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FREE download: Art agent Lilla on how to find trends (no deerstalker required)

My studio art table. What does your work area look like? What inspires you? How do you get ideas for what to draw, color palettes, and media? How to find trends Lilla here! Today I want to talk to you a little about trends, and give you a fantastic FREE ten page download all about how you can learn to be your own trend detective. It’s a little taster of my online course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part B, which will teach you all about five of the most exciting and lucrative art markets out there right now: stationery, baby/children’s apparel, scrapbooking, editorial (magazines, books and more), and party paper. I’ve been an art agent for over twenty-five years, and in that time, I’ve overseen the commissioning of thousands of assignments that my artists have gotten. This inside knowledge means that I’m constantly aware of what’s currently hot or

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See the jobs Lilla’s artists have gotten from art created for Make Art That Sells!

As well as being a warm and innovative teacher, Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher Lilla Rogers is also a renowned art agent. This means that she can use her in-depth knowledge of the industry to create class assignments with real world appeal – plus, because she assigns jobs to her artists every day, she also has insider knowledge of what’s hot, what’s not, and what’s selling like gangbusters. Put it all together and it’s just one reason why Make Art That Sells alumni are so successful. Want proof? We reached out to some of the artists that Lilla represents to ask them to show us some of the art which they created for Make Art That Sells that landed them jobs and representation. Here’s what they told us … Anke Rega This beautiful art created by Anke for Home Décor PLUS was picked up and licensed by Kaufman

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Art agent Lilla Rogers’ new column – plus grab your Uppercase magazine discount

UPPERCASE magazine discount In amongst everything else that’s been going on over the past few months (honestly, we’re not sure who’s writing the current season of The World™, but someone should probably check in on them), we haven’t had a chance to tell you about Lilla’s brand-new column for UPPERCASE magazine! And to celebrate, we’re thrilled to share an exclusive Uppercase magazine discount – read on for details. Like many of our students, we here at MATS HQ absolutely love UPPERCASE, which is full of eye candy and inspiration. We were thrilled when so many of our students were featured in the magazine with art created for Assignment Bootcamp 2019, and we’re delighted about Lilla’s new column. Lilla made her debut back in Issue 45, where she deconstructs one of her favorite sayings, “people buy your joy”, and discusses how you can find your joy and tune in to it.

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Meet the latest Make Art That Sells student to be represented by Lilla Rogers Studio!

One of the things that makes Make Art That Sells courses unique is that they present an incredible opportunity to get your artwork directly in front of top art agent, Lilla Rogers. Lilla is always looking to take on new artists at her agency – because so many of them, especially those whose art includes illustrating children’s books, are completely booked up and she can’t give them any more commissions. And she’s especially interested in scooping up artists from Make Art That Sells courses. Why? Lilla says it’s because Make Art That Sells students are so well trained! Her courses help you to make art in a way that will appeal to agents and art directors, so you can get the work you deserve and build a lucrative creative career. Plus, she also gets to see what students are like in class: are they supportive and positive in their interactions

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Book the course, make the leap! PLUS: Last chance to register for Illustrating Children’s Books 2020!

Hurry hurry! Registration for Lilla’s raved-about, life-changing online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, closes TODAY! This is the only time we’ll be running this course in 2020, so if you want in then book your place NOW. Today, we’re sharing a great Illustrating Children’s Books success story – read on below, or find more of our alumni success stories here. In a recent Facebook Live for our business course for creative people, MATS MBA (Money BadAss), Make Art That Sells co-founders, art agent Lilla and best-selling author Beth Kempton, discussed the importance of taking risks with your business, even when it feels terrifying – like putting your art out there, or emailing an art director. Art by Make Art That Sells student Josie Macey for Illustrating Children’s Books 2019. Lilla said: “Being frightened is a gift, because it means you’re challenging yourself, and that means that you’re going to get better.

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Illustrating Children’s Books starts TODAY! Get your FREE Text Chooser!

Our raved-about online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts TODAY! Every year, this course creates a whole new flurry of book deals for our wonderful students – read about just some of them here, or scroll down for another student success story. Over five incredible weeks, your brilliant teachers, top art agent Lilla Rogers and renowned children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker, will lead you step by step to create a fabulous pitch presentation that contains everything an art director or publisher wants to see. And on the way, they’ll teach you everything you need to know about the wonderful world of children’s book illustration in a way that’s both fun and fascinating: you won’t want it to end. Art by Make Art That Sells student Michelle Carlos for Illustrating Children’s Books 2019. Our original texts are written specially for class and are carefully designed to help every student

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Day 5: Your final FREE assignment PLUS FREE insider interview with a children’s book art director!

Lilla here. Oh, man, you are a whole bunch of brilliant artists! You delight me with your imagination, sensitivity, talent. You may have seen in last week’s newsletter that we’ve decided to create a free public gallery to showcase all the incredible art that you’ve created over the past few weeks – find it here, and please do use it. I love to see what you’ve done. Of course, you can share your art on social media too – remember to use the tag #MATSprep and tag @makeartthatsells so I can see. I trick you into doing your best work! You’re going to be amazed at what you can achieve in my classes. (By the way, have you heard that I’m looking to represent new artists I’ve spotted in Make Art That Sells classes? All 20 of the artists I’ve offered representation to since Make Art That Sells started in

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Day 4: FREE mini art class: Three giant tricks that will take your art to the next level!

Lilla here. Today we’re going to create magic together! I’m going to teach you three great tricks to create depth (distance) in your artwork, and explain why you might want to do so. It’ll help give your artwork a fresh vibrant edge and be another tool in your ever-growing toolkit. Want more tools in your kit? Book one of my classes today. For the past few weeks, I’ve been handing out FREE assignments to help you get ready for my LIVE online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts THIS MONDAY, July 27th! There are still a few places available, so if you’d like to spend five weeks with me and my co-teacher, renowned children’s book art director and author, Zoë Tucker, learning everything there is to know about childen’s picture book illustration, then book your spot now! Over the past few weeks, we’ve created a new character and explored fantastic

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Day 3: Art agent Lilla Rogers teaches you a cool trick to find the magic in your environment

Lilla here. I’m going to make you flip out today, literally. For the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing some FREE assignments that I created for you to get ready for my online course, Illustrating Children’s Books. I hope you’ll join us: class starts in less than two weeks, so book your spot now! Today I’m eager to help you make some magic that will give your picture book illustrations more visual impact. Think about your audience. Children are so in touch with their imaginations: they even live in fantasy land a great deal of the time! They are going to love the imaginative worlds that you create: whether it’s dreamy, moody, whimsical or witty, digging deep into a manuscript and creating all those little details is one of the most rewarding parts of children’s book illustration. Do you want a career in kids’ picture books? Register for Illustrating Children’s

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Get your Day 2 of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment from art agent Lilla!

This month, in the run up to Illustrating Children’s Books 2020, which starts on Monday, July 27th, we’re sharing a series of FREE assignments from course co-teacher and renowned art agent, Lilla Rogers, to help you warm up your creative muscles and get ready for class. What’s Illustrating Children’s Books? It’s an incredible five week LIVE online course that will teach you everything you need to know to launch or boost your children’s picture book illustration career. It’s hard to believe that this will be the seventh time that your teachers, art agent and Make Art That Sells founder, Lilla Rogers, and acclaimed children’s book art director and author, Zoë Tucker, have run this course – and each time, it just gets better and better! Every year, our students net dozens of wonderful book deals – read about some of them here – and we can’t wait to see what