Pencil Pals
Helen StephensHi, it’s me Helen Stephens. This is a juicy chat between illustrator pals. I’ll be sharing stuff about making picture books that you might feel daft asking. When you sign up you’ll get the Illustrators Freebies. Yes-please-thank-you!
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| Issues | 155 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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Sunday Buffet
Good morning!
It’s the 1st of March — St David’s Day, the national day of Wales!
And what does a new month mean? Leek hats! No. It means there’s a new #walktosee promt! 🙄
This month’s #walktosee prompt is:
#walktoseegrowth
Think...
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We made a Masterc...
Help! I need Italy advice 🇮🇹
🇮🇹 Help! 🍕
The Good Ship Illustration is heading to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April (exciting!), and afterwards my niece Holly and I are staying on for a proper Italian adventure.
This is where I need your help: where sh...
Sunday Buffet
Arch-nemesis animals
We always round off Good Ship Art Club with ‘ten second animals’ and this week the animal was (horror of horrors) Guinea Pig. Arg! I CANNOT draw guinea pigs. So I scrambled together this potato with a tiny hand i...
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