Pencil Pals
by Helen StephensPencil Pals
About the Substack
Hi, 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!
Free Subscription Benefits
- All subscribers will get regular posts straight and the downloadable freebies
Paid Subcription Benefits
- Subscriber-only posts and full archive
- Exclusive workshops and co-working session
- Access too the Pencil Pals Problem Page
Paid Subscription Plans
- £60 a year
- £6 a month
About Helen Stephens
Author illustrator ✏️ Smelly Peggy out now ✏️1/3 of @thegoodshipillustration helping illustrators ✏️started #walktosee to celebrate drawings made from life
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