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Top 10 Markets Bundle 2026

£518 / $698 £440 / $593 (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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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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Beautiful art for our free Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Yeung @pamelooartt  #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #BlackHistoryMonth2026

Beautiful art for our free Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Yeung @pamelooartt

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #BlackHistoryMonth2026
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Hurry HURRY – our next FREE Art Challenge drops TOMORROW but you have to be on our mailing list to take part!  You’ll get a FREE illustration assignment from top art agent Lilla Rogers (and we think you’re going to LOVE this one!), plus a week to complete it, to stop you procrastinating.  Lilla will look at all the art submitted by the deadline, and pick one entry to win a FREE place on her iconic Illustrating Children’s Books course!  If you’re not already on the list, sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/  Image shows one of Lilla’s favorites from our last challenge by Frankie Levy @frankie.levy

Hurry HURRY – our next FREE Art Challenge drops TOMORROW but you have to be on our mailing list to take part!

You’ll get a FREE illustration assignment from top art agent Lilla Rogers (and we think you’re going to LOVE this one!), plus a week to complete it, to stop you procrastinating.

Lilla will look at all the art submitted by the deadline, and pick one entry to win a FREE place on her iconic Illustrating Children’s Books course!

If you’re not already on the list, sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/

Image shows one of Lilla’s favorites from our last challenge by Frankie Levy @frankie.levy
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Gorgeous art for our FREE Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Jessica Young @jessikayyoung  #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #ElizabethCatlett #BlackHistoryMonth2026

Gorgeous art for our FREE Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Jessica Young @jessikayyoung

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #ElizabethCatlett #BlackHistoryMonth2026
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Woo hoo, it’s nearly time for our next FREE Art Challenge!  You’ll get a FREE illustration assignment from top art agent Lilla Rogers in your mailbox on March 1st, and you’ll have one week to complete it (because deadlines are a creative’s best friend).  Lilla will look at all the art submitted by the deadline, and pick one entry to win a FREE place on her iconic Illustrating Children’s Books course!  The Art Challenge is completely FREE, but you have to be on our mailing list to take part!  If you’re not already on the list, sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/  Image shows one of Lilla’s favorites from our last challenge by Anna O'Neill @theannaoneill

Woo hoo, it’s nearly time for our next FREE Art Challenge!

You’ll get a FREE illustration assignment from top art agent Lilla Rogers in your mailbox on March 1st, and you’ll have one week to complete it (because deadlines are a creative’s best friend).

Lilla will look at all the art submitted by the deadline, and pick one entry to win a FREE place on her iconic Illustrating Children’s Books course!

The Art Challenge is completely FREE, but you have to be on our mailing list to take part!

If you’re not already on the list, sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/newsletter/

Image shows one of Lilla’s favorites from our last challenge by Anna O`Neill @theannaoneill
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Publishers are hungry for fresh, heartfelt picture book stories right now — and Lilla’s innovative writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, helps you stand out from the crowd. No more guesswork or slush-pile mistakes — learn the insider mindset that the artists Lilla represented used to get noticed.  My Kid Book Pitch gives you all the tools you need, including Lilla’s Magic Cards, worksheets, and a simple recipe for building a story from your own experiences. By the end, you’ll have a compelling concept, memorable character, and even a storyboarded dummy.  But HURRY – registration closes for good TODAY! Don’t miss out, sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Goodman @pamelagoodmanart

Publishers are hungry for fresh, heartfelt picture book stories right now — and Lilla’s innovative writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, helps you stand out from the crowd. No more guesswork or slush-pile mistakes — learn the insider mindset that the artists Lilla represented used to get noticed.

My Kid Book Pitch gives you all the tools you need, including Lilla’s Magic Cards, worksheets, and a simple recipe for building a story from your own experiences. By the end, you’ll have a compelling concept, memorable character, and even a storyboarded dummy.

But HURRY – registration closes for good TODAY! Don’t miss out, sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Pamela Goodman @pamelagoodmanart
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🚨 LAST CHANCE – REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY!  Have you ever wanted to write a picture book story but didn’t know where to start?  Art agent Lilla breaks it down into gentle structured steps in her innovative picture book writing course designed especially for artists and illustrators, My Kid Book Pitch.  You’ll work step-by-step through Lilla’s incredible 100+ page downloadable workbook, plus you’ll get weekly LIVE Zooms with former top art agent Lilla and brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker to keep you accountable and on-track.  Create a ready-to-send pitch with expert guidance plus worksheets that will help you make the story come alive, avoid the slush pile and get that book deal, just like tons of our alumni have done already.  But HURRY – registration closes for good TODAY! Grab your spot now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

🚨 LAST CHANCE – REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY!

