“My favorite part of the mentorship was definitely the 1:1 meetings with Bhavi. She has so much knowledge and I learned something new from her each time we met. Through the mentorship, I learned how to create work that represented my skills and is more attractive to buyers in the children’s market. This was an amazing experience and I appreciate the opportunity to learn from Bhavi and the entire team!”

Great program! I was struggling to get signed at an agency even when people told me the quality of my work wasn’t the issue.  This program was great at telling me how to tailor my portfolio and social media for the type of clients I’m looking for. They also gave me great advice on how to continue  regarding my style and the work it’s best suited for.

“I can better see the things that I need to work on in my portfolio, and it’s something that will help me develop better pieces and focus on the specific areas that I’m lacking in.”

The ITSme Mentorship Program has truly enriched my development as both an illustrator and an artist. The opportunity to receive feedback from seasoned industry agents who possess current market insights has been invaluable. Their guidance has steered me towards refining my portfolio, aligning my creations with my skills, artistic style, and passions. Thanks to this program, I’ve honed my artwork, cultivating a distinct visual identity and moving away from the scattered approach I once had.

It’s been amazing to work through the summer mentorship with ITSme learning. I’ve learned so much and in such a short amount of time. I also feel more and more confident about the direction to take and the steps that need to be done after the mentorship ends. I’m very grateful to each and everyone I’ve been in contact with in this journey, especially to Ed and Harry who have been guiding me in such a supportive way.

“I’ve learned how an art director looks at my work, and what they want to see. The mentorship has taught me where to go, how to improve and where to focus my skills.”

I’ve been a part of the ITSme mentorship program and have found the content and feedback from not only the course materials but art directors and mentors highly valuable and insightful. Highest possible recommendation If you are an aspiring creative.

The mentorship program has been a wonderful experience. I received valuable feedback on my portfolio and great advice on how to align my illustrations towards the work I would like to do. Working with my mentor gave me clarity and a sense of direction. The briefs for my assignments took into account my interests and strengths, and I felt motivated to push my skills much further to create great illustrations for my portfolio. The team is composed of very knowledgeable and experienced agents. Through webinars, online videos and working directly with my mentor, I feel better prepared to work with illustration clients.

I recently took the Character Study Intensive course with ITSme Learning, it’s such a fantastic course and has taken my portfolio to another level! The briefs and inspiration are really well put together and helped me focus on what I needed to do to enhance this area of my portfolio. I’ve been looking to improve my character design skills for a while, I’ve now been able to add some pieces which I’m really proud of, and I’ve already had some interest from publishing clients so I’m over the moon! I would highly recommend taking this course if this is an area you want to get into.

As a part of the ITSme mentorship program, I have had the pleasure of working directly with members of the ITSme team to refine my illustration portfolio and jumpstart my career in illustration. I have truly benefited from the thoughtful insights the team has shared with me, in particular Bhavi and Ed, as well as the wealth of knowledge ITSme has made available across its learning platform, YouTube channel, and Instagram accounts. Thank you to ITSme for creating pathways and opportunities for illustrators and creatives like myself!

“The pieces I’ve worked on have helped me to develop a consistent style. My portfolio is now better designed and up to date.”

I’m thrilled to share my experience with the ITSme International Talent Search mentorship. Happy doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about finding this program. The mentorship has been transformative for my career, offering invaluable guidance, industry insights, and support from a skilled professional who truly cared about my progress. The matching process was spot on. Highly recommend it for anyone serious about taking their career to the next level!

I had a wonderful experience attending the mentorship program where I gained incredibly valuable knowledge and insight into the illustration field! I feel so much more confident as an illustrator with the new pieces I’ve developed for the program and looking forward to utilizing all the skills I’ve gained for future projects.

The It’s Me mentorship program has been an amazing experience! I’m so impressed with how much I’ve learned in such a short time. The mentors are fantastic – their guidance and support have been invaluable to my artistic growth. The assignments, videos, and especially the one-on-one meetings were all incredibly helpful. The feedback from the It’s Me team was honest, insightful, and always delivered with a positive and encouraging tone. I can’t recommend this program enough! If you’re an artist looking for guidance on your career path, It’s Me is absolutely the way to go.

