Category:Course: Bootcamp Special: Character Play
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Posted on August 2, 2024.

LAST CHANCE for Bootcamp!

LAST CHANCE! Today is your last chance to sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play until 2025 – don’t miss out, register now! As a reminder, here’s what you’ll get when you sign up today: Something every single Monday from now until the end of September that will help you create six pieces of art for your portfolio Instant access to all of the materials so far, including two assignments that you can complete whenever you want to plus creative insights in a special bonus video You’ll get to start next month’s assignments along with the rest of the class on Monday, August 5th You’ll get your art directly in front of an art agent and two art directors – and they’re always looking for new talent Plus access to our amazing, supportive, busy class Facebook group where you can show work in progress, share tips and advice, get feedback

Posted on July 30, 2024.

Hurry HURRY – Character Bootcamp flash re-opening!

Have you seen the gorgeous art coming out of the first month of Bootcamp Special: Character Play? Kicking yourself for not signing up? Want to learn how to create winning characters you can license for toys and games, books, and more? Then we’ve got good news for you! Art for Bootcamp Special: Character Play by Make Art That Sells student Clare Vacha. Hurry – registration is only open until Friday, then it closes for good! Join here. We’ve had a ton of emails asking if there’s still time to sign up, so we thought we’d re-open registration for Bootcamp Special: Character Play for a few days, from now until this Friday, August 2nd, so no one misses out. Want in? Then sign up now! This course won’t run again until 2025! Learn how to create winning characters and turn them into unique toys, like this one by Make Art That

Posted on July 11, 2024.

LAST CHANCE for Bootcamp!

LAST CHANCE to take a deep dive into the rewarding world of creating characters: registration for Bootcamp Special: Character Play closes TODAY! Art by Make Art That Sells student Tina Burke. Create gorgeous art for children’s books with brilliant picture book art director Zoë Tucker, then turn it into a toy or game with creative director and smash-hit game creator Riley. HURRY, last chance to sign up – join the class now! Hurry HURRY – registration for Bootcamp Special: Character Play closes TODAY, and this course won’t run again until 2025! If you want to get something from a children’s book art director and picture book author and an art agent, creative director and toy creator every Monday for three months that will help you create great portfolio art designed to get you work – then sign up now! As a quick reminder, here’s what you get when you register

Posted on July 8, 2024.

Replay of Live with Lilla, Zoë and Riley: Character Bootcamp Begins Today!

Wondering if Bootcamp Special: Character Play is for you? The good news is that it’s perfect for all levels: the assignments are specially designed so that everyone can shine. Together with top art agent Lilla, Zoë and Riley talk about the fab FREE Bootcamp Special: Character Play #MATSprep warm-up exercise and answer your creative career questions. Watch the replay below and sign up to class here. TODAY!: LAST CHANCE – Bootcamp Special: Character Play starts TODAY. Join the class now!

Posted on July 8, 2024.

Bootcamp starts TODAY! Win a FREE place!

Create winning characters that you can license for children’s books, toys, games and more – Bootcamp Special: Character Play 2024 starts TODAY! A strong character is the backbone of stories, games and more, and that’s why they’re such a great addition to your illustration portfolio. In this playful but powerful course, you’ll get something from your teachers – brilliant children’s book art director and picture book author Zoë Tucker and art agent and smash-hit game creator Riley Wilkinson – that will help you create some amazing art that’s specifically designed to get you paying jobs. Art by Make Art That Sells student Kerrisa Treanor for Bootcamp Special: Character Play. First you’ll create a character based on an exclusive mini-text from Zoë, then turn it into a toy with help from Riley! Sign up here. The first Monday of every month for three months, you’ll get a mini-text and an assignment

Posted on July 4, 2024.

Create a character: Part 2 of your FREE assignment!

Lilla here. Today I’m sharing Part 2 of the FREE #MATSprep illustration assignment I created for you to get you warmed up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play. Today you’re going to find out exactly how easy it is to create winning characters for some of the hottest art markets right now. This course really is for all levels – and it’s just £99 (approx. $126)! Win a free place in class! First I need to remind you to join me and my brilliant Bootcamp Special teachers, Zoë and Riley, in a FREE live Zoom event on the first day of class, Monday, July 8th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT! Zoë and Riley are both incredible teachers who are a joy to learn from as well as having huge amounts of information to share, and I know we’re going to have a great time. Join us – scribble a note

Posted on July 1, 2024.

It’s here! Get Part 1 of your FREE assignment!

Lilla here. Today I’m sharing the first part of a FREE two part #MATSprep illustration assignment I’ve created for you to get you warmed up and ready for Bootcamp Special: Character Play, which starts NEXT MONDAY, July 8th! Let Zoë, Riley and me show you how easy it can be to create winning characters that you can license for children’s books, toys, games and more. Q: Hold up. What’s Bootcamp Special: Character Play? A: Bootcamp Special: Character Play is a playful, relaxed course that’s designed to boost your creativity and give you more income streams for your art, so you can make more money doing what you love. It focuses on two fabulous art markets – children’s picture books and toys and games – and is taught by two top experts. Art by Make Art That Sells student Tina Burke for Bootcamp Special: Character Play. First you’ll create a character

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Posted on June 20, 2024.

How winning characters got work: success stories from our students

How creating characters can get you jobs! It’s just two and a half weeks until the start of Bootcamp Special: Character Play 2024 and we can’t wait to see the amazing work that is going to come out of class this year! In this playful and inspiring three month course, you’ll get something from your teachers – brilliant children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker and creative director, art agent and smash-hit game creator Riley Wilkinson – every Monday that will help you create some winning art for your portfolio that’s specifically designed to get you paying jobs, from packaging to picture books – plus stickers, Google ads and more. Paying jobs like these from some of our students … Read on to find out more! Don’t forget, Bootcamp Special: Character Play starts Monday, July 8th and won’t run again until 2025 – find out more and sign up

Posted on June 13, 2024.

See the character that became a game that became a book!

Find out how you can create winning characters for games, books and more – and see the character that became a game that became a book! It’s less than a month until the start of Bootcamp Special: Character Play, the popular course, now in its third year, that’s all about creating appealing characters for books, games, toys and more. Learning how to create characters can be fantastic for your creative career. Why? Because they’re the centre point of products like picture books, toys and games (including plush toys, play sets, card and board games and more), and because you can licence them in so many art markets – markets like clothing, cushions, bedlinens, tea towels and oven gloves, phone cases, bags, wall art, and dozens more. In this unique course, you’ll join brilliant children’s book art director and author, Zoë Tucker, and creative director, art agent and smash-hit game creator,

Posted on July 28, 2023.

LAST CHANCE for Character Bootcamp until 2024!

LAST CHANCE! Today is your last chance to sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play until 2024 – don’t miss out, register now! As a reminder, here’s what you’ll get when you sign up today: Something every single Monday from now until the end of September that will help you create six pieces of art for your portfolio Instant access to all of the materials for July so far, including two assignments that you can complete whenever you want to plus creative insights in a special bonus video You’ll get to join the rest of the class for the LIVE Zoom event next Monday, July 31st … … Plus you’ll get to start next month’s assignments along with them on Monday, August 7th You’ll get your art directly in front of two art agents and two art directors – and they’re always looking for new talent And access to our