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The inside scoop on the gift market

Get industry insider info on the fabulous gift market for artists! The dreamy gift market is a great market for artists because it’s so diverse – there’s a huge range of products which can showcase your beautiful art, and there’s space for all styles of artist. Art agent Lilla digs deeper into the fantastic gift market in her raved-about course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A. We caught up with Anne Brown of Studio M for her insights into this amazing art market. About Anne Anne has always been drawn to creative people, fascinated by their courage and ability to express themselves through their craft. With her own passion for design, Anne’s entire career has been in product development for the home décor and specialty gift industries. She is someone who took a creative spark as a child and filled her life with a career and people who keep


Build your creative brand

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/108572964[/vimeo] Lilla has a few choice words to say about your brand, and it might not be what you are expecting. Watch this video for some advice on how to build your creative brand and make it really special. Want to learn more about how to make your art unique and commercially viable so you get cool jobs in hot markets? Join us for Make Art That Sells. It starts online on Monday and it might just be the most important five weeks of your art education. Hurry and book your spot here.


Karen Capp of Oopsy Daisy on Home Décor

  Welcome to this weeks’ ‘Insight Spotlight’ column, where we share insights from industry experts in some of the hottest markets out there. This week we are pleased to offer expert advice from Karen Capp of Oopsy Daisy. Primary Market: Home Décor is our primary market and I love the connection it has to fashion.. Often what is in fashion pages and on runway, will end up in home decor the following season if not simultaneously so gives you a great preview and trend board! How can this market be lucrative for an artist? There are so many product categories in home decor! Wall art, wallpaper, tabletop, textiles etc.


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The inside scoop on the bolt fabric market

  Get Industry info on the Bolt fabric market! The bolt fabric market is great for artists, and it’s one that art agent Lilla takes you on a deep dive into in her career-making course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A. But what does an industry insider think about it? We caught up with Evie Ashworth of Robert Kaufman Fabrics to get the lowdown on the bolt fabric market, including what she’s looking for, the one thing she wishes artists would change when they pitch to her, and her predictions for the year ahead. About Evie An established member of the textile industry for over 40 years, Evie has traveled the world to all production points from Europe to Asia and in between. She brought her expertise to Robert Kaufman in 2000 to establish a whole category of product specifically for quilt fabric retailers. She merchandised the line, introducing


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FREE video: 5 creative career tips for 2015!

5 Creative career tips from a top art agent! Happy New Year! A new year brings a chance for new beginnings, new energy, and fresh commitment. In this short video, top art agent Lilla Rogers shares some creative career tips to make 2015 an amazing year for your art career and gives a sneak peek of some of the awesome things we have planned for the coming months. Lilla’s 5 creative career tips for 2015 are: Freshen up your style Have fun Commit to your art Be part of a community Take joy and give joy. – find out more in the video above, or read the transcript below. Want to take your art career to the next level in 2015? Sign up for one of our hugely popular online illustration courses today! 5 creative career tips from top art agent Lilla Rogers: transcript Hi, everybody, happy new year, happy


Series: The Road to Artistic Success

As Global Entrepreneurship Week draws to a close, we want to invite you to spend some time thinking carefully about what happens when you make your art your business, and your primary source of income. Who actually makes it in the art business and why is that? Well, we might just have some answers for you…


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Interview with Tara Lilly, the 2014 Global Talent Search Grand Prize Winner!

Read our interview with Tara Lilly after last week’s announcement that she had won the Grand Prize in the 2014 Global Talent Search, and find out a bit more about her, how it felt to win, and her plans for the future. Interview with tara lilly 1) Congratulations! How do you feel right now having heard the news that you are the Grand Prize Winner in the 2014 Global Talent Search? At the very moment I found out I was in complete shock.  I had to read the email over and over. I began to cry and smile. I had an overwhelming feeling of pure happiness. Since it was 1:45 in the morning when I found out, I was so happy to have some of my Make Art That Sells classmates from around the world to celebrate with while I let my family sleep. I am so thrilled and excited to


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How to up your game as an artist

Want to know how to up your game as an artist? One of the questions top art agent and former illustrator Lilla Rogers gets asked most frequently is “Which of your artists gets the most work?” The key is in upping your game. If you’ve been wondering how to get work as an artist, watch this video – or if you can’t watch right now, find the transcript below. If you want to up your game as an artist, get more work, and learn how to make your art more commercially viable while staying true to yourself then sign up for one of our game-changing courses today! How to up your game as an artist I’m often asked which of my artists get the most work? And I’m going to tell you – sort of – the answer. And it’s all about getting work. So the artists that get the


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Insights from an art agent: How to deal with pressure

How to deal with pressure and more, from art agent Lilla As we enter the final leg of the 2014 Global Talent Search, top art agent Lilla Rogers shares her thoughts on dealing with pressure and competition in a creative career. Plus, she gives a hint of what is in store for the 2014 GTS Finalists. Watch above. Lilla also talks about staying true to you and your brand, what she means by your brand, why she came up with her unique teaching style, and a mind trick she used when she was starting out as a full-time illustrator. In the video, Lilla also mentions the judges’ comments from the Semi-Final. You can read them here. We were so thrilled that every single one of the six finalists for the 2014 Global Talent Search – picked independently by the judges and general public – were graduates of the Make Art


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Student review: What I learned in Make Art That Sells

What I learned in Make Art That Sells …   Take a moment out of your day to watch this gorgeous video by Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B  graduate Wendy Brightbill (aka A Girl and Her Brush). Although Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B are packed with the insider knowledge that only comes from Lilla’s three decades’ of experience in the business, it’s amazing the most powerful thing people come away with is actually nothing to do with money or selling at all. But what they learn is what will lead them to making more art that ultimately does sell. Check out out now – and as a bonus you get to watch Wendy’s fabulous painting process! Are you ready to start making more commercially viable art whilst staying true to yourself? Do you want to get inside the head of