5 reasons why you need Make Art That Sells courses in your life in 2020

Want to make your art better than ever in 2020?
Want to fill your portfolio with stunning job-snagging on-trend art?
Want to land so many jobs that you’re getting to pick and choose what you want to do and turning potential clients away?

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Want more inspirational and playful creative assignments like this? Tempted but not sure if you should take the plunge? Here are five great reasons why you need Make Art That Sells courses in your life in 2020.

1. They’ll keep you motivated

The best way to improve your art is to make more art! The more art you make, the better it will be, and the more interesting, exciting and lucrative your creative career will be.

It can be hard to do on your own though, can’t it? It’s overwhelming. You don’t know where to start. Perhaps it’s wintry and gray where you are and you’re not feeling all that inspired.

Student work from Caroline Bonne-Müller, illustrating an article from Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life by MATS co-founder Beth Kempton for Assignment Bootcamp 2019.

Our fantastic online courses – especially our LIVE courses – will change all that! They’ll give you structure and accountability, because you’re making your unique art alongside a whole bunch of other creative people – and with our live courses, you get motivating deadlines too. Plus you can add comments and ask questions in real time. Suddenly it’s fun and engaging! Plus Lilla’s unique teaching method is full of whimsy and surprises, which leads us on to …

2. Lilla’s inimitable style

As well as a top art agent, Lilla has also been an educator for decades, teaching everyone from kids to college students to professional artists. She prides herself on the effectiveness of her teaching, and she works hard to make her classes enjoyable and fun so that you’re excited to do them and your joy shines through in the work that you do.

“I trick you into doing your best work.” – Lilla Rogers

One way of doing this is to break things down into manageable chunks and to include plenty of surprises and twists along the way, so you’re always engaged in what’s coming next. In Assignment Bootcamp, for example, you get one playful Mini Assignment the first week every month, which you then build on when you get that month’s Main Assignment the second week, so you’re eased into it – and then bam! Before you know it you’ve created a great piece of art for your portfolio.

The assignments are meant to inspire and challenge you. You’ll make fresh pieces in your own style that sell to hot markets. You’re encouraged to be yourself and do it your way, in your medium.

Lilla says: “Part of the way I motivate artists is to build a level of suspense over the weeks. It’s the way I teach—to break everything down into bite-sized bits so students don’t get overwhelmed, and then to build up to the final piece. I always like to give a Mini Assignment that will bring out the best in each student. How? By making it approachable, easy to draw, but with a broad scope so there is plenty of room for diversity of styles.” Speaking of which …

3. It works for everyone, regardless of style or level

Lilla says: “Here’s the thing: I’m cool with whatever level you’re at, from beginner to full-time art professional. I’ve taught everyone from little kids to seasoned professional artists, and to be honest, I make the assignments to inspire all the above. So join us.”

Editorial illustration on the morning routines of successful women by Make Art That Sells student Mel Matthews for Editorial LIVE: Illustrating for Magazines and More.

Lilla adds: “My courses are for anyone who wants to have a great time making their work better and market-ready in a supportive environment. All levels, all styles are welcome. I secretly design the assignments so that everyone benefits. We have top artists in the classes as well as newbies. There’s a lot of energy in my courses, and friendships develop that last for years.” Which reminds us …

4. You get to be part of a super supportive community

Nothing is more fun that making your best artwork with a lively group of like-minded students.

Make Art That Sells student Annie Bowler’s character study for Illustrating Children’s Books.

Making art can sometimes be a lonely experience, but with Make Art That Sells you suddenly have a tribe of wonderful creative people who are working on the same piece of artwork that you are. You have company! Plus you have support and inspiration, because whatever stage you’re at you’ll be able to find someone who understands where you’re at, and because it’s an incredible learning opportunity to see how other artists tackle the same assignment that you’re working on. Which brings us to …

5. Creative inspiration and original assignments for every month of the year

Imagine getting creative inspiration and original assignments from a top art agent every month of the year – maybe a mini assignment to pique your interest, a fun video, an inspiring new trend board created by Lilla, or a full blown assignment designed to help you create cool market-savvy art!

The subject matter for each assignment is drawn from the jobs that Lilla commissions for her own highly-successful artists. Now you can get a sneak peek at that inside information.

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Lilla says: “As an art agent, I assign jobs to my artists every single day. I know what clients want to see. What they assign. What they are looking for. Which imagery, themes, and topics are hot, which color palettes are exciting, which products are selling like gangbusters, and which aren’t. So I build my assignments around those considerations.”

See Lilla below showing off some of the gorgeous products that her artists have worked on recently. Want to find out how you can get cool gigs like these? Let Lilla show you how!

Lilla has some special secret surprises up her sleeve for 2020 and, as ever, she’s bang on trend. You’ll never guess what’s coming up!

“All I can tell you is I absolutely love writing the assignments, and coming up with fresh and unexpected themes. And then I get to marvel at the vast array of fantastic work that comes out of each class!” – Lilla

Student work from Jacqueline Colley illustrating a quotation from Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life by MATS co-founder Beth Kempton for Assignment Bootcamp 2019.

Do you want unique assignments and creative inspiration from a top art agent every single month in 2020? Do you want to create gorgeous portfolio pieces that will wow agents, art directors and more? View our raved-about online courses here and create a schedule that works for you, or sign up for our incredible My Year of Art School bundle to get every single one of our outstanding courses PLUS a bonus monthly assignment for an astonishing 50% off! But HURRY – these prices are only available while our sale lasts, until December 2nd!