We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 9 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here
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Celia Worrall – Celia Worrall Designs
My Christmas Cards are fun, colourful and bright.
I have taken the MATS A October 2015 course and I am excited to take the Bootcamp course in 2016.
The MATS A classes were incredibly inspirational. They help my work evolve and greatly increased my creativity. I learnt many important lessons – such as the importance of designs “popping” in small format. The classes gave me great insight into delivering art that sells. My next steps are to continue to work on my portfolio and set up my website. I am also hoping to gain representation from an agent.
See more of Celia’s work here: Facebook | Instagram
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Maja Andersen
“Holidays are Coming” illustration which is a self promotion piece for my website
I’ve participated in the most recent MATS A class and have enrolled in the upcoming MATS B class, including the bundle of self paced classes.
I’ve learned from MATS A to be yourself, express your own personality as opposed to copying other artists styles, how to professionally present artwork as well as insights to a variety of commercial art buyers and how the commercial arts business considers illustration for their products such as bolt fabric, home decor, gifts and book illustration-which was totally new and informative for me, to get that “inside” look hear from the in house art directors/art buyers.
See more of Maja’s work here: Website
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Penny Bernhardsson
Here is my image from Day 1 of my Advent calendar for 2015.
I entered the GTS this year and also took Mats A in October. Mats A has helped me re-discover my love for creating artwork for hand. Also learning to combine both hand and digital design together.
It gave me the confidence to just go for it and enjoy the journey of creating art as “people buy your joy!”
Next year l will be releasing a range of designs for spoonflower (from some of the designs l created in the course) and also creating a collection for a local wallpaper company!
See more of Penny’s work here: Website
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Joan Waites
Holiday card rendered by hand in gouache paint on pastel paper. This design is available for licensing.
I participated in MATS Bootcamp 2014 and 2015
After working as a children’s book illustrator for over 25 years, I felt my work was getting predicable and stale. Looking for a new direction to freshen up my style and re-ignite my creative passion, I came across Lilla’s website and course offerings. I signed up for Bootcamp in both 2014 and 2015. The information, assignments, and the support and encouragement were amazing!
I have since been exploring work using new color palates, new styles, and have used new art materials and techniques. I’m excited again about making art. I plan on taking Mats Bootcamp again in 2016 and can’t wait to get started! I feel like my work has evolved and will to continue to work on my portfolio and maybe even start seeking out licensing contracts in the new year.
See more of Joan’s work here: Website
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Lauren Paskal Bro – Little Lolo
Here is a fun illustration for the paper market – Happy Holidays with a baking flair
I have taken MATS A, and just completed MATS B
The class has a been a wonderful motivator for me to create more work with a purpose, and has given me the chance to explore with gouache and digital. I have always made art, satisfied the artist muse, and converted my thoughts to images. I now understand that “art that sells”, is art with a mix of illustration, joy and design. I will continue to follow my style, find the joy, with awareness of elements of design.
See more Lauren’s work here: Website
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Betz White
I was hired by Kimberly Clark a few years ago to design the art for holiday Kleenex packaging exclusively for Target.
I took MATS A Spring 2015. Since I made this piece and taken MATS I’ve learned to look at my art differently and now combine technology with handwork to get the best of both worlds! I hope to utilize my new skills to further evolve my art in 2016.
See more of Betz’s work here: Website
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Karen Eide Studios
Angel ornament.“Sometimes an angel. Sometimes not. My wings zip on and off.”
I recently finished MATS A. Gathering inspiration, execution, presentation, time management, and gaining an in-depth understanding of 5 different markets- while exploring and honing my style- are just a few of the things I loved about and learned from this journey. The fact that I subsequently purchased the entire roster of classes should convey my level of enthusiasm about Lilla’s classes! Pursuing the world of licensed art is no longer a mystery to me.
See more of Karen’s work here: Facebook | Instagram
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Transform your art career and Make Art That Sells. Registration is open for Creating Collections for Home Decor (starts 25 January, 2016), Assignment Bootcamp (starts March 2016) and our amazing self-paced versions of MATS A & MATS B which include a huge vault of reviews from Lilla and class assignments from all our previous sessions.
