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Posted on November 25, 2021.

How to make a living as an illustrator: 5 MATS success stories!

Do you want to learn how you can make a living as an illustrator? Do you want to make your art better and better and discover how you can make real money from drawing pictures while wearing your pajamas and listening to your favorite music? Let art agent Lilla Rogers show you how! Don’t forget that every single one of our career-changing courses is currently a big 25% off in our giant Cyber Sale, plus you can save even more – up to half price! – when you buy one of our tasty bundles. Check out everything that’s available in the sale here – but hurry, the sale ends next Tuesday, November 30th! Today we’re sharing a fantastic quiz that Lilla has created for you to work out which of our sale bundles are best for you, plus we’ve got some fabulous success stories to share! Here’s the first part

Posted on November 4, 2021.

REVEALED: Discover the latest MATS students offered representation by art agent Lilla!

Do you want to land representation with an innovative international art agent? Every live Make Art That Sells course offers an incredible opportunity to get your art directly in front of art agent Lilla Rogers and maybe get offered representation with her agency, Lilla Rogers Studio – Lilla is always on the lookout for new talent! Get represented by a top international art agent Here are just some of the reasons why being represented with Lilla is so amazing: Every year, Lilla runs a fabulous retreat for her artists at her studio, which is hugely inspiring and includes wonderful events like Speed Art Dating with some of the top art directors and editors in the industry. Lilla gives her artists exclusive assignments just like the ones she writes for Make Art That Sells, to fill their portfolios with gorgeous, bang on trend art. Her artists get free access to any

Posted on September 23, 2021.

REVEALED: Meet Lilla Rogers Studio’s new artist, Tequitia Andrews!

Do you want to be represented by one of the world’s top agents? Top art agent Lilla Rogers is always on the lookout for illustrators to represent in her innovative art agency, Lilla Rogers Studio. And she’s particularly partial to Make Art That Sells students. Why? Because she knows they’ll have powerful portfolios that will get them work in a ton of markets from the Make Art That Sells courses that they’ve taken. Plus she gets to know them in class and see how they interact with other students, whether they meet deadlines, whether they conduct themselves professionally, and so on. In other words, taking Make Art That Sells courses is an amazing way to get your art in front of Lilla, and maybe land representation with this unique art agency. Does it really work? YES! Lilla has already announced that she’s offered representation to FIVE Make Art That Sells

Posted on April 12, 2021.

More children’s book illustration success stories, plus watch our FREE live Zoom event!

Who loves children’s book illustration success stories? We do! Our career-changing online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts TODAY! Every year, this course creates a whole new flurry of book deals for our wonderful students – we’ve shared some new children’s book illustration success stories below – and if you want more, find them here. What’s Illustrating Children’s Books all about? Over five incredible weeks, your brilliant teachers, top art agent Lilla Rogers and renowned children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker, will lead you step by step to create a fabulous pitch presentation that contains everything an art director or publisher wants to see. And on the way, they’ll teach you everything you need to know about the wonderful world of children’s book illustration in a way that’s both fun and fascinating: you won’t want it to end. Art by Make Art That Sells student Erin Vanessa Sand, who

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 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 February 25, 2021.

Meet the 3 Make Art That Sells students now represented by Lilla Rogers!

It’s true, we might get a little bit repetitive at times, but, as we might have mentioned once or twice in the past, Make Art That Sells courses (especially the live courses) are an incredible opportunity to get your art directly in front of art agent Lilla – and maybe get offered representation. Over the past eight years since Make Art That Sells was founded, Lilla has scooped up 21 students from class to represent, including three in 2020 – and it looks like she might beat that number in 2021, taking on three new artists in the first two months alone. Why does Lilla love to represent Make Art That Sells students? Because not only does she get to see all the fantastic artwork that they create, but she also gets to see how students conduct themselves in class, how they interact with their fellow students, and whether they

Posted on January 21, 2021.

Editorial illustration success stories from our students: Part 2!

Celebrating our students’ editorial illustration success! Would you love to build a successful career in the edgy and lucrative world of editorial illustration, creating beautiful, unique art for magazines, websites, books, theater programmes, and more? There’s still time to sign up for art agent and former illustrator Lilla’s Editorial LIVE: Illustrating for Magazines and More online course – but HURRY: registration closes TODAY @11.59pm PT Sign up now to get immediate access to the beautiful online classroom, the private Facebook group with its incredible community, and all this week’s resources, including your very first assignment. Book your spot here! REad Editorial illustration success stories Earlier this week, we shared just some of our former students’ success stories – find them here – and today we’re delighted to share Part 2. Jemma Jamie Skidmore Another repeat My Year of Art School student – she took it in both 2019 and 2020

Posted on January 18, 2021.

How to get into editorial illustration: Read our students’ amazing success stories – Part 1!

How to get into editorial illustration Imagine flicking through your favorite magazine and spotting your own gorgeous art Imagine picking up groceries and seeing your beautiful art on a front cover on the newsstand Imagine getting a call from an editor or art director telling you they love your art and begging you to work with them Imagine getting paid to read a manuscript and illustrate it Learn from an expert Our first course for 2021, Editorial LIVE: Illustrating for Magazines and More, starts TODAY! Let top art agent and former full-time illustrator Lilla Rogers teach you everything she knows about this cool and lucrative market from her decades in the industry. If anyone knows how to get into editorial illustration, it’s Lilla! In just four weeks, you’ll create a powerful full color conceptual editorial illustration that will strengthen your portfolio and help you to get work and make money

Posted on November 26, 2020.

How to become a children’s book illustrator: more student success stories!

Find out how to become a children’s book illustrator Make Art That Sells courses really work – and right now you can grab them for at least 25% off in our huge Cyber Sale! We absolutely love showing off our amazing students’ incredible success stories, and today we’re sharing just some of the recent book deals that we’ve heard about. ✨ Would you love to build a career in the dreamy world of children’s book illustration? ✨ Would you live to write and illustrate your very own children’s picture book? ✨ Or are you dreaming of your very own unique toy or games featuring your gorgeous art? We have courses for all these and more – and they’re all 25% off OR save a whopping 40% when you buy them all together with our My Magical Kid Book and Toy Career bundle! Click here to download our gorgeous Sale Guide