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Monday Moment “Rule Your Own Life” with Lilla Rogers

Monday Moments are a series of positive affirmations that Lilla has created to inspire and encourage you on your journey in art making. We hope you enjoyed the last Monday Moment “Make More Art” with Lilla. In case you missed, check it out here. Today, is a fantastic one “Rule Your Own Life”.  Watch below! [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/153077469[/vimeo] The series will be posted every Monday for the next few weeks to help jump start your week.  Have a great week and remember to Rule Your Own Life! xo, Reine

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Bootcamp Gallery: Lilla’s Top Picks! {Part 1}

For the next five Friday’s, Lilla will be sharing her top picks from each of the 2015 Bootcamp Galleries. Make Art That Sells: Assignment Bootcamp with Lilla Rogers is a structured five-month program of monthly assignments to help you build a strong body of work. It is an exciting online experience to help you create professional-level art in a supportive, nurturing environment, at a relaxed pace over an extended period of time. *** Here is part 1 of Lilla’s Top Picks. Part 1 is from the January 2015 gallery with comments on each piece. The January gallery features nearly 500 pieces of original art inspired by the January class assignment… a journal featuring Edwardian brooch-inspired imagery! Well done to all who were chosen. *** Caitlin Murray Lilla’s Comments: “Check out the diversity in media from digital to painterly, and the variety of styles from graphic to moody to quirky. This is

PANTONE for SURPRISE2 Make Art That Sells Bootcamp surprise #2 revealed: Lilla’s take on the Pantone Color of the Year, and what that means for your art

Bootcamp surprise #2 revealed: Lilla’s take on the Pantone Color of the Year, and what that means for your art

Image via Pantone Pantone made history this year by announcing the ‘Color of the Year’ would in fact be a blending of two colors, Rose Quartz and Serenity. What does a top agent like Lilla, who is at the cutting edge of trend in art, think of the Pantone Color of the Year, and what does it mean for your work? Find out in a Bootcamp Special bonus, to be released in the 2016 Assignment Bootcamp classroom. If you haven’t yet secured your place find out more about the course and register here.

Monday Moments with Lilla

Lilla has created a series of positive affirmations to inspire and encourage you on your journey in art making.  The series will be posted every Monday for the next six weeks to help jump start your week. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/153076767[/vimeo] Have a great week and remember to stay tuned for next Monday’s Moment with Lilla! xo, Reine

Bootcamp surprise #1 revealed: Industry insight from American Girl!

Each month of MATS Bootcamp we add a piece of surprise content to inspire and delight. Sometimes this is from a Lilla Rogers Studio client or colleague, and sometimes it is from Lilla herself. We will be giving a hint of each month’s content on the blog every Thursday for the next few weeks until class begins on March 7. The first hint is… An interview with Riley Wilkinson of American Girl! American Girl is one of the USA’s top omni-channel marketers, with direct, retail and and publishing divisions to serve the American Girl brand and its customers. There are 21 American Girl retail stores internationally, and this company buys a ton of art! This is a huge, rare and exciting opportunity to get inside the mind of an art director. Don’t miss it! Book your place on Bootcamp 2016 NOW!

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MATS Assignment Bootcamp is back! Are you in?

Make Art That Sells: Assignment Bootcamp with Lilla Rogers is a structured five-month program of monthly assignments to help you build a strong body of work. It is an exciting online experience to help you create professional-level art in a supportive, nurturing environment, at a relaxed pace over an extended period of time.   It will help you stay motivated – the best way to improve career is to make art. It will give you structure. It can be so hard to do it on your own – this way you don’t have to. And it will be super fun! Class starts on March 7. Book your spot now! Here’s what’s included: // Monthly assignments that will encourage you to explore your style and create professional-level art for your portfolio, while having fun along the way! // Trends. You’re going to get color directions to freshen up your palette, on-trend assignments to

Sneak peek of the Home Décor Classroom…

We loved following along in the Make Art That Sells #myMATSprep mini assignments across Instagram last week. These mini assignments by Lilla were to prepare you for the Home Décor class that starts TODAY! If you haven’t signed up for the Home Décor class, there’s still time. But hurry before it’s too late. Here is a sneak peek of the gorgeous classroom and all new trend boards you will have access to. Hope to see you in class. Sign up here to get full access to all of this incredible information and the classroom!

Alumni Guest Post: Linda Arandas “How MATS Home Decor helped me achieve a lifelong dream”

Today, we have a guest post from MATS Alumni Linda Arandas who wrote to us to let us know how the  ‘Creating Collections for Home Decor‘ class had helped her achieve a lifelong dream! So we asked her to share her success in today’s blog post. A few weeks ago I was signed on by Abbey Road Fine Art Licensing (the fresh, artsy division of Penny Lane Publishing).  MATS Home Decor really opened my eyes to the opportunities of art licensing in the lucrative home decor industry. As a traditional artist (without Photoshop experience) I was hesitant to take the course, but I am very grateful that I took the leap of faith. I wasn’t flying alone on this journey…I was surrounded by a group of supportive fellow artists from around the world through the private Facebook group. We were all grateful to be taught by 2 of the leaders

MATS Home Decor Student Showcase part 4 {June 2015 class}

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a 4 part series of gorgeous work that was produced in our first session of Creating Collections for Home Décor Here is part 4. *** Patricia Lebedel I choose this collection may be because it’s the first of the course (METAL) and I find it very friendly. How did the Home Décor class help you grow? MATS Home Decor allowed me to compare my work with others and to tell me that my style had is place on the market, why not ? What did you discover about yourself? I saw that nothing is ever finished and I could always do better. How would you describe the course to a friend? I describe the course as a very intense moment and requires a lot of work but it’s an experience to do and

#mymatsprep Day 5: Textures

Next Monday we begin Make Art That Sells: Creating Collections for Home Décor, and I sure hope that you’re as excited as I am! What you’ve been doing for the Mini Prep has been to create awareness so that when you sit down to make your collection, you are a more savvy, unique designer. If you haven’t signed up already, get crackin’ here because it all begins on Monday. I’m really excited about today’s Mini Prep assignment. You’re going to create assets for your work in class. You’ll understand what I mean in a moment. Texture is a key feature of home décor products, as you have learned so far this week. Imagine that you’re designing products; let’s say you’re designing a tray for example. Is it made of wood? Distressed wood? Painted wood? Metal? Is it woven like a basket? See what I mean? It’s about surfaces. Textures. They make