Make Your Mark Bootcamp will return in January 2026 as an extended programme running until September. With new classes on business strategy, showing up on social and a portfolio wrap-up party you don’t want to miss it!

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Ready to level-up your illustration practice?

Whether you’re just starting out, or you’ve been relentlessly pushing forward and not seeing the results you want, Make Your Mark Bootcamp will transform your mindset, build your confidence, help you define your direction, inspire new ideas and give you the clarity and focus you need to make real leaps forward in your creative practice – with the added support that comes from being part of an incredible community of like-minded and like-hearted creatives.

Make Your Mark Bootcamp returns in January 2026. More details on the next programme will drop in June 2025.

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Why join?

Covering some of the biggest challenges that illustrators face — from building your business, to branching out into new areas, to finding your voice, connecting with your values and harnessing your true creative potential, Bootcamp is our flagship programme for artists and illustrators like you who need mentoring, guidance, support and a creative community to level-up their career.

Joining our six month Bootcamp programme is an investment – it requires energy, time and commitment – but if you’re ready to do the work you’ll soon discover just how the power of community can lead to incredible growth and transformation, and we can promise you’ll have zero regrets and gain so much in return!

We’re proud to say there are many success stories emerging from Bootcamp with small (and big) wins from our cohort that include:

• Securing their first (or next) paid illustration job
• Gaining representation with a global illustration agency
• Getting their work published in a magazine or book
• Launching their first online shop
• Making the leap to full time freelance
• Finally having the confidence to call themselves an ‘illustrator’

& many more!

Find your voice, craft your story, develop your portfolio, build your business and get hired!

Open to artists, illustrators and creatives worldwide.

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We’re delighted to be joined by six leading artists and designers for Make Your Mark Bootcamp coming together to share their insight, expertise, knowledge and strategies for developing your illustration practice in 2025.

Here’s what we’ve got coming up!

How to Survive (and Thrive) as an Illustrator w/ Mark Conlan

Live Class: Wednesday 5th February @ 10.30am GMT

Mark Conlan is an illustrator hailing from Dublin, Ireland, known for his characteristic whimsical style both unique and playful, accentuated by his bold use of colour in full spectrum and limited palettes. Mark’s ability to distil a concept down to its visual essence is what sets him apart, affording him the privilege of working with some of the worlds most recognisable brands including Etsy, Adobe, Airbnb, The Guardian, Washington State Journal, Coca Cola, The New York Times. Mark seeks to break out of the confines of digital artwork, shifting his creative focus to physical media. He often experiments with non-traditional illustrated works, recently producing a series of hand-painted vases accompanied by large scale canvas pieces.

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Illustrating Magic! Bringing Children’s Stories to Life w/ Fotini Tikkou

Live Class: Wednesday 19th February @ 6pm GMT

Fotini Tikkou is an illustrator and ceramic artist based in Athens, Greece, and the creative mind behind her homeware brand “The Good Stuff”. Working across children’s books, editorial illustrations, book covers and art licensing projects. Her favourite mediums are gouache, watercolour and colour pencils. She loves collage and sometimes she combines traditional and digital techniques alongside pursuing her passion for ceramics and creating personal work.

Her clients include Oxford University Press, Penguin Readers, Little Tiger, Flow Magazine, Babel, Benchmark Education, Barefoot Publishing, Frankie Magazine, Callisto Media, Dwell Magazine, American Greetings, Princeton Architectural Press, Marie-Claire Magazine and Anthropologie. She is represented worldwide by The Bright Agency.

In her upcoming Illustrating Magic! Bringing Children’s Stories to Life masterclass, Fotini will present an overview of her artistic career to date alongside giving you a closer look at the creative process behind her favourite picture books, alongside sharing insight and advice on working within publishing and tips on how to get started.

Tickets on sale now. 

A link to register for the live class will be sent out to ticket holders on Tuesday 18th February.

Attend live or watch the replay!

