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How to be a successful online creative freelancer

Today, the freelancer movement is booming with more and more people finding work online. No matter where we live, we can reach out to more people and have access to more work. We have the whole world at our fingertips. Working online is especially adapted to the creative industries and this article explores how artists can make the most of remote working. This is a joint article by Lilla Rogers, successful artist, founder of internationally renowned art agency Lilla Rogers Studio and founder of Make Art That Sells , and Do What You Love, award winning online courses that help people find personal and financial freedom and producer of the Make Art That Sells e-courses. Why online freelance work makes sense today (an introduction by Do What You Love)   Although freelancing and remote working aren’t new concepts at all (believe it or not, freelancing dates back to the 1800s!), the number of

Manifesto Monday part 16

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, so please put yourself on the waiting list to be one of the first to hear, when registration opens. *** Nancie Rowe Janitz Lynn Russell Krystal Tarca Mitzie Testani Angela Traunig Joan Waites *** Are you the next Big Thing? Win 2 years’ representation from Lilla Rogers Studio, plus a host of product licenses and career development support! Check out all the information here.

June Bootcamp Gallery is Live!

The June gallery from our Make Art That Sells: Assignment Bootcamp class is now live! You can view it here This month we challenged our students to create artwork for an article on Digital Nomads. The gallery features nearly 150 pieces of original art submitted. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE JUNE GALLERY There was so much fabulous work submitted in response to this brief, and we love the ongoing supportive energy in the Bootcamp community. What a generous, talented group of artists they are! Bootcamp 2015 has now finished. Our next Bootcamp will be running in 2016, read more and jump on the waiting list here. *** Have you heard about our brand new class? ‘Creating Collections for Home Decor‘ teaches you how to create collections for home décor and present it in a winning pitch! What kind of products would you like to see your work on. Class started

Shopping snippets – a Brighton round up!

When Lilla and Margo visited Brighton for MATS: The Global Art Gathering, it was inevitable that they were going to spend a lot of time shopping! This city is full of independent shops, galleries and cafes, and there is eye candy everywhere. They set themselves a challenge to find products in some of the main materials featured in our new course ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Decor‘ (which starts today), and we filmed the results! METAL [vimeo width=”600″ height=”450″]https://vimeo.com/130906176[/vimeo] FABRIC [vimeo width=”600″ height=”450″]https://vimeo.com/130906048[/vimeo] GLASS [vimeo width=”600″ height=”450″]https://vimeo.com/130906946[/vimeo] CERAMICS [vimeo width=”600″ height=”450″]https://vimeo.com/130906174[/vimeo] WOOD [vimeo width=”600″ height=”450″]https://vimeo.com/130906477[/vimeo] *Please note the piece in this video credited to Sally Welchman is actually by Liz Toole. Apologies for the error. Fun, hey! If you’d like to explore these five substrates in depth, and learn how to design for them, so you can build an enticing collection for home decor, then hurry and book your place

Do What You Love 188 Make Art That Sells Passion + talent + attention to detail = a Global Art Gathering in Brighton

Passion + talent + attention to detail = a Global Art Gathering in Brighton

The Global Art Gathering 2015 is behind us, but the magic of the event lingers on. Rose Radtke takes a look back on why the event was special for her.  Usually, when I picture Brighton, I picture home. The familiarity of my little flat, a pebble beach remaining unchanged as the seasons come and go, the route I take to work and the shops and cafes I like to mooch around at the weekend. But now I look back on one week in June 2015, and I see Brighton differently. I see it through the eyes of a group of people who arrived in a sunny, quirky seaside town on the south coast of England, eagerly anticipating exploring a new place and meeting long-distance friends in person for the first time.

Everything you need to know about home décor: a round-up

Here’s a quick round up of the 12 top reasons why Make Art That Sells: Creating Collections for Home Décor will be a huge boost to your career: Weekly in-depth video training on how to design for a specific material, popularly used in the lucrative home décor market, including METAL, CERAMICS, FABRIC, GLASS and WOOD/MDF. Five professional-level creative assignments which culminate in the creation of an outstanding, commercially-viable and very current presentation of a full home décor collection. Your assignments will be inspired trend boards provided in the course to ensure that the work you produce is on trend or ahead of trend. Each week in class we share an interview with someone who is rocking the home décor industry, and has valuable industry insight to share with you. The course is packed full of resources you can’t get anywhere else. The private online classroom is accessible 24/7 from anywhere

gts agent Make Art That Sells Top 5 art and design competitions you won't want to miss

Top 5 art and design competitions you won’t want to miss

With so many online art and design competitions at our fingertips, entering the top contests each year is a must for any artist looking to grow their career. There are so many benefits to entering competitions beyond getting your work in front of the right people. Here are just a few: Develop a community You meet other artists and peers that can serve as a wonderful resource long after the competition ends. Express yourself You’re free to push boundaries and create work that’s uniquely you. A place to learn A place where everyone from fledgling to established artists receives constructive critique and support from talented peers and judges. Have fun Entering contests gives you the opportunity to experiment, have fun and connect with other artists. Win amazing prizes Prizes run the range from winning money and trips to your own product lines with major distributors. To get you started we’ve compiled the a list

Manifesto Monday part 15

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, so please put yourself on the waiting list to be one of the first to hear, when registration opens. *** Sonia Hicks Michelle Hill Branka Hollingsworth Allyn Howard Debi Hudson Melissa Iwai   *** MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor is open for registration! Join Margo and Lilla this summer to learn about how to create winning presentations that will make you and your art stand out. REGISTER HERE

Manifesto Monday part 14

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, so please put yourself on the waiting list to be one of the first to hear, when registration opens. *** Janis Marek Harper Julie Harrison Nadia Hassan   Anette Heiberg Nicky Heighes Adriana Hernandez *** MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor starts on 22 June, 2015! Join Margo and Lilla this summer to learn about how to create winning presentations that will make you and your art stand out. REGISTER HERE

Manifesto Monday part 13

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, so please put yourself on the waiting list to be one of the first to hear, when registration opens. *** Marjolein Verstappen Lori Weitzel Colee Wilkinson Randi Zafman Antoana Oreski Dzafic  *** MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor starts on 22 June, 2015! Join Margo and Lilla this summer to learn about how to create winning presentations that will make you and your art stand out. REGISTER HERE