You know what’s great? Making art and getting paid for it.
You know what’s also great? Getting an agent.
Having an agent is amazing, because they negotiate contracts and fees and promote you, and leave the best part – making art – to you.
Make Art That Sells courses are really effective at helping artists land representation, because they help you build a powerful illustration portfolio that contains everything an agent needs to see in order to get you work.
And let’s face it – Lilla should know! As an art agent for 30 years and a full-time illustrator for over a decade, she’s created our raved-about Make Art That Sells courses to help artists like you land agents and get commissions.
In fact, if you check out our amazing public Zoom event with Lilla and illustrator Tamisha Anthony from earlier this week, you’ll see that Tamisha talks about how her agent felt confident she could illustrate books despite her lack of experience, because she’d taken Illustrating Children’s Books! Watch it here (scroll to around the 24 minute mark to hear Tamisha’s remarks).
Here’s your teacher! As a former art agent and illustrator, Lilla is amazing at knowing what you need to show in your portfolio to get noticed, get commissions and get an art agent!
Don’t miss our huge Spring Sale! Right now, ALL of our courses are on sale, with at least 25% off individual courses, and up to 45% off our great value bundles. Check out everything that’s on offer here.
We love to share student success stories, and today we’re particularly focusing on students who have gotten an art agent due to art they created in a Make Art That Sells course. Congrats to all of them – and if you have an alumni success story of your own, please get in touch: we’d love to hear it!
Yasemin Caglar
Make Art That Sells student Yasemin emailed us to let us know she’d been offered representation by the Plum Agency, adding “I wanted to thank Lilla and all of the Make Art That Sells team – I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you.”
Yasemin told us she’d taken a ton of Make Art That Sells courses, including Illustrating Children’s Books, Bootcamp Special: Character Play and Assignment Bootcamp: Portfolio, Manifest Your Dream Creative Career, and Redrawing Black History.
Art by Make Art That Sells student Yasemin Caglar for Illustrating Children’s Books. Yasemin told us: “I wouldn’t be able to achieve my dreams if it weren’t for Lilla and Make Art That Sells.”
Yasemin told us: “Make Art That Sells helped me grow as an artist in so many ways. When I started this journey in 2020, I didn’t know anything! I didn’t even draw or have an artistic training (I have an economics degree).”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Yasemin Caglar for Assignment Bootcamp: Portfolio. Yasemin is now represented by the Plum Agency.
Yasemin continued: “Make Art That Sells helped me discover what I really liked to create that led me to my current style. Lilla gave me tasks that really challenged me and pushed me in a way that I would not be able to push myself. I learned about how there are opportunities for illustrators in different industries and how these industries work. I found inspiration in the course materials and the wonderful works of fellow students. And among many more things, I felt support and encouragement to continue pursuing my dream where being an artist can be very solitary.”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Yasemin Caglar for Manifest Your Dream Creative Career.
Yasemin finished: “All in all, I love the energy of the wonderfully inspiring teachers and the extremely talented fellow students. I am a student at heart at any age with a big appetite to learn. So, I hope to continue taking Make Art That Sells courses to share inspiration and good vibes.”
See more of Yasemin’s art on her website and Instagram
Laura Piggott
Art by Make Art That Sells student Laura Piggott for Illustrating Children’s Books. Laura is now represented by the Seymour Agency.
Make Art That Sells student Laura Piggott reached out to let us know that she is now represented by the Seymour Agency.
Laura has taken a ton of Make Art That Sells courses, including My Year of Art School – ever Make Art That Sells course for an entire year. (Kicking yourself for not signing up for My Year of Art School when you could? Grab My Semester of Art School instead – all Lilla’s courses for the rest of 2025 with up to a whopping 45% off. Find out more here.)
See more of Laura’s art on her website and Instagram
Art by Make Art That Sells student Laura Piggott for Creating Collections for Home Décor.
Marianne van der Walle
Make Art That Sells student Marianne van der Walle got in touch to tell us she’d been offered representation with The Bright Agency.
Art by Make Art That Sells student Marianne van der Walle for Illustrating Children’s Books. Marianne is now represented by the Bright Agency.
Marianne told us: “I always enjoy reading the stories of Make Art That Sells students who have taken Illustrating Children’s Books and secured book deals as a result. And how exciting is it that I can add my own story to this!”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Marianne van der Walle for Illustrating Children’s Books.
Marianne continued: “After participating in the last Illustrating Children’s Books course, I added my work to my portfolio and sent it to various agencies, and guess what: it caught the attention of the Bright Agency and now I can proudly call myself a member of Bright! They even used the spread I made for Illustrating Children’s Books as the header for my page.”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Marianne van der Walle for Illustrating Children’s Books. Her new agency loved this piece so much, they used it as the header on her agency page!
Marianne concluded: “I am super proud and really wanted to share this with you. Your courses (of which I have taken several over the past years) bring out the best in me and ensure that I can create a top-notch portfolio. Once again, thank you very much, especially to Lilla and Zoë.”
See more of Marianne’s art on her website and Instagram
We hope you enjoyed the show! Want to build a powerful illustration portfolio and land representation of your own so you can focus on making beautiful art – and getting paid for it? Want to learn how you can make real money from making art?
Don’t miss our big spring sale, which is on NOW! Give your creative career a boost for less – shop the sale here.
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- TOMORROW, Thursday, March 6th: Join art agent Lilla plus brilliant children’s book art director and picture book author Zoë Tucker and creative director and smash hit game creator Riley Wilkinson for a LIVE Zoom eventLIVE Zoom event at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!
- Friday, March 14th: Don’t miss the amazing lively Zoom with art agent Lilla on the very last day of our big Spring Sale! Join her at 1 pm EDT/4 pm GMT* (*please note the time change due to daylight savings in the US from March 9th) for creative career advice, class giveaways and more.
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