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Pitching Your Ideas: The Art of Selling as a Creative w/ Lucas Beaufort

Live Class: Wednesday 26th February @ 6pm GMT

Lucas Beaufort is an artist, illustrator, author, photographer, filmmaker and traveler whose work is synonymous with skate culture. He came to the art world late (aged twenty-seven) and by accident, but that hasn’t stopped him from traveling the world and becoming one of the most well known names within street-art.

Today, you can find his iconic style on murals, in books and on canvases around the world. Lucas is proof that finding your passion later in life shouldn’t stop you from making something of it.

In his Pitching Your Ideas: The Art of Selling for Creatives you will hear the compelling story of how artist & illustrator Lucas created an artistic life completely on his own terms, as well as the way he works with brands on global projects today!

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 18th February.

A link to register for the live class will be sent out to ticket holders on Tuesday 25th February.

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GIF Making 101: Bringing Illustrations to Life with Motion w/ Loreta Isac

Live Class: Thursday 3rd April @ 6pm BST (GMT+1)

Based in Bucharest, Romania-based Illustrator & Animator Loreta Isac is passionate about snowboarding, jogging, traveling, music festivals and nature. Loreta’s personal creations often involve animating and transforming various plants or objects. Her work focuses on themes such as well-being, nature, melancholy, visual poetry, and music, constantly following her curiosity.

Her specialty lies in creating illustrations and short animation loops for social media content, music animation videos, and occasionally, filter animation, working with preferred techniques that include frame-by-frame animation.

In her upcoming masterclass GIF Making 101: Bringing Illustrations to Life Loreta will share an overview of her creative practice alongside teaching you a simple framework to bring motion into your illustration with Procreate – perfect for beginners!

Tickets go on sale Tuesday 4th March.

A link to register for the live class will be sent out on Wednesday 2nd April.

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Passion Into Profit: How to Make & Sell Your Art w/ Ella Kasperowicz

Live Class: Thursday 17th April @ 10.30am BST (GMT+1)

Ella Kasperowicz (UK) is an Illustrator and Print Designer based in Nottingham, UK creating colourful, playful and relatable designs. She loves finding humour in the everyday and hope her work makes you smile.

Her clients include BBC, CASETiFY, Falmouth University, Harper Perry, It’s In Nottingham, Moonpig Australia, National Trust, Pip Organic, TOMS, United Nations, University of Nottingham & Wild Rumpus.

Ella brings her experience working in print design, paper goods and illustrated merchandise into her upcoming Passion to Profit: How to Make & Sell Your Art masterclass bursting with tips and advice on how to get started with selling online and at art markets – ideal for anyone keen to diversify their income with illustrated products!

Tickets go on sale Tuesday 1st April.

A link to register for the live class will be sent out on Wednesday 16th April.

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Animating Brand Stories with Character w/ Con McHugh

Live Class: Thursday 1st May @ 10.30am BST (GMT+1)

Con McHugh is an animator and illustrator based in Bristol who has built a reputation for his distinctive analogue-inspired, looping animations characterised by hand-drawn imperfections and a rhythm that feels almost musical. In a digital world that strives for polished perfection, his work is refreshingly tactile, celebrating simplicity and the charm of imperfection.

In his home studio in Bristol, Con deliberately avoids a perfectly curated workspace, instead opting for something a little messier—a reflection of his creative process. A bit of chaos balances out the discipline of design, bringing a looseness into his animation which defines is now-iconic style.

For his upcoming masterclass Animating Brand Stories with Character, Con will unpack his inventive creative process and share simple animation techniques that you can try at home to inject personality and character into your practice. Not to be missed!

Tickets go on sale Tuesday 29th April.

A link to register for the live class will be sent out on Wednesday 30th April.

Attend live or watch the replay!

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A link to register for individual live masterclasses will be sent out to all Bootcamp Bundle ticket holders on purchase.

Purchases made after live classes will get instant access to replays of live sessions delivered to date.

Bundle purchase includes access to the recordings until 1st June 2025.

See you in class!