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Did you hear the huge news from Margo Tantau?

In case you missed it, we recently had some HUGE (and hugely exciting) news from one of our brilliant teachers, fabulous trend queen and creative director, Margo Tantau. Margo has now set up her own art agency, Tantau Studio – and not only has she already taken on some Make Art That Sells students for representation, but she’s actively looking for more! This means that when you take one of Margo’s classes, you’re getting your art directly in front of an agent who is looking for more artists to represent! Lilla Rogers says: “Our community has just gotten an incredible gift. Margo Tantau—my dear friend, a brilliant creative director, the founder of the popular Windowsills Chats podcast, and my co-teacher at Make Art That Sells—has founded a brand new illustration agency, Tantau Studio! With decades of experience in the home decor and licensing industry, she brings her wealth of expertise

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How to make your art even more gorgeous

Lilla here. Want to know THREE things that will hugely amp up your art, make it even more gorgeous, and massively affect how much work you get, how interesting your career is and how much money you earn? As an art agent of 30 years, I’ll spill the beans. (1) Color! Spend 30 days with art agent and illustrator Lilla exploring glorious color, and create new palettes and fabulous portfolio art in Color Quest 2025. Color is queen! The palette that you choose for your art can have an enormous influence on its mood, appearance and appeal. Color is one of first ways an art agent or art director responds to your art. And people often purchase products based on the color of the product! Increase your sales with images that attract, delight, and appeal. Watch the replay of my color demo Zoom here. Grab your art supplies and draw

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A thought for today

Today is Thanksgiving in the US, so today in particular I want to thank you for being part of our global community. I’m grateful to have the honor of being your instructor. You are lucky that you get to have art as your focus. In times of difficulty, it can be a soothing presence and a radical act. Being able to focus on something that is beautiful and positive is a huge source of comfort, and that’s why we’re delighted that, once a year, we can offer our life-changing courses at a huge discount, to make them as accessible as possible to artists everywhere. 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, MATSies. With love and gratitude,

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Don’t miss these incredible FREE worksheets!

Check out the gorgeous and insightful FREE worksheets you get in this fabulous FREE resource! Get your copy here. Psst – don’t mind us, we’re just checking in to make sure you’ve downloaded your fab FREE Sale Guide plus Playbook & Planner. Because if you haven’t, you’re missing out on all these: Lilla’s beautiful Butterfly Career Goals worksheet, to dig down into your dream career goals A creative career planner interactive quiz, to help you figure out what worked in 2024 and what to focus on in 2025 A tempting taste of art agent Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2025, Color Quest A sneak peek at the kind of fabulous downloads you’ll enjoy in Lilla’s inspiring lettering course, Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering A bundle chooser to help you make the most of the amazing savings in our huge annual sale Plus a beautiful 12 month calendar featuring gorgeous art from our

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

Boost your career and change your life with our My Year of Art School bundle! 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 2025? 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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Replay of Live with Lilla: Color demo and art supply chat!

If you missed the fabulous live, scroll down to watch the replay! We’re so excited about Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2025, Color Quest. Color Quest is all about playing and experimenting with color while creating a whole library of gorgeous color palettes for you to use in your art, and it’s packed with daily downloads, assignments and more. By the end of the course, you’ll have 12 unique and stunning palettes, carefully curated by Lilla, along with four beautiful portfolio pieces to add some oomph to your illustration portfolio. If you have any questions about this class, the sale or our bundles, write to us at [email protected] The Make Art That Sells team xxx P.S. If you love lives with Lilla, don’t miss her FREE live Creative Career Advice Zoom event on the final day of our annual sale, Friday, December 6th, at 1 pm ET/6 pm GMT! She’ll be sharing her wisdom from 40+ years in

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FREE live art teaching TODAY with art agent Lilla Rogers – don’t miss it!

Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with art agent and illustrator Lilla Rogers TODAY at 1 pm ET/6 pm GMT! Join Lilla for an amazing FREE color class demonstration TODAY! It will feel like you’re right there in class with Lilla, watching over her shoulder. Lilla will be doing some LIVE teaching about color and demonstrating some gorgeous media and it’s going to be such fun to watch! You’ll be able to add comments and ask questions in the chat and it will feel like you’re right there in class with Lilla, watching over her shoulder. Get a little sneak peek at some of the assignments and worksheets you’ll be doing in class. We’re so excited about Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2025, Color Quest, and she’ll also be taking your questions about the course and sharing all about it – expect spilled beans galore! Join Lilla as she

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What My Year of Art School REALLY students think of their year

We recently asked our My Year of Art School graduates what they thought of their year of art – and here’s what they told us. Q. Hold up – what’s My Year of Art School? A. We’re glad you asked. Put simply, My Year of Art School is our biggest bundle with our biggest discount: all of our courses for the whole of 2025 with a massive 50% off. Plus, to make these bundles EVEN more affordable we’re offering installment plans! It’s substantially cheaper than traditional art school, even before you factor in our incredible half price offer, plus it’s packed with real-life learning and assignments specifically designed to pack your portfolio and land you paying jobs. Not to mention the fact that you can do it from anywhere in the world – and in your pajamas if you like. Or, as Make Art That Sells student Leah Quinn puts

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Don’t miss your incredible FREE Playbook download!

Forty pages of goodness to support your creative career through 2025 and beyond Have you had a chance to download your fab FREE playbook yet? Top art agent Lilla has put together this delicious smorgasbord of goodies to inspire and guide you through the year ahead. Playful worksheets, a yearly planner, insightful quizzes and more – get your FREE playbook here. Here’s what you get in this amazing free resource: A creative career planner interactive quiz, to help you figure out what worked in 2024 and what to focus on in 2025 A tempting taste of art agent Lilla’s brand NEW course for 2025, Color Quest A sneak peek at the kind of fabulous downloads you’ll enjoy in Lilla’s inspiring lettering course, Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering A bundle chooser to help you make the most of the amazing savings in our huge annual sale Plus a beautiful 12 month calendar featuring

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Don’t miss these amazing student success book deal stories

Imagine holding your very own book, written and/or illustrated by you, in your hands … Imagine spotting it in the wild in the library or bookstore … Imagine getting invited to your favorite local bookshop or school or radio station to do a reading … Imagine this being your job – that you’re getting paid to do! Just some of the hundreds of books agented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Ready to hold the book YOU illustrated in your hands – and get paid for it? Grab a career-making course in our giant annual sale. Books are a fabulous market for both artists and writers, because they’re constantly in demand, hugely satisfying to work on, and a great source of income. That’s why, after decades of seeing what’s in demand and what’s selling in the art market, Lilla now offers not one but THREE book courses – all currently 30% off