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Orange Beak Patreon

Our Patreon – also known as the Picture Book Club – is a paid-for space for illustrators and picture book makers.

Introducing the Orange Beak Picture Book Club

Our Picture Book Club is a place where illustrators and picture book makers can chat, share ideas, learn more about the industry, find inspiration and generally feel excited about making work. At Orange Beak we want less gatekeeping and more transparency in the industry, and we want everyone to feel welcome here.

Why join the club?

The Picture Book Club, our Patreon, gives you the opportunity to join our community on a paid-for monthly basis, with a variety of benefits available depending on the tier that best suits you. 

Our Picture Book Club tiers range from £3 a month to £25 a month (which gets you a ticket to all of our Orange Beak Evenings), and we've built up a small community with varied prompts, briefs, newsletters and live chats. 

The Picture Book Club also includes access to The Artist's Tap forum - a place to get help, advice and share thoughts with other picture book makers.

THE DETAILS

If you know us already, you’ll know that Orange Beak Studio was founded from a desire to work closely with illustrators and authors, to share knowledge, and offer insight and encouragement for creatives. Along with our tutorials and events, our Patreon is where we connect with our brilliant illustration and picture book community. Here’s an overview of what’s available through our Patreon:

  • The Artist's Tap – £3 per month + VAT

    • Access to our forum – a private space to chat, ask questions and get advice on anything illustration related

    • Digital postcard

  • The Inspiration Station – £5 per month + VAT

    Includes all the benefits of The Artist’s Tap tier plus…

    • Our Inspiration Station newsletter – a friendly monthly update on our thoughts on creativity, new books, exhibitions, and all things gently inspiring

    • Illustration prompts and mini briefs – designed to help you to kick-start your creative practice, get into the experiment mindset, and generally remember why you make art in the first place

  • The Stationery Shop – £10 per month + VAT

    Includes all the benefits of The Inspiration Station tier plus…

    • Access to live Zoom Q&As and mini crits – where you can ask professionals questions on industry topics such as money, agents, working with publishers, materials and also have the chance to share your work

    • ‘In the Studio with!’ - our popular video interviews with picture book makers – this covers a whole range of topics like submitting work, working with different media or dealing with creative burnout

  • The Tangerine Club – £25 per month + VAT

    Includes the benefits of all of the tiers plus…

    • Access to all Orange Beak Evenings events 

    • Written portfolio review – available to subscribers after joining this tier for three months

Visit Patreon

For help and advice across all aspects of picture book making – from illustration to story and design, we’ve got a range of tutorials to give you the support you need.

Tutorials