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springsaleflowers Make Art That Sells FREE illustration career video series: Grab a cup of joe with Lilla and take in some gorgeous product videos

Posted on April 4, 2021.

FREE illustration career video series: Grab a cup of joe with Lilla and take in some gorgeous product videos

Want to enjoy our FREE illustration career video series? Read on … Way way way back in the olden days, when you could still meet up with people for coffee and international travel was still a thing art agents Lilla and Kim met up for a coffee and to show off some of the beautiful products illustrated by artists that Lilla represents. For a little pickmeup today, we thought we’d share a couple of the videos that they shot – to give you a little bit of creative inspiration, to show you that you never know where your art is going to end up, and to help you feel like maybe you too are having coffee with Lilla and Kim. So grab a cup of joe or your beverage of choice, and enjoy the first part of our FREE illustration career video series … From rubber stamps to tarot cards,

Posted on April 3, 2021.

Get Part 1 of your FREE children’s book illustration warm up assignment!

Lilla here! Today I’m going to share the first part of my FREE #MATSprep for my children’s book illustration online course, Illustrating Children’s Books. I really love teaching this course. Why? Because I feel your excitement, your commitment, and no matter if you’re starting at the beginning or are an experienced published illustrator, I’m so happy that you want to strive to make the best children’s book illustration that you can make. I love seeing your work, and I love watching the inevitable growth that occurs over the five weeks of the course. What’s a #MATSprep? It’s a FREE warm up exercise to get you ready for class, and it’s open to everyone, whether you’re signed up for class or not. Illustrating Children’s Books 2021 starts in less than two weeks, on Monday, April 12th, so over the next few days I’ll be sharing this free assignment I wrote especially

Posted on April 2, 2021.

Children’s book illustration success stories for spring 2021 (Part 1!)

Children’s book illustration success stories – Part 1! When you’re investing money in an illustration course, what do you really want to know? That it’s enjoyable, sure. That your teachers have good credentials, of course. That it’ll grow your art and teach you new things, naturally. But what’s the number one thing you want to know? That it actually works. Make Art That Sells courses really work. We’ve got dozens of stories to share, from students at every stage of their journey, with children’s book illustration success stories ranging from setting up a new website or having the courage finally to send that email, all the way up to landing incredible book deals and representation. Why are our students so successful? Here are just some of the reasons why: You’ll learn everything you need to know to get the gig. Our teachers, including top art agent Lilla Rogers, brilliant children’s

Posted on April 1, 2021.

FREE illustrator interview: Tisha Lee chats with top art agent Lilla Rogers

FREE illustrator interview: Tisha Lee What’s it like to build a successful career in illustration? How does it feel to get that call from art agent Lilla offering you representation? What does an illustrator even do all day?! Make Art That Sells courses are a unique opportunity to get your art directly in front of a leading art agent and possibly land representation, and Lilla is always looking for new talent – in fact, she’s already scooped up three new artists from class this year, and it’s only April! Art by Tisha Lee, a Make Art That Sells student who is now represented by Lilla Rogers, for last year’s Illustrating Children’s Books, where she first caught Lilla’s eye. Want to get your art in front of a top art agent? Sign up for a course for less today! One of those three was Tisha Lee, and Lilla and Tisha chatted

Posted on March 25, 2021.

Last chance to build your illustration portfolio with Assignment Bootcamp

build your illustration portfolio Do you want to build your illustration portfolio? Then hurry! The Assignment Bootcamp 2021 train is getting ready to pull out of the station. Registration for 2021 closes for good TOMORROW, and then that’s it until 2022. In Assignment Bootcamp, you get four months of incredible art assignments written especially for you by top art agent Lilla Rogers, all designed to build your illustration portfolio and get you work in the hottest art markets right now. Want to build your illustration portfolio? Hop on board now and you’ll get: something every single Monday from now until the end of June – including a Mini and a Main assignment every month, plus maybe insights from a guest art director, a trend board, a blobby worksheet, a video tutorial from art agent Lilla or something completely unexpected – that will help you create gorgeous art for your portfolio

Posted on March 23, 2021.

