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How to Get an Agent (and other top tips)

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Sign up now to get this free 28-page guide which is jam-packed with advice and tips from industry experts. You’ll get art agent Lilla’s quirky but insightful Dream Armadillo worksheet, a quiz to help you discover your animal marketing personality, and an inspiring video from smash-hit toy creator Riley Wilkinson on how to amp up your toy idea with 10 twists – plus lots more! These are actual extracts from our raved-about courses, along with inspiring mini assignments for you to complete. With insider insights from top agent Lilla Rogers on how to get an agent, to what a buyer looks for in a home décor collection and how to get editorial illustration work, these tips are based on years of experience – and we’re giving it to you for FREE! This information is gold! Simply register via the checkout  now. You will not need to give any credit card details in order to download your bonus.

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How to get an agent (and other top tips)

Dig in and learn from an industry expert and top agent Lilla Rogers and award-winning entrepreneur and author Beth Kempton, plus brilliant advice from our co-teachers: children’s book art director and author, Zoë Tucker; home décor trend expert  and creative director, Margo Tantau; and toy and game creator and art agent, Riley Wilkinson.

You’ll get great advice from Lilla on how to get an agent, along with bonus extracts from our career-changing courses, tons of information to help you boost your creative career, and some inspiring and motivating mini assignments. Enjoy!

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We are offering this bonus content entirely FREE of charge. Simply click ‘Sign Up Now’ and proceed to checkout to register. You will not need to give any credit card details in order to claim your bonus copy of How to Get an Agent, Plus Other Top Tips!

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Want to see you work on products like these? Sign up for this fantastic free bonus  to get  amazing hints and tips!

Our incredible teachers – including top art agent Lilla Rogers, award-winning entrepreneur and author Beth Kempton, children’s book art director and picture book author Zoë Tucker, creative director Margo Tantau and toy and game expert Riley Wilkinson – have decades in the creative industry and tons of insight and wisdom to share.

This gorgeous free bonus, How to Get an Agent, Plus Other Top Tips! , is for you if:

  • You want to  get fantastic tips from industry experts with tons of experience
  • You want an insight into what agents and art directors are looking for
  • You want to supercharge your art career
  • You want top tips from the world of illustration, home décor, editorial, toys and more …
  • You want to get mini assignments from agents and art directors
  • You want to find out more about what we do at Make Art That Sells
  • You want to boost your creative career with fun, easy to follow  steps.

And it’s completely FREE! Click ‘Sign Up Now’ to get your copy.

 

 

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Get our free download and get tips on how to create great characters for children’s books and more.

We’ve dug deep into some of our raved-about, career-changing online illustration courses and put together some fascinating insider information that will help you take your creative career to the next level.

This free downloadable 28-page bonus, How to Get an Agent, Plus Other Top Tips! is instant-access and is made up of eight sections:

  1. How to get an agent by top art agent Lilla Rogers
  2. Three things an art director looks for in a character by brilliant children’s book art director and picture book author Zoë Tucker, who co-teaches Illustrating Children’s Books
  3. Turn your characters into toys with 10 twists by toy & game inventor Riley Wilkinson
  4. Designing for home décor: Looking at collections by wonderful creative director and trend queen Margo Tantau, taken from our Creating Collections for Home Décor course
  5. Editorial illustration: How to find clients by former full-time illustrator Lilla, from Editorial: Illustrating for Magazines and More
  6. Your illustration portfolio: Top tips for Instagram by Lilla Rogers, from Portfolio Review
  7. Confident marketing by Lilla Rogers & Beth Kempton, from the MATS MBA (Money BadAss)
  8. Plan your year ahead with the Dream Armadillo by Lilla Rogers

Each section contains an actual extract from one of our bestselling courses plus a mini assignment for you to try out.

And did we mention it’s FREE?! Simply register via the checkout  now. You will not need to give any credit card details in order to download your bonus.

If you have a question about Make Art That Sells please check these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) first. If you do not find an answer to your question here, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]

Q: What level is this?

A: Truly for all levels – from the experienced professional artist to the non-professional artist. These tips will assist all students.

Q: Can I access this MATS bonus from any device? 

A: Yes, you can access this and any MATS courses from any device once registered, but we strongly recommend viewing our courses on a desktop or laptop for the best user experience. We pack lots of information and visuals into our courses and they are best viewed on larger screens.

Q: When can I get access to the class bonus?

This is a self-paced bonus and you will get instant access as soon as you register.

Q: How much is it and how do I register?

A: This class bonus being offered to everyone free of charge. Click “Sign Up Now” to register.

Q: Do I need to add my credit card details ?

A: No, this  bonus is completely free of charge. In order to register you will need to click ‘Sign Up Now’ and register via the checkout, but you will not need to give any credit card details in order to access this bonus.

Q: Is there a community for this course?

A: This is a standalone bonus class, so does not have a Facebook Group. The private Facebook groups, where you can connect with other artists and share your inspiration and works-in-progress, are available for all courses shown in the Make Art That Sells shop.

Q: Do I have to have taken any other MATS courses?

A: No, but this will be a great complement to any other MATS courses.

Q: Is this new material or has it been covered in other MATS courses?

A: This is a bonus comprised of sections from other existing courses .

Q: What format is the bonus available in?

A: The bonus is available in an online classroom as a downloadable PDF, with a links to videos and transcripts. Everything is made available in a bespoke, password-protected private classroom.

Q: I don’t live in the USA. Is this bonus relevant for me?

A: Lilla Rogers represents artists internationally and has lots of international clients. Although the main buyers for art in the markets covered are in the US as it’s the largest & most lucrative market, much of the content is relevant for you wherever in the world you are, especially if you are interested in selling your work internationally. And because everything is made available to you online, it does not matter what time zone you are in.

 

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  • You acknowledge that Make Art That Sells and Do What You Love Ltd are the owner(s) or licensee(s) of all intellectual property rights in the site and the digital products you purchase, including any databases that hold relevant information about the site and its products. They are protected by copyright or trademark registration and you may only use any of the digital products in line with these terms.
  • You acknowledge that all of the digital products that are available for sale on our site are owned or controlled by our licensors, or us. Upon payment of the price for any of these digital products, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the digital products for your own personal, non-commercial use.
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The bonus is delivered online in a private password-protected classroom. We do not deliver physical products in the post. You can access the private classroom for your course via the Account section of this website, on or after the advertised start date. For self-paced classes you can access the private classroom via the Account section of this website, as soon as your purchase is complete.

If you have any issues accessing classrooms you can contact us at [email protected] where we will always endeavour to respond within 72 hours.

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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/

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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.

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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!

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