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Top 10 Markets Bundle 2026

£518 / $696 £440 / $591 (approximate)

Learn how to pitch and make art for the top art-buying markets! This fabulous money-saving bundle includes 2 courses: Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B.

Find out more about each action-packed self-paced course below

Hot Markets for Your Art Part A:  Build a professional portfolio to sell art in 5 of the most lucrative markets: bolt fabric, home décor, children’s books, wall art & gift.

Hot Markets for Your Art Part B:   Build a professional portfolio while learning all about 5 of the most lucrative markets for art: stationery, baby/children’s apparel & décor, scrapbooking, editorial (magazines) & party paper

Buy this bundle and save 15%!  Sign up  now for instant access and start building your stellar portfolio!!

top 10 markets bundle

What are the top 10 markets in illustration? Find out more in the action-packed self-paced courses below.

Hot Markets for Your Art Part A: Build a professional portfolio to sell art in 5 of the most lucrative markets: bolt fabric, home décor, children’s books, wall art, gift.

Wouldn’t you love to know exactly what companies like Anthropologie, Real Simple Magazine, Paperchase, Chronicle Books, Robert Kaufman Fabrics and so many others look for? If so, read on… Here’s what you get with MATS Part A:

In-depth insight into five of the most lucrative markets for art

  • Bolt fabric
  • Home décor
  • Children’s picture books
  • Wall art
  • Gift

These are all potential places to sell your work and Lilla explains exactly what makes art sell in each market.

Expert advice from the people who buy art, through a series of exclusive interviews with industry leaders who collectively buy millions of dollars of art every year. Find out exactly what art directors look for in each market.

A set of professional-level creative assignments. The course includes a series of assignments designed to build your portfolio strength in each market area. You will also have access to an archive of reviews of work by other artists to help you understand what sells, and how to improve.

Products on a desk by artists agented by Lilla rogers Studio. Cards, books and stationery

Get gigs like these! Illustrations by artists  agented by Lilla Rogers Studio

Hot Markets for Your Art Part B:  Build a professional portfolio while learning all about 5 of the most lucrative markets for art.

How to make art that sells in the following lucrative markets:

  • Stationery
  • Baby/children’s products, including apparel, toys, games and more
  • Scrapbooking
  • Editorial (magazines)
  • Party paper

A word from Lilla Rogers

“Yes, you can most certainly make a good living making art. But you need to get really good at your art. Passion plus putting in the time to make your work better and better is the secret. You need to be guided to make art in the most lucrative markets. That’s why I believe in this course as a tool to help you succeed.” Lilla Rogers

Also included in the course are tons of additional review recordings in our vaults

Buy the Top 10 Markets bundle and save 15%!

With the Top 10 Markets Bundle you get an amazing  insight into 10 of the most lucrative markets for art

  • Bolt fabric
  • Home décor
  • Children’s picture books
  • Wall art
  • Gift
  • Stationery
  • Baby/children’s products, including apparel, toys, games and more
  • Scrapbooking
  • Editorial (magazines)
  • Party paper

These are all potential places to sell your work and Lilla explains exactly what makes art sell in each market.

Expert advice from the people who buy art, through a series of exclusive interviews with industry leaders who collectively buy millions of dollars of art every year. Find out exactly what art directors look for in each market.

A set of professional-level creative assignments. The course includes a series of assignments designed to build your portfolio strength in each market area. You will also have access to an archive of reviews of work by other artists to help you understand what sells, and how to improve.

Purse, book and coasters in a collage design of birds, flowers and stamps
MATS student Adena Jooste’s piece for Gift Week

Each section includes:

  • In-depth market overview (what sells, who buys it, what they are looking for)
  • Examples of real jobs
  • Interview with a market expert, art director or a flourishing artist who is known for selling work in that market
  • A professional-level assignment and step-by-step guidelines to respond with great art that sells
  • Style development advice
  • Fresh inspiration
  • Business and life advice from Lilla

You will also get access to a private community space where you can connect with other artists and designers, share your work and support each other.

products by Lilla rogers studio artists, cards, stationery, socks, toothbrush, gifts and books

So many markets need gorgeous  artwork! Find out more with the Top 10 Markets bundle

Class access also includes access to valuable archives:

  • Access to an archive* of 25+ reviews by Lilla Rogers featuring over 500 pieces of artists’  work, showing examples of work ready to send to clients, as well as advising on how to improve pieces to increase their commercial viability
  • Access to an archive* of assignments used in past classes, so you can build your portfolio and keep stretching yourself
  • Access to a question bank featuring the questions Lilla gets asked most frequently by artists trying to break into the industry

*Archives feature content from past classes when Hot Markets for Your Art Part A & Hot Markets for Your Art Part B were run as a live online course. Now that it is self-paced we are offering unprecedented access to ALL past content, including all minis, assignments, and reviews.

You have access to all course materials until January 31, 2027.

Sign up today!

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  • You acknowledge that your work will only get viewed by Lilla if you submit your assignment(s) as directed when any given class is live. You also acknowledge that although Lilla will view every piece of work submitted and provide general feedback to class during any live courses, and that only a handful of pieces will be chosen each week for specific critique (which will be shared with the class), and there is no guarantee that you will receive personal critique from Lilla during the course. Furthermore, you acknowledge that there is no feedback from Lilla Rogers offered in any course which is not live (i.e. our instant access self-paced classes)
  • You acknowledge that there is no feedback from Lilla Rogers offered in this self-paced course.
  • You agree that Make Art That Sells may give permission to select art directors to view the finished works submitted for critique. Should they be interested in working with you, Make Art That Sells will put you in contact and you can continue your discussions directly.
  • You give permission for Make Art That Sells to use any images you submit for critique in any class, or share in the class community area, to be included in any future class-related marketing or promotional strategies, online or offline. You will always be credited and will retain the rights to your work.
  • You agree to the class Ground Rules which are as follows:
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    • (iv) No excuses are necessary. If you miss a deadline for submitting your assignment that is fine, but the entire class does not need to know the reasons for that.
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  • 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.
  • You agree that you shall not redistribute, transmit, assign, sell, commercially exploit, broadcast, modify, adapt, edit, sub-license, rent, share, lend, or transfer any digital products that you purchase through this site, or any of the contents delivered via Live Zoom or within our private communities.
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All our courses are delivered online in a private password-protected classroom. We do not deliver physical products in the post, but rather send you an email with the URL of the classroom and the password you need to log in. This email is sent to the email address you used to register for the class. Our online communities are offered via individual Facebook groups, to which you can request access, which will be granted once your enrolment has been confirmed. You can access the private classroom for your course via the Account section of this website, on or after the advertised start date of the course. For self-paced classes, you can access the private classroom via the Account section of this website, as soon as your purchase is complete.

Make Art That Sells reserves the right to change the time of any advertised Live Review without notice, for any reason whatsoever. If you have any issues accessing classrooms you can contact us at [email protected] where we will always endeavor to respond within 72 hours.

You can view our full detailed terms & conditions here: https://makeartthatsells.com/terms-conditions/

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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!

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