Make Your Mark Bootcamp – Join the Wait List for January 2026
Make Your Mark Bootcamp is back — bigger and better for 2026!
We’re returning in January 2026 with an extended programme running through September. Expect brand-new classes on business strategy, social media visibility, and a celebratory Portfolio Wrap-Up Party you won’t want to miss.
Ready to supercharge your illustration career?
Whether you’re just starting out or have been grinding away without seeing the results you deserve, Make Your Mark Bootcamp is designed to transform your mindset, build your confidence, sharpen your direction, and reignite your creative spark. You’ll gain the clarity, focus, and momentum to make real progress — all with the invaluable support of a vibrant, like-minded community.
We kick off in January 2026. First speaker announcements and full programme details drop in Spring 2025.
? Early-bird bonus: Apply by 30th June to be considered in our first round of shortlisting and unlock a special early access discount!
Why join?
Make Your Mark Bootcamp tackles the biggest challenges illustrators face — from growing your business and exploring new creative territories to discovering your unique voice, aligning with your values, and unlocking your full creative potential.
This six-month experience is our flagship programme for artists and illustrators who are ready to commit to their growth with mentoring, practical guidance, and a deeply supportive creative network.
Yes, it’s a commitment — of your energy, time, and heart. But if you’re ready to dig in and do the work, you’ll be amazed at how far you can go. The power of community + focused support = growth and transformation like you’ve never experienced.
We promise: zero regrets, and so much to gain.
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.
Missed the opportunity to join Bootcamp this year? Get Instant Access to our Bootcamp Bundle masterclasses!
For a limited time only you can also purchase our Bootcamp Bundle offering you inclusive access to all six Masterclasses available as part of Make Your Mark Bootcamp this year!
From mastering the art of pitching and selling your creative ideas to finding your voice, developing your portfolio and discovering ways to attract new clients, in this Bootcamp Bundle you will learn practical skills, industry insights and gain strategies and advice to help you thrive in your creative career.
Whether you’re an emerging or an established illustrator, our Bootcamp Bundle is guaranteed to inspire you and provide actionable strategies to help you level-up!
Gain insight, advice and creative inspiration in conversation with illustrators and artists Mark Conlan, Fotini Tikkou, Christopher DeLorenzo, Loreta Isac, Ella Kasperowicz & Con McHugh!
Save £45 if you purchase our bundle (Usual price £24 per masterclass). Bundle includes access to all recordings until 1st June 2025.
Limited availability – offer ends Friday 9th May.
Here’s What You Get:
Masterclass Speakers & Industry Mentors
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!
Animating Brand Stories with Character w/ Con McHugh
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!
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Decoding the Brief: Visual Language for Illustrators w/ Christopher De Lorenzo
With a style derived from his background as a graphic designer where he started out designing logos and communicating messages, Boston based illustrator Christopher De Lorenzo creates drawings that find a certain poetry and balance in their form and shape.
His illustrations have a clean-lined, firm aesthetic, but the content itself holds a cheekiness that keeps up-to-the-minute brands such as Mr Porter, Converse, Google, and Tiffany & Co. eager to work with him. As clean and crisp as his flowing line drawings are, they are underpinned with tiny yet intentional imperfections, making them approachable and relevant to a wide range of clients and projects.
Christopher De Lorenzo presents a brand new masterclass focused on decoding client briefs and how to master your own visual language to sell into clients with smaller budgets. Essential viewing for artists, designers and illustrators alike.
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GIF Making 101: Bringing Illustrations to Life with Motion w/ Loreta Isac
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!
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Passion Into Profit: How to Make & Sell Your Art w/ Ella Kasperowicz
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 Passion to Profit: How to Make & Sell Your Art – a 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!
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How to Survive (and Thrive) as an Illustrator w/ Mark Conlan
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
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.
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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!