Three things NEVER to do for a brilliant art career

There are three things NEVER to do for a brilliant art career:

1.) Stop learning new things. Keep drawing the same things over and over.

2.) Don’t make a lot of art. Stay uninspired and don’t make time for new work.

3.) Don’t keep up with what art directors & successful artists have to say.

But if you DO want a brilliant art career, take MATS and supercharge your art!

Perhaps you want to increase your sales on Etsy with new and better work. Or maybe you want to learn about new markets. Perhaps your career has stalled and you want to get reinvigorated. Maybe you want to try something new. Or maybe you just plain love being surrounded by all that great support and inspiration.

Lilla doing one of the things she does best!

Why should you take one of our popular self-paced MATS A / MATS B courses?

If you are ready for it, this course could change the trajectory of your entire creative career. To make the most of it you will need to commit time and energy, and be sure it is for you.

MATS A/B is for you if…

• You want to be in demand and have your work sell like hot cakes
• You want to make some killer portfolio pieces in a structured program
• You are already a working artist and you are looking to break into other markets
• You would describe yourself as an illustrator, painter, mixed media artist, graphic designer, surface pattern designer, fabric designer or just someone who loves to draw
• You are ready to learn about real business, and making real money
• You have some experience of creating art in at least one medium (this course aims to take you from good to great). You do not need to have sold work before, but if you have, awesome!
• You have some idea of your personal style but want to hone it
• You have some idea of your preferred medium but are willing to experiment
• You want to know where your art will sell
• You are willing to listen to advice and act on it
• You want ideas for fabric designs you can print through a site like Spoonflower and sell
• You want to make better work to sell in your Etsy shop
• You have a basic knowledge of Photoshop and/or Illustrator (if you want to work digitally)
• You are straight out of art school and want real business advice (NB: formal art education is not a prerequisite, and the course is open to all ages)
• You are an art director secretly wanting to try your hand at illustration (and wouldn’t mind spotting some great art at the same time!)
• You are ready to invest time and energy into your creative career
• You are prepared to push yourself outside of your creative comfort zone
• You want to be part of a supportive creative community of fellow artists and designers

This is not for you if:

• You are a complete beginner or are looking for an art technique class. There are hundreds of fabulous creative courses out there – please have fun exploring and then come back to us when you are ready!
• You are looking for technical tutorials in Photoshop and/or Illustrator
• You are not interested in learning from others or receiving supportive feedback

Take some time for yourself & supercharge your career with MATS A or MATS B! Find out more information about these popular courses here.

A few of the many of downloadable PDFs included in the courses.

You literally get a pound of downloadable PDFs full of Lilla’s wisdom, all beautifully designed. These are wonderful sources of inspiration and information that you’ll refer to again and again.See the lists here and here.

Come for the assignments & amazing content; stay for the support that you love.

The MATS Team xx

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