Learn how to get paid for illustrating children’s books!

  Our hugely popular online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts May 20th

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 / $38 (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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Not long to go until the start of art agent Lilla’s raved about course, Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts Monday, May 20th!  In just five weeks, you’ll create a gorgeous ready-to-send children’s book illustration pitch that includes everything an art director needs to see to give you a children’s book illustration job – including stunning character sheets like these by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Goodman @pamelagoodmanart 😍  Register now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

Not long to go until the start of art agent Lilla’s raved about course, Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts Monday, May 20th!

In just five weeks, you’ll create a gorgeous ready-to-send children’s book illustration pitch that includes everything an art director needs to see to give you a children’s book illustration job – including stunning character sheets like these by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Goodman @pamelagoodmanart 😍

Register now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/
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Winning characters that the reader can connect with – like this by Make Art That Sells student Abigail Hicks @abigailehicks for Illustrating Children’s Books – are the backbone of a picture book, and that’s why we spend the first two weeks of Illustrating Children’s Books focusing on characters: what style to draw them in, how to keep them consistent, how to show emotions, and lots (lots) more.  In last week’s blog, we shared a fab FREE download from children’s book art director Zoë Tucker on creating characters, and we’ll be sharing a wonderful FREE three-part illustration assignment from top art agent Lilla Rogers next week – make sure you’re on our mailing list so you don’t miss out!  Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/

Winning characters that the reader can connect with – like this by Make Art That Sells student Abigail Hicks @abigailehicks for Illustrating Children’s Books – are the backbone of a picture book, and that’s why we spend the first two weeks of Illustrating Children’s Books focusing on characters: what style to draw them in, how to keep them consistent, how to show emotions, and lots (lots) more.

In last week’s blog, we shared a fab FREE download from children’s book art director Zoë Tucker on creating characters, and we’ll be sharing a wonderful FREE three-part illustration assignment from top art agent Lilla Rogers next week – make sure you’re on our mailing list so you don’t miss out!

Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/
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We’re definitely not weighing in to the bear debate 😇 but here’s some gorgeous art by Make Art That Sells student Rhaida El Touny @rhaida.eltouny for Illustrating Children’s Books showing a girl hanging out with her ursine pal ❤️  (This is from Illustrating Children’s Books 2023 – you can’t say that we’re not ahead of the trends 😉)  Illustrating Children’s Books 2024 kicks off in just a few weeks, on Monday, May 20th, and won’t run again until 2025!  Make beautiful art like this for your portfolio and discover everything that an art director needs to see to give you that picture book illustration deal … Sign up now!  Link in bio or copy and paste 👉  https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

We’re definitely not weighing in to the bear debate 😇 but here’s some gorgeous art by Make Art That Sells student Rhaida El Touny @rhaida.eltouny for Illustrating Children’s Books showing a girl hanging out with her ursine pal ❤️

(This is from Illustrating Children’s Books 2023 – you can’t say that we’re not ahead of the trends 😉)

Illustrating Children’s Books 2024 kicks off in just a few weeks, on Monday, May 20th, and won’t run again until 2025!

Make beautiful art like this for your portfolio and discover everything that an art director needs to see to give you that picture book illustration deal … Sign up now!

Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/
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Head over to today’s blog for a fab FREE download from brilliant children's book art director Zoë Tucker all about creating winning characters for children's picture books.  She's got lots of tips for creating winning characters, like this one by Make Art That Sells student Angela Caldwell @angela_caldwell_creative for Illustrating Children's Books – plus you’ll learn tons more in class.  Get it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/

Head over to today’s blog for a fab FREE download from brilliant children`s book art director Zoë Tucker all about creating winning characters for children`s picture books.

She`s got lots of tips for creating winning characters, like this one by Make Art That Sells student Angela Caldwell @angela_caldwell_creative for Illustrating Children`s Books – plus you’ll learn tons more in class.

Get it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/
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In case you missed it, in our last blog, art agent Lilla shared her advice on how to deal with envy when you see other people’s beautiful artwork, or when you see them getting jobs or recognition that you don’t get.  Read it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/  Image shows art by Lydia Graves @lydia.w.graves, a Make Art That Sells student who is now repped by Lilla after Lilla spotted her art in class!

In case you missed it, in our last blog, art agent Lilla shared her advice on how to deal with envy when you see other people’s beautiful artwork, or when you see them getting jobs or recognition that you don’t get.

