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Posted on January 30, 2018.

Due to popular demand, Bootcamp, Bootcamp Plus & My Year of Art School are available for a limited time only! Sign up now and join class today!

Once people start seeing all the great work coming out of the Assignment Bootcamp course, they say, “Hey! I want in!” Above: Assignment Bootcamp assignment by Kate Merritt Although our Bootcamp e-course started on January 8th, by popular demand we are re-opening the registration doors! But HURRY! We will close Bootcamp 2018 registration for good on Friday, February 2nd at 11.59pm PST. As an art agent for over 23 years, I know a thing or two. I’ve mentored artists for years, seen daily what art directors look for in artists’ portfolios. And now I am excited to give you juicy assignments I’ve written just for Bootcamp to motivate and inspire you to dive in, and get cracking. Let’s get started together! Above: Assignment Bootcamp assignment by Olivia Gibbs Sign up now! You’ll join the class ready for Monday’s new mini assignment and because each month starts fresh, you won’t be

Posted on January 25, 2018.

Imagine getting your own Home Décor collection with Anthropologie

Nature wants things to grow and blossom. That’s what YOU’RE meant to do, too. I want you to be the very, very best you can be. Like a plant, you need the right environment and nurturing. You will get that in Creating Collections for Home Décor. In addition to all the goodness we’ve packed into this popular self-paced e-course, there’s a very supportive private online community to connect & share with other artists all over the world. Creating Collections for Home Décor provides the skills and knowledge to teach you everything you need to know about the lucrative home décor market – how to conceptualize and pitch full product collections. By showing art directors that you can do this, you put yourself ahead of the game, and stand out from other artists as a commercial professional. Not only are they more likely to buy your work, they are likely to buy MORE

Posted on January 18, 2018.

Happy Birthday Lilla Rogers! And a sneak peek of some of the artists birthday cards

Earlier this month we celebrated our fabulous co-founder Lilla Rogers’s birthday! It has almost become an annual tradition for Lilla’s artists to create personal birthday cards for her. This year they’re absolutely gorgeous & we thought it would be nice to share some of them with you. See for yourself! CLAIRICE GIFFORD HELEN DARDIK MARA PENNY REBECCA JONES TERRI FRY KASUBA Want to learn more about the greeting card and gift markets? Lilla can teach you all you need to know about getting your art on products in these markets! Find out more about our popular self-paced MATS A and MATS B courses & what you can learn about greeting cards & stationery or the gift market now! We hope you enjoyed the gorgeous creative cards as much as Lilla did. Happy Birthday Lilla! The MATS Team xxx

Posted on January 11, 2018.

Jan 11 – Hurry! Last chance: Bootcamp Plus!

As an art agent for over 23 years, I know a thing or two. I’ve mentored artists for years and seen daily what art directors look for in artists’ portfolios. And now I am excited to give you juicy assignments I’ve written just for my Assignment Bootcamp class to motivate and inspire you to dive in, and get cracking. I truly want to help you make the very best art that you are capable of! How exciting is that? Imagine making work that you are crazy about and that attracts the kinds of fabulous jobs that you desire! Picture being obsessed with the work you do for the assignments I give you. Let me help you get there in Assignment Bootcamp, my hugely popular e-course, now in its 5th year. Yup, I’ve been teaching this online for 4 years, and it has quite a following. Assignment Bootcamp is a full

Posted on January 9, 2018.

Hurry! Last chance: My Year of Art School!

I love when I get letters from my Make Art That Sells e-course students telling me how they love making art again, or have found their artistic voice, or have gotten representation, or snagged top commissions from work they’ve done in class. So we put together a package called My Year of Art School and we are blown away with how many people have already signed up for it! Apparently, so many of you are craving a full year of Make Art That Sells e-courses. Why? It’s because you know that the structure, support, and assignments help you create your very best work. Want to transform your art career in the next 12 months? Want 2018 mapped out for you, with an incredible learning opportunity every single month? Then the My Year of Art School bundle is exactly what you need. It’s so much cheaper than a full year of

Posted on January 4, 2018.

