)” with Chris Haughton

START HERE - Welcome to The Good Ship Illustration Podcast! (Here's our trailer) 🚢🚢🚢

You don’t have to draw everything (even in picture books)

💰 How to protect your time, energy and income as an illustrator

Is this normal in publishing… or am I being taken for a mug?

“Help! I found my illustration style… and I don’t like it” 😩

The joy of not finishing (all) your online courses

The curse of "Final Artwork"

Inside Helen's hermit cave

Get more illustration work: A pep talk, some tips, and a tiny rant

Residencies and Substack

Live Illustration (Course Closes Tonight!) Q&A

“I’m not sure how to price my illustration work. I think I panic and undercharge because I’m worried they’ll change their mind if it’s too much.”

Illustrator vs artist: what’s the difference? + Creating your portfolio 🥳