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HURRY! The MATS GIANT CYBER SALE ends today! Last chance to save up to 50% off all MATS 2018 courses!

Hurry! This is your best opportunity to save big; our BIGGEST sale of the year ends tonight!   Here’s what’s on offer:  50% OFF: The ART JUICE PACK bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  50% OFF: The REP PREP bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  50% OFF: The ART BIZ BLAST bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  50% OFF: The MY YEAR OF ART SCHOOL bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  30% OFF: MATS A self-paced course  30% OFF: MATS B self-paced course  30% OFF: MATS Creating Collections for Home Décor self-paced course  30% OFF: MATS Assignment Bootcamp (January 2018 start)  30% OFF: Illustrating Children’s Books (February 2018 start)  30% OFF: Portfolio Review by Lilla (brand new for 2018!)  There’s something for every budget in our sale, but all offers must end TONIGHT! Don’t miss out – act now! 


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5 Reasons why our brand-new ‘My Year of Art School’ bundle is for you!

Lots of our students have asked for a whole year of Lilla and Make Art That Sells so we’ve put together this amazing 50%-off bundle to help you make 2018 the year your art shines! See what Lilla has to say about the bundle below: You’ll get 12 solid months of our highly-regarded, power-packed courses You’ll have accountability & deadlines to keep you motivated and on track You’ll broaden your portfolio by doing assignments for a range of markets which potentially increases your income You’ll learn everything you need to be a thriving illustrator—from business tips to portfolio tips to even drawing faces! You can spend 2018 with Lilla and her incomparable brand of support and encouragement! Lilla says, “I am particularly excited about this bundle! I know they will be a very motivated bunch and it’ll be a joy to watch them grow.” Because this is such a special bundle,


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The MATS GIANT CYBER SALE is still on! New classes! Big savings! This week only!

I’ve got so many exciting new things to share with you in 2018! I’m launching a new series of video tutorials called Lilla’s Art Recipes We’re launching an exciting new class about the business side of making money from doing what you love (based on huge demand from our dear MATS students!) I’ll be doing live portfolio reviews for students The Global Talent Search is coming back bigger and better than ever And guess what? If you sign up for any of these things in our Cyber Sale (going on now!), you’ll get a big discount on all these exciting courses we have planned! We’ll roll the sales out again in early 2018 at full price, but act now to get your place at a discount! Here’s a sneak peek of what I’m working on for Bootcamp next year: Hurry and sign up now! The sale will be over on Monday,


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The MATS GIANT CYBER SALE is HERE! 30-50% off everything!!

Click here to download our handy course guide! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, the holidays are coming, but we’re also really excited because today we’re kicking off our GIANT CYBER SALE, which is the biggest MATS sale of the year! Lilla writes: “I was so energized by today’s Facebook Live with my fabulous students, that I decided we should launch the GIANT CYBER SALE early!” Due to popular demand, we’re launching the GIANT CYBER SALE now! Head over to our site for huge savings NOW! All your old favorites and some exciting new classes for next year are heavily discounted, but for this week only! All the new courses will be relaunching next year at full price. Sign up now to save big! Let me teach you how to get beautiful projects like this. How do you get your art on products like these? Let me teach you!


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Lilla’s vintage bingo board!

I thought it would be fun to make you a key vintage bingo board so you could analyze your portfolio of work. I’ve listed the kinds of subject matter that attract top jobs. How many squares of the bingo board can you check off? (Post on Instagram using hashtag #MATSbingo. I’d love to see!) Are you missing some categories? Are you loving a particular one and want to get more work in that category? Want to broaden your portfolio to attract more work? Or maybe you want to freshen up your style in your favorite category with inspiring assignments that I’ve written to help you do just that! Now’s a great time, because our BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR starts TOMORROW! Up to 50% off! Keep an eye on your inbox and our website for details on the sale. Make more art, make better art, get more work. xo Lilla


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Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Vicky Woodgate

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 Vicky Woodgate who has taken Bootcamp, MATS A, MATS B and MATS Creating Collections for home Decor.  Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design I have always wanted to be an artist from as far back as l can remember, so as soon as l could l sped off to art school studying at Chelsea School of Art in London. I finished my degree in Illustration and Graphic Design and like most students went and found myself on round the world back-packing trips. While away l got opportunities to


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Competition Alert: Guess the name of the new MATS course!

We’re holding an exciting competition to celebrate a BRAND NEW COURSE launching in spring 2018! You’ll have your chance to sign up for this new course & several others during the MATS GIANT CYBER SALE which will be on from November 21st-27th! TO ENTER:  – GUESS THE NAME OF THE NEW MATS COURSE! – Add your guess(es) in the comments of the pinned Facebook post (see link below) – You can guess as many times as you like! – The deadline to submit your guess is November 19th at 11:59pm PST – The winner will be announced on November 20th! ENTER HERE: www.facebook.com/makeartthatsells (see pinned post) Keep an eye on @MakeArtThatSells on Instagram for hints! The first hint will be shared tomorrow but feel free to start guessing anytime! The winner will get all this goodness, worth over $200 in a cool Lilla Rogers Studio tote bag! The prize includes: 2 Candles 3 Children’s books A fabric


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Three things NEVER to do for a brilliant art career

There are three things NEVER to do for a brilliant art career: 1.) Stop learning new things. Keep drawing the same things over and over. 2.) Don’t make a lot of art. Stay uninspired and don’t make time for new work. 3.) Don’t keep up with what art directors & successful artists have to say.   But if you DO want a brilliant art career, take MATS and supercharge your art! Perhaps you want to increase your sales on Etsy with new and better work. Or maybe you want to learn about new markets. Perhaps your career has stalled and you want to get reinvigorated. Maybe you want to try something new. Or maybe you just plain love being surrounded by all that great support and inspiration. Lilla doing one of the things she does best! Why should you take one of our popular self-paced MATS A / MATS B


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Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Felicia Spahr

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 Felicia Spahr who has taken MATS A. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design After years of being in advertising, then starting my own business, I suddenly had a powerful insight: that I was an artist, and I needed to do something about it. I fell in love with painting, and committed to sitting down at my kitchen table every day and making art like my life depended on it. I basically went from Square 0 (non-existent drawing and painting skills) to…something much better :) Lilla always says “People


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MATS works! Alumni success stories from students who took MATS A & B

I’m constantly blown away by my students and I really love watching your art keep getting better and better! The MATS community is like no other and it really is a wonderfully supportive group. Today, I want to share some recent successes from MATS alumni who have taken our popular MATS A and MATS B classes! Please join me in congratulating them! MATS Works! KRISHNAA SHYAM Krishnaa launched a kickstarter campaign last week to manufacture her silk scarves. Krishnaa writes: MATS taught me to always believe in yourself and go after what you want. To know that constantly working and pushing yourself out of you comfort zone can lead to delightful and interesting results. MATS also helped me as an individual to never give up and that every artist has something original and special to offer. Read Krishnaa’s Alumni Success interview here. LIV WAN Liv was commissioned by Snapchat to