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Posted on June 20, 2017.

Lilla’s Top Picks: MATS B FB Live Review 2017/Editorial Market/Map

Lilla Rogers hosted an art review of our students’ incredible work created in our self-paced e-courses. Students were given fascinating assignments—one for the Wall Art market and one for the Editorial (Magazine) market. Below are my top picks from the Editorial submissions in MATS B. (Read the post for the MATS A class here) For their Mini (warm up assignment), the students in the Make Art That Sells (MATS) Part B class were first asked to letter the name of their city or town in which they reside. I give them a bunch of fun lettering images to get the wheels turning. Then, their big assignment was to draw a map of their city. That’s cool because we have students from all over the world and it’s so fun to see where our students are from and learn about all these different cities. Here were some tips and suggestions I gave them: Things to

Posted on June 19, 2017.

Lilla’s Top Picks: MATS A FB Live Review 2017/Wall Art

Lilla Rogers hosted an art review of our students’ incredible work created in our self-paced e-courses. Students were given fascinating assignments—one for the Wall Art market (MATS A) and one for the Editorial Magazine market (MATS B). Below are my top picks from the Wall Art submissions in MATS A. (Read the post for the MATS B class here) This is one of my favorite assignments because it’s so quirky and leads to such a variety of art. First, the artists were given 2 colors based on their astrological signs for their Mini assignment. Here’s what I told them about their colors. “Even if you don’t like the colors you are given, go with it. Let’s say you were given red and yellow. You can do a burnt red and a curry yellow. Or a cherry red and a brownish yellow. So you have some latitude.” So often we lean on the

Posted on June 14, 2017.

Meet the fantastic art collectives at Surtex. We interviewed a few.

Hi! It’s me, Reine and I’m just back from my trip to the tradeshows in New York with Lilla Rogers Studio. It was fantastic to see so many art collectives that have formed directly because of Make Art That Sells! I enjoyed actually getting to meet the people behind the art I love from class! One of the great things about Make Art That Sells (MATS) is that it gets you set for two big tradeshows, Surtex 2017 and Blueprint. Q: What is an ‘art collective’? A: Art collectives are groups of like-minded artists who get together and split the cost of a booth, form a group website, share marketing, and be there for support and advice. Here I am (on the left) with the gang from Finch & Foxglove Collective. They met each other in Make Art That Sells courses. You’ll love this interview I did with them at

Posted on May 23, 2017.

May 2017 Bootcamp Gallery is now Live!

The third gallery from our 2017 Make Art That Sells: Assignment Bootcamp class is now live! You can view it here I really want you to see the magnificent work that the students (of all levels) have created. The gallery features over 450 pieces of original art inspired by the May class assignment… to design a journal cover featuring roses and a quote by Gertrude Jekyll. 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! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MAY GALLERY! *** Graduates of our courses have gone on to win work from clients such as Hallmark, Robert Kaufman Fabrics, Oopsy Daisy, Uppercase Magazine, West Elm, Midwest CBK, and more. It is industry learning that works in the real world. Find out more and register HERE I will be conducting the LIVE

Posted on May 17, 2017.

Are you ready for a trade show? Lilla’s top tips.

Lilla Rogers Studio is preparing for Surtex, the big art licensing trade show, taking place in New York City next week. Trade shows are wonderful for meeting art directors from the top markets: Bolt Fabric; Home Décor; Wall Décor; Gift; Paper; Baby Apparel; Scrapbooking; Party Paper. Learn everything you need to know about these art-hungry markets in our MATS A and B classes here. One of the coolest things about our e-courses is that students make great connections with each other and form collectives. Then, they can split the costs of a booth. We love to see this happen! Here’s our booth and some photos from Surtex last year. Products by our artists at the LRS Booth Senior Agent Susan McCabe, artist Helen Dardik, Lilla Rogers, artist Carolyn Gavin, Reine Sloan, Agent Joanne Hus and artist Flora Waycott We love it because a ton of our artists come to see us, see

Posted on May 9, 2017.

Video series: Monetizing your Quirks: What makes you weird is what makes your brand!

Lilla often gets asked what makes an artist stand out. Her favorite answer is ‘What makes you weird makes your brand special!’ What? It’s OK to be quirky, an oddball, different from everyone else? YES! In fact, more than OK, it’s important, and it’s what will set you apart. Check out Lilla’s free video series to find out more. In this free series Lilla shares… Why it pays to be different/weird/quirky How to identify the differences that you can use to your advantage in your art career How to take those quirks and make them your signature How to attract mainstream clients with your quirks, not put them off Other tips on monetizing your quirks Watch the 3-part video series HERE Now’s the time to sign up for our popular Make Art That Sells e-courses because Lilla will do a LIVE REVIEW in our self-paced MATS A and

Posted on May 2, 2017.

Dive into your assignment now! Sign up today!

Now’s the time to sign up for our popular Make Art That Sells e-courses because Lilla will do a LIVE REVIEW in our self-paced classes in June! The assignments that Lilla will review were just announced. REGISTER HERE. Maximize the amount of time you’ll have to work on your piece. Sign up now to get INSTANT ACCESS to these juicy assignments. Get your art in front of Lilla and have a chance at getting it reviewed. Lilla has picked two of her favorite assignments from MATS A and MATS B for you to work on. Here are a couple of clues: For MATS A: you’ll find cool stuff around your house For MATS B: we get to know more about you For a chance to be in Lilla’s review you must submit your work by June 7, so sign up here and get cracking! Lilla says, “I can’t wait to

Posted on April 28, 2017.

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Art Collective: Pencil Parade

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, that we are pleased to continue a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We also ask them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here Today, we have an interview with an art collective called ‘Pencil Parade Art Collective‘ a group of Make Art That Sells students! {Betsy Siber, Katherine Lenius, Brooke Glaser, and Megan Dunagan} They have taken MATS A & B (where we all met!), Creating Collections for Home Decor and also participated in Bootcamp and Global Talent Search (GTS). Tell us a little about how your collective got started in art and design. All four of us in Pencil Parade have different backgrounds such as photography, web design, and even music! But each of us followed a new path

Posted on April 25, 2017.

April 2017 Bootcamp Gallery is now Live!

The second gallery from our 2017 Make Art That Sells: Assignment Bootcamp class is now live! You can view it here I really want you to see the magnificent work that the students (of all levels) have created. The gallery features over 450 pieces of original art inspired by the April class assignment… to design a mindmap for the editorial market. This was a very different, much more personal kind of assignment where the students used a journaling exercise and corresponding imagery from the mini-assignment to create a mindmap of their personal courage. 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! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE APRIL GALLERY! *** Graduates of our courses have gone on to win work from clients such as Hallmark, Robert Kaufman Fabrics, Oopsy Daisy, Uppercase

Posted on April 21, 2017.

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Rima Tessman

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, that we are pleased to continue a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We also ask them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here Today, we have an interview with Rima Tessman (Birch & Loon). Rima has taken MATS A and Assignment Bootcamp Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design. You know how people sometimes speak of a single moment or experience that changed the course of their life? I had one of those! I was a pretty prolific artist in my youth, but since I didn’t think I could make a living through my art, I decided to pursue a “practical” career – I became a technical writer, just like Tina from Dilbert. Between working

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