We’re evolving.
For the past five years, Inkygoodness Collective has been bringing illustrators together—to connect, learn, share experiences and grow their creative practice.
And as the creative industry changes, we think it’s important that we change with it.
So we’ve been asking ourselves a simple question:
What do illustrators need right now?
More content? More things to watch? More advice to save for later?
We don’t think so.
We think illustrators need each other.
They need opportunities to make meaningful connections. To exchange ideas and experiences. To discover new perspectives. To experiment, make things together and create opportunities that might not happen on their own.
That thinking has inspired the next evolution of Inkygoodness Collective.
Meet COLLAB.
Our new year-round membership built around connection, participation + creative momentum.
Not another course to complete. Not more content to keep up with.
A place to meet your people, strengthen your work, understand the industry and keep moving forward — together.
Less Scrolling. More Doing, Together.
START YOUR 7-DAY FREE TRIAL
FOUR CHAPTERS. ONE CREATIVE JOURNEY.
Rather than trying to tackle everything at once, COLLAB moves through four focused Chapters across the year — giving us something meaningful to explore, discuss and put into practice together.
What Commissioners Want
Get closer to art directors, agents, studios + commissioners and understand how they discover, select and work with illustrators.
Portfolio Power-Up
Take a fresh look at your portfolio, strengthen how you present your work + align it with the opportunities you want.
Pitch to Paid
Build confidence around visibility, outreach + pitching and get better at putting yourself forward for paid opportunities.
Inside the Studio
Go behind the scenes of creative practice + process, experiment with your work and keep developing your visual voice.
Focus. Connect. Make progress.
FIRST UP: WHAT COMMISSIONERS WANT
What actually makes someone stop, look + remember your work?
Our first Chapter begins 6th October, taking you behind the scenes of how creative work gets commissioned.
Hear directly from the people on the other side of the table — including art directors, agents and other industry professionals — then bring those insights back to your portfolio, positioning + visibility.
And coming up inside COLLAB:
How to Be Your Own Agent — with Clara Marcus, Managing Agent at Jacky Winter
Expect an honest, behind-the-scenes look at representing yourself, building relationships + navigating the world of creative commissions.
JOIN BEFORE OUR FIRST CHAPTER BEGINS!
INSIDE COLLAB
Things to experience. People to meet. Progress to make.
Quarterly Sprint Challenges — Pick a goal. Take action. Make it happen in 21 days.
Live Events + Guest Sessions — Fresh insights, real conversations + industry perspectives.
Open Studios — Share your work, get feedback + fresh perspectives.
Curated Vaults — Resources, replays + the best bits, ready when you need them.
Member Conversations — Ask questions, swap experiences + learn from other creatives.
Member Spotlights + Visibility — Share your work + create more opportunities to be seen.
MORE THAN INSPIRATION
Real conversations. Real connections. Real creative momentum.
COLLAB is a place to get involved, get visible + keep moving forward alongside illustrators who understand the realities of building a creative career.
Talk openly with other members. Hear directly from people working across the industry. Get feedback on your work. Strengthen your portfolio. Take part in focused Sprints. Share what you’re making — and meet people you might never have crossed paths with otherwise.
Meet your people. Share your work. Build momentum. Create more opportunities for what comes next.
NO COURSE. NO CATCH-UP. NO PRESSURE TO DO IT ALL.
COLLAB isn’t a programme with a finish line.
There’s no set path and no expectation that you need to participate in everything.
Dip in when something feels relevant.
Lean in when you want momentum.
Come back when you need connection.
Resources + replays are there when you need them — but the real magic happens when you connect, participate + put ideas into action.
WHY JOIN NOW?
Because we’re starting this Chapter together.
We’re welcoming new members until 6th October, then closing the doors until January.
That’s intentional.
COLLAB is built around shared experiences, member conversations + momentum. Rather than having people continuously arriving halfway through, we want each new group to come inside, meet their people and experience the Chapters alongside the community.
Our first Chapter, What Commissioners Want, starts 6th October.
Come inside now and start with us.
7 DAYS FREE
Then £8.99/month or £89/year.
No contract. No minimum term. Stay as long as COLLAB works for you.
START YOUR 7-DAY FREE TRIAL
Doors close 6th October. Next opportunity to join: January.
MEET LISA
15+ years championing illustrators + creative talent.
Hi, I’m Lisa, founder of Inkygoodness.
For more than 15 years, I’ve been bringing illustrators together through exhibitions, events, mentoring, Courses, Challenges and community — supporting more than 1,500 illustrators through our professional development programmes.
And one thing has become increasingly clear to me:
Creative careers are easier to navigate when we don’t have to do it alone.
Some of the most valuable moments I’ve witnessed haven’t happened during a lesson or presentation. They’ve happened between people — a conversation that sparks an idea, feedback that changes how someone sees their work, an introduction, an opportunity shared or simply hearing “I’m struggling with that too.”
That thinking is at the heart of COLLAB.
It’s the next chapter of what we’ve been building at Inkygoodness: a place where illustrators can meet their people, understand the industry, develop their work + keep moving forward together.
And I’d love to welcome you inside.
READY FOR YOUR NEXT CHAPTER?
What Commissioners Want begins 6th October.
Come inside now, meet the community and experience COLLAB free for 7 days before we close the doors until January.
Less scrolling. More doing together.
JOIN COLLAB NOW