Category:Competitions
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Posted on August 1, 2019.

Find out what students REALLY think of our courses and WIN a tote full of mystery goodies!

How would you like to WIN a tote full of mystery goodies from Lilla Rogers Studio worth at least $150? We know our students have said some wonderful things about us on Facebook, but we were thrilled to learn recently that you’ve been saying some lovely things about us on your blogs and in your newsletters too! We’d love to see more, so share your newsletter or blog post reviewing a Make Art That Sells course of your choice with us and you could win a gorgeous tote full of scrummy goodies from Lilla Rogers Studio worth at least $150! Read on to find out how to enter. Some of the beautiful products from Lilla Rogers Studio artists. Ever looked at stuff like this and wondered how the artist got the gig? Let art agent Lilla show you how! Here are just a few examples … Jennifer Potter has written

Posted on March 7, 2019.

Share your MATS success and win a tote bag full of Lilla Rogers Studio goodies!

We love hearing about everything you get out of Make Art That Sells courses, from the amazing jobs you’ve snagged, to your blossoming confidence in your work, to your breakthroughs in the way you think, to the support you get from our wonderful MATS community, and everything in between! Have you ever looked at some of the fab products from Lilla’s artists that she shows off in Facebook Lives and thought you’d like to get your hands on some? Now’s your chance! Products from Lilla’s artists in the first of our fab totes to give away. We can show you how to get your art on gorgeous products like these! Plus have you noticed how many of these products have faces on them? We’re also throwing in a free place in Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces for each of our winners, because being able to draw faces can help you

Posted on January 18, 2019.

Drum roll please … Find out who won our huge video testimonial competition plus watch your gorgeous films!

At the end of last year we launched our massive video testimonial competition. We wanted to know all about what you loved about Make Art That Sells, the great work you’ve gotten, the friends you’ve met, and the courses that have blown your mind, and you didn’t disappoint. We were blown away by the standard of the entries that we received, and it was very hard to pick a winner, but a winner we must have, so we are delighted to announce that the winner of a place on My Year of Art LIVE plus an exclusive 1:1 with a teacher of her choice is …Sam Rudd Watch her film and the other videos we loved below. We also loved the following videos: Denise Ortakales Liz Munro Galia Luz Natalia Gonzalez Thanks so much to everyone who took part. You never fail to amaze us with your creativity, skill and

Posted on December 24, 2018.

Happy holidays from MATS! REVEALED: our winning holiday card! Plus our holiday gift to you

Happy happy holidays from all of us at Make Art That Sells! All month you’ve been sharing your beautiful entries to our 2018 holiday card competition with the hashtag #MATSholidaycard and we’ve been blown away to see all your amazing art! We’re thrilled to share that the winner of this year’s competition is: Joanna Winograd! Congratulations! The winning entry was chosen by art agent Lilla, and it was then sent off to the talented Parsons student and animator/illustrator Natasha Dewitz* to be animated just for us! Isn’t it fabulous? Runner Up Lilla also chose Sara Netherway’s design below as our runner up. Special Mentions Lilla also chose a selection of her favorite designs below. Anna Lindsten Annie Bakst Arancha Perpinan Erica Root Faye Hurley Jennifer Ray Stahl Jo Podmore Karina Busquets Karolien Vanderstappen Kay Wolfersperger Kelly Anne Dalton Krista Langley Haner Lisa Coutts Martina Schachenhuber Sabeth Elberse Sarah Knight Stephanie Marian

Posted on December 13, 2018.

WIN BIG with our huge video testimonial competition!

Ever wondered how a top art agent views your website? Want a children’s book art director to review your work? Want to know how to tweak your portfolio so you get work in the home décor market? Now’s your chance to find out: we’re offering the rare opportunity for an exclusive 1:1 with your choice of one of our amazing teachers PLUS a place in our raved-about My Year of Art School LIVE, which includes every single one of our live courses for 2019 in our huge video testimonial competition to keep you creating over the festive period! This is one of our stunning manifestos from former student Abigail Halpin which sums up what we’re all about. Now we’d like to hear what you love about Make Art That Sells, whether it’s the courses as a whole, a favourite class, our amazingly supportive community, our outstanding teachers, the boost it’s

Posted on December 1, 2018.

Win in our Big Holiday Competition!

Art by MATS student Sandrine Monnier Phew! Our huge cyber sale is now over and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was amazing to experience all the great energy you brought to Lilla’s live sessions, read all your lovely comments, and hear what you have planned for next year. 2019 is going to be amazing! But for now, we’re feeling festive and getting into the holiday spirit, and we’re excited to announce our new holiday card competition! Entry from 2017 by Cass Urquhart We loved last year’s theme so much that we’re going with the same one again, so the theme for this year is: Draw your favorite festive winter beverage! Hot cocoa with chocolate sauce? Spearmint tea with wild honey and peppermint leaf garnish? Brandy egg nog in a vintage shot glass? Is it in your favorite mug? Do you drink it with

Posted on August 1, 2018.

Announcing the 2018 Global Talent Search finalists!

Posted on November 30, 2017.

Want to see your artwork in this year’s MATS holiday newsletter?

*New contest alert!* Art by Katie Vernon We’re feeling festive at Make Art That Sells! We’re looking for art to animate for our 2017 Make Art That Sells holiday newsletter. The winner will get their artwork animated (and will win a little something extra)! If selected, your animated art will go out in our newsletter to tons of artists, art directors, and agents! Here’s an example of animated art: Art by Kate Mason and animation by Natasha Dewitz Theme: Lilla has come up with an assignment for you to illustrate: Draw your favorite festive winter beverage! Hot cocoa with chocolate sauce? Spearmint tea with wild honey and peppermint leaves as a garnish? Brandy egg nog in a vintage shot glass? Is it in your favorite mug? Do you drink it with friends or alone on a hammock? Do you want to draw it as a recipe, listing the ingredients? How

Posted on November 13, 2017.

Competition Alert: Guess the name of the new MATS course!

We’re holding an exciting competition to celebrate a BRAND NEW COURSE launching in spring 2018! You’ll have your chance to sign up for this new course & several others during the MATS GIANT CYBER SALE which will be on from November 21st-27th! TO ENTER: – GUESS THE NAME OF THE NEW MATS COURSE! – Add your guess(es) in the comments of the pinned Facebook post (see link below) – You can guess as many times as you like! – The deadline to submit your guess is November 19th at 11:59pm PST – The winner will be announced on November 20th! ENTER HERE: www.facebook.com/makeartthatsells (see pinned post) Keep an eye on @MakeArtThatSells on Instagram for hints! The first hint will be shared tomorrow but feel free to start guessing anytime! The winner will get all this goodness, worth over $200 in a cool Lilla Rogers Studio tote bag! The prize includes: 2 Candles 3 Children’s books A fabric

Posted on July 11, 2017.

Want to learn some Home Décor secrets? Plus join our fun free creative challenge

In our upcoming course ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor’, top art director Margo Tantau shares finishing techniques for metal, fabric, glass, ceramic, and wood used for products in this market. These are very cool techniques that you can play with on your product to make your presentation to the client even more exciting and marketable, and include such things as: Placing pom pom trims or embroidery on a pillow Embossing, shaping, or silkscreening on metal Painting or decoupaging on metal Example of the wide array of finishing techniques used on ceramics at Anthropologie. Learn about these techniques and how they can really make your great art look even greater on products in our class. Photo by Lilla Rogers. Finishing techniques are all the cool treatments you can put into your pitch to make your product even more exciting. These awesome products are all created by Lilla Rogers Studio