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The inside scoop on the book illustration market

  Get the insider view on the book illustration market! Imagine holding your very own stunning art-driven non-fiction book in your hands, written and illustrated by YOU! Arty books can be travel guides, heavily illustrated guided journals, graphic novels, craft how-tos, social/emotional and neurodiverse art-driven memoirs, and tons more. They are a brilliant way to derive income and expand your creative career. I Just Like to Make Things, written and illustrated by Lilla Rogers. To learn more about this amazing art market, be sure to check out art agent and author Lilla’s one-of-a-kind course, My Arty Book Pitch, plus her FREE video mini-series, How to Write and Illustrate Non-fiction Books – sign up to our fabulous Freebie Library for immediate access to this and tons more fantastic content to support your creative career. To bring you the inside scoop on the book illustration market, we caught up with industry insider

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Make Art That Sells manifesto competition winners

See the Make Art That Sells manifesto winners! We get so many wonderful comments about Make Art That Sells that we challenged our amazing alumni to submit their own manifesto. We had 161 entries and were absolutely delighted (but not surprised!) by the staggering level of submissions for the Make Art That Sells manifesto illustration competition. Lilla was very impressed with all the entries and announced an overall winner and four honorable mentions. The winner gets a free place on our wonderful new course launching later this year (watch this space!). Our runners up all win a free entry into the 2015 Global Talent Search. THE WINNER: Shannon Newlin We are delighted to announce that the winner was Shannon Newlin, whose distinctive style is emblematic of courageously and artistically being oneself with a vengeance (see her creation above). Congratulations on your stunning piece Shannon – you win a free place on the brand

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The inside scoop on the picture book market

Get Industry info on the picture book market! The picture book market is a huge market for artists, and not only that – it’s also magical to spend months digging deep into a manuscript and bringing it to life for generations of children to enjoy, plus it can be very lucrative too! If you want to explore the incredible picture book market and learn how you can make a career from illustrating children’s books, be sure to check out our career-making Illustrating Children’s Books course. Plus don’t miss our instant access self-paced courses, Illustrating Children’s Books PLUS and Hot Markets for Your Art Part A. To bring you the inside scoop on the picture book market, we caught up with industry insider Megan Tingley of the Hachette Book Group. She tells us what she’s looking for, the one thing she wishes artists would change when pitching to her, and how

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3 ways to make a living as an artist

A top art agent shares 3 ways to make a living as an artist Top art agent and former full-time illustrator, Lilla Rogers, shares the secret for making a living as an artist (after all, it’s the greatest job in the world). In this four minute video Lilla opens your eyes to a variety of new markets for your work and shows some samples of the kind of cool product gigs you might get (eye candy alert!). Watch above or read the transcript below. Gorgeous products agented by Lilla and illustrated by the artists she represents. Learn about the huge variety of art markets available to you and discover how you can get gigs like these in Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B. Lilla also discusses the importance of diversifying and leveraging creative work in the art market. She talks about different hot art markets such

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The inside scoop on the gift market

Get industry insider info on the fabulous gift market for artists! The dreamy gift market is a great market for artists because it’s so diverse – there’s a huge range of products which can showcase your beautiful art, and there’s space for all styles of artist. Art agent Lilla digs deeper into the fantastic gift market in her raved-about course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A. We caught up with Anne Brown of Studio M for her insights into this amazing art market. About Anne Anne has always been drawn to creative people, fascinated by their courage and ability to express themselves through their craft. With her own passion for design, Anne’s entire career has been in product development for the home décor and specialty gift industries. She is someone who took a creative spark as a child and filled her life with a career and people who keep

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The one thing you need to know about building a creative brand

what you need to know about building a creative brand   Top art agent Lilla has some thoughts to share about building a creative brand –  and it might not be what you are expecting! Watch the video for advice from a top art agent on building a creative brand and make it really special, or find the transcript below. Want to learn more about how to make your art unique and commercially viable so you get cool jobs in hot markets? Sign up for one of Lilla’s game-changing courses today and get ready to take your creative career to the next level. If you want to know more about building a creative brand,  don’t miss this FREE downloadable worksheet from Lilla on discovering what your unique brand is, and be sure to check out her fantastic course, Portfolio Review, to learn how to build your creative brand and attract

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The inside scoop on the Home Decor market

  Get Industry info on the Home decor market! Do you want to learn how to design for the home decor market? Do you want to get your gorgeous art on ceramics, bedlinen, wall art, furniture, soft textiles and more? The home decor market includes all the beautiful and/or functional items in your home. It covers a massive range of items – ceramics, bedlinen, textiles, tableware, lighting, cushions, vases, ornaments, wall art, furniture, storage, and so on – which makes it a huge market for artists, and potentially a very lucrative one. We caught up with Karen Capp of Oopsy Daisy, to get her thoughts on the amazing home decor market. About Karen Karen is the co-founder of Oopsy Daisy, Fine Art For Kids; Wheatpaste, Art For Teens; and GreenBox Art + Culture. She and her husband began their art company following the birth of their son. At that time,

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The inside scoop on the bolt fabric market

  Get Industry info on the Bolt fabric market! The bolt fabric market is great for artists, and it’s one that art agent Lilla takes you on a deep dive into in her career-making course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A. But what does an industry insider think about it? We caught up with Evie Ashworth of Robert Kaufman Fabrics to get the lowdown on the bolt fabric market, including what she’s looking for, the one thing she wishes artists would change when they pitch to her, and her predictions for the year ahead. About Evie An established member of the textile industry for over 40 years, Evie has traveled the world to all production points from Europe to Asia and in between. She brought her expertise to Robert Kaufman in 2000 to establish a whole category of product specifically for quilt fabric retailers. She merchandised the line, introducing

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FREE video: 5 creative career tips for 2015!

5 Creative career tips from a top art agent! Happy New Year! A new year brings a chance for new beginnings, new energy, and fresh commitment. In this short video, top art agent Lilla Rogers shares some creative career tips to make 2015 an amazing year for your art career and gives a sneak peek of some of the awesome things we have planned for the coming months. Lilla’s 5 creative career tips for 2015 are: Freshen up your style Have fun Commit to your art Be part of a community Take joy and give joy. – find out more in the video above, or read the transcript below. Want to take your art career to the next level in 2015? Sign up for one of our hugely popular online illustration courses today! 5 creative career tips from top art agent Lilla Rogers: transcript Hi, everybody, happy new year, happy

Series: The Road to Artistic Success

As Global Entrepreneurship Week draws to a close, we want to invite you to spend some time thinking carefully about what happens when you make your art your business, and your primary source of income. Who actually makes it in the art business and why is that? Well, we might just have some answers for you…