Write your picture book!

  Lilla’s innovative picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, is back as a LIVE course in 2026! Find out more and sign up here.

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7 reasons why you need My Year of Art School

LAST CHANCE! Our huge Cyber Sale ends TODAY! You’ll still be able to sign up for Make Art That Sells courses when they launch in 2022, but this is your final call for HUGE savings of up to 50%, plus the option to pay by installments on ALL bundles. Prices will go up tomorrow. Don’t miss out! Today is your last chance to buy before our prices go back to their normal value, some courses are removed from sale awaiting official launch, and some of our fabulous bundle deals disappear forever … Imagine filling your portfolio with beautiful, job-snagging art … Imagine picking up groceries and seeing your gorgeous art on the front of your favorite magazine … Imagine your Etsy shop selling out so fast you hardly have time to restock it … Imagine getting to play your very own smash hit toy or game … Imagine spending months

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Replay of FREE live Zoom with art agent Lilla!

This Monday, December 6th, is absolutely positively 100% the final day of our giant Cyber Sale, so if you want to save big on any Make Art That Sells courses for 2022 then the final countdown is ON! To finish off the sale in style, art agent Lilla hosted a FREE live public Zoom  @12 noon ET/5 pm GMT  talking about: What she’s learned as an agent: which artists thrive, which artists don’t – and why Do you have the talent to succeed? How do you know if you do? (You will be surprised by this one!) Below is the replay   Items illustrated by artists represented by Lilla. There are so many cool gigs out there: whatever your style, art directors and more NEED your art! Tune in and let Lilla tell you how you can get jobs like these. If you’ve watched any of Lilla’s previous Zooms (catch

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The perfect gift this holiday season

Make Art That Sells gift cards are here! What do you get for the fabulous creative person in your life? Or have you been trying to figure out the best way to let your loved ones know you’d love a Make Art That Sells course? We’re here to help – Make Art That Sells gift cards are now available in our online shop here! Just some of the stunning products illustrated by artists represented by Lilla Rogers. Let Lilla show you how you can get cool gigs like these with her career-making courses! They’re available for any amount from £20 (approx. $28) upwards, so you can choose to pay for the cost of a whole course or make a contribution towards the total cost – the choice is yours. Plus we give you the option of having the gift card emailed directly to the lucky recipient or you can print

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All-Star Teacher Zoom Replay and MATS Freebies!

We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s Zoom event with art agent Lilla and the rest of the Make Art That Sells teachers as much as we did! It was so invigorating and inspiring to hear all of your dreams and plans for the year ahead and we can’t wait to see your incredible art careers blossom and bloom. It was an absolute bumper edition so make sure you stretch, hydrate and stock up on snacks before you hit play. We heard some incredible stories in the comments, hung out with all the incredible Make Art That Sells teachers, including brand new teacher Tamisha, got a ton of career advice from Lilla and the rest of the gang, and tons more. If you want hot tips on building a stellar creative career from art agents, creative directors, illustrators and more then don’t miss this! If you missed out on yesterday’s Zoom catch

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Your incredible illustration career: 5 more success stories

Meet your teachers in a fab, FREE, content-packed, all-star Zoom TODAY at 2 pm ET/7 pm GMT! Do you still have questions about any of our courses? Do you have a burning career question you want to put to a top art agent or brilliant creative director? Do you just want to spend an hour or so in the company of an amazing creative community that will leave you feeling invigorated and inspired? Meet your teachers in our FREE all-star Zoom: (l-r) Lilla, Beth, Zoë, Margo, Riley and Tamisha. Join art agent Lilla for a FREE all-star live Zoom event TODAY at 2 pm ET/7 pm GMT, along with all of your amazing Make Art That Sells teachers: Beth, Zoë, Margo, Riley and Tamisha. This is your opportunity to ask an art agent – plus the Make Art That Sells teachers – anything! Lilla will be asking questions of the

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FREE #MATSprep Part 3

Lilla here. Today I’m sharing the third and final part of my free #MATSprep to help you grow your amazing creative career. Today you’re really going to hone in on one big dream for the year ahead. If you’ve taken my courses or followed me for a while, you’ll know I’m big on affirmations and manifesting your dreams. Setting down exactly what you want to achieve can be amazingly powerful in helping you get there – and we make it pretty because that’s the way our creative minds work. Art by Kay Wolfersperger for a previous #MATSprep. Since making this piece, Kay is now represented by art agent Lilla after Lilla saw her art in Make Art That Sells classes. If you want more wisdom like this, I hope you’ll join me on one of my courses next year. I’ve crammed in everything I’ve learned from my decades as a

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HUGE news! Creating Collections for Home Décor is BACK!

Do you want a home décor collection of your very own? Imagine dropping round to a friend’s house for coffee and finding that she’s got mugs that you designed … Or imagine seeing your stunning art on beautiful cushions and throws in a shop and hearing customers exclaim over how lovely they are … Or imagine your fabulous ceramic tea set being picked up and featured in a glossy style magazine. How would that feel? If you’re harboring a secret (or not so secret) dream of having your very own home décor collection – a whole line of products featuring YOUR gorgeous art – we have amazing news for you: our raved-about online course, Creating Collections for Home Décor, is BACK as a LIVE course for 2022! What is home décor anyway? In short, it’s all the beautiful and/or functional items in your home. It covers a massive range of

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Part 2 of your FREE #MATSprep: Plan your amazing art career

Cups, containers, vases, mugs. You can absolutely make a living from art. Here are some products illustrated by some of the artists I represent: cat cup by Helen Dardik and blue floral travel mug by Carolyn Gavin Lilla here. Today I’m sharing the second part of your FREE #MATSprep illustration assignment. I want you to start thinking about your amazing art career for the year ahead. What will it look like? What do you want to focus on? What are your dreams? How will you get there? You can have a successful art career I promise you it is absolutely possible to make a real living from making art. I did it for many years when I worked as a full-time illustrator in NYC, and now I help other artists do the same both as an art agent and through my illustration courses with Make Art That Sells. Thousands of

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How to make a living as an illustrator: 5 MATS success stories!

Do you want to learn how you can make a living as an illustrator? Do you want to make your art better and better and discover how you can make real money from drawing pictures while wearing your pajamas and listening to your favorite music? Let art agent Lilla Rogers show you how! Don’t forget that every single one of our career-changing courses is currently a big 25% off in our giant Cyber Sale, plus you can save even more – up to half price! – when you buy one of our tasty bundles. Check out everything that’s available in the sale here – but hurry, the sale ends next Tuesday, November 30th! Today we’re sharing a fantastic quiz that Lilla has created for you to work out which of our sale bundles are best for you, plus we’ve got some fabulous success stories to share! Here’s the first part

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#MATSprep: Get your FREE art assignment to help you figure out 2022

Get your free art assignment Lilla here. We’ve had a rocky 18 months or so, but I have some good news for you: there are so many opportunities for creative people right now! Some of the biggest art markets – home décor, children’s books, games and toys – are booming right now, and the need for your gorgeous, unique art is only increasing. Art from the last time I gave you this #MATSprep, by Madeline Norris (left) and Valerie Hamill (right). I want to help creative people – people like you – make money from their art. That’s my thing. I’ve been helping thousands of artists do just that for the past eight years through my Make Art That Sells courses. I truly believe that they are game-changers and there’s no better basis for building a successful and lucrative art career. Plus, once a year, we slash our prices in