How to write or illustrate your book Here at Make Art That Sells we have three courses jam-packed with information and tips on how to illustrate and pitch your book to get work in some of the hottest markets: My Kid Book Pitch – writing and/or illustrating your own children’s picture book Illustrating Children’s Books – how to get into the world of illustrating beautiful picture books My Arty Book Pitch – write and illustrate your own ‘arty’ non-fiction book We give you the tools, insights and hints showing you how to write or illustrate your book, and then we share our insider knowledge within each course on the best way to pitch your work. This information is gold, and we’re sharing some of it here for free! By student Jen Jamieson for My Kid Book Pitch How to Find Publishers Once you’ve written your brilliant children’s book story in
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HURRY – our 20% off flash sale on Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces ends TODAY! Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces approaches drawing faces in a completely new, kooky way with loads of cool props like Lilla’s vintage toys, beautiful African masks and more. Sign up now and save! Why learn to draw faces? The bottom line: being able to draw faces will get you more illustration work in tons of markets including editorial, books, children’s picture books and more – and more work means more money. The ability to draw faces makes your illustration career more interesting – and thus more rewarding – by opening up a huge range of subject matter. It’s particularly useful for the children’s picture book market – and Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces includes extra teaching on how to draw children’s faces to help you out. It’ll give your confidence and your art career a
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Do you want to learn how to draw faces in a way that’s accessible and enjoyable, with instant access – oh, and a tasty 20% off? Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces approaches drawing faces in a completely new, kooky way with loads of cool props like these beautiful African masks. There’s no other course like it! Book here. Whatever stage you’re at in your art career, knowing how to draw faces is the perfect way to learn something new, improve your skills, and give your career a boost – and to make it as accessible as possible, you can grab Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces right now for 20% off! That means it’s reduced from £59 (approx. $76) to just £45 (approx. $58)! The ability to draw faces will hugely increase how many illustration jobs you get, so it’s a fast and simple way to give your creative career a
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Imagine walking into your favorite store, maybe Anthropologie or West Elm or a charming neighbourhood boutique, and seeing your beautiful unique art on a line of products. Imagine it on plates, pillows, rugs, tea towels and more … How do you get that gig? How do you design for home décor? Let top art agent Lilla Rogers and creative director Margo Tantau show you how in Creating Collections for Home Décor with 20% off. But HURRY – this flash sale ends TODAY! Cool home décor products agented by Lilla Rogers Studio – see how many products need your gorgeous art? Let Lilla and Margo show you how you can get gigs like these! Creating Collections for Home Décor is a game changer for anyone who wants to design for home décor. Most artists sell their work as flat art, as a simple pattern or illustration, and art directors then have
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FLASH SALE! Dreaming of a home décor line all of your own? Get one step closer with 20% off our unique course, Creating Collections for Home Décor, but HURRY – this offer is only valid for the next 72 hours! Home décor includes all of the beautiful, decorative items you have in your home: bedlinens, kitchen textiles, ceramics like vases and dining sets, soft furnishings like rugs and cushions, and hundreds more. As you can probably imagine, it’s a HUGE market for your art: market analysis platform Statista puts the worldwide revenue for the home décor market for 2024 at an impressive US$133.60bn, and projects it will grow steadily, with an annual increase of 3.89% in the next five years. Meet your teachers! Trend queen creative director Margo Tantau (left) and top art agent Lilla Rogers (right) will teach you everything you need to know to sell your art in
FREE worksheet: How to choose what to focus on next
Lilla here. Today I want to share a FREE worksheet that I’ve created for you to help you decide what to focus on next. I’ve worked with creatives for decades and I know how hard it can be to pick sometimes. You want to do all the things! Markets! You want to illustrate children’s books, and also maybe finally write up that kids’ story idea that’s been hanging around the back of your head, and you want to design for home décor and also maybe your own toy or game, and you want to look at getting into magazine illustration, too. And art supplies! You want to use all the toys! Like your gorgeous smudgy pastels, and also that amazing new fountain pen you just bought, and also your dreamy Japanese watercolors and maybe a little bit of gouache … And what to draw, what to draw – maybe some
Plant parents assemble! Lilla’s favorite art from our Quarterly Art Challenge!
Our fourth FREE quarterly Art Challenge took place in June, and, as always, we loved seeing the amazing art that you created! Today we’re sharing Lilla’s favorite art from the challenge, and letting you know how you can take part in the next FREE challenge next month. The assignment was to draw a house plant (or two). Like florals, plants are a perennial (no pun intended) favorite for journals, notecards, bags, bolt fabric, wall art, editorial illustration, book illustration and more, so are a fantastic addition to any portfolio. Plus they’re open to all styles and media. The winning entry for the fourth FREE Quarterly Art Challenge, by Make Art That Sells student Kristina Skutlaberg. Kristina wins a FREE place in class – join in with our next challenge for your chance to win! As always, Lilla looked at every piece of art submitted before the deadline and – after
LAST CHANCE to discover your art style!
Hurry HURRY – registration for Find Your Art Style with Style closes TODAY – and this is our last LIVE course until October! So if you want the excitement and accountability of LIVE classes and deadlines to grow your art and boost your portfolio – sign up now! If you missed the Live Zoom, watch the replay at the bottom of this post! Q. What will I get in this course? A. Find Your Art Style with Style is packed with inspiring and beautiful content to help you hone and evolve your unique art style. Here’s what you’ll get in this cool and original course: 4 Mini assignments, each based on a different style era, together with an amazingly inspiring video from Tamisha focused on line and shape from the era and packed with visual inspiration, a suggested color palette, and a suggested media to try. Lilla says: “Think of
Replay of Live with Lilla and Tamisha: Find Your Art Style with Style class begins today!
If you missed the fabulous live, watch the replay below. This course is packed with carefully curated visual content to inspire and motivate you. Don’t miss out – register now. 4 fun and informal Sip and Sketch LIVE clothed figure drawing sessions with Tamisha which includes a presentation on an inspiring historical figure, clothed life drawing to boost your illustration toolkit. 4 Big Assignments to create some knockout art for your portfolio, each aimed at a different art market. You’ll take the art you created for the Mini assignment and give it an eye-catching fresh twist, plus you’ll get visual inspiration, a fantastic video where you go thrifting with Tamisha, and a kickass playlist to listen to while you draw – this course is a feast for the senses! Lilla’s tip: “Remember to make the kind of art for the kinds of jobs you want. Show what you want to
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What’s your art style? We’ve created a course which will help you explore it in depth, while practising your LIVE figure drawing and making some amazing art for your portfolio – and it starts TODAY! Join illustrator and fantastic educator Tamisha for Find Your Art Style with Style! Tamisha is the warm and beloved teacher of Redrawing Black History, which has been taken by over 5000 students. Everyone adores her stunning sense of style, and now she’s put together this unique course to help you evolve yours. Explore your art style and create some eye-catching art for your portfolio with Find Your Art Style with Style – class starts TODAY! Plus you’ll enjoy four fun and informal Sip and Sketch LIVE clothed figure drawing sessions with Tamisha which includes a presentation on an inspiring historical figure, clothed life drawing to boost your illustration toolkit, and a LIVE review with Lilla