Check out these gorgeous books illustrated by Make Art That Sells students!
We’ve still got a few months to go until the start of Illustrating Children’s Books 2024 – but that doesn’t mean we can’t treat ourselves to some gorgeous eye candy courtesy of some of the Make Art That Sells students who are represented by Lilla Rogers Studio.
Meet Lilla! Lilla is co-founder of Make Art That Sells, a born educator, and a top international art agent – she’s offered representation to more than 30 Make Art That Sells students and is always looking for more!
One of the (many) great things about Make Art That Sells courses is that they’re led by a top international art agent, who not only sees exactly what work her artists are getting and thus knows what clients are looking for right now, but who’s also always on the look out for new talent. In fact, since Make Art That Sells was founded in 2013, art agent Lilla and her team have taken on more than 30 students – and she’s still looking for more!
(Fun fact: the Make Art That Sells teachers also include a brilliant children’s book art director and a creative director, who are also actively looking for artists for the projects they take on.)
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And now, on with the show: check out these gorgeous books illustrated by Make Art That Sells students who are now represented by Lilla Rogers Studio …
Tequitia Andrews
Tequitia has taken Assignment Bootcamp (several times), My Toy Pitch, Redrawing Black History, Illustrating Children’s Books and Creating Collections for Home Décor.
She recently illustrated What’s the Big Idea? by Tracey Turner, which gives bite-sized explanations of crucial concepts to kids aged 8 and up.
See more of Tequitia’s art on her website and Instagram.
Brian Lambert
Brian has taken My Toy Pitch, Redrawing Black History, Editorial: Illustrating for Magazines & More and Assignment Bootcamp: Portfolio.
How dreamy are his illustrations for The Treasure picture book? If you’d love to build a career in the dreamy world of children’s book illustration, be sure to check out Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts in May.
See more of Brians’s art on his website and Instagram.
Ruth Burrows
Ruth has taken My Arty Book Pitch, Redrawing Black History, Creating Collections for Home Décor, Bootcamp Special: Character Play, Illustrating Children’s Books, My Kid Book Pitch, and several Assignment Bootcamps.
The Illustrator’s Guide to Procreate is both written and (beautifully) illustrated by Ruth, and contains information on how to get started with Procreate, tons of gorgeous projects, and next steps.
Want to write and illustrate your own arty non-fiction book, just like Ruth? Be sure to check out art agent Lilla’s FREE five-part video series on Writing and Illustrating Non-fiction Books here.
See more of Ruth’s art on her website and Instagram.
Katie Vernon
Katie has taken Illustrating Children’s Books (three times), Editorial: Illustrating for Magazines & More, Manifest Your Dream Creative Career, My Arty Book Pitch, Home Décor Plus, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B, and several Assignment Bootcamps.
She wrote her first author-illustrated book, Ari Arranges Everything, while beta-testing My Kid Book Pitch. Her second author-illustrated book, Happy Halloweenie, is based on a character she created for Assignment Bootcamp, and is all about a hotdog called Weenie who is choosing what to wear for Halloween … Yes it’s weird and quirky and nuts – just like Lilla says: be you with a vengeance!
See more of Katie’s art on her website and Instagram.
Maruga Koops
Maruga has taken Illustrating Children’s Books several times, Assignment Bootcamp, Bootcamp Special: Character Play, Editorial: Illustrating for Magazines & More, Redrawing Black History, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B, Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces, and the MATS MBA (Money BadAss).
She recently illustrated Nine & Mella: Bij Ons Thuis, which was published in her native Netherlands.
See more of Maruga’s art on her website and Instagram.
That’s all for today – we hope you enjoyed the show! Don’t forget that all these artists were (and still are) Make Art That Sells students who got spotted by art agent Lilla in class and offered representation – and these are the books they’ve gotten! Pretty cool, right?
- Next newsletter: Want to write and illustrate your own winning picture book? Look out for our 72-hour flash sale on Lilla’s unique children’s book writing course designed especially for artists, My Kid Book Pitch!
Lots of love
The MATS team xxx
