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FREE worksheet: How to choose what to focus on next

Lilla here. Today I want to share a FREE worksheet that I’ve created for you to help you decide what to focus on next. I’ve worked with creatives for decades and I know how hard it can be to pick sometimes. You want to do all the things! Markets! You want to illustrate children’s books, and also maybe finally write up that kids’ story idea that’s been hanging around the back of your head, and you want to design for home décor and also maybe your own toy or game, and you want to look at getting into magazine illustration, too. And art supplies! You want to use all the toys! Like your gorgeous smudgy pastels, and also that amazing new fountain pen you just bought, and also your dreamy Japanese watercolors and maybe a little bit of gouache … And what to draw, what to draw – maybe some


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Replay of Day 3: Spring Break Art Camp with Lilla!

Hi everyone, if you missed the fabulous Art Camp Live, below is the replay for Day 3. Don’t miss  our big Spring Sale with 25% off every single course and 40% off our fabulous bundles!


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FREE Zoom TODAY: Amp up your art! Day 3

Get ready to amp up your art with FREE tips from a top art agent: it’s time for Day 3 of art agent Lilla’s FREE Spring Break Art Camp! Here’s your teacher! Join Lilla TODAY at 11 am ET/4 pm BST for art tips, special guests, and a FREE COURSE GIVEAWAY! Join Lilla at 11 am ET/4 pm BST TODAY (nb. this is a slightly different time than yesterday) for the final day of Spring Break Art Camp. What’s on the schedule for today, campers? Lilla will be showing off some beautiful vintage ephemera to inspire and delight you. Amp up your art! Lilla says: “You’re going to learn ways to accessorise your artwork: adding borders and swirls and decoration. I have some stunning vintage sources for us to study and learn from.” Surprise guests! Plus Lilla will be giving away a FREE PLACE IN CLASS! Download the Art Camp


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Replay of Day 2: Spring Break Art Camp with Lilla!

Hi everyone, if you missed the fabulous Art Camp Live, below is the replay for Day 2. Download the materials list here for Days 1-3. April 11th to 13th: Join art agent Lilla for our FREE Spring Break Art Camp, with live Zooms, FREE art demos from Lilla, course giveaways and much more!  Don’t miss Day 3 of Spring Break Art Camp!  Saturday 13th April, 11AM ET / 4PM BST Don’t miss  our big Spring Sale with 25% off every single course and 40% off our fabulous bundles!       Lilla’s Art Camp is running for 3 days! Replays will be posted on the MATS blog within 12 hours of each broadcast. Thursday 11th April, 2PM ET / 7PM BST Friday 12th April, 12PM ET / 5PM BST Saturday 13th April, 11AM ET / 4PM BST


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Win a FREE course TODAY: Art Camp Day 2!

Good news, campers – it’s time for art agent Lilla’s FREE Spring Break Art Camp Day 2! Today’s FREE Zoom is all about dreamy florals and gorgeous colors, with plenty of vintage eye candy for you to riff off and explore. Beautiful florals on bolt fabric and journal covers agented by Lilla. Florals open up a ton of art markets and are fantastic for your portfolio. Join Lilla at 12 noon EST/5 pm BST TODAY (nb. this is a slightly different time than yesterday) and get ready to feel energized and inspired. Plus she’ll be giving away a FREE place in class! Click here to join the Zoom. You’ll also find the link to join in our Instagram Stories and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com. Gorgeous florals and a fabulous palette by Art by Make Art That Sells student Emily Hamilton for Illustrating Children’s Books –


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Replay of Day 1: Spring Break Art Camp with Lilla!

Hi everyone, if you missed the fabulous Art Camp Live, below is the replay for Day 1. Download the materials list here for Days 1-3. April 11th to 13th: Join art agent Lilla for our FREE Spring Break Art Camp, with live Zooms, FREE art demos from Lilla, course giveaways and much more!  Don’t miss Day 2 of Spring Break Art Camp! Friday 12th April, 12PM ET / 5PM BST Don’t miss  our big Spring Sale with 25% off every single course and 40% off our fabulous bundles!       Lilla’s Art Camp is running for 3 days! Replays will be posted on the MATS blog within 12 hours of each broadcast. Thursday 11th April, 2PM ET / 7PM BST Friday 12th April, 12PM ET / 5PM BST Saturday 13th April, 11AM ET / 4PM BST


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Join us for FREE Art Camp TODAY!

Lilla’s FREE Spring Break Art Camp starts TODAY! Join art agent and former illustrator Lilla LIVE on Zoom TODAY at 2 pm EDT/7 pm BST for a fabulously fun and playful event that will be just like watching over your teacher’s shoulder! She’ll be demonstrating different art materials, and giving away a FREE COURSE! Join here. You’ll also find the link to join in our Instagram Stories and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com. Day 1 is all about traditional media. Why? Lilla says: “I want people either to try traditional media or to get back to it, because there’s nothing like it. It will absolutely amp up the quality of your work.” Don’t forget, you can scan everything in to Procreate afterwards if you want to! You can totally just watch Lilla make art and teach, but if you want to follow along with her, here


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Join Lilla Live for our Spring Break Art Camp! April 11-13th

Dig out your s’mores and your best campfire singalong songs, because art agent Lilla is taking you on a FREE three day spring break art camp! Get ready to fall back in love with traditional art materials, to level up your work, and discover the beauty you can create with traditional media. Plus it’s a great way to get a taste of Lilla’s unique whimsical and warm teaching style. Lilla adds: “I’m going to be serving up some bite-size art-making recipes. It’s going to be a visual delight that I’ve curated especially for you. I want you to break out the traditional media and try it out because there’s nothing like it and it will absolutely amp up the quality of your work. You can either join me and work along with me – I’ve shared some of the materials I’ll be using in the image above – or just


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Go go GO: Sale on NOW!

Do you want to make real money from your art? Do you want to grow your art, fill your portfolio, and explore new art markets? Do you want to save up to 40% on our career-changing online courses? Then don’t miss out: our big Spring Sale starts TODAY, Monday, April 8th, with 25% off every single course and 40% off our fabulous bundles! It’s a fact: art directors, creative directors, publishers and clients NEED your art. Plenty of the hot art markets – including children’s books, non-fiction books for adults, greeting cards, 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 at all the goodness you get in My Semester of


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Coming soon: Big savings and SPRING BREAK ART CAMP!

Here’s the big reveal … Hold on to your hats, because we have not one but TWO exciting events coming up! Mark your calendar #1: Our big Spring Sale kicks off THIS MONDAY, April 8th, with huge savings across every single one of our game-changing courses. You can expect 25% off every one of our individual courses, plus 40% off three brilliant bundles designed to boost your creative career. If you’re thinking of buying any Make Art That Sells courses in 2024, you definitely won’t want to miss this – you won’t get them cheaper. And secondly … Mark your calendar #2: Dig out your s’mores and your best campfire singalong songs, because art agent Lilla is taking you on a FREE three day spring break art camp! Anyone for an art cocktail?! Join art agent Lilla for a fab FREE three-day Spring Break Art Camp and get ready to