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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


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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Join our NEW course for FREE!

Join our brand NEW art history course for FREE! Sign up now! Finally the big reveal! We’re incredibly excited to announce an amazing NEW course from art historian, illustrator and Make Art That Sells student, Tamisha Anthony, together with art agent Lilla Rogers. Redrawing Black History is a fascinating and visually rich online course that will run for four weeks from January 10th, 2022, ahead of Black History Month in the USA. We know you’re going to love seeing the images that Tamisha has put together for you, and creating art inspired by this brand new course. Lilla says: “You’re going to love how Tamisha uncovers the richness of the Black American experience, teaching us about little-known but fascinating Black Americans from four incredible eras. She dives deep into the creativity of each era: the clothing, hairstyles, and more. I know students are going to be enthralled with the visuals


mkbpworkbooksneek Make Art That Sells LAST CHANCE! You should write a kids’ book. Here’s why (and how).

LAST CHANCE! You should write a kids’ book. Here’s why (and how).

Hurry hurry hurry – registration for art agent Lilla’s children’s book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, closes TODAY! This course won’t run again until 2022, so if you want to write a kids’ book with Lilla this year then grab your spot here now! Here’s why you should write a kids’ book Sales of kids’ books soared during the first year of the pandemic, as we locked down and schools closed across the globe. Parents and carers turned to books to help educate their children, to show them a world outside the confines of their homes, to entertain them, to make up for lack of social interactions with their peers, and to share an enjoyable moment of mutual comfort and bonding. And honestly every five minutes that they didn’t spend on screens was a win back then, am I right? And with the pandemic still ongoing, the boom is


GIRAFFE Make Art That Sells Write a unique children’s story: Part 2 of your FREE assignment

Write a unique children’s story: Part 2 of your FREE assignment

Do you want to write a unique children’s story? Lilla here. Today I’m sharing Part 2 of my FREE children’s story book idea generator, to help you warm up for my children’s book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts next Monday, October 18th. Did you find yesterday’s Squeeze Me Doll Magic Card activated your imagination? If you missed it, click here. Big reveal! Here is Squeeze Me Doll’s best friend! Today, we’ve got Giraffe. Take a moment for yourself, away from devices and humans and noise, and let your mind wander. See what pops into your head. Giraffes have witty spots (why?), crazy long necks (why?) and are one part horse (why?)! What kind of personality do they have, in your mind? First, let’s take a good look at Giraffe. Note the neat black hooves, the long tail with a black tip, the bristly mane, the spots that


SQUEEZE ME DOLL Make Art That Sells Get Part 1 of your FREE children’s book story idea generator

Get Part 1 of your FREE children’s book story idea generator

  Here’s Day 1 of your FREE children’s book story idea generator!   Lilla here! Welcome to your three day #MATSprep. I often like to get my students ready for class with a free mini warm up assignment, called a #MATSprep, to give you a taste of the what’s to come and to get everyone motivated, so I’m sharing this free three part assignment ahead of My Kid Book Pitch, my children’s book writing course for Make Art That Sells, which begins Monday, October 18th. I honestly couldn’t be more excited about this course. Having done the course as a beta for my artists and running it for the first time back in October 2020, I know that you’re going to make some amazing stories from this. And it works: read some success stories here. Here’s Day One of your FREE children’s book story idea generator: MAGIC CARDS! I created


MKBP workbookimage Make Art That Sells 7 children’s book trends you need to know about

7 children’s book trends you need to know about

Would you like to write your very own children’s picture book? Do you want to create appealing characters to enthral and delight? Do you want to know the latest children’s book trends? Do you want to share your story and grow young minds? Art agent Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, starts in less than two weeks, on Monday, October 18th, and there’s still time to sign up. If you’ve ever wanted to write a picture book but don’t know where to start, if you’re bursting with ideas or don’t have a single one, if you want to learn to write a unique, original story in a way that’s accessible and fun, this course is for you. Why write a children’s picture book? Children’s books are quietly radical. As well as being a great bonding experience between children and carergivers, with a host of long term benefits


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Lilla’s hints and tips #3: What’s the secret to a successful art career? Plus FREE Bingo Board!

Lilla here. Over the past month or so I’ve been sharing some of my thoughts, based on my decades in the art industry, and answering some of the questions that I’m often asked as an art agent and a former professional illustrator. I hope that you’ve found them useful. How do you have a successful art career? Today’s question is a biggie. What’s the secret to a successful art career? What’s the key for making a living as an artist? Here’s the deal: you want to make a living as an artist because it’s the greatest job in the world. Of course it is: you get to make money from making art, and you can do it in your pajamas while listening to fabulous music and eating toast! My whole thing is about diversification. In other words, the secret to a successful art career is just like a financial stock


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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


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Get started in children’s book illustration: NEW live review!

Do you want to get started in children’s book illustration? Illustrating children’s picture books is incredibly rewarding career for artists, both financially and artistically, plus it’s a huge market right now: In June 2021, the Business Research Company reported that the global children and young adult books market is expected to grow from $16.88 billion in 2020 to $18.2 billion in 2021 and to $21.95 billion in 2025. Back in January 2021, Deborah Halverson for SCBWI reported that sales for children’s books in every format rose during the pandemic, and predicted a boom in sales towards late summer-fall 2021. And with picture books taking around one to two years to complete, publishers are looking ahead too – in the same article, Halverson says “Anecdotally, many agents shared with me that 2020 was their best and busiest year for sales, with editors reporting steady acquisitions for their 2022+ lists.” In other


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Create a home décor collection and save!

Learn how to create a home décor collection Want to learn how you can create a home décor collection of your very own – and present it in a way that art directors will love? The home décor art market is huge and very lucrative, and now you can find out from a top art agent and a brilliant creative designer, how you can be a part of it, from selling your designs to creating – and selling – your whole home décor collection. Imagine seeing your unique art on products like bedlinen, ceramics, soft furnishings, furniture and more … Let Lilla and Margo show you how to create and sell a home décor collection of your very own. Creating Collections for Home Décor is a unique course that will take you on a deep dive into the five main substrates for home décor design (glass, ceramic, wood, metal and fabric)