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Posted on April 10, 2023.

Exclusive interviews with Lisa Congdon, Meera Lee Patel & more

Woo hoo – Lilla’s exciting new LIVE five week course, My Arty Book Pitch, starts TODAY – and you can sign up now with a fantastic 25% discount or save up to 45% when you buy as part of a bundle! According to research data and analytics group WordsRated, nonfiction print books account for 45.5% of book sales in the US, with the global nonfiction book market projected to reach $16.61 billion by 2026. Get a part of it with My Arty Book Pitch! Lilla created this class based on the trends she’s seeing as a busy international art agent – she knows that illustrated non-fiction books are a huge art market right now, and as an educator she knows how to lead you step-by-step through the pitching process in a way that’s playful and motivating, so you build your pitch without even noticing – and then BOOM! You’re done!

Posted on April 8, 2023.

Replay of Public Live Zoom with Lilla: Friday, April 7

Lilla’s brand new course for 2023, My Arty Book Pitch, starts THIS MONDAY, April 10th – and right now you can save at least 25% and up to 45% of the course price in our big Spring Sale! See what you get in this unique new course here. If you missed the Live, you can view the replay below. (If you loved this, be sure to join Lilla for her LIVE Zoom with her artists on Wednesday, April 12th – mark your calendar now!) But what will your arty book be about? To get you warmed up and ready for class, Lilla has created this fantastic insightful interactive quiz to help you tap in to your unique arty book idea. Download it now and fill it in. Be sure to share what you come up with on social media and tag in @makeartthatsells so Lilla can see! Download

Posted on April 8, 2023.

Why our self-paced courses work: Read success stories including Pottery Barn, Breathe mag and more

Our self-paced courses really work. Read on for some of our recent student success stories, including gigs for Pottery Barn, Breathe magazine and more. Plus they’re on sale NOW in our big Spring Sale! What’s great about our self-paced courses? Get INSTANT ACCESS the moment you sign up Access to all course materials until January 31st, 2024 You get a TON of content – in Editorial: Illustrating for Magazines & More, for example, you get four full assignments to complete, so you can build a really broad and strong editorial illustration portfolio to appeal to a load of different clients And if you need accountability – why not sign up with a buddy to keep you both on track? Cool products agented by Lilla Rogers. Have you ever looked at products like these and wondered how the illustrator got the gig? Let Lilla show you how – and save in

Posted on April 7, 2023.

Live FREE Zoom TODAY! Plus take the quiz

Win a FREE place in class TODAY and get your FREE interactive book pitch quiz! Join art agent Lilla for a LIVE Zoom event TODAY at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST! She’ll be giving away a FREE place in her exciting new class, My Arty Book Pitch! Plus she’ll be showing off some gorgeous arty books that she’s agented, answering your questions, and popping a volunteer up on screen so she can talk to them 1:1. Don’t miss it! Ask Siri to set a reminder now and join here or find the link on our Instagram Stories or the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com. (If you loved this, be sure to join Lilla for her LIVE Zoom with her artists on Wednesday, April 12th – mark your calendar now!) Lilla’s brand new course for 2023, My Arty Book Pitch, starts THIS MONDAY, April 10th – and right now

Posted on April 6, 2023.

Make money from your art: 5 reasons to sign up NOW

Join art agent Lilla for a LIVE Zoom event TOMORROW at 12 noon EDT/5 pm BST! She’ll be giving away a FREE place in her exciting new class, My Arty Book Pitch! Plus she’ll be showing off some gorgeous arty books that she’s agented, answering your questions, and popping a volunteer up on screen so she can talk to them 1:1. Don’t miss it! Set a reminder on your phone now and find the link on our Instagram Stories or the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com. Want to make your art better than ever in 2023? Want to fill your portfolio with stunning job-snagging on-trend art? Want to land so many jobs that you’re getting to pick and choose what you want to do and turning potential clients away? Our big Spring Sale is on NOW, with juicy discounts across every single one of our raved-about courses plus

Posted on April 5, 2023.

