Why should you sign up for Illustrating Children’s Books and save up to 40%? Don’t delay – our big Spring Sale ends TOMORROW!
- In just five weeks, you’ll build a powerful pitch presentation that contains everything an art director needs to see to give you a children’s book illustration deal …
- … while learning everything you need to know to land and do the job (like Cat, below, who landed her first deal before she’d even finished the course!)
- Weekly LIVE reviews to keep you motivated and inspire you to do your very best work (prepare to be amazed by how much your art grows!)
- Get your art directly in front of top art agent Lilla and renowned children’s book art director Zoë, who are always looking for new talent
- Right now you can save 20%, or up to a huge 40% when you buy as part of a bundle in our big Spring Sale
- It really works! This career-changing course has helped hundreds of artists to build successful careers in children’s book illustration.
We’ve got tons of success stories to share – read on for our latest batch. Then book your spot – but don’t hang about, class starts Monday, May 23rd!
Success stories
Maruga Koops
Maruga has taken plenty of Make Art That Sells courses, including Illustrating Children’s Books twice. She’s recently landed her first children’s book illustration deal AND gotten representation with art agent Lilla Rogers after Lilla saw her art in class!
Maruga with a copy of the book she illustrated. She landed the deal shortly after finishing Illustrating Children’s Books, and shortly after that she was offered representation by Lilla Rogers after Lilla discovered her in class!
Shortly after finishing Illustrating Children’s Books for the second time, Maruga was contacted by a Belgian publisher, Clavis, who asked if she wanted to do a book project with them.
Maruga says: “They were looking for an illustrator with a lot of diversity in the illustrations and they really liked my kid book work.” The importance of including diverse characters in children’s books is something that we focus on in Illustrating Children’s Books.
Full page spread from Hiep Hiep Hoeree, illustrated by Maruga. Want to land great gigs like this? Sign up for Illustrating Children’s Books now and save 20%, or up to 40% when you buy a bundle in our Spring Sale!
Maruga adds: “This would not have been possible without the amazing advice, reviews and valuable information I got from both the Illustrating Children’s Books courses I did. I really want to thank Lilla and Zoë for all their valuable lessons and guidance.”
And that’s not all! Shortly after landing her first children’s book illustration gig, Maruga was contacted by art agent Lilla Rogers, who offered her representation: read more here. Maruga is one of EIGHT Make Art That Sells students that Lilla took on in 2021, and she’s still looking for more artists to represent: sign up for one of our courses here at a great saving, and maybe you’ll be Lilla’s next artist!
See more of Maruga’s art on her website and Instagram.
Emily House
Emily took our Illustrating Children’s Books PLUS mini-course and loved it so much that she signed up for My Year of Art School the following year! She’s since written and published two books.
(My Year of Art School 2022 is no longer available, but there’s still time to sign up for My Semester of Art School at up to a huge 40% off in our big Spring Sale, but HURRY – sale ends THIS FRIDAY!)
Emily with Bonbon & Blanket (left) that she wrote and illustrated and a spread from inside the book (right). Illustrating Children’s Books 2022 starts May 23rd – hurry, book now and save 20% in our big Spring Sale!
Emily says: “Illustrating Children’s Books PLUS was a springboard to me getting into illustration professionally. I’ve since written and illustrated a book which has been accepted by a small publisher, and I’ve also self-published a book which I wrote and illustrated during lockdown. The skills I learnt in Make Art That Sells assisted in my book deal, and Illustrating Children’s Books also definitely helped me on my way!”
The two books Emily has written and illustrated so far (left) and a spread from Earth Takes a Break which was inspired by and written during lockdown (right). Shop our big Spring Sale now!
See more of Emily’s work on her website and Instagram.
Emily Völker
Emily signed her first children’s book illustration contract after taking Illustrating Children’s Books, and has since illustrated a second book too.
Emily says: “To be honest, I haven’t been great at promoting my work, which I feel really stupid about, but I did go to the children’s book fair in Bologna and the Frankfurt Book Fair, where I showed my portfolio and left my card with quite a few publishers. One of the publishers I met at the book fair then got in touch and offered me the illustration job!”
Front cover and spread from Von wegen Bienchen & Blümchen! Illustrated by Emily. Want to create fantastic portfolio art to get gigs like this? Hurry – register for Illustrating Children’s Books now!
Emily adds: “I also sent my portfolio to a few greetings card companies. I got three clients from doing that (and I really didn’t contact a lot of companies, to be totally honest!). What this tells me is that the most important thing is to get your work out there, and to contact potential clients. If I did more of this, I would have A LOT more clients, judging from my past success rate!”
A selection of greetings cards by Emily. She says: “Without the encouragement I got from Make Art That Sells, I would have never even dared to show ANYBODY my portfolio!”. Book now for less here.
Finally Emily adds: “But without the encouragement I got from Make Art That Sells courses, I would have never even dared to show ANYBODY my portfolio. I still feel like I’m pretending to be a real illustrator. I think the most important thing I got from Make Art That Sells is basically the emotional support and the feeling that I could actually do this – and a lot of inspiration!”
See more of Emily’s art on her website and Instagram.
Cat Scully
Cat took Illustrating Children’s Books in 2021 – and landed her first picture book illustration deal before the course even ended!
Front cover and illustrations from The Mayor of Halloween is Missing! illustrated by Cat. Illustrating Children’s Books gave her the knowledge and skills to apply to an open call before the course was even done!
Cat says: “I had worked on illustrating world maps for clients like Random House, Simon and Schuster, and Scholastic and wanted to try branching out into picture books. I felt my style would adapt well, but I had no idea what to include in my portfolio or where to get started, so I signed up for Illustrating Children’s Books. I learned so much, so effectively, in such a short time that by the time I was almost done with the course and built my portfolio website, I was able to apply to an open call for a picture book illustrator and, because of my work on Lampy and Luna, I got the job!”
Cat’s full page spread from Illustrating Children’s Books. In just five weeks, you’ll build a stunning pitch presentation that contains everything an art director needs to see to give you work!
Cat adds: “All the notes from Illustrating Children’s Books on what to draw, what to put in my portfolio, and my work over the five weeks of this course helped me land a dream project! Thank you to Lilla, Zoë, and everyone in this class for their feedback and for pushing me to make even better work. I would shout my recommendation to everyone if I could: if you’re thinking of taking this course, don’t wait. Go for it!”
See more of Cat’s work on her website and Instagram.
Do you want to build a successful career the magical world of children’s book illustration? Just think: by the end of June, you could be holding your stunning pitch presentation in your hands, ready to send to art directors and publishers!
Download your copy of our gorgeous Sale Guide here and get ready to give your art career a huge boost for less – but HURRY: sale ends Friday!
Class starts Monday, May 23rd and won’t run again until 2023 – don’t miss out: book your spot here. But HURRY – if you want to save 20%, or a massive 40% when you buy a bundle, then be sure to register before our big Spring Sale ends THIS FRIDAY!
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
P.S. Don’t forget that right now you can save 20% on every single individual course and up to a massive 40% on our fantastic bundles in our big Spring Sale!
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