Have you ever wanted to write a picture book story but didn’t know where to start?

Art agent Lilla breaks it down into gentle structured steps in her innovative picture book writing course designed especially for artists and illustrators, My Kid Book Pitch.

You’ll work step-by-step through Lilla’s incredible 100+ page downloadable workbook, plus you’ll get weekly LIVE Zooms with former top art agent Lilla and brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker to keep you accountable and on-track.

Create a ready-to-send pitch with expert guidance plus worksheets that will help you make the story come alive, avoid the slush pile and get that book deal, just like tons of our alumni have done already.

But HURRY – registration closes for good TODAY! Grab your spot now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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Art agent Lilla designed her innovative picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, for artists, illustrators, daydreamers — anyone with a story inside them. She breaks it down into gentle, structured steps so you build everything from character to story arc, even if you’ve never written a story before.  Are you ready to get your idea out of your head and onto the page? Then HURRY, registration closes TOMORROW! We don’t know when this course will run as a live course, again, so don’t miss out, sign up now.  Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Mandy Sloan Meador @sloan_stitches

Art agent Lilla designed her innovative picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, for artists, illustrators, daydreamers — anyone with a story inside them. She breaks it down into gentle, structured steps so you build everything from character to story arc, even if you’ve never written a story before.

Are you ready to get your idea out of your head and onto the page? Then HURRY, registration closes TOMORROW! We don’t know when this course will run as a live course, again, so don’t miss out, sign up now.

Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Mandy Sloan Meador @sloan_stitches
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If you’ve ever dreamed of writing your very own picture book, My Kid Book Pitch will take you from spark to story in just four weeks (and if you don’t think you have a spark, don’t worry - Lilla’s Magic Cards are the key to unlocking your magical imagination).  You’ll work through Lilla’s step-by-step Write a Story recipe, with playful exercises designed to help you discover your unique voice and live Zooms every week to keep you accountable and on track. In just four weeks, you could be holding your ready-to-send pitch in your hands.  Registration closes Thursday! Don’t miss out – sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

If you’ve ever dreamed of writing your very own picture book, My Kid Book Pitch will take you from spark to story in just four weeks (and if you don’t think you have a spark, don’t worry - Lilla’s Magic Cards are the key to unlocking your magical imagination).

You’ll work through Lilla’s step-by-step Write a Story recipe, with playful exercises designed to help you discover your unique voice and live Zooms every week to keep you accountable and on track. In just four weeks, you could be holding your ready-to-send pitch in your hands.

Registration closes Thursday! Don’t miss out – sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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Story time. We *were* planning to use a piece of art that Make Art That Sells student Kimberly Shrack @kjshrack created for My Kid Book Pitch in this spot … But when we checked her Instagram, we discovered that she’d only gone and landed a book deal based on it, so we can’t share it after all! 🥳  Kimberly’s debut is due out in fall this year – and not only that, but her SECOND author-illustrated picture book has been picked up by Little, Brown, and is due summer 2027. Huge congrats, Kimberly!  Want to write a success story like this? Then hurry HURRY, My Kid Book Pitch 2026 is on NOW, and registration closes SOON!  Write your winning picture book story – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

Story time. We *were* planning to use a piece of art that Make Art That Sells student Kimberly Shrack @kjshrack created for My Kid Book Pitch in this spot … But when we checked her Instagram, we discovered that she’d only gone and landed a book deal based on it, so we can’t share it after all! 🥳

Kimberly’s debut is due out in fall this year – and not only that, but her SECOND author-illustrated picture book has been picked up by Little, Brown, and is due summer 2027. Huge congrats, Kimberly!

Want to write a success story like this? Then hurry HURRY, My Kid Book Pitch 2026 is on NOW, and registration closes SOON!

Write your winning picture book story – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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Just some of the author-illustrator books which former art agent Lilla worked on with the artists she represented.  Now she’s channelled all of that wisdom into her innovative picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts TODAY!  Plus Lilla will be choosing ONE student from class to work on their pitch together in a warm, supportive private 1:1, just like she did with her artists – and it could be you!  HURRY – registration closes soon! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

Just some of the author-illustrator books which former art agent Lilla worked on with the artists she represented.

Now she’s channelled all of that wisdom into her innovative picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts TODAY!

Plus Lilla will be choosing ONE student from class to work on their pitch together in a warm, supportive private 1:1, just like she did with her artists – and it could be you!

HURRY – registration closes soon! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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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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