We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in the previous session of the Illustrating Children’s Books class. *** Devon Holzwarth   My “Sussex Seagull Gang” came from a really lovely part of the course (during week 4/5 – Poses) where I had pushed myself so far into my characters and the story that I was able to imagine the world around them. The gulls came out so freely, like they were waiting for me to draw them. I had the best laughs while adding all their little accessories and thinking of their personalities and how they’d interact. It was one of my most fun moments in creating the story’s characters and affirmed I should follow my curiosity when little ideas pop into mind. How did the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ class help you grow? I’ve taken the

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in the previous session of the Illustrating Children’s Books class. *** Sofia Moore My favorite week was week #5 “Cover design” for the Ted Tingley story. How did the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ class help you grow? I felt like it was my most successful week because I was able to see how my skills to illustrate had been improved by the end of the course. And in general, I keep taking this class (again in October) because I am still establishing my style as an illustrator and Lilla’s class helps tremendously to grow and evolve in the shortest time. I can’t wait to see where the next class will take me! As I feel little more confident about my painting and drawing techniques, I want to create stronger pieces

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in the previous session of the Illustrating Children’s Books class. *** Kate Merritt Week five was the ‘Cover’ assignment and it was my favourite because it was a culmination of everything I had learn’t over the whole course. Here is Ruby and Norman walking along the beach wall, hand in hand. How did the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ class help you grow? The ICB course helped me grow so much. When you look at the work I was doing at the beginning it’s so different to the end. I learn’t how to break down each step eg: Building characters, their expressions, poses, the environment, covers and how important it is to see the connection between the characters. I learn’t how to use a limited colour palette and how neutrals really

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in the previous session of the Illustrating Children’s Books  class. *** Sam Loman Week 4 was definitely my favourite week because everything I practiced the first 3 weeks came together: character, accessories and environment. I love to see an illustration ‘grow’ from sketches, drafts, semi-finished drawings to a finished piece which I am still proud of, normally after a weeks I don’t like my work anymore…..always think I could do better… Although those 5 weeks were very intensive I still have the feeling I didn’t rushed and took the time to know my characters, to try different things and came to a style I still like…HOORAY. How did the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ class help you grow? I have illustrated a lot of children’s books, but I never broke it

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in the previous session of the Illustrating Children’s Books class. *** Sara Netherway This is Ruby and Norman playing together from Poses in Week 3. This week was great for making the characters come alive and tell the story. In this image I was building a relationship between the characters as Ruby crouched down, interested to hear Normans stories of home. How did the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ class help you grow? I grew so much through the Illustrating Children’s Book class. Because of the way the course is structured I was able to build and see huge progress through the weeks, this gave me a lot of confidence in the process. Now I can use the tools I’ve learnt in the class again and again to grow even more.