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You know what’s great? Making art and getting paid for it. You know what’s also great? Getting an agent. Having an agent is amazing, because they negotiate contracts and fees and promote you, and leave the best part – making art – to you. Make Art That Sells courses are really effective at helping artists land representation, because they help you build a powerful illustration portfolio that contains everything an agent needs to see in order to get you work.  And let’s face it – Lilla should know! As an art agent for 30 years and a full-time illustrator for over a decade, she’s created our raved-about Make Art That Sells courses to help artists like you land agents and get commissions. In fact, if you check out our amazing public Zoom event with Lilla and illustrator Tamisha Anthony from earlier this week, you’ll see that Tamisha talks about how

Our huge annual sale ends TOMORROW! If you’re thinking of taking any of our courses in 2025 then you won’t get them cheaper than this, so don’t miss out – shop the sale now! And don’t forget, if you’ve already bought a course (or two) and are now kicking yourself for not getting a bundle instead, that’s not a problem at all – simply email Louise at [email protected] and she will help you out! Get FREE creative career advice from Lilla Rogers in the live Zoom event TOMORROW, Friday, December 6th at 1 pm ET/6 pm GMT! Join Lilla for a FREE live Zoom event tomorrow and get FREE creative career advice, plus you could win courses and gorgeous products, and more! With more than 40 years of creative industry experience – as an art agent, an author, a speaker, a columnist, an educator and more – Lilla has got

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

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

We’re so excited to share a FREE live public Zoom event with Lilla tomorrow, Friday, October 11th, at 12 noon EST/5 pm BST! She’ll be taking your questions about the course, arty books and more, and showing tons of arty books and sharing what’s so cool about them and why they’d be an amazing career step for you. Plus she’ll be sharing her favorite #MATSprep assignments, maybe performing her famous career tarot and more – don’t miss it! Join here – you’ll also find the link on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com and in our Instagram Stories tomorrow. And don’t forget, Lilla will be picking TWO students at the end of the course for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 meeting to hone your pitch to perfection – wow! Meet your teacher! Art agent and author Lilla Rogers (left) and her team have assigned many hundreds of gorgeous