STARTS 28TH SEPTEMBER
The Illustrator's Launchpad
Drawing, Observation & Illustration in the Age of AI. A 10-WEEK COURSE FOR CURIOUS CREATIVES.
Ready to build strong creative foundations, develop essential illustration skills and gain the confidence to create?
Weeks 1-3: Seeing, Observing & Visual Foundation
Build the essential skills every illustrator needs by learning to truly see the world around you. Develop confidence with drawing, shape, form and colour while letting go of perfectionism and embracing curiosity. By the end of this phase, you'll understand how strong illustrations begin with careful observation and simple visual thinking.
Observe • Simplify • Explore
Weeks 4-6: Composition, Characters & Visual Storytelling
Discover how to turn drawings into illustrations that tell a story. Learn the principles of composition, create engaging characters and design environments that bring ideas to life with clarity, personality and purpose. You'll begin making images that don't just look good—they communicate.
Compose • Design • Communicate
Weeks 7-8: Narrative, Materials & Creative Expression
Explore the power of storytelling through comics, sequential images, texture and materials. Experiment with different ways of making images while developing confidence in your creative decisions and discovering how process, play and exploration lead to stronger illustration.
Experiment • Express • Refine
Weeks 9-10: Visual Voice, Refinement & Growth
Bring everything together as you complete a finished illustration and reflect on your creative journey. Explore the beginnings of your visual voice, refine your strongest work and leave with greater confidence, a stronger creative foundation and a clearer sense of where your illustration practice can take you.
Develop • Refine • Grow
"I've taken several Inkygoodness courses, and they are always brilliant for building confidence, motivation and sharing ideas. I feel incredibly encouraged and motivated by the community the whole way."
— GER SLOYAN, illustrator
Meet Your Mentors
Dan Woodger
Illustrator
Dan Woodger is an illustrator & animation director living and working in Kingston Upon Thames, London. He's known for creating colourful, playful, character-based work designed to brighten your day and make you smile.
Inspired by a childhood diet of 90's cartoons Dan's work is an invitation to never grow up & to always find humour in the stupid world around us.
@danwoodger
Lily Kong
Illustrator
Lily Kong is an artist and illustrator from Hong Kong, now living in London. Her work is a heartfelt exploration of nostalgia, joy, and the emotions that connect us.
She has previously collaborated with clients including Hermès, Montblanc, Tate, and has taught in Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, UAL.
@lilykongyue
More Guest Mentors Coming Soon!
A 10-Week Course For Artists & Illustrators
Who It's For
This course is ideal for:
Complete beginners who want to start drawing and illustrating
Self-taught creatives who want more structure.
Illustrators who want to return to the basics
Designers, makers or artists who want to strengthen their image-making skills.
Creatives who want to build confidence in their practice.
No formal training or prior experience working in illustration is required.
What You'll Learn
By the end of the course, you will will understand how to:
You'll learn how to:
Build Your Drawing Confidence – Develop a regular sketchbook practice and learn to observe and draw objects, people and places with greater confidence.
Strengthen Your Visual Foundations – Learn to simplify complex subjects, work with shape and form, and use composition to communicate ideas clearly.
Bring Characters & Stories to Life – Create expressive characters and explore how people, environments and everyday moments can become engaging visual narratives.
Discover Your Creative Voice – Experiment with colour, texture, mark-making and materials to develop a distinctive illustration practice and creative identity.
Create & Present Finished Work – Take illustrations from rough ideas through to final artwork and begin selecting your strongest pieces for a simple portfolio.
What's Included
Your 10-Week Journey Includes:
Weekly Lessons – Structured learning to build your skills and confidence week by week.
4 Guest Masterclasses – Learn from established professional illustrators and their creative processes.
Creative Community – Share work, ideas and progress with a supportive group of fellow illustrators
Weekly Creative Prompts – Practical exercises to experiment, develop skills and create new work.
2 Live Critique Sessions – Get constructive feedback and guidance on your work in progress.
Feedback & Crits – Personal written feedback in Week 5 & Week 10 to guide your next steps.
Everything you need to build your skills, develop your creative voice and make meaningful progress in your illustration practice.
Bonuses: Launchpad Starter Kit + Live Sketchbook Kick-Off
Everyone who joins Launchpad will receive our Launchpad Creative Toolkit, plus an exclusive live Sketchbook Kick-Off session to get you drawing, experimenting and ready for the 10 weeks ahead.
Live Session — Wednesday 23rd September at 1pm BST (GMT+1)
Your pre-course creative toolkit will be released one week before our live Sketchbook Kick-Off to help you get prepared, inspired and ready to begin. The session will be recorded, so if you can’t join us live, you’ll be able to catch up and take part in your own time.
"I’ve always wanted to be an illustrator, but I never had a clear path to make it happen. Inkygoodness has not only connected me with an inspiring community and amazing mentors, but it has also provided concrete steps to help me achieve my goal. I feel more confident than ever about turning illustration into a sustainable career, with actionable steps to get there!"
— KARON NG, illustrator
