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Trina Dalziel The Great Jelly Race Make Art That Sells Win a place in Lilla’s brand NEW toy design course, My Toy Pitch!

Win a place in Lilla’s brand NEW toy design course, My Toy Pitch!

Win a free place in Lilla’s brand NEW toy design course! There’s just over two weeks to go until the start of art agent Lilla’s brand NEW toy design course, My Toy Pitch, and excitement is building! With co-teachers Lilla and Riley at the helm, this course is going to be a blast – but you’re also going to take a deep deep dive into the fascinating world of toy and game creation, and learn everything you need to put together a compelling pitch for a unique toy or game created by YOU! Why is Lilla on TV? Why are there quail? Watch below to hear more from Lilla and Riley. Want in? Lilla and Riley are going to be giving away a FREE place in their new toy design course during their free live Zoom event on Saturday, July 3rd at 12 noon ET! Read on to find out

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

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.

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

lillasthread Make Art That Sells Get your FREE color palette assignment!

Get your FREE color palette assignment!

Get your FREE color palette assignment! A lovely short month (shout out for February! Is it just us or does January go on for eleventy billion days?) means that it’s less than two weeks before we kick off Assignment Bootcamp 2021, and today we’re helping you get warmed up for class with a playful FREE color palette #MATSprep! Art agent Lilla loves color – she says it’s make or break for her – and looks for inspiration everywhere. This FREE exercise is designed to help you reconnect with your love of color and create a new color palette in a playful, enjoyable way. Hold up. What’s Assignment Bootcamp? It’s four glorious months of art-making in the company of a brilliant and supportive crowd of creatives from all over the world. You’ll get something from art agent Lilla every single Monday for four months – maybe a playful downloadable worksheet, a

Ed2021 MondayPrep 1 Make Art That Sells Get your fab FREE editorial illustration prompt from art agent Lilla!

Get your fab FREE editorial illustration prompt from art agent Lilla!

Front cover for Flow magazine by Flora Waycott, represented by Lilla Rogers. Want to see your gorgeous art on the newsstand when you do your weekly shop? Let Lilla show you how to get gigs like this! FREE editorial illustration prompt from a top art agent! Hurry hurry: Lilla’s first course for 2021, Editorial LIVE: Illustrating for Magazines and More, starts THIS MONDAY! There’s still time to sign up, but this course has previously sold out, so don’t miss out: book your spot now! What is editorial illustration? Broadly, it means anything having to do with text (words). For example, it could be something like a magazine article, a newspaper article, a blog, a news site like the Guardian or the New York Times, or a book cover or interior. Before she was a top art agent, Lilla spent decades working as an illustrator in NYC for publications including the

magiccardday3prep Make Art That Sells How to come up with a children's picture book idea: Part 3

How to come up with a children’s picture book idea: Part 3

Are you ready to finish your children’s picture book idea? Some of the wonderful children’s picture books we’ll discuss in our weekly Show + Tell live events in class. Lilla here. Welcome to Day 3 of the #MATSprep for My Kid Book Pitch! I want you to get a taste of the what’s to come in class beginning THIS Monday, October 12th and to get you warmed up for My Kid Book Pitch, my newest course for Make Art That Sells. I honestly couldn’t be more excited about this course. I know that you’re going to make some amazing stories from this. For the past two days, you played with the Button Man Card and the Fun with Magic Book Card to come up with your own unique children’s picture book idea: if you missed them, check out Part 1 and Part 2 here. You wrote down some thoughts and

day2magiccard Make Art That Sells How to come up with a children's picture book idea: Part 2

How to come up with a children’s picture book idea: Part 2

Get Part 2 of your FREE children’s story idea generator Lilla here. Let’s warm up for my newest course, My Kid Book Pitch which starts Monday, October 12th. Did you find yesterday’s Fun With Puzzles Magic Card activated your imagination? If you missed it, click here. Here’s part 2 of your children’s story idea generator Today, we’ve got Button Man. Take a moment for yourself, away from devices and humans and noise, and let your mind wander. See what pops into your head. First, let’s take a good look at Button Man. I’ve had this guy for many years. Don’t know when I got him, but I always loved that his body was made of buttons. (Poor guy lost an arm along the way). Note the vintage lace around his head, the lipstick heart-shaped mouth, the buttons sewed onto his gingham hat. Is it a boy or girl? Does it

Screenshot 2020 10 02 at 12.05.02 Make Art That Sells How to come up with a children's picture book idea: Part 1

How to come up with a children’s picture book idea: Part 1

learn how to come up with a children’s picture book idea Every week in the My Kids Book Pitch class, you’ll get powerful new downloads that build into an amazing 100+ page workbook! Lilla here! Welcome to Day One of your #MATSprep: MAGIC CARDS! I’m going to show you how to come up with a children’s picture book idea in a way that’s accessible and enjoyable for everyone. What’s a #MATSprep? What’s even MATS? MATS is my course site, Make Art That Sells. For many of my courses, I like to get my students prepared for class, to give a taste of the what’s to come, and to get everyone motivated. This Prep is to get you warmed up for My Kid Book Pitch, my newest course for Make Art That Sells, which begins Monday, October 12th. I honestly couldn’t be more excited about this course. Having done the course

day5 mats prepv2 Make Art That Sells Day 5: Your final FREE assignment PLUS FREE insider interview with a children’s book art director!

Day 5: Your final FREE assignment PLUS FREE insider interview with a children’s book art director!

Lilla here. Oh, man, you are a whole bunch of brilliant artists! You delight me with your imagination, sensitivity, talent. You may have seen in last week’s newsletter that we’ve decided to create a free public gallery to showcase all the incredible art that you’ve created over the past few weeks – find it here, and please do use it. I love to see what you’ve done. Of course, you can share your art on social media too – remember to use the tag #MATSprep and tag @makeartthatsells so I can see. I trick you into doing your best work! You’re going to be amazed at what you can achieve in my classes. (By the way, have you heard that I’m looking to represent new artists I’ve spotted in Make Art That Sells classes? All 20 of the artists I’ve offered representation to since Make Art That Sells started in