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Have you seen our video on the Rise of Graphic Novels yet? ⁠ ⁠ Aurora is a senior artist agent at @astoundusagency with a specialization in Graphic Novels! ⁠ 🎥 Watch the video now: youtube.com/watch?v=ufM16j…

🌏 International Trends!⁠ ⁠ Do you know what illustration styles and themes are popular in the Italian Book Market? ⁠ Thank you to Advocate Art artist agent Barbara Vagnozzi for the help with this article!⁠ ⁠ Read now: itsme.biz/news/internati…

Illustrators, are you looking to get into the nonfiction book market? ⁠ Hear Advocate Art senior sales agent, Will Drayson's insights on the nonfiction market and what illustrators can do to get more nonfiction work.⁠ ⁠ 🎥 Watch the video now: youtube.com/watch?v=cWvMiT…

Illustrators! Are you looking for tips on how to improve your illustrations for search and find and activity books? 🔍️ 🎥 Watch the video to get our Top Tips from ITSme Creative Director Bhavi Patel! Watch now:

Do you know what themes you should be showing in your portfolio? 🤔⁠ ⁠ Check out the fourth blog in our Top Themes series to get some inspiration for creating more diverse illustrations! ⁠ Read now: itsme.biz/news/themes-to…

Greeting Card artists, do you know what makes a good Christmas card design? ⁠ ⁠ Christmas is a popular card holiday, and buyers are always on the lookout for traditional styles and new ideas! ⁠ ⁠ Read now: itsme.biz/news/how-to-ma…

Thank you so much to all the artists who participated in our Fall Mentorship session. Thank you, Koustubha for your lovely words 🥰⁠! ⁠ Our next Illustration Mentorship will start in March! If you are interested, please email us at [email protected].⁠

There are a few common layouts for greeting cards. Read the article to learn more about the different types of layouts and when to use them. Thank you to our ITSme Learning creative director Bhavi Patel for this article! Read now: itsme.biz/news/why-layou…

New video all about Color Theory! Thank you to the artists who helped us with this video, we hope you enjoy it! Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=t-d8qR…

Have you heard about our new self-paced Character Study course? Improve your character design and create expression, dynamic human and animal characters, while learning from experts in the children's publishing industry! Learn more about the course: learning.itsme.biz/courses/charac…

Do you know what greeting cards appeal to children vs adults? Greeting cards can appeal to different age ranges based on art style, overall design, color palette, and more. Read now: itsme.biz/news/kids-vs-a…

Are your character designs helping you win commissions? ⁠ ⁠ Hear our Director of Marketing and Learning, Emily Coggins, and our Learning Course Director Bhavi Patel, speak about the importance of having compelling characters. ⁠ Watch the video now: youtube.com/watch?v=KJ-ekh…

Learn more about one of our Graphic Novel course instructors, Kate Johnson! Kate is the COO of Collaborate Agency. Throughout her career, Kate has worked on many graphic novel projects and is here to bring you her insights into the industry. Read now: itsme.biz/news/meet-your…

We're back with more locations to include in your picture book portfolio. Part 4 is all about School! ⁠ ⁠ Read the blog to get more inspiration for adding school scenes to your picture book portfolio! ⁠ itsme.biz/news/locations…

Meet your course instructor! ITSme's Director of Marketing and Learning, Emily Coggins, brings her years of experience and industry insights to both our Graphic Novel Bootcamp and Character Study Intensive courses. Learn more about these courses: learning.itsme.biz

Illustrator, are you interested in a mentorship or coaching program, but you aren't sure if it's right for you?⁠ ⁠ Hear more about our Illustration mentorship program from our ITSme Learning Course Director, Bhavi Patel!⁠ ⁠⁠ Learn more: itsme.biz/news/why-coach…

Aurora Barlam is Astound US Inc.'s senior agent specializing in the graphic novel industry! She brings her years of experience developing artists to help us develop the Graphic Novel Bootcamp course. Learn more about the course: learning.itsme.biz/courses/graphi…

Do you know what themes you should be showing in your portfolio? 🤔⁠ ⁠ Check out the fifth blog in our Top Themes series to get some inspiration for illustrating nonfiction and historical figures!⁠ ⁠⁠ Read now: itsme.biz/news/themes-to…