Read it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/

Image shows art by Lydia Graves @lydia.w.graves, a Make Art That Sells student who is now repped by Lilla after Lilla spotted her art in class!
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The final honorable mention for our most recent Quarterly Art Challenge is by Mel Amann @mel.amann.illo  Mel wins a FREE place in Lilla’s face drawing course, Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces.  The next Quarterly Art Challenge drops June 1st and you’ll have one week to complete it! It’s completely FREE and you can win courses, products and more, but it’s ONLY available to our mailing list subscribers, so if you want to take part, make sure you’re on our mailing list now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/

The final honorable mention for our most recent Quarterly Art Challenge is by Mel Amann @mel.amann.illo

Mel wins a FREE place in Lilla’s face drawing course, Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces.

The next Quarterly Art Challenge drops June 1st and you’ll have one week to complete it! It’s completely FREE and you can win courses, products and more, but it’s ONLY available to our mailing list subscribers, so if you want to take part, make sure you’re on our mailing list now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/
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Here’s a little peek behind the curtain 👀 – this shoe organizer on her door is how Lilla organizes the stuff she uses for flat lay photos for courses etc, so she doesn’t use the same thing twice. Can you spot anything you recognise?  Share your organization hacks in the comments! 👇

Here’s a little peek behind the curtain 👀 – this shoe organizer on her door is how Lilla organizes the stuff she uses for flat lay photos for courses etc, so she doesn’t use the same thing twice. Can you spot anything you recognise?

Share your organization hacks in the comments! 👇
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Gorgeous art for Illustrating Children’s Books by Make Art That Sells student Heather Dryden @heatherdryden.illustration 😍  Check out all those details in the background – you’ll get tons of teaching about this in class, including how to add personality to your settings, how to create settings children can relate to, how to think outside the box and more.  Class starts Monday, May 20th. Sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

Gorgeous art for Illustrating Children’s Books by Make Art That Sells student Heather Dryden @heatherdryden.illustration 😍

Check out all those details in the background – you’ll get tons of teaching about this in class, including how to add personality to your settings, how to create settings children can relate to, how to think outside the box and more.

Class starts Monday, May 20th. Sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/
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There’s less than a month to go until the start of Illustrating Children’s Books 2024 – class starts Monday, May 20th!  We can’t wait to share the amazing stories picture book author (and children’s book art director) Zoë has written exclusively for class with our students!  Plus weekly LIVE reviews, tons of handouts, interviews with industry experts and more … Don’t miss out, sign up now!  Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

There’s less than a month to go until the start of Illustrating Children’s Books 2024 – class starts Monday, May 20th!

We can’t wait to share the amazing stories picture book author (and children’s book art director) Zoë has written exclusively for class with our students!

Plus weekly LIVE reviews, tons of handouts, interviews with industry experts and more … Don’t miss out, sign up now!

Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/
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Art agent Lilla knows how to teach creative people like you – but she also knows how to nurture them, and her courses often touch upon the social and emotional side of being an illustrator.  Illustrating Children’s Books, for example, includes handouts on dealing with competition, being yourself, creating routines and more.  In today’s blog, Lilla tackles one of the Big Questions about being an illustrator: how do you deal with envy?  Read it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/

Art agent Lilla knows how to teach creative people like you – but she also knows how to nurture them, and her courses often touch upon the social and emotional side of being an illustrator.

Illustrating Children’s Books, for example, includes handouts on dealing with competition, being yourself, creating routines and more.

In today’s blog, Lilla tackles one of the Big Questions about being an illustrator: how do you deal with envy?

Read it now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/blog/
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More gorgeous art for Lilla’s lettering course, Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Goodman @pamelagoodmanart. So much beautiful work coming out of this class – and this was only the first month!  Lilla’s next LIVE course is Illustrating Children’s Books, which kicks off Monday, May 20th – sign up now. Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/

More gorgeous art for Lilla’s lettering course, Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Goodman @pamelagoodmanart. So much beautiful work coming out of this class – and this was only the first month!

Lilla’s next LIVE course is Illustrating Children’s Books, which kicks off Monday, May 20th – sign up now. Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/illustrating-childrens-books/
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Here's another honorable mention from our most recent FREE Quarterly Art Challenge: Sarah Melendez @sarahmelendez_art!  Sarah wins a FREE place in Lilla’s face drawing course, Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces.  Don’t miss out on the next FREE Quarterly Art Challenge in June – make sure you’re on our mailing list now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/  P.S. We have one more honorable mention to announce ... !

Here`s another honorable mention from our most recent FREE Quarterly Art Challenge: Sarah Melendez @sarahmelendez_art!

Sarah wins a FREE place in Lilla’s face drawing course, Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces.

Don’t miss out on the next FREE Quarterly Art Challenge in June – make sure you’re on our mailing list now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/

P.S. We have one more honorable mention to announce ... !
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