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Make Art That Sells art course gift cards are here!

For a creative person, there’s nothing better than watching your art getting better and better – or building a successful, lucrative career doing the thing that you love.

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Make Art That Sells’ raved-about, career-making courses are the perfect gift for any occasion, whether it’s a birthday, the holidays, an anniversary or just because. Whatever the reason, it’s the ideal way to tell the creative in your life that you love, support and believe in them.

We’ve made it easier for you to gift Make Art That Sells courses with our virtual gift cards. They’re available for any amount from £20.00 (approx. $28) upwards, so you contribute a set amount to the cost of a course or cover the cost of an entire course – it’s entirely up to you.

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And if you’re the creative in question, why not drop a subtle hint to the people in your life? Art agent Lilla has created a handy hint letter for you – download your copy here!

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art course gift card: Give the gifts of creativity, inspiration, learning and joy!

Since Make Art That Sells was launched in 2013, art agent Lilla Rogers and the rest of the MATS team have taught thousands of students how to build thriving careers by making pictures – we’ve taught more than 30,000 students from over 100 countries, with an online community that is over 300,000 strong  and growing.

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Make Art That Sells courses cover everything from children’s book illustration, editorial illustration and home décor design to how to draw faces and illustrating for toys and games, and even courses on business and picture book writing specifically geared towards creative people.

Whatever the subject, our courses are taught in art agent Lilla’s trademark warm, wise and whimsical style, breaking each step down to make her classes achievable and inspiring. Plus there are tons of tips and advice from our industry expert teachers along the way. And they really work – read some of our student success stories here.

Prices start from as little as £59.00 (approx. $78), and you can choose the amount you put on the gift card, whether it’s the price of a full course or a donation towards the total course cost.

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1. Choose the amount you’d like to spend – you can choose a set amount or make up your own value (minimum £20/approx. $28).

2. Fill in the date you’d like the recipient to receive their voucher.

3. Fill in the lucky recipient’s name and email address (alternatively to receive the  voucher directly you can add your own details here)

4. Include who it’s from and your special message.

5. Add to your basket and head to the checkout.

6. You’re all set! On the specified date, we’ll email a voucher to the lucky giftee along with your message, and they’ll have one year from the date of purchase to use their gift credit on makeartthatsells.com. It’s as easy as that!

 

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If you want the gift card to be sent directly to the recipient: please choose the date you want it sent to them, and put THEIR name and email into the ‘Recipient’s Info’ section.

However, if you would rather have the gift card sent to you (so you can print it and pop it inside a birthday card, for example): please put THEIR name but YOUR email address into the ‘Recipient’s info’ section, and choose today’s date, so it gets emailed to you right away.

Note that gift vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

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Are you longing for one of Lilla’s incredible online illustration courses? We’re here to help!

Art agent Lilla has created this handy hint letter for you! Click here to download, then simply print out your copy, fill it in, and leave it somewhere prominent. Good luck and see you in class.

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Hurry hurry HURRY – registration for Portfolio Club closes TODAY!  That means it’s your last chance to sign up for:  ✨ eight months of assignments written by an art agent and designed to land you real paying jobs  ✨ eight months of creating a fabulous job-snagging illustration portfolio with art across a huge range of markets  ✨ eight months of assignments written as real-life commisions, just like the ones you’ll get from an art director or client  ✨ eight months of lively, motivating live Zooms with Lilla and your fellow classmates where you can ask about your monthly assignment and lots more  Don’t miss out! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/  Image shows art by Make Art That Sells student Ruth Burrows @ruthburrowsillustration for a previous class.

Hurry hurry HURRY – registration for Portfolio Club closes TODAY!

That means it’s your last chance to sign up for:

✨ eight months of assignments written by an art agent and designed to land you real paying jobs

✨ eight months of creating a fabulous job-snagging illustration portfolio with art across a huge range of markets

✨ eight months of assignments written as real-life commisions, just like the ones you’ll get from an art director or client

✨ eight months of lively, motivating live Zooms with Lilla and your fellow classmates where you can ask about your monthly assignment and lots more

Don’t miss out! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/

Image shows art by Make Art That Sells student Ruth Burrows @ruthburrowsillustration for a previous class.
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Lilla’s first LIVE course for 2026, Portfolio Club, is on NOW!  Make fabulous portfolio art like this for a previous class by Make Art That Sells student Anna Lindsten @annalindsten 🤩 with tons of fairy artmother’s Lilla’s whimsy thrown in along the way to keep you engaged and trick you into making your best art 🤫  Not only that, but every assignment is designed to get you paying jobs, AND they’re based on real-life commissions from Lilla’s 30 years as an art agent – it’s just like getting a real job in your inbox every month for eight months!  All this for just £99 (approx $133) for eight months?! Don’t miss out – registration closes TOMORROW, so sign up now!  Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/

Lilla’s first LIVE course for 2026, Portfolio Club, is on NOW!

