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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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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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