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…
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
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
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
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
Does Make Art That Sells actually work? Yes. Here’s the proof.
Does Make Art That Sells actually work?! YES! 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 Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B, and were staggered by the response, bearing in mind that some people only took the course 4-5 months ago. 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 courses 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
Why do you need Make Art That Sells?
Why do you need Make Art That Sells? Are you thinking of taking a Make Art That Sells course? We have been receiving lots of enquiries about who they are for, what they will learn and why it is valuable. Course leader and top art agent Lilla Rogers thought it would be helpful to make a short video to explain why Make Art That Sells could be a hugely important investment for your art career. In short, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B are two phenomenal class from Lilla that will teach you everything you need to know to sell your art in the ten hottest markets in the world. If you want to make more commercially viable art whilst staying true to yourself, this is for you. Is that exactly what you need right now? Then join us, or sign up for one of
Global Talent Search 2013 winner Zoe Ingram shares her experience
Global Talent Search 2013 winner Zoe Ingram works at her computer. Global Talent Search 2013 winner Zoe Ingram shares how it feels to win! 12 months ago, Zoe Ingram was working as a freelance web designer and earning a living, but her says her heart wasn’t in it. That was until she took her first Make Art That Sells course and then entered the Global Talent Search, and everything changed. Some of Zoe’s work in progress. Click below listen to an interview between Zoe and Make Art That Sells co-founder and producer Beth Kempton, in which Zoe shares her experience of the course and competition. Zoe’s entries for the Global Talent Search 2013: Round 1 (left) and the Semi-Final (right). It’s hard to believe that Zoe was nervous at the outset, unsure of whether her work was good enough, and never drew in a sketchbook! One year on, she has been
Trina Dalziel on Make Art That Sells
Trina Dalziel on going back to school with Make Art That Sells Trina Dalziel is an illustrator who is represented by Lilla Rogers. She joined one of the first Make Art That Sells online illustration courses, now known as Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B, and reflected on how it felt to “go back to school”. Scrapbooking : vintage typewriters and cameras I’ve been freelancing for over seventeen years and I’ve also taught on several illustration degree courses – but going back to “school” this year has been a delight for me. Map of famous people connected with the area around Crystal Palace These projects are my responses to Lilla’s amazing online course for Make Art That Sells, aimed at professional illustrators and designers worldwide. Party paper with a Winter Folk Art theme The majority of my commissioned work has always been for editorial (which is
Read this student review of Make Art That Sells!
Check out this student review of Make Art That Sells! Emily Balsley is an artist who signed up for the very first Make Art That Sells course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part A and Part B, as well as art agent Lilla Rogers’ Global Talent Search. She got in touch to let us know what she thought of her experience. Read this student review of Make Art That Sells below. Hey Lilla! Now that the Make Art That Sells course and the Global Talent Search are over, I finally have the time to sit down and reflect on the last six months. What a whirlwind it has been! I went into the course a fairly “green” illustrator and I have come out of it ready to take on the world one illustration at a time – with new skills, self-confidence, focus and drive. Before Make Art That Sells, I