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FLASH SALE + see the MATS student on Britain’s high street!

FLASH SALE! Dreaming of a home décor line all of your own? Get one step closer with 20% off our unique course, Creating Collections for Home Décor, but HURRY – this offer is only valid for the next 72 hours! Home décor includes all of the beautiful, decorative items you have in your home: bedlinens, kitchen textiles, ceramics like vases and dining sets, soft furnishings like rugs and cushions, and hundreds more. As you can probably imagine, it’s a HUGE market for your art: market analysis platform Statista puts the worldwide revenue for the home décor market for 2024 at an impressive US$133.60bn, and projects it will grow steadily, with an annual increase of 3.89% in the next five years. Meet your teachers! Trend queen creative director Margo Tantau (left) and top art agent Lilla Rogers (right) will teach you everything you need to know to sell your art in

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FREE worksheet: How to choose what to focus on next

Lilla here. Today I want to share a FREE worksheet that I’ve created for you to help you decide what to focus on next. I’ve worked with creatives for decades and I know how hard it can be to pick sometimes. You want to do all the things! Markets! You want to illustrate children’s books, and also maybe finally write up that kids’ story idea that’s been hanging around the back of your head, and you want to design for home décor and also maybe your own toy or game, and you want to look at getting into magazine illustration, too. And art supplies! You want to use all the toys! Like your gorgeous smudgy pastels, and also that amazing new fountain pen you just bought, and also your dreamy Japanese watercolors and maybe a little bit of gouache … And what to draw, what to draw – maybe some

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Plant parents assemble! Lilla’s favorite art from our Quarterly Art Challenge!

Our fourth FREE quarterly Art Challenge took place in June, and, as always, we loved seeing the amazing art that you created! Today we’re sharing Lilla’s favorite art from the challenge, and letting you know how you can take part in the next FREE challenge next month. The assignment was to draw a house plant (or two). Like florals, plants are a perennial (no pun intended) favorite for journals, notecards, bags, bolt fabric, wall art, editorial illustration, book illustration and more, so are a fantastic addition to any portfolio. Plus they’re open to all styles and media. The winning entry for the fourth FREE Quarterly Art Challenge, by Make Art That Sells student Kristina Skutlaberg. Kristina wins a FREE place in class – join in with our next challenge for your chance to win! As always, Lilla looked at every piece of art submitted before the deadline and – after

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LAST CHANCE to discover your art style!

Hurry HURRY – registration for Find Your Art Style with Style closes TODAY – and this is our last LIVE course until October! So if you want the excitement and accountability of LIVE classes and deadlines to grow your art and boost your portfolio – sign up now!  If you missed the Live Zoom, watch the replay at the bottom of this post! Q. What will I get in this course? A. Find Your Art Style with Style is packed with inspiring and beautiful content to help you hone and evolve your unique art style. Here’s what you’ll get in this cool and original course: 4 Mini assignments, each based on a different style era, together with an amazingly inspiring video from Tamisha focused on line and shape from the era and packed with visual inspiration, a suggested color palette, and a suggested media to try. Lilla says: “Think of

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Replay of Live with Lilla and Tamisha: Find Your Art Style with Style class begins today!

If you missed the fabulous live, watch the replay below. This course is packed with carefully curated visual content to inspire and motivate you. Don’t miss out – register now. 4 fun and informal Sip and Sketch LIVE clothed figure drawing sessions with Tamisha which includes a presentation on an inspiring historical figure, clothed life drawing to boost your illustration toolkit. 4 Big Assignments to create some knockout art for your portfolio, each aimed at a different art market. You’ll take the art you created for the Mini assignment and give it an eye-catching fresh twist, plus you’ll get visual inspiration, a fantastic video where you go thrifting with Tamisha, and a kickass playlist to listen to while you draw – this course is a feast for the senses! Lilla’s tip: “Remember to make the kind of art for the kinds of jobs you want. Show what you want to

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FREE ZOOM + time for class!

What’s your art style? We’ve created a course which will help you explore it in depth, while practising your LIVE figure drawing and making some amazing art for your portfolio – and it starts TODAY! Join illustrator and fantastic educator Tamisha for Find Your Art Style with Style! Tamisha is the warm and beloved teacher of Redrawing Black History, which has been taken by over 5000 students. Everyone adores her stunning sense of style, and now she’s put together this unique course to help you evolve yours. Explore your art style and create some eye-catching art for your portfolio with Find Your Art Style with Style – class starts TODAY! Plus you’ll enjoy four fun and informal Sip and Sketch LIVE clothed figure drawing sessions with Tamisha which includes a presentation on an inspiring historical figure, clothed life drawing to boost your illustration toolkit, and a LIVE review with Lilla

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LAST CHANCE for Bootcamp!

LAST CHANCE! Today is your last chance to sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play until 2025 – don’t miss out, register now! As a reminder, here’s what you’ll get when you sign up today: Something every single Monday from now until the end of September that will help you create six pieces of art for your portfolio Instant access to all of the materials so far, including two assignments that you can complete whenever you want to plus creative insights in a special bonus video You’ll get to start next month’s assignments along with the rest of the class on Monday, August 5th You’ll get your art directly in front of an art agent and two art directors – and they’re always looking for new talent Plus access to our amazing, supportive, busy class Facebook group where you can show work in progress, share tips and advice, get feedback

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Ready for your remix? Open now!

It’s time to mix it up with Part 2 of your fab FREE #MATSprep warm-up assignment for Find Your Art Style with Style, which starts in just a few days, on Monday, August 5th! In Part 1, course leader, educator and illustrator Tamisha asked you to draw some whimsical vintage toys she found in New Orleans, a little taster of the gorgeous hand-curated visuals she’s collected for you to enjoy in this unique course. If you missed out, catch up here. Today, Tamisha is going to ask you to mix it up, to help you create an eye-catching piece of portfolio art that has cool vintage style with a modern edge. Ready? Let’s dive in! Find Your Art Style with Style is packed with beautiful visuals, cool vintage finds and dreamy color palettes to help you uncover and refine your unique art style. Here’s Part 2 of your FREE warm-up

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Hurry HURRY – Character Bootcamp flash re-opening!

Have you seen the gorgeous art coming out of the first month of Bootcamp Special: Character Play? Kicking yourself for not signing up? Want to learn how to create winning characters you can license for toys and games, books, and more? Then we’ve got good news for you! Art for Bootcamp Special: Character Play by Make Art That Sells student Clare Vacha. Hurry – registration is only open until Friday, then it closes for good! Join here. We’ve had a ton of emails asking if there’s still time to sign up, so we thought we’d re-open registration for Bootcamp Special: Character Play for a few days, from now until this Friday, August 2nd, so no one misses out. Want in? Then sign up now! This course won’t run again until 2025! Learn how to create winning characters and turn them into unique toys, like this one by Make Art That

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FREE illustration assignment: Play with vintage style

Get your FREE warm-up assignment! Our brand NEW live course, Find Your Art Style with Style, starts in less than two weeks, on Monday, August 5th, and today we’re sharing a FREE warm-up illustration assignment to give you a little taster of what this unique class will be like. Get ready to fall in love with Tamisha’s collection of charming vintage clothing and colorful, quirky accessories, that she’ll combine with her curated visuals to inspire you to explore a variety of styles and discover or evolve your own. You’ll focus on two of the key aesthetic elements: line and shape, and build on and develop them to find your own unique art style. Plus you’ll make some amazing art for your portfolio to help you get more of the jobs you love. Here’s Part 1 of your FREE warm-up assignment: vintage Japanese toys Here’s the first part of your FREE