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, Loreta Isac, Ella Kasperowicz, Con McHugh + new addition Christopher De Lorenzo!

Save £45 if you purchase our bundle (Usual price £24 per masterclass). Bundle includes access to all recordings until 1st June 2025.

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!

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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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: Thursday 17th April.

A link to register for the live class will be sent out on Thursday 24th April.

Attend live or watch the replay!

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