read Illustrating Children’s Books course reviews by our students!
There’s just over one month to go until the start of our career-changing children’s book illustration course, Illustrating Children’s Books – class starts Monday, April 12th! In just five incredible, intense weeks, you’ll learn everything you need to know to build a successful career in this dreamy art market from your teachers, top art agent Lilla Rogers and brilliant children’s book art director and picture book author, Zoë Tucker, while also creating a powerful pitch presentation that contains everything an art director or publisher wants to see.
Plus, right now you can sign up at a 20% discount – book your spot now!
We’re always sharing success stories – but what is the Illustrating Children’s Books course really like? The good news is that some of our fabulous students have been sharing their Illustrating Children’s Book course reviews in blogs and video reviews – so here is what they really thought of the course …
Read Illustrating Children’s Books course reviews by our students here!
Michelle Carlos
Michelle’s full page spread from Illustrating Children’s Books 2020.
This was Michelle’s second year of taking Illustrating Children’s Books and in her blog entry she shares a ton of great tips on time management and making the most of this indepth course, as well as a fascinating deep dive into her approach and techniques. Oh and spoiler alert – one of her preparation tips includes buying art supplies.
Michelle describes the course as “a treasure throve of insider knowledge and experience” and also celebrates the wonderful Facebook group, which is a huge source of support and advice.
Michelle concludes: “This blog entry is also part of my teaching ways to remind my peers that this 5-week course, though intense and nerve-racking, is manageable and enjoyable when you have a strategy and that success in any task is not measured by compliments but by the intensity of joy felt after finishing a piece of your own art amid difficulties. ‘People buy your joy,’ our fairy art mother always tells us.”
Read Michelle’s full blog here (you can also read her thoughts about her first time taking Illustrating Children’s Books here). You can see more of her art on her website and Instagram. Ready to sign up? Grab your spot now at 20% off here!
(P.S. You may have noticed that Michelle had signed up for My Year of Art School – all of our courses for the whole year in one discounted package. If you’re kicking yourself for not signing up this year, keep an eye out for My Semester of Art School in our Spring Sale from April 1st!)
Kimberley Kay
Kim’s full page spread from Illustrating Children’s Books 2020.
What about students who are taking Illustrating Children’s Books for the very first time? How do they get on? Kim signed up in order to grow her drawing skills and illustration techniques, and says that she experienced “a wonderful journey through the process of creating characters and their world”.
Head over to Kim’s blog post here to follow her on her journey as she explores her characters, Bob and Bug, and the connection between them.
In conclusion, Kim says: “Thanks to Make Art That Sells, art agent Lilla Rogers and children’s book author/art director Zoë Tucker for a fabulous course and the wealth of informative content, sketch prompts, and weekly assignments. I felt my work shift forward enormously during the five weeks. I invested a lot of time, was determined, and am pleased with the outcomes.”
You can see more of Kim’s art on her website and Instagram. Want in? Sign up now at 20% off here!
Harmony Hardin
Prefer to watch rather than read? We got you. Harmony Hardin, another Illustrating Children’s Books student who took the course in 2019 and came back for another helping in 2020, has done a video review of the course, including lots of work in progress below.
What’s Harmony’s verdict? She says “This is an unpaid, unsolicited, honest review of the online illustration course. In short, I absolutely recommend it! Find out why and see the progress I have made on my illustrations in this video. I’m not done learning, but wowee, am I in the thick of growth! What an exciting journey to be on.”
See more of Harmony’s art on her website and Instagram. Ready to sign up? Grab your spot now at 20% off here!
We hope that you enjoyed the show!
Don’t forget that Illustrating Children’s Books will only run once in 2021, from Monday, April 12th, so if you want in, grab your place now – and save 20%! Book your spot here!
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
