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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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Artists and illustrators have magical imaginations and amazing kooky minds, and that means that they’re brilliant at telling stories ❤️  If you’ve always wanted to write your very own picture book story then now’s your chance – art agent Lilla’s innovative picture book writing course designed especially for artists starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd, and there’s still time to sign up!  In just four weeks you could have a complete ready to send story pitch. Don’t miss it!  Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  Image shows work for class by Make Art That Sells student Liz Snider 🦝

Artists and illustrators have magical imaginations and amazing kooky minds, and that means that they’re brilliant at telling stories ❤️

If you’ve always wanted to write your very own picture book story then now’s your chance – art agent Lilla’s innovative picture book writing course designed especially for artists starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd, and there’s still time to sign up!

In just four weeks you could have a complete ready to send story pitch. Don’t miss it!

Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

Image shows work for class by Make Art That Sells student Liz Snider 🦝
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✨ Class starts TOMORROW!  We can’t wait to see the fabulous pitches and books that come out of Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd!  Sign up now and in a month’s time you could be holding your own unique ready-to-send pitch in your hands 🥺 – and don’t forget, Lilla will be picking one student from class for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 to work on your pitch together, just like she used to with the artists she represented.  Don’t miss it! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

✨ Class starts TOMORROW!

We can’t wait to see the fabulous pitches and books that come out of Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd!

Sign up now and in a month’s time you could be holding your own unique ready-to-send pitch in your hands 🥺 – and don’t forget, Lilla will be picking one student from class for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 to work on your pitch together, just like she used to with the artists she represented.

Don’t miss it! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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As an art agent for 30 years, Lilla agented many hundreds of picture books, so she has a wealth of knowledge to draw on: she knows exactly what sells, who’s buying, and what publishers are looking for.  Plus she also worked with several of the artists that she represented – like Katie Vernon, Erica Root, Erin Vanessa, and Paloma O’Toole – on their first author-illustrated picture books. She’s got so much wisdom to share!  And don’t forget: Lilla is going to pick her favorite submission from her picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, for a private 1:1 to work on your pitch together. Don’t miss this incredible chance!  Class starts in just a couple of days, on Monday, February 23rd! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

As an art agent for 30 years, Lilla agented many hundreds of picture books, so she has a wealth of knowledge to draw on: she knows exactly what sells, who’s buying, and what publishers are looking for.

Plus she also worked with several of the artists that she represented – like Katie Vernon, Erica Root, Erin Vanessa, and Paloma O’Toole – on their first author-illustrated picture books. She’s got so much wisdom to share!

And don’t forget: Lilla is going to pick her favorite submission from her picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, for a private 1:1 to work on your pitch together. Don’t miss this incredible chance!

Class starts in just a couple of days, on Monday, February 23rd! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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Beautiful art for our free Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno  #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #BlackHistoryMonth2026

Beautiful art for our free Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #BlackHistoryMonth2026
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✨ Win a FREE set of Lilla’s amazing Magic Cards to help you unlock your huge imagination!  Top art agent, illustrator and educator Lilla will be LIVE on Zoom in 15 minutes, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!  She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her gorgeous Magic Cards, printed on lovely thick cardstock by Moo Cards ❤️ (Already signed up? There’ll be another chance to win a set on the first day of class.)  You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories 👆 in our newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .  See you there!

✨ Win a FREE set of Lilla’s amazing Magic Cards to help you unlock your huge imagination!

Top art agent, illustrator and educator Lilla will be LIVE on Zoom in 15 minutes, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!

She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her gorgeous Magic Cards, printed on lovely thick cardstock by Moo Cards ❤️ (Already signed up? There’ll be another chance to win a set on the first day of class.)

You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories 👆 in our newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .

See you there!
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FREE live Zoom with Lilla TODAY, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!  Lilla will be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea and completely updated with new images for 2026. You’ll get a downloadable set of 28 cards on Monday, the first day of My Kid Book Pitch, but Lilla is also giving away a beautiful physical set, printed on lush cardstock by Moo Cards, in today’s Zoom and another on the first day of class to one lucky student.  Set a reminder for the Zoom now! You’ll find the link to join in our Instagram and Facebook Stories, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .

FREE live Zoom with Lilla TODAY, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!

Lilla will be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea and completely updated with new images for 2026. You’ll get a downloadable set of 28 cards on Monday, the first day of My Kid Book Pitch, but Lilla is also giving away a beautiful physical set, printed on lush cardstock by Moo Cards, in today’s Zoom and another on the first day of class to one lucky student.

Set a reminder for the Zoom now! You’ll find the link to join in our Instagram and Facebook Stories, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .
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If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need My Kid Book Pitch!  Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, former top art agent Lilla will guide you step-by-step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write.  Just think: in just five weeks, you could be holding your completed ready-to-send pitch in your hands. And remember – if you write and illustrate, you get paid double!  Plus HUGE NEWS: Lilla will be picking one student for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 after the course has finished to work on their story idea together and polish their pitch to perfection. This is an incredible opportunity – don’t miss your chance! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  ✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla TOMORROW, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories tomorrow, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.  Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno.

If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need My Kid Book Pitch!

Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, former top art agent Lilla will guide you step-by-step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write.

Just think: in just five weeks, you could be holding your completed ready-to-send pitch in your hands. And remember – if you write and illustrate, you get paid double!

Plus HUGE NEWS: Lilla will be picking one student for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 after the course has finished to work on their story idea together and polish their pitch to perfection. This is an incredible opportunity – don’t miss your chance! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla TOMORROW, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories tomorrow, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno.
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Have you ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book, but didn’t know where to start?  My Kid Book Pitch from former top art agent Lilla Rogers is an accessible and playful but incredibly effective course to help you do exactly that – and it’s already worked for tons of students.  In four weeks, Lilla will lead you gently through her Make a Story Recipe step-by-step to write your very own special story, create a ready to send pitch, and maybe land that book deal.  Don’t miss out – class starts next Monday, February 23rd! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  ✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla this Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories on Friday, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.  Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Jemma Jamie Skidmore @jemmajamieskidmore

Have you ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book, but didn’t know where to start?

My Kid Book Pitch from former top art agent Lilla Rogers is an accessible and playful but incredibly effective course to help you do exactly that – and it’s already worked for tons of students.

In four weeks, Lilla will lead you gently through her Make a Story Recipe step-by-step to write your very own special story, create a ready to send pitch, and maybe land that book deal.

Don’t miss out – class starts next Monday, February 23rd! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla this Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories on Friday, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Jemma Jamie Skidmore @jemmajamieskidmore
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My Kid Book Pitch is carefully designed by Lilla for artists, illustrators and creatives just like you, to work with their unique minds and huge imaginations to bring out their unique story ideas and help them to present them in a complete pitch, ready to send to a publisher or agent.  Class starts in just over a week, on Monday, February 23rd. Don’t miss it, grab your spot now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

My Kid Book Pitch is carefully designed by Lilla for artists, illustrators and creatives just like you, to work with their unique minds and huge imaginations to bring out their unique story ideas and help them to present them in a complete pitch, ready to send to a publisher or agent.

Class starts in just over a week, on Monday, February 23rd. Don’t miss it, grab your spot now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate! 🩷🩷🩷  Art by Make Art That Sells student Crissie Rodda @crissierodda for Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate! 🩷🩷🩷

Art by Make Art That Sells student Crissie Rodda @crissierodda for Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering.
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