Last chance to sign up for Bootcamp! The classroom opens tomorrow!

Our first live course of 2018, Assignment Bootcamp will be starting on Monday the 8th of January & the classroom will be available starting tomorrow! Hurry! It’s not too late to join us if you haven’t already signed up! Want to know more? Q: Is this course for beginners or professional artists? What if I’ve already taken Bootcamp before? Lilla says: “The course is for anyone who wants to have a great time making their work better and market-ready in a supportive environment. All levels, all styles are welcome. I secretly design the assignments so that everyone benefits. We have top artists in the class as well as newbies. There’s a lot of energy in the course, and friendships develop that last for years.” “Here’s the thing: I’m cool with whatever level you’re at, from beginner to full-time art professional. I’ve taught everyone from little kids to seasoned professional artists, and to be honest, I

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Posted on December 28, 2017.

Make your 2018 resolution count! Our hugely popular Assignment Bootcamp starts in less than 2 weeks! See our students’ videos!

It’s almost time to begin a brand-new year again! Kick off your creative 2018 with a bang by signing up for Assignment Bootcamp, which starts on January 8th! Consider it a present to yourself or a resolution that you’ll actually keep! Assignment Bootcamp will help you stay motivated – the best way to improve your art career is to make more 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! Frida Hammar’s Bootcamp 2017 assignment submissions Sign up now to get something from a top art agent every single Monday, for five months, to grow your artwork, your portfolio, and your career? We’ve also got bonus materials, killer assignment prompts each month, and NEW creative monthly insights by Creative Director & Product Expert Margo Tantau, who co-teaches Creating Collections for Home Décor with me. NEW for 2018! I will be doing one of my fabulous Facebook Lives the very first day of class on January

Posted on December 14, 2017.

People buy your joy! Save on our new Bootcamp bundle!

“People buy your joy. The consumer does, the manufacturer does, the art director does. They can sense it in your work. So how do I help you find that place of joy in your art-making? That’s what I do in my courses.” – Lilla Rogers Hear what Lilla has to say about career longevity: Want to find joy in your art-making? Sign up for Assignment Bootcamp, which starts on January 8th, 2018! It’s a motivating and flexible 5-month structured program of monthly assignments to help you build a strong body of work. The course is lots of fun and is for artists (including beginners!) of all levels What will you get in Bootcamp? You’ll get fun and marketable subject matter geared toward the hottest markets such as Gift, Children’s Books, Editorial (magazines illustration), Wall Art, to name a few. The subject matter is drawn from the trend reports that Lilla

Posted on November 30, 2017.

Want to see your artwork in this year’s MATS holiday newsletter?

*New contest alert!* Art by Katie Vernon We’re feeling festive at Make Art That Sells! We’re looking for art to animate for our 2017 Make Art That Sells holiday newsletter. The winner will get their artwork animated (and will win a little something extra)! If selected, your animated art will go out in our newsletter to tons of artists, art directors, and agents! Here’s an example of animated art: Art by Kate Mason and animation by Natasha Dewitz Theme: Lilla has come up with an assignment for you to illustrate: Draw your favorite festive winter beverage! Hot cocoa with chocolate sauce? Spearmint tea with wild honey and peppermint leaves as a garnish? Brandy egg nog in a vintage shot glass? Is it in your favorite mug? Do you drink it with friends or alone on a hammock? Do you want to draw it as a recipe, listing the ingredients? How

Posted on November 28, 2017.

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Meghann Rader

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Meghann Rader who has taken MATS A and B, Bootcamp, Illustrating Children’s Books and entered our previous Global Talent Search. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design Like most artists, I’ve always been making art in some form or another. I eventually made my way to the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia where I studied painting and printmaking. Art school was a great experience but it didn’t teach me anything about making a living from my art. I left school feeling very lost and

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