online art courses
to boostyour portfolio!
Make Art That Sells provides raved-about career-changing online art courses for artists and illustrators who are passionate about what they do and want to make real money from their art while staying true to their unique, individual style.
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Get the motivation and inspiration you need with our incredible LIVE online art courses, or get instant access as soon as you register with our fabulous self-paced courses; the choice is yours. Start planning your creative career now!
But HURRY! Registration is only open for 72 hours! Portfolio Club will do wonders for your art and your creative spirit. Sign up now and get ready for eight months of artmaking joy!
Portfolio Club Flash reopening!
We’ve decided to re-open registration for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 72-hour window from today, Monday, May 4th to this Thursday, May 7th.
If you want in, then join NOW! But be quick – because registration closes again on Thursday!
You’ll get 8 playful Mini assignments and 8 Big Assignments that will push you to create three stunning pieces of artwork for your portfolio. All this for just £99 (approx. $133)
This is an amazing opportunity to experience exactly what it’s like to get a paying commission, helping you to manifest your creative career, and setting you up for success when you get that gig! Find out more HERE >>>
illustrate children’s books!
Kicking yourself for not signing up for Illustrating Children’s Books LIVE? Don’t worry, we have the perfect instant-access online art course just for you!
Featuring the teachers you know and love – highly-respected children’s book art director and picture book author Zoë Tucker and top art agent and former illustrator Lilla Rogers – the Illustrating Children’s Books PLUS course is bite-sized, easy and fun.
You’ll get FOUR mini-texts to work from, plus access to recordings of Lilla and Zoë’s reviews of student art
Illustration by Make Art That Sells student Brizida Magro
Lilla & Zoë zoom replay
In Illustrating Children’s Books you’ll create an eye-catching ready-to-send pitch presentation that contains everything you need to show an art director or publisher so they give you that gig!
Watch Lilla and Zoë’ in a webinar recording where they chat about how to get into picture books and answer your questions.
Watch the replay here.
Update: registration to the LIVE course has closed. Sign up to our instant access bite-sized course Illustrating Children’s Books PLUS today!
Exclusive mentoring with Lilla
Do you ever wonder how it would feel to be nurtured and coached by Lilla as though she was your agent? Now’s your chance as Inner Circle is back!
Imagine the massive leap forward your creative career could take with your fairy artmother cheering you on every step of the way!
Lilla’s exclusive mentorship program is now available for a second time for a select few artists. This is your chance to be personally coached by one of the most inspiring creative minds out there! You’ll enjoy small group coaching sessions with Lilla plus a private 1:1 to discuss ways to achieve your creative goals.
Sign up HERE
Lettering can get you a ton of work!
In this three month bootcamp, you’ll spent 12 amazing weeks with Lilla with ALL NEW assignments to build up an incredible library of lettering you can use in your work going forward to create a really powerful reference tool to refer back to.
You’ll get 15 playful micro mini assignments to give you 15 fabulous new fonts to play with, and three Big Assignments that will push you to create three stunning pieces of artwork for your portfolio. All this for just £99 (approx. $123)
Plus a monthly group check-in with Lilla via zoom where you can find out more about the assignments and ask questions.
Learn how to do hand lettering with top art agent and illustrator Lilla Rogers and boost your portfolio!
Get your art on gorgeous products like these agented by Lilla Rogers Studio.
Which course is for you?
If you want to…
- Illustrate for children’s books…find out more
- Boost your lettering…find out more
- Dream up gorgeous concepts for editorial…find out more
- Create your own home decor collection…find out more
- Plan and build your very own lucrative creative business…find out more
- Improve your portfolio by drawing faces…find out more
See the entire range of online art courses here.
Download our Course Chooser PDF here.
what our students love about make art that sells!
We launched our massive video testimonial competition. We wanted to know what you loved about Make Art That Sells, the great work you’ve gotten, the friends you’ve met, and the courses that have blown your mind, and you did NOT disappoint!
Art agent Lilla said: “I loved each and every video”.
Our students give amazing feedback! Here’s a rocket-fuelled video review by Make Art That Sells student Lisa Chow which shows how our online art courses, Kid’s Books, Home Decor, Editorial and more, helped her on her creative journey. She gained from MATS: Expert teachers – Fun approachable assignments – Support from fellow students – and a boost in confidence and creativity!
Watch Lisa’s fun video here…
Which online art course is right for you?
Supercharge your art career: choose the right MATS class for you for 2026.
MATS works! It’s the gold standard in the industry. Many of our alumni have gotten work with top companies as a direct result of these classes.
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Online art courses to help your career in art and design
Since launching in 2013 Make Art That Sells has rapidly gained a reputation for the go-to online art courses for anyone serious about making commercially viable art whilst staying true to themselves.
We have been completely blown away by the response of our participants (many of whom have come back to repeat the online art courses), and have been thrilled to see huge leaps forward in their artwork.
Here are just a few of the kind words that other participants said about the impact the course had on them.
“This is the course you need to do if you want to sell your art to the masses. As far as I know its the only course like this in existence. The information is like gold dust. It’s that valuable! ”
CHANTEL DE SOUSA
“Best investment in your art career, ever.”
LISA RIVAS
“I feel that I have learned fantastic amounts about the industry – information that money can’t buy. I feel that I have a thousand positive ideas in my head and am enjoying pushing them through.”
EMMA BURNETT
“I got some commissions and new works because of some Lilla’s challenges. Now I know I can even do more and can adapt more to client demands.”
JENIFER ESPINOSA