Build a rewarding career in the dreamy world of picture book illustration!

  Hurry HURRY! Our raved-about Illustrating Children’s Books course starts THIS MONDAY, April 27th – sign up 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 / $41 (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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Mark your calendar now for our FREE Zoom to get your questions about children’s book illustration answered by a former top art agent and a brilliant children’s book art director! 
Join art agent Lilla Rogers and children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker for a FREE Zoom event on the first day of their Illustrating Children’s Books course, Monday, April 27th at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST! 
They’ll be showing off some gorgeous children’s books, talking about our FREE #MATSprep warm-up assignment, and taking your questions. 
You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram Stories on Monday and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com. 
Don’t miss it – set a reminder now!

Mark your calendar now for our FREE Zoom to get your questions about children’s book illustration answered by a former top art agent and a brilliant children’s book art director!

Join art agent Lilla Rogers and children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker for a FREE Zoom event on the first day of their Illustrating Children’s Books course, Monday, April 27th at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST!

They’ll be showing off some gorgeous children’s books, talking about our FREE #MATSprep warm-up assignment, and taking your questions.

You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram Stories on Monday and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Don’t miss it – set a reminder now!
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Just some of many hundreds of picture books agented by Lilla Rogers Studio during Lilla’s 30 years as an art agent 🤩 She’s seen it all and she’s got tons of wisdom to share in Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts THIS MONDAY, April 27th!  (Fun fact: Love Grows Everywhere was art directed by Illustrating Children’s Books co-teacher, Zoë Tucker – and illustrated by Make Art That Sells student Tisha Lee after Zoë saw her art in class!)  Benefit from their wealth of knowledge and give your picture book illustration career a huge boost.  Class starts SOON – don’t miss out! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/  Clockwise from top left: Sarah Walsh x 2 @sarahwalshmakesthings, Hsinping Pan @hsinpingpan, Tisha Lee tishalee_art

Just some of many hundreds of picture books agented by Lilla Rogers Studio during Lilla’s 30 years as an art agent 🤩 She’s seen it all and she’s got tons of wisdom to share in Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts THIS MONDAY, April 27th!

(Fun fact: Love Grows Everywhere was art directed by Illustrating Children’s Books co-teacher, Zoë Tucker – and illustrated by Make Art That Sells student Tisha Lee after Zoë saw her art in class!)

Benefit from their wealth of knowledge and give your picture book illustration career a huge boost.

Class starts SOON – don’t miss out! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

Clockwise from top left: Sarah Walsh x 2 @sarahwalshmakesthings, Hsinping Pan @hsinpingpan, Tisha Lee tishalee_art
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Illustrating Children's Books 2026 starts THIS MONDAY! 
In five wonderful weeks, you'll dig deep into the children's book illustration market. You'll learn how to create appealing characters, create a pitch presentation that contains everything an art director needs to see to give you work, and learn how to do a great job when you do get the gig! 
It's packed with hints and tips, like: 
✨ How to woo an art director
✨ How to show a character’s emotion through poses
✨ How to use the whole figure, including the importance of tension 
… and tons more. 
This course will only run once this year, so don’t miss it – sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/ 
Image shows art by Make Art That Sells student Jackie Gigliotti @jackiegig

Illustrating Children`s Books 2026 starts THIS MONDAY!

In five wonderful weeks, you`ll dig deep into the children`s book illustration market. You`ll learn how to create appealing characters, create a pitch presentation that contains everything an art director needs to see to give you work, and learn how to do a great job when you do get the gig!

It`s packed with hints and tips, like:

✨ How to woo an art director
✨ How to show a character’s emotion through poses
✨ How to use the whole figure, including the importance of tension

… and tons more.

This course will only run once this year, so don’t miss it – sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

Image shows art by Make Art That Sells student Jackie Gigliotti @jackiegig
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Illustrating Children's Books 2026 starts THIS MONDAY, April 27th! 
Our students love it because they learn a ton, they have a full ready-to-send pitch presentation by the end of the course, and many of them get paid work as a result of the art they created in class  Join them – but hurry, there’s not long left to sign up! 
Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

Illustrating Children`s Books 2026 starts THIS MONDAY, April 27th!

Our students love it because they learn a ton, they have a full ready-to-send pitch presentation by the end of the course, and many of them get paid work as a result of the art they created in class

Join them – but hurry, there’s not long left to sign up!

Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/
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Check out this gorgeous art by Make Art That Sells student Alice Marrollo @musetto_illustrations for Bootcamp Special: Character Play 😍  Alice now works full-time as an illustrator after taking a chance on Make Art That Sells courses and pivoting while on maternity leave. Read her story and more on today’s blog – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/  It’s the last few hours of our big Spring Sale, so grab a bargain now and get ready to write your own success story!  Your next chapter starts here. Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-art-courses/

Check out this gorgeous art by Make Art That Sells student Alice Marrollo @musetto_illustrations for Bootcamp Special: Character Play 😍

Alice now works full-time as an illustrator after taking a chance on Make Art That Sells courses and pivoting while on maternity leave. Read her story and more on today’s blog – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/

It’s the last few hours of our big Spring Sale, so grab a bargain now and get ready to write your own success story!

Your next chapter starts here. Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-art-courses/
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Tick tick tick ⏰ … It’s the last few hours to save big in our Spring Sale, with 25% off individual courses and up to 45% off our great value bundles!  Don’t miss out – sign up for one of our raved-about courses today! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-art-courses/

Tick tick tick ⏰ … It’s the last few hours to save big in our Spring Sale, with 25% off individual courses and up to 45% off our great value bundles!

Don’t miss out – sign up for one of our raved-about courses today! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-art-courses/
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