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!
Art for class by Marloes de Vries (left) and Sarah Papworth (right)
If you want to design for the Editorial market, you can’t afford to miss this course! Grab it now for only £143 (approx. $192)!
72-hour flash sale!
Get 20% off Editorial: Illustrating for Magazines and More for a limited time.
Find out how to build a really strong editorial portfolio and get jobs in this lucrative market.
You’ll get four amazing assignments plus a bonus assignment, each with a different tone and vibe, to help you build a really strong illustration portfolio aimed at this lucrative market:.
- The Self Care edit
- The Music and Feelings Edit
- The Save the Planet Edit
- The Magical Science Edit and
- Bonus! The Wabi Sabi Edit
Sign up today. But HURRY! Sale ends soon!
Previous winner of the MATS Quarterly Challenge Kristina Skutlaberg (left) and two honorable mentions for Jean Ruth (center) and Cerys Turner (right).
quarterly art challenge
Don’t miss our fab FREE quarterly Make Art That Sells Art Challenge, our FREE quarterly competition designed to spark your creativity and help you create a gorgeous piece of art for your portfolio!
You could win a LIVE course, or an instant-access course of your choice !
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Which course is for you?
If you want to…
- Illustrate for children’s books…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.
Get your art on gorgeous products like these agented by Lilla Rogers Studio.
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 online art courses.
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individual art courses
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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