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FREE tips on creating winning characters from a children’s book art director

Do you dream of finding work in the magical world of children’s book illustration? Would you love to create memorable characters and see your work in print? Our outstanding online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, started Monday and there’s still time to sign up. Just think: in just five weeks you could be holding your very own stunning book pitch in your hands, ready to send off to potential clients! But HURRY: registration closes TODAY! Character sheet for Illustrating Children’s Books 2020 by Make Art That Sells student Tisha Lee. Tisha is now represented by art agent Lilla after Lilla spotted her in class. Creating memorable, relatable characters is absolutely key to snagging your dream kids’ book job, which is why you’ll spend the first two weeks learning all about characters: how to develop appealing characters in your own style, what art directors look for in a character, how to make

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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

Your MATS Prep Make Art That Sells Get the final part of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment!

Get the final part of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment!

Lilla here! Today I’m sharing the final part of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment! I recently shared the first two parts of a FREE three-part warm-up exercise that I’ve created for you ahead of my raved-about online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts THIS MONDAY, April 12th. If you missed them, you can catch up on Part 1 here and Part 2 here. How did you enjoy Part 2? I bet you had some fun accessorizing. Are you seeing that the more time and thought you spend on your character, the more interesting it is? An engaging character is so important to a successful children’s book, and that’s why my co-teacher, brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker, and I spend so much time focusing on characters in class, and why we share boatloads of hints and tips from our decades in the industry. Want in? Book your place

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Where will YOUR art end up? FREE art career videos from art agent Lilla to inspire you!

There are so many opportunities out there for creative people – and these free art career videos will show you just some of them. Where will your art end up? Maybe on … A chocolate wrapper A rubber stamp kit An embroidery set An oven mitt A pair of socks A pencil case An adult puzzle … and tons more! How do you get gigs like this? Art agent Lilla can show you how (and right now, she can show you how for less in our big Spring Sale – but hurry, sale ends this Friday, April 9th!). Our Spring Sale is on NOW! Download your free copy of our beautiful sale guide here and explore everything that’s included, with 20% off individual courses and up to 40% off our amazing bundles! A few days ago, we shared a couple of free art career videos from top art agent Lilla

Your MATS Prep Make Art That Sells Get Part 2 of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment – plus a bonus!

Get Part 2 of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment – plus a bonus!

Lilla here! Today you can get Part 2 of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment! A couple of days ago I shared the first part of a FREE three-part warm-up exercise that I’ve created for you ahead of my raved-about online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts on Monday, October 9th 2023. If you missed it, you can catch up here. This #MATSprep is a terrific warm up for class, because it will help you to start thinking about how you can create winning characters for your children’s book illustrations. Characters are absolutely central to children’s picture books, which is why we spend several weeks in class focusing on characters, and why my co-teacher, brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker, and I share so many hints and tips on how you can take your characters to the next level and catch the eye of an art director or publisher.

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FREE home décor Zoom event with acclaimed creative director Margo Tantau! Plus see gorgeous student art

Join renowned creative director Margo Tantau for a FREE home decor Zoom event! Watch below.   Do you want to flick through your favorite glossy interiors magazine and seeing your art on stunning ceramics? Do you dream of wandering around Anthropologie or a lovely neighborhood boutique and hearing someone exclaim over gorgeous bedlinen that you designed? Can you imagine seeing your art on plates, pillows, rugs, tea towels and more – a whole home décor line with your name on it? Want to know how you can get gigs like this? Our raved-about online course, Creating Collections for Home Décor, will give you incredible indepth insight into five key substrates – fabric, wood, ceramics, glass and metal – and, uniquely, will teach you how to create home décor collections, so you can sell more art to each client. Art by student Erin Vanessa Sand. Earlier this year, Lilla offered representation

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FREE illustration career video series: Grab a cup of joe with Lilla and take in some gorgeous product videos

Want to enjoy our FREE illustration career video series? Read on … Way way way back in the olden days, when you could still meet up with people for coffee and international travel was still a thing art agents Lilla and Kim met up for a coffee and to show off some of the beautiful products illustrated by artists that Lilla represents. For a little pickmeup today, we thought we’d share a couple of the videos that they shot – to give you a little bit of creative inspiration, to show you that you never know where your art is going to end up, and to help you feel like maybe you too are having coffee with Lilla and Kim. So grab a cup of joe or your beverage of choice, and enjoy the first part of our FREE illustration career video series … From rubber stamps to tarot cards,

Your MATS Prep Make Art That Sells Get Part 1 of your FREE children's book illustration warm up assignment!

Get Part 1 of your FREE children’s book illustration warm up assignment!

Lilla here! Today I’m going to share the first part of my FREE #MATSprep for my children’s book illustration online course, Illustrating Children’s Books. I really love teaching this course. Why? Because I feel your excitement, your commitment, and no matter if you’re starting at the beginning or are an experienced published illustrator, I’m so happy that you want to strive to make the best children’s book illustration that you can make. I love seeing your work, and I love watching the inevitable growth that occurs over the five weeks of the course. What’s a #MATSprep? It’s a FREE warm up exercise to get you ready for class, and it’s open to everyone, whether you’re signed up for class or not. Illustrating Children’s Books 2021 starts in less than two weeks, on Monday, April 12th, so over the next few days I’ll be sharing this free assignment I wrote especially

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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

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FREE illustrator interview: Tisha Lee chats with top art agent Lilla Rogers

FREE illustrator interview: Tisha Lee What’s it like to build a successful career in illustration? How does it feel to get that call from art agent Lilla offering you representation? What does an illustrator even do all day?! Make Art That Sells courses are a unique opportunity to get your art directly in front of a leading art agent and possibly land representation, and Lilla is always looking for new talent – in fact, she’s already scooped up three new artists from class this year, and it’s only April! Art by Tisha Lee, a Make Art That Sells student who is now represented by Lilla Rogers, for last year’s Illustrating Children’s Books, where she first caught Lilla’s eye. Want to get your art in front of a top art agent? Sign up for a course for less today! One of those three was Tisha Lee, and  Lilla and Tisha chatted