Want illustration assignments? Got Bootcamp FOMO? Last chance for 2021!

get illustration assignments from a top art agent Wishing you’d signed up for Assignment Bootcamp this year? Kicking yourself for missing out? Or are you just looking for some creative inspiration and playfulness for the next few months? Then we have great news for you! Hurry HURRY: Assignment Bootcamp is reopening for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it window! Have you checked out the stunning gallery of art that our students have produced for this month’s illustration assignment yet? No wonder that every single year, we get emails from students kicking themselves for not signing up for Assignment Bootcamp. They see the incredible work that our students are producing, and how much fun they’re having, and how quirky and inspiring the illustration assignments are, and they think: DAMN. Kick yourselves no longer, friends: we’re re-opening registration for Bootcamp for a super limited blink-and-you’ll-miss-it window from today Monday, March 22nd, to Friday, March 26th. But that

Posted on March 18, 2021.

Children’s book illustration styles: how Lilla’s artists illustrated her story

Same story, different children’s book illustration styles! Imagine getting a call from an art director saying they adore your work and would love to work with you … Imagine getting an email from one of your favorite authors saying that your art is exactly what they’re looking for… Imagine getting to spend your time creating adorable characters and whimsical worlds – and getting paid for it! Are you dreaming of building a successful career in the magical world of children’s picture book illustration? Our raved-about career-changing course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts in just a few weeks, on Monday, April 12th, and there’s still time to sign up! Each course includes three brand new texts written especially for class and carefully designed to let every student shine, no matter what stage you’re at. Our texts are usually written by brilliant children’s book art director and course co-teacher, Zoë Tucker – and

Posted on March 12, 2021.

What do our Illustrating Children’s Books students REALLY think of the course?

read Illustrating Children’s Books course reviews by our students! There’s just over one month to go until the start of our career-changing children’s book illustration course, Illustrating Children’s Books – class starts Monday, April 12th! In just five incredible, intense weeks, you’ll learn everything you need to know to build a successful career in this dreamy art market from your teachers, top art agent Lilla Rogers and brilliant children’s book art director and picture book author, Zoë Tucker, while also creating a powerful pitch presentation that contains everything an art director or publisher wants to see. Plus, right now you can sign up at a 20% discount – book your spot now! We’re always sharing success stories – but what is the Illustrating Children’s Books course really like? The good news is that some of our fabulous students have been sharing their Illustrating Children’s Book course reviews in blogs and

Posted on March 4, 2021.

Get online art assignments written especially for you by a top art agent!

Get online art assignments from a top art agent! Hurry HURRY – registration for Assignment Bootcamp 2021 closes TODAY! We won’t be running this course again until 2022, so don’t miss out: book your spot now! Do you want to get exclusive assignments written especially for you by top art agent Lilla Rogers, just like the ones she creates for the artists she represents? Do you want to supercharge your portfolio with fab market-savvy art, based on insider knowledge on what’s hot right now? Do you want to rediscover your creative mojo and make amazing art in a friendly and supportive environment? That’s exactly what you get in Assignment Bootcamp: four amazing online art assignments (broken down into smaller steps so they’re accessible and exciting) in four months that will fill your portfolio with gorgeous art, aimed at four of the hottest art markets right now. Plus every single Monday

Posted on March 1, 2021.

Four months of art assignments: Monday is now your favorite day of the week!

Art assignments written by a top art agent Get ready to love Mondays! For too long, Mondays have been unfairly maligned. The end of the weekend, the start of the working week, they’re either blue, grey or manic … but not any more! Assignment Bootcamp starts TODAY, which means that, from March to June, Monday is now your new favorite day of the week! Why?! Because, for the next 18 weeks, from March 1st to June 28th, you’ll get a little packet of awesome from top art agent Lilla Rogers every single Monday that will inspire, intrigue and excite you, and add up to make some incredible art assignments to stretch and strengthen your portfolio. What a great way to start the week! Move over, Friday, because there’s a new leader of the pack. Create stunning portfolio pieces designed to catch the eye of clients and land you work, like

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