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Cyber sale ends Dec 5th

Our huge annual sale ends TOMORROW! If you’re thinking of taking ANY of our courses in 2026 then you won’t get them cheaper than this, so don’t miss out – shop the sale now! And don’t forget, if you’ve already bought a course (or two) and are now kicking yourself for not getting a bundle instead, that’s not a problem at all – simply email Louise at [email protected] and she will help you out! Join Lilla in a Zoom conversation with fabulous author-illustrator Meera Lee Patel in a live Zoom event TOMORROW, Friday, December 5th at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT! Join the Zoom here. We’re so thrilled that Lilla will be joined by artist, internationally best-selling author, columnist and Make Art That Sells student Meera Lee Patel for an incredible, inspiring conversation on the final day of our big cyber sale! Join art agent and illustrator Lilla (left) and

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48 hours to go: Join Portfolio Club before the price jumps!

Hurry hurry HURRY – only TWO DAYS before our biggest sale of the year ends for good, and that means it’s also your last chance to save big on Lilla’s brand new course for 2026, Portfolio Club! Imagine what it would feel like to get an email directly in your inbox each month with a brand-new assignment for a commission to create a gorgeous piece of portfolio art for a super hot art market … That’s exactly what you’ll get every month for eight months in Portfolio Club! You’ll explore a huge range of art markets, and experience exactly what it’s like to get a commission from an art director. Sign up now! Art by Make Art That Sells student Jean Ruth. Lilla has written eight fantastic Mini assignments and eight Big Assignments for you for an incredible range of art markets that are written exactly as you’d get them

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SALE NOW ON: Up to 50% OFF all courses to help you make art that sells

Our huge annual sale is on NOW, with up to 50% off our career-changing courses – but HURRY, it ends in just THREE DAYS! Make 2026 the year you blossom and thrive as an artist. Let Lilla work her magic on your career! If you’re not sure which courses are perfect for you, be sure to download our brilliant FREE Playbook + Planner, which contains tons of playful and insightful worksheets and quizzes to help you review your successes in 2025 and make a plan for your amazing creative career in 2025. Don’t miss it! Click here to download your FREE copy of our gorgeous Playbook + Planner, jam-packed with powerful worksheets, quizzes, mini assignments and more. Check out our huge sale now and book yourself onto a career-changing course that will bring you inspiration, community and joy in 2026. Click here to explore everything that’s included in the sale.

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See what’s possible: Real-life student success stories!

Our huge annual sale ends in just a few days, on Friday, December 1st – if you haven’t already shopped our amazing reductions on our career-boosting courses, then be sure to check them out here. Today we wanted to share even more recent real life student success stories, including some from some of our self-paced courses. Our self-paced courses are fantastic because you get instant access as soon as you sign up, and you can complete them whenever suits you – you’ll get full access until January 31st, 2027, and you can download the materials to keep forever! Dive into incredible courses like … The MATS MBA (Money BadAss): business learning created especially for creative people like you Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces to help you learn how to draw faces in an accessible innovative way so you can get more jobs Creating Collections for Home Décor for a deep

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8 reasons why you need to take My Year of Art School in 2026

Boost your career and change your life with our My Year of Art School bundles! Imagine that your actual job is making art – and getting paid good money for it … Imagine filling your portfolio with beautiful art that’s specifically designed to help you get paying jobs … Imagine picking up groceries and seeing your gorgeous art on the front of your favorite magazine or in the greeting card rack … Imagine your Etsy shop selling out so fast you hardly have time to restock it … Imagine spending months immersed in creating a magical world for children to fall in love with or researching something you’re truly passionate about – and getting paid for it! Are you ready to get serious about your art in 2026? Or do you want to see whether a career in illustration is for you – at a fraction of the price of

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How to write your picture book in 2026

Do you want to write your very own picture book? Imagine getting paid for creating unique, appealing characters, building dreamy, magical worlds, and bringing your story to life for generations of children to enjoy – no wonder so many artists dream of building a career in this incredible art market! Art for class by Make Art That Sells student Alona Millgram. If you can write and illustrate, then you get paid double! Write your picture book in 2026 with Lilla’s My Kid Book Pitch – on sale now. Not only that, but editors and publishers are specifically looking for author-illustrators – and if you can both write and draw, you get paid double! Or you could consider going about the rapidly-growing self-publishing route, which is absolutely perfect for creatives who can both write and illustrate. Not sure what to write about? Lilla’s dreamy Magic Cards are the special sauce that

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Don’t miss your incredible FREE Playbook download!

48 pages of goodness to support your creative career through 2026 and beyond! Happy Black Friday! Rather than trying to sell you something today, we wanted to check in to make sure you’ve downloaded your fab FREE Playbook & Planner, which is packed with goodies to inspire and guide you through the year ahead. Jam-packed with creative worksheets, a yearly planner, insightful quizzes and more – get your FREE playbook here. Look at all the goodness you get in this amazing FREE resource: A creative career planner interactive quiz, to help you figure out what worked in 2025 and what to focus on in 2026 Lilla’s gorgeous Butterfly Career Goals worksheet A tempting taste of Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2026, Portfolio Club A Blobby Storyline worksheet to help you plot your fantastic children’s story Create a dreamy new color palette with a sample assignment from Color Quest Vibe a

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Happy Thanksgiving from Lilla

Lilla here. Today is Thanksgiving in the US, so today in particular I want to send a big thank you to you for being part of our global community. I get so much out of teaching my students and I’m grateful to have the honor of being your instructor. How wonderful that you get to have art as a beautiful focus! In times of difficulty, it can be a soothing presence and a radical act. Being able to focus on something that is hand-made and positive is a huge source of comfort. Although I am an instructor who teaches art and art business, what I’m really teaching is to help you find your voice and put it out to the world, because that is a radical act. Stay radical. With love and gratitude,

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The easy way to transform your art career in 2026

Great color gets work! Lilla’s unique playful color course, Color Quest, was hugely popular last year and our students loved it, so we’re thrilled to offer it again for 2026 as a self-paced course – if you missed out last year then sign up now! Do you find that you tend to use the same colors or palettes over and over again? It’s a very easy thing for illustrators – even experienced, professional illustrators – to do, but it may affect how much work you get or how many art markets you can sell your art in. Want to change all that, so you can get more jobs in more markets? Or just want to play with gorgeous color? Then don’t miss out on Color Quest, Lilla’s innovative color play course, which is BACK as a self-paced course in 2026, meaning you get instant access as soon as you sign

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Replay of Live with Lilla #3: How to submit your art to agents + Special Guests!

Did you miss the fabulous Live with Lilla #3: How to submit your art to agents + Special Guests!? Watch the replay below! Our huge annual sale is ON, with 30% off every single one of our career-changing courses, and up to 50% off our amazing value bundles! The Make Art That Sells Cyber Sale is our biggest sale of the year, so don’t miss out: if you’re thinking of taking any Make Art That Sells courses in 2026, you won’t get them cheaper than this – so sign up now!   What’s included in the sale? Get your FREE guide! Want help deciding which courses to take? Click here to get your free copy of our gorgeous Sale Guide, packed with worksheets, quizzes, art and more.   Watch the replay below