The mentorship is great! When I started as a freelance illustrator, I was confused and overwhelmed about which industry my style belonged to. The ItsMe program pointed me in the right direction with the help of an experienced agent, Imogen. Everything fell into place, and I was able to identify the specific market I could work for and how to build my portfolio for that market. Before I had no idea, and no matter how much advice I took, like for free from other creators and stuff like that, administrators, I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t be able to put a finger on where my style will fit. It has been a great investment! I was supported by their professionals in every aspect that needed fixing to market myself and my work.

“I was encouraged to explore more areas of illustration that I didn’t know could actually bring me work. The mentorship really does cover all the aspects that I hoped to learn more about.”

“The course definitely helped me to identify my own style in a natural way and still took me out of my comfort zone. It offered me an idea and the ability to see what’s missing in my portfolio and develop it, allowing me to fully show my abilities and flexibility. This webinar has marked a before and after in my work, it helped me build up more confidence over my abilities, and encouraged me to cross every limit that I used to put into myself during the creative process.”

“Bhavisha explained in detail my illustration’s strengths and weaknesses so that I can learn based on that and fit my style more to the market.”

“I feel like there’s more direction and clarity with how to proceed toward my goals, thanks to your guidance, feedback, and all the resources shared through the program. So thank you very much as it was such a pleasure and wonderful experience to work with you. And I really hope to work with you again in the near future.”

“My experience in the ITSme program has been invaluable. I’ve noticed significant growth in my work and have been able to go deeper into portfolio development with your videos from the ITSme team. I want to express my sincere gratitude to all members of ITSme, with special recognition to my mentor Amy.”

“The Illustration Mentorship was a fantastic opportunity to develop my portfolio with the help of my lovely mentor, Bhavi. I truly recommend this program for illustrators who are ready to take the next big step in their career.”

“These past 3 months were life changing, and full of artistic growth, thanks to great feedback and fantastic contact with Alice, the best Mentor I could ask for I am also very grateful to Mr. Burns for his feedback, his faith in me and the presentation of my portfolio. I am honored to have such support.”

“I would 100% recommend it to fellow artists. It would have taken me a lot longer to get where I am today without this mentorship. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Bhavi. The briefs were very helpful. I was able to create characters and full work without losing the main focus. Overall, it was an amazing experience.”

“I was pushed out of my typical norm in regards to my subject matter. My mentor knew where my potential was at and challenged me to go beyond what I thought I was capable of.” “My experience doing the ITSme Mentorship program was an amazing learning opportunity that has expanded my skills sets in such a short period of time. I was pushed by my mentor to go outside of my comfort zone to further expand my artistic potential. I truly felt that I had the resources and guidance to succeed. With my new knowledge and connections, I’m confident that I can take the steps in the right direction with my career as a professional illustrator.”

“I finally had the opportunity to work on briefs for different clients than usual, with topics that interest me a lot. Thanks to this I was able to give my best and demonstrate how I work with interesting commissions. Being able to interface with a professional like Amy and follow her suggestions was the best.”

“I would like to mention that it was a pleasure to learn with Bhavisha and Harry.”

“These past 3 months were life changing, and full of artistic growth, thanks to great feedback and fantastic contact with Alice, the best Mentor I could ask for I am also very grateful to Mr. Burns for his feedback, his faith in me and the presentation of my portfolio. I am honored to have such support.”

“The ItsMe Mentorship Programme has been such a positive and enjoyable experience throughout. It’s provided me with a valuable insight into the industry and with Bhavi’s expert feedback and guidance I’ve been able to take my illustrations to the next level. The tailored brief gave me a unique opportunity to put my practical skills to the test and become a more confident illustrator. I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone looking to gain experience in Children’s Book Illustration. Thank you to all at ItsMe”

“1-1 Meetings with Amy & Portfolio review with Edward. Extremely helpful to exchange impressions with professionals related to the illustration industry.” “I just want to add that my experience in ItsMe program has been invaluable. I’ve noticed significant growth in my work and have been able to go deeper into portfolio development with your video-recommendations from the ItsMe team. I want to express my sincere gratitude to all members of Itsme, with special recognition to Amy. Sharing thoughts with Amy has been crucial to the development of my work, and I greatly appreciate the desire to continue working together on this new path at Illo :D”

“Having a brief to follow was very helpful. Having my mentor tailor the briefs specifically to missing pieces in my portfolio really helped bring my portfolio together in the end. The briefs were both open ended enough that I could creatively work with them but specific enough that I knew how to produce the image my mentor was looking for.”