Make fabulous portfolio art like this for a previous class by Make Art That Sells student Anna Lindsten @annalindsten 🤩 with tons of fairy artmother’s Lilla’s whimsy thrown in along the way to keep you engaged and trick you into making your best art 🤫

Not only that, but every assignment is designed to get you paying jobs, AND they’re based on real-life commissions from Lilla’s 30 years as an art agent – it’s just like getting a real job in your inbox every month for eight months!

All this for just £99 (approx $133) for eight months?! Don’t miss out – registration closes TOMORROW, so sign up now!

Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/
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If you missed the fab FREE live with Lilla yesterday, catch up on our blog now!  Lilla demonstrated some dreamy art supplies, with tons of tips for pros and newbies alike, answered a load of questions, talked about what it’s good to have in your portfolio, and lots more.  Check it out now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/

If you missed the fab FREE live with Lilla yesterday, catch up on our blog now!

Lilla demonstrated some dreamy art supplies, with tons of tips for pros and newbies alike, answered a load of questions, talked about what it’s good to have in your portfolio, and lots more.

Check it out now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/
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Today’s the day! Today our fabulous Portfolio Club students are getting their very first Big assignment, to create a dreamy, moody magazine illustration for their portfolio that’s designed to land paying jobs.  Plus it’s written as a real-world commission, based on art agent Lilla’s 30 years’ experience as a top art agent!  Sign up now to get all the deets and take your first step towards a kickass illustration portfolio by the end of August. But hurry HURRY, registration closes TOMORROW!  HURRY! Join the class now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/  Image shows art for a previous class by Make Art That Sells student Anke Rega @anke.rega

Today’s the day! Today our fabulous Portfolio Club students are getting their very first Big assignment, to create a dreamy, moody magazine illustration for their portfolio that’s designed to land paying jobs.

Plus it’s written as a real-world commission, based on art agent Lilla’s 30 years’ experience as a top art agent!

Sign up now to get all the deets and take your first step towards a kickass illustration portfolio by the end of August. But hurry HURRY, registration closes TOMORROW!

HURRY! Join the class now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/

Image shows art for a previous class by Make Art That Sells student Anke Rega @anke.rega
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Who’s LOVING the Mini assignment Lilla gave you for January’s Portfolio Club? 🙋‍♀️  If you haven’t signed up for class yet, then do it now and get ahead before the thrilling reveal of the Big assignment on Wednesday.  Then you’ll have the whole month to complete it – along with the lively live Zoom with Lilla on Friday – and by the end of the month you’ll have a gorgeous portfolio piece ready to start snagging you jobs 🤩  Rinse and repeat for eight months 💅 and that’s Portfolio Club in a nutshell: laidback, joyful creating, eight fabulous pieces of art for your portfolio, and plenty of Lilla’s whimsy along the way.  If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for?! Join the class now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/  Image shows art for a previous class by Make Art That Sells student Cass Urquhart @cassurquhart.

Who’s LOVING the Mini assignment Lilla gave you for January’s Portfolio Club? 🙋‍♀️

If you haven’t signed up for class yet, then do it now and get ahead before the thrilling reveal of the Big assignment on Wednesday.

Then you’ll have the whole month to complete it – along with the lively live Zoom with Lilla on Friday – and by the end of the month you’ll have a gorgeous portfolio piece ready to start snagging you jobs 🤩

Rinse and repeat for eight months 💅 and that’s Portfolio Club in a nutshell: laidback, joyful creating, eight fabulous pieces of art for your portfolio, and plenty of Lilla’s whimsy along the way.

If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for?! Join the class now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/

Image shows art for a previous class by Make Art That Sells student Cass Urquhart @cassurquhart.
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HURRY! Lilla will be LIVE on Zoom in 15 minutes!  She’ll be demonstrating some dreamy art supplies and sharing hints and tips, answering your questions, talking about how you can build a really strong job-snagging portfolio (and what you should show in it) and lots more!  Grab a drink and a snack and join us!  Find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .  You’ll find the link to join in our Stories, in today’s newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

HURRY! Lilla will be LIVE on Zoom in 15 minutes!

She’ll be demonstrating some dreamy art supplies and sharing hints and tips, answering your questions, talking about how you can build a really strong job-snagging portfolio (and what you should show in it) and lots more!

Grab a drink and a snack and join us!

Find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .

You’ll find the link to join in our Stories, in today’s newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.
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Here’s Lilla @lillarogers! Don’t miss the chance to hang out with her today at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT for a fab FREE Zoom!  She’ll be answering your questions, demonstrating some dreamy art supplies, and tons more.  Set a reminder now and get ready to join us at 12 noon ET!

Here’s Lilla @lillarogers! Don’t miss the chance to hang out with her today at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT for a fab FREE Zoom!

She’ll be answering your questions, demonstrating some dreamy art supplies, and tons more.

Set a reminder now and get ready to join us at 12 noon ET!
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Woo hoo! Portfolio Club starts TODAY – and there’s still time to sign up!  If you’re ready to build a powerful, job-snagging illustration portfolio (or you already have some art but want to get noticed by more clients and make more money), now is the moment to jump in!  HURRY! Don’t miss it! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/  Plus join Lilla for a FREE live Zoom and art supply demo TODAY at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT! You’ll find the link to join in our Stories, in today’s newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.  Art by Make Art That Sells student Jade Orlando @jadefrolics

Woo hoo! Portfolio Club starts TODAY – and there’s still time to sign up!

If you’re ready to build a powerful, job-snagging illustration portfolio (or you already have some art but want to get noticed by more clients and make more money), now is the moment to jump in!

HURRY! Don’t miss it! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/

Plus join Lilla for a FREE live Zoom and art supply demo TODAY at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT! You’ll find the link to join in our Stories, in today’s newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Art by Make Art That Sells student Jade Orlando @jadefrolics
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Here’s a little sneak peek of the fabulous art supply demo Lilla will be talking you through in tomorrow’s FREE Zoom 👀  Join Lilla to hear tons of her tricks and tips (and idiosyncrasies like using a clam shell to hold a watercolor medium!), like using a dropper tube to wet the watercolor cakes.  She sets out all the various paints and art supplies for the January assignment for her NEW Portfolio Club course, and mixes them all different ways to get a range of luscious colors, focusing on a lush, cozy vibe. This will really help you understand mixing, using a paint medium, glitters and powders, plus you’ll get a dreamy color palette.  Tune in tomorrow to see the full video and hear Lilla’s wise, insightful commentary!  Kick off is at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT – set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories tomorrow and on our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Here’s a little sneak peek of the fabulous art supply demo Lilla will be talking you through in tomorrow’s FREE Zoom 👀

Join Lilla to hear tons of her tricks and tips (and idiosyncrasies like using a clam shell to hold a watercolor medium!), like using a dropper tube to wet the watercolor cakes.

She sets out all the various paints and art supplies for the January assignment for her NEW Portfolio Club course, and mixes them all different ways to get a range of luscious colors, focusing on a lush, cozy vibe. This will really help you understand mixing, using a paint medium, glitters and powders, plus you’ll get a dreamy color palette.

Tune in tomorrow to see the full video and hear Lilla’s wise, insightful commentary!

Kick off is at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT – set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories tomorrow and on our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.
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In case you missed it, head over to our blog to grab your FREE copy of Lilla’s famous illustration Bingo Board, which shows you exactly what you need to show in your illustration portfolio in 2026 to get paying jobs!  Get your copy now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/  Image shows cool products agented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Look how many markets need your dreamy art!

In case you missed it, head over to our blog to grab your FREE copy of Lilla’s famous illustration Bingo Board, which shows you exactly what you need to show in your illustration portfolio in 2026 to get paying jobs!

Get your copy now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/

Image shows cool products agented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Look how many markets need your dreamy art!
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Ready to change your fortune in 2026? Lilla’s NEW course, Portfolio Club, starts in just a few days, on Monday, January 5th!  Join Lilla for eight whole months to build a powerful illustration portfolio designed to get you paying jobs, with tons of play and whimsy thrown in along the way, deadlines and monthly live Zooms to keep you motivated and accountable, and lots more. Don’t miss this chance to transform your portfolio in 2026!  Find out more and sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/  Plus don’t miss the fab FREE live Zoom event on the first day of class, January 5th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT! Set a reminder now – you’ll find the link to join in our Stories on Monday and on our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.  Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Petra Braun @petrabraunillustration

Ready to change your fortune in 2026? Lilla’s NEW course, Portfolio Club, starts in just a few days, on Monday, January 5th!

Join Lilla for eight whole months to build a powerful illustration portfolio designed to get you paying jobs, with tons of play and whimsy thrown in along the way, deadlines and monthly live Zooms to keep you motivated and accountable, and lots more. Don’t miss this chance to transform your portfolio in 2026!

Find out more and sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/portfolio-club/

Plus don’t miss the fab FREE live Zoom event on the first day of class, January 5th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT! Set a reminder now – you’ll find the link to join in our Stories on Monday and on our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Petra Braun @petrabraunillustration
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As we head into this brave new year, don’t miss your gorgeous FREE Playbook & Planner!  It’s packed with beautiful art, an insightful career planner that will help you hone in on what worked in 2025 and what you’re going to focus on in 2026, tons of worksheets to boost your creative career, and more!  Get it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/download/272736/

As we head into this brave new year, don’t miss your gorgeous FREE Playbook & Planner!

It’s packed with beautiful art, an insightful career planner that will help you hone in on what worked in 2025 and what you’re going to focus on in 2026, tons of worksheets to boost your creative career, and more!

Get it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/download/272736/
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