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banner title Make Art That Sells How our MATS Alumni have been rocking it in 2015! (Part 2)

How our MATS Alumni have been rocking it in 2015! (Part 2)

Continuing our series of alumni successes, here is part 2. So does ‘Make Art That Sells’ actually work? Do artists who take the class actually sell more art? Well yes, they do. We asked class participants for examples of their successes since taking the course, and were staggered by the response, bearing in mind that some people only took the course earlier in the year. Here is part 1 in our series. Students have since secured licensing deals in the gift, editorial, baby apparel, bolt fabric, wall art, greetings, home décor, paper and fashion markets, many have won competitions and a number have been signed for representation. It’s also really important to say that people join Make Art That Sells (MATS) at different stages of their creative journey. Some are nearly ready to seek out work, others less so. For many people the greatest breakthrough is a new level of

Make Mine a Mini – a short video from alumni Adriana Hernandez

We love this video from MATS Alumni Adriana Hernandez “The Make Art That Sells Course at the Lilla Roger’s Studio School helped me learn to better manage my time and keep my head in times of stress. (an animated short)” *** Would you like to find your design path and a wonderful community to travel along with and experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place Monday 19 October 2015, registration is open here! This is the last time that Lilla will be providing live feedback for MATS A/B, so join us now to be in with a chance of having your work reviewed in class!

#myMATSprep starting next week and awesome new downloadables

There is so much good stuff going on with the upcoming MATS A and B classes, it’s hard to know where to begin! First off we’re super excited to announce that Zoë Tucker, an Art Director in the publishing industry, is doing a guest review in the upcoming MATS A with Lilla.  Zoë  is an independent Art Director in Brighton, U.K. She has over 17 years in the publishing industry working in-house for Random House, Penguin and Scholastic. Zoë will be highlighting a selection of assignments in week three of MATS A giving feedback and invaluable advice to MATS students. Who knows she may just find her next Illustrator and it might just be YOU! Don’t forget this is the last time Lilla is doing MATS A and B LIVE and with the reviews of your assignments. Get your work in front of Lilla while you can. You don’t want to miss this!! We’re also so

banner title Make Art That Sells How our MATS Alumni have been rocking it in 2015! (Part 1)

How our MATS Alumni have been rocking it in 2015! (Part 1)

So does ‘Make Art That Sells’ actually work? Do artists who take the class actually sell more art? Well yes, they do. We asked class participants for examples of their successes since taking the course, and were staggered by the response, bearing in mind that some people only took the course earlier in the year. Here is part 1 in our series. Students have since secured licensing deals in the gift, editorial, baby apparel, bolt fabric, wall art, greetings, home décor, paper and fashion markets, many have won competitions and a number have been signed for representation. It’s also really important to say that people join Make Art That Sells (MATS) at different stages of their creative journey. Some are nearly ready to seek out work, others less so. For many people the greatest breakthrough is a new level of confidence in their work, a fresh love of creating, or

What I learnt in class video from Caroline Bonne Muller of Cartita Design

  We love this video from MATS Alumni Caroline Bonne Muller of Cartita Design to describe what she had learnt from the Make Art That Sells course. *** Would you like to find your design path and a wonderful community to travel along with and experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, registration is open here! This is the last time that Lilla will be providing live feedback, so join us now to be in with a chance of having your work reviewed in class!

Welcome to Speed Art Dating: a micro retreat.

Lilla Rogers is one of the most successful illustration agents in the industry as well as an author, beloved teacher and visionary entrepreneur. It should come as no surprise than that she is also doing some super amazing things for the over three dozen high-caliber artists she represents. This past weekend, Lilla hosted an incredible micro retreat at her colorful studio and home outside of Boston MA. Six of her top artists flew in from all over North America and had the chance to meet with Creative Directors from top companies. Lilla with her inimitable brand of wit, warmth, and wisdom is a natural teacher. She taught two inspiring and creative workshops during the retreat with these artists: Helen Dardik Lisa DeJohn Carolyn Gavin Tara Lilly, Global Talent Search 2014 Winner Suzy Ultman Sarah Walsh On the first day, Lilla led the artists in Creative Workshop 1: “Block Printing”. The artists carved large rubber blocks and then printed onto lush

2015 Global Talent Search Finalists announced!

The waiting is over. It’s time to reveal the 2015 Global Talent Search Finalists, chosen from the 49 Semi-Finalists (who were selected from nearly 1,000 artists’ work). For the first time ever, we had a TIE this year for the People’s Choice! We are thrilled to unveil the SEVEN Finalists, knowing that one of these artists’ careers is about to change forever. Five were chosen by our panel of industry experts, and two were chosen via public vote. The overall competition winner will be represented by Lilla Rogers Studio for two years, and win a host of licensing deals from prestigious companies (see here for the awesome prize details). The second assignment Lilla created was full of possibilities! The Semi-Finalists were asked to design a set of storage tins for Antionette, our fictitious character, to sell in her shop in Brooklyn. Read more about the assignment here. So without further

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Cast your vote! 2015 Global Talent Search Public Voting is now open! Vote now and help launch an artist’s career.

We’re incredibly excited to unveil the online gallery of the submissions for the second assignment of the 2015 Global Talent Search! We’d love you to vote for your top five favorites. The 50 Semi-Finalists were announced two weeks ago and then were given Assignment #2 to challenge them further. They’ve just finished the assignment, and now you get to vote on your choices. At the same time, our esteemed panel of VIP judges will also go in and privately select their top favorites. VOTE NOW

Manifesto Monday part 26

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, registration is open here! *** Bishop Lennon Susse Linton Tracy Loughlin Anisa Makhoul Apara Maney Christina Mann *** Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, registration is open here!

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Announcing our top 50 Global Talent Search 2015 Semi-Finalists!

The first assignment of the 2015 Global Talent Search is now completed and Lilla Rogers Studio has narrowed it down to the Top 50 Semi Finalists.  Read all about it from the Lilla Rogers Studio: We knew we would be amazed, but wow were we totally blown away by the outstanding quality of art submissions we received. See the 50 semi-finalists here. What is the Global Talent Search? It’s Lilla Rogers Studio’s annual competition to find the next top artist to represent. They win a boatload of assignments, licenses, and consultations with some of the best companies. The fifty semi-finalists are from all over the world. 21 Europe 21 North America 6 Australasia 1 Africa 1 South America 80% have taken one or more of my e-courses, Make Art That Sells The competition consists of three assignments. In the first assignment we asked the artists to envision what our fabulous