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How to build a show-stopping portfolio to get work as an illustrator

Find out what to show in an illustration portfolio to get work as an illustrator Hurry hurry! Our Giant Cyber Sale is now on, which means that, until next Monday, November 30th ONLY, all your old favorites plus Lilla’s thrilling NEW class for 2021, My Toy Pitch, are ALL heavily discounted! Registration for all of our outstanding courses for 2021, including the raved- about Illustrating Children’s Books and last year’s new course, My Kid Book Pitch, will be open next year at full price – but you can grab them now and make a huge saving of 25% on individual courses, and up to 50% on our fabulous bundles! Paisley puzzle design by Make Art That Sells student Janie Secker for Assignment Bootcamp 2020. Janie is now represented by Lilla Rogers Studio after Lilla spotted her in class. Today we’re going to talk about what to show in an illustration


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FREE download: Art agent Lilla on how to find trends (no deerstalker required)

My studio art table. What does your work area look like? What inspires you? How do you get ideas for what to draw, color palettes, and media? How to find trends Lilla here! Today I want to talk to you a little about trends, and give you a fantastic FREE ten page download all about how you can learn to be your own trend detective. It’s a little taster of my online course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part B, which will teach you all about five of the most exciting and lucrative art markets out there right now: stationery, baby/children’s apparel, scrapbooking, editorial (magazines, books and more), and party paper. I’ve been an art agent for over twenty-five years, and in that time, I’ve overseen the commissioning of thousands of assignments that my artists have gotten. This inside knowledge means that I’m constantly aware of what’s currently hot or


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Book the course, make the leap! PLUS: Last chance to register for Illustrating Children’s Books 2020!

Hurry hurry! Registration for Lilla’s raved-about, life-changing online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, closes TODAY! This is the only time we’ll be running this course in 2020, so if you want in then book your place NOW. Today, we’re sharing a great Illustrating Children’s Books success story – read on below, or find more of our alumni success stories here. In a recent Facebook Live for our business course for creative people, MATS MBA (Money BadAss), Make Art That Sells co-founders, art agent Lilla and best-selling author Beth Kempton, discussed the importance of taking risks with your business, even when it feels terrifying – like putting your art out there, or emailing an art director. Art by Make Art That Sells student Josie Macey for Illustrating Children’s Books 2019. Lilla said: “Being frightened is a gift, because it means you’re challenging yourself, and that means that you’re going to get better.


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The importance of making art that doesn’t sell

How are you feeling? Most of us still find ourselves in this strange and disorienting time that art agent Lilla Rogers is calling “the inbetween time”, where our usual way of life has suddenly been torn away and we’re not yet quite sure what our new world will look like. Many of us will be confused, anxious, frightened or bored, and many will also find themselves under increased financial pressure whilst also juggling other needs and commitments. We’re delighted that more than 12,000 artists around the world have already signed up to take our business course for creative people, MATS MBA (Money BadAss), for FREE (usual price £179/approx. $220) as our gift to you at this time – for context, that’s enough to fill New York’s Radio City Music Hall twice over! The course includes tons of videos, worksheets and downloads, which come together to create a 100+ page playbook


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Trend brag! Just some of the trends that art agent Lilla spotted ahead of the curve

You may have heard that it’s important to follow trends in your illustration work, and it can certainly help to give your art an edge when appealing to clients. One of the many advantages of getting illustration assignments from Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher, Lilla Rogers, is that she is also a renowned art agent, who not only keeps on top of trends via her work, but who also knows what clients, publishers and art directors are buying up to two years in advance – so the assignments she writes for you are always up to date and market-savvy. One of Lilla’s affirmations and one of her favorite sayings: when you are truly, fiercely, yourself, you create your own style and brand. The more art you make, the easier you’ll find it to work out your own personal style and your own unique brand. What is trend anyway?


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What does an art director want to see in your children’s book illustration portfolio? FREE video!

What does an art director need to see in your children’s book illustration portfolio in order to offer you a kid book illustration job? Art agent and Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher, Lilla Rogers, and renowned children’s book art director and author, Zoë Tucker, have tons of information and insight to share from their decades in the business. In their raved-about online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, you’ll create a stunning pitch presentation that contains everything an art director wants to see in order to land you the gig, including character sheets, a full page spread and a beautiful front cover. Congratulations to Illustrating Children’s Books student Natelle Quek, on being featured by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. One of the character sheets she did for Illustrating Children’s Books is on the left. Right now, you can book your place on Illustrating Children’s Books at an


SSF1 PHOTO Make Art That Sells FREE mini video series on illustrating children’s books from art agent Lilla Rogers!

FREE mini video series on illustrating children’s books from art agent Lilla Rogers!

Imagine getting that call or email from a renowned art director to say they love your work and want to offer you a children’s book illustration gig … Imagine spending weeks or months digging deep into a manuscript and using your beautiful art to create adorable characters and magical worlds … Imagine going into your favorite bookshop and seeing your very own art – or hearing that they’ve sold out of their copies because kids just can’t get enough! Our career-changing Illustrating Children’s Books online art course can turn your dreams into reality – click here for just some of our success stories. Plus if you’ve always dreamed of writing as well as illustrating your very own children’s book, art agent and Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher, Lilla Rogers, has also introduced a brand NEW course, My Kid Book Pitch, that will help you come up with your


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Want to illustrate children’s books? Get your FREE mini tutorial video on conceptualizing a manuscript!

Do you want in on the enchanting world of children’s book illustration? Would you love to build a children’s book illustration career? Do you want to take your career in a new direction, or if your current industry is suffering during the pandemic, do you want to seize the opportunity to create a new career? Now is a great time to think about what you want from your creative career and to refocus your aims and your energy. During these days of quarantine, people are still buying books as they look for entertainment, comfort and escapism, and publishers will be looking for new writers and illustrators in the months and years ahead. Lilla says: “Think of a time in the future when this is all over. Think of what you want your career to look like. What will you be doing? What art what are you be making? Let me


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FREE Facebook Live, Bingo Board and more!

Have you signed up for your FREE place on MATS MBA (Money BadAss) yet? We’re giving it to you as a gift during this uncertain time, so you have something positive to focus on and to help you find a way to build a thriving creative business. As you know, we are currently living through a strange and unprecedented time in world history – a time that art agent Lilla is calling the between worlds, where we’re caught between the old life that we knew and a new uncertain future. It’s left many of us feeling confused, unsettled, scared. Where do we go from here? In her recent free Facebook Live event for our new MBA students (want in? Sign up for your FREE place here), Make Art That Sells co-founders Lilla and Beth talked about reframing your experience of this time. While there is plenty for us to be


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Get your FREE career planning worksheet, plus Lilla’s video of all the cool art jobs out there

First up, it is 100% absolutely your last chance to sign up for Assignment Bootcamp today, so if you want in – and we both know that you do – then book your spot NOW! Registration closes at 11.59pm PT and will not re-open again until 2021! Secondly, our fabulous Spring Sale starts one week today! We’ve got some delicious bundles of goodness to tempt you, plus discounts across every single one of our upcoming raved-about online courses – don’t miss it! Look out for your gorgeous FREE sale guide in next week’s newsletter! Today, in the run-up to the sale, we’re sharing this nutty worksheet from Lilla. Let’s say you’re an acorn: what will you become? Are you going to work your way up the tree right to the top, setting yourself a goal and working out all the steps you need to take? Or are you going to