Our courses really work: 5 children’s book success stories

Imagine getting an email from an art director saying that they adore your art and would love to work with you … Imagine spending months creating winning characters and dreamy worlds for children (and adults) to fall in love with – and getting paid $$$ for it … Imagine getting a package in the mail and opening it up to find proof copies of your very own picture book, illustrated and/or written by you … Children’s books are a HUGE market for your art and one that many illustrators dream of breaking into. And no wonder – even in our increasingly digital world, nothing quite beats the feeling of curling up with a beautifully written and illustrated book. Whether you want to learn what you need to show in your portfolio to land kid book illustration jobs and build a show-stopping pitch, write your very own unique picture book story,

Posted on April 4, 2023.

Increase your income and boost your book career at up to 45% off

Get it all with My Semester of Art School 2023! Whoop whoop, our big Spring Sale started yesterday, with 25% off every single one of our career-changing courses plus some brilliant bundles, including the fabulous My Semester of Art School! Fun fact: all of our live courses for the rest of the year are book-related: Lilla’s exciting NEW illustrated non-fiction book course, My Arty Book Pitch, which starts this Monday, April 10th Lilla’s fabulous picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch our character development bootcamp, Bootcamp Special: Character Play, with children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker and art agent and creative director Riley Wilkinson and our beloved picture book illustration course, Illustrating Children’s Books, with art agent Lilla and Zoë. … so if you’ve been dreaming of building or boosting your career in the dreamy world of books … if you want to stroll past your favorite

Posted on April 3, 2023.

Save up to 45% off everything: Our Spring Sale starts TODAY!

Do you want to supercharge your illustration career? Do you want to grow your art, fill your portfolio, and make real money doing what you love? Do you want to save up to a massive 45% on our career-changing online courses? Then don’t miss out: our big Spring Sale starts TODAY, Monday, April 3rd, with 25% off every single course and up to 45% off our fabulous bundles! It’s a fact: art directors, creative directors, publishers and clients NEED your art. Despite the downturn in the economy in many places, plenty of art markets – including children’s books, non-fiction books for adults, and toys, games and puzzles – are booming right now. Whether you’re looking for a change of direction, you’re ready to take your illustration career to the next level, or you simply want to grow your art and flex your creative muscles, we’ve got everything you need. Look

Posted on March 30, 2023.

6 non-fiction book ideas from Make Art That Sells students

Art agent and educator Lilla has tons of experience of nurturing creative people to create their very best work, both through her Make Art That Sells courses and through mentoring the artists that she represents. Plus, as an art agent who assigns tons of illustration jobs every week, she sees exactly which markets are booming right now, and non-fiction illustrated books are one of those markets. Today we’re sharing some non-fiction book ideas to inspire you! Q. Why did Lilla write My Arty Book Pitch? A. Because she knows that creative people like you have amazing, original ideas – and she’s always looking for new income streams for creatives. In fact, a ton of our students have already written and illustrated their very own incredible arty books, often using the knowledge that they gained during Make Art That Sells courses. Q. So do I really need My Arty Book Pitch?

Posted on March 23, 2023.

FREE video: How to use vintage books for inspiration

Arty books – art-driven, illustrated, non-fiction books – are an awesome market for creative people like you – artists, illustrators, crafters, doodlers, photographers and more. Why? Because it’s a new source of income, plus it can bring new paid opportunities, like speaking engagements, teaching opportunities, more illustration gigs, writing for columns, being interviewed on podcasts, and much more. Also, here’s the cool thing about writing and illustrating an arty book: you don’t need to be amazing at writing OR brilliant at drawing. You don’t even need to be an expert. What will your arty book be about? Find out with My Arty Book Pitch. Q. WHAT? Then what on earth DO you need to be in order to pitch, write and illustrate your own arty book? A. You just need to be excited about showing or teaching or sharing something. That’s it. Q. Um, are you sure? A. Yes! Lilla