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Posted on October 1, 2018.

Portfolio Review Live begins today! FREE downloadable worksheet!

Have you always wanted to see how a top agent reviews a portfolio? From over 30 years in the business, top art agent Lilla Rogers has boatloads of wisdom to share. Earlier this year, Lilla hosted her brand-new e-course, MATS Portfolio Review Live, where she shared a ton of insider insights from her years as a successful illustrator and top art agent on how to make your portfolio more marketable and appealing to art directors. The first round was so popular, we’re running the live course again – and class begins TODAY! Each week for four weeks, Lilla Rogers will review a randomly selected artist’s website in an hour-long in-depth LIVE portfolio review on Facebook Live. The participant will be chosen at random each week, and it could be YOU! In addition, Lilla will offer tons of advice to help you succeed in your career. You never know what will happen in each review as they are live and unscripted! Each week comes with Lilla’s arty downloadable worksheets. Here is one on

Posted on September 27, 2018.

Have you always dreamt of illustrating your own children’s book? Find out how!

Have you always dreamt of illustrating your own children’s book? Find out how from industry insiders, top art agent Lilla Rogers and top art children’s book art director Zoë Tucker! Many of our students who have taken the course multiple times have gone on to get agents and book deals precisely from the work they did in class! Read our success stories here! Check out our gorgeous classroom where you’ll live for 5 weeks. You’ll get: Facebook Live broadcasts from class where you can interact with Lilla and Zoë! Your choice of one of three carefully-chosen original texts for you to illustrate. This will give you structure for the course, and allow you to dive in instantly. Fifteen in-depth videos with Lilla and Zoe on every aspect of the creating and pitching of your children’s book, growing your creative business, and Lilla’s art technique demonstrations Interviews with top art directors and successful illustrators. We ask them everything you

Posted on September 20, 2018.

What will YOUR children’s  book  look like? Free taster lesson!

Your teachers, Zoë and Lilla Meet top art agent Lilla Rogers and brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker, who will guide you every step of the way to creating your own children’s book pitch! They love to teach, have tons of knowledge, and break down the assignments step-by-step to assist you in making your very best work. You’ll make art in a supportive environment that will encourage you to thrive. What do I get in the course? This is a live course that runs every day for five weeks beginning October 15th to November 18th, 2018. By the end of class, you’ll create a brilliant children’s book pitch to help you land your dream children’s book gig. You’ll get over 20 videos, weekly assignments, live weekly video reviews, interviews with publishers and illustrators, and more. It’s co-taught by top art agent Lilla Rogers and highly-respected children’s book art director Zoë Tucker. What kind of work comes out of this

Posted on September 14, 2018.

Hear what some of our students had to say about Portfolio Review Live!

Have you always wanted to see how a top agent reviews a portfolio? From over 30 years in the business, Lilla Rogers has boatloads of wisdom to share. We launched our first ever MATS Portfolio Review Live e-course in June 2018, and it was so overwhelmingly popular that we’ve decided to run it again in February! February’s course is going to take a good look at what Lilla looks for as an agent in an artist’s social media and website, with a focus this round on Instagram and Pinterest. Watch Lilla live as she shares her screen and hear her review websites and social media. She’ll discuss: What can you do to attract attention? What does the art director or agent look for? What type of post gets the most hits? How can you use Instagram stories and highlights to show off your work? Join us for this dynamic, fully-live

Posted on September 6, 2018.

Meet the six new artists being represented by Lilla Rogers Studio!

We want to give a big giant shout out to everyone who entered the GTS this year. The competition was fierce! So many of you went on to get commissions and agents from the exposure, and we are delighted for your successes! Those that keep at it, and grow their work, will succeed. That’s the simple formula. We are so delighted that Kendra Binney was the grand prize winner. And the exciting part was that the work was so outstanding that Lilla and her studio ladies couldn’t resist taking on ALL SIX of the finalists! Interesting fact: The judges’ six finalists’ picks were all MATS students! MATS works! Meet all six of Lilla’s newest artists Kendra Binney, Portland, Oregon I’ve been following Kendra since we discovered her work in my Make Art That Sells courses four years ago where she stood out with her dreamy, magical style for a wall art assignment. While we know that she is capable of gorgeous

Posted on August 30, 2018.

Lilla’s expert advice on managing creative overwhelm and