Do you want in on the enchanting world of children’s book illustration? Would you love to build a children’s book illustration career? Do you want to take your career in a new direction, or if your current industry is suffering during the pandemic, do you want to seize the opportunity to create a new career?
Now is a great time to think about what you want from your creative career and to refocus your aims and your energy. During these days of quarantine, people are still buying books as they look for entertainment, comfort and escapism, and publishers will be looking for new writers and illustrators in the months and years ahead.
Lilla says: “Think of a time in the future when this is all over. Think of what you want your career to look like. What will you be doing? What art what are you be making? Let me help you get there.”
Our Kid Book Combo bundle is made up of three great courses that give you everything you need to build or boost your rewarding career in this exciting and rewarding art market – all for an amazing 25% off:
- Illustrating Children’s Books: Join art agent Lilla Rogers and brilliant children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker for this intensive, in-depth five-week course. You’ll create a stunning pitch presentation including everything that an art director wants to see, including character sheets, a front cover and a beautiful full page spread – click here to read success stories from alumni of this course.
- My Kid Book Pitch: Do you dream of writing as well as illustrating your very own captivating children’s picture book? In this brand new LIVE course, Lilla Rogers will help you find your very own personal and authentic children’s book idea, including a unique concept, a memorable character and a kickass first line.
- Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces: We’ve included this course in the bundle so you can feel confident drawing kids. In this self-paced innovative mini course, art agent and former illustrator will show you how you can confidently draw faces, with tons of visual imagery and a unique approach.
Are you ready for your brilliant children’s book illustration career? Do you want to snag amazing children’s book illustration jobs? Book your spot now!
To give you a little taste of Lilla Rogers’ teaching style, she’s created a FREE mini video tutorial for you! Say a children’s book art director loves your work and you get the gig. How do you start to analyze the manuscript? How do you know what to draw?
Find out how you can start to come up with concepts for a children’s book manuscript from art agent and former illustrator Lilla Rogers.
Lilla says: “I’ve come up with this very cool exercise to help you begin to conceptualize what to draw if you get a children’s book manuscript to illustrate.” Lilla’s going to read you the first few sentences of one of her favorite kid books, drawing your attention to key words, phrases and ideas. Then you can pause the video and sketch out a few ideas before Lilla gives you the big reveal on how the illustrator dealt with the scene. Ready? Grab a sketchbook and your favorite art supplies and enjoy!
Just one of our amazing Illustrating Children’s Books alumni success stories – read more here.
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
P.S. If you enjoyed this mini video tutorial, be sure to look out for Lilla’s mini video series on children’s book illustration later this week – and if you missed out yesterday, check out Lilla’s free Facebook Live from yesterday, where she read another of her favorite children’s books: watch it here. And don’t forget to sign up for our popular creative business e-course, MATS MBA (Money BadAss) – we’re currently offering it to everyone in our MATS community for FREE (RRP £179, approx. $220)!
