Write your picture book story with Lilla’s writing course designed for artists!

  HURRY! My Kid Book Pitch starts TODAY! Sign up now here.

Course dates: Our dynamic and exciting live classes are scheduled throughout the year from January to September - see the list of classes below for full details of start dates

My Year of Art School LIVE Bundle – Instalment Option

£30 / $40 (approximate)

The BIG LIVE BUFFET: all our live classes for 2019 at An amazing 40% OFF! Plus pay in two installments!

Our scrumptious My Year of Art School LIVE is a delicious buffet of delectable classes to whet your creative appetite and fire your enthusiasm! With all of our renowned live classes, including all of our brand-new live classes for 2019, this bundle will give you the structure, support and assignments you need to help you create your very best work!

Here’s top art agent and lead teacher, Lilla Rogers, on why My Year of Art School LIVE is perfect for you.

My Year of Art School LIVE is the bundle for you if you’re looking for the excitement and accountability of live classes, you want direct access to your teachers, and you want to make your very best work. We want our courses to be as accessible as possible for everyone, so with this bundle you can also split the cost across two installments, making it more manageable at this time of year.

Sound good? Scroll down to find out more about what’s included in this amazing bundle, success stories and more. Plus don’t forget you can find your fabulous guide to everything in the sale here.

Look at this amazing bounty of classes! What a fantastic way to spend 2019!

My Year of Art School (All LIVE 2019 MATS courses) Bundle includes:

In other words: every single one of our thrilling LIVE classes for 2019, including our brand new courses: Editorial – Illustrating for Magazines and More, Illustrating Children’s Books Plus and Home Décor Plus! Click on the links above for details about individual courses.

And of course every class includes boatloads of advice and insight from our outstanding teachers – top art agent, Lilla Rogers; award-winning entrepreneur, Beth Kempton; brilliant children’s book art director, Zoë Tucker; and renowned creative director, Margo Tantau – and their decades of experience in working in the creative industry. Make Art That Sells gives you industry learning that works in the real world, and it really does work! Just click on the testimonials tab to find out more.

You’ll also have exclusive access to our private Facebook group just for My Year of Art School students: one of the most supportive communities you’ll ever be a part of, it’s the perfect place to ask for advice, swap tips, and celebrate success!

Do you want to transform your art career in 2019? Do you want the inspiration and excitement that comes from LIVE art and business classes, where you get direct access to your teachers? Then the My Year of Art School LIVE bundle is exactly what you need: a delicious buffet of scrumptious classes to whet your creative appetite, fire your enthusiasm and put a rocket ship under your art career!

With all of our renowned live classes, including all of our brand-new courses for 2019, this bundle will give you the structure, support, and assignments you need to help you create your very best work.

Grow your art, grow your income and make 2019 the year that your art shines with our amazing My Year of Art School LIVE Bundle!

Imagine seeing YOUR art on cool products like these from Lilla’s artists!

  • You want to take your art business to the next level and you’re ready to invest time and energy building a joyful, lucrative career
  • You want the option of paying in two easy installments
  • You want 12 solid months of incredible learning opportunities with top art agent, Lilla Rogers, and her co-teachers: award-winning entrepreneur, Beth Kempton; brilliant children’s book art director, Zoë Tucker; and renowned creative director, Margo Tantau
  • You want 2019 to be the year for your art to shine!

Katy HalforD

Whilst taking the MATS Illustrating Children’s Book course, Katy was signed by agent Plum Pudding Illustration Agency, who had spotted a piece of work from the course. This led to work on several book projects and she illustrated her very first picture book, Moz the Monster, to accompany the John Lewis Christmas advert in 2017.

She says: ICB taught me everything I needed to know about developing a character for a children’s book. It was a fantastic experience and great value, and provided extensive information and such a great creative community full of lots of budding artists. Oh and of course amazing teachers Lilla and Zoë! It has also laid down the foundations for the start of my career in children’s book illustration which I hope to continue for many years to come!

Katy and Moz, from the book she illustrated which accompanied last year’s John Lewis Christmas ad

MEGHANN RADER

Meghann Rader now has a range of stationery based on the Twelve Days of Christmas and featuring greeting cards, gift tags and double sided wrapping paper. She also has a line of tech and phone cases with Case Station  and has had her work featured in Uppercase Magazine, Flow Lesebuch and Illustrated Maps by Carolina Amell. She says: Quite simply, MATS taught me everything I wish I learned in art school but didn’t. It really is one of the best things you can do for your creative career. There is so much value packed into these courses as well, they are definitely worth it.

Part of Meghann Rader’s stationery range. She describes MATS as “one of the best things you can do for your creative career”!

Click here for more alumni success stories.

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Class starts TODAY! Our fab students have already got their downloadable set of brand new gorgeous Magic Cards, to help them start unlocking their unique story ideas (and one lucky student will win a physical set printed on lush thick cardstock in today’s Zoom with Lilla!).  In just four weeks, they’ll have a ready to send picture book pitch that publishers and editors will love to see.  Want to write your picture book story? Art agent Lilla’s write-a-story recipe, designed specially for artists, breaks it down into simple steps, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer.  Hurry HURRY – registration closes soon and we don’t know when this class will run again! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

Class starts TODAY! Our fab students have already got their downloadable set of brand new gorgeous Magic Cards, to help them start unlocking their unique story ideas (and one lucky student will win a physical set printed on lush thick cardstock in today’s Zoom with Lilla!).

In just four weeks, they’ll have a ready to send picture book pitch that publishers and editors will love to see.

Want to write your picture book story? Art agent Lilla’s write-a-story recipe, designed specially for artists, breaks it down into simple steps, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer.

Hurry HURRY – registration closes soon and we don’t know when this class will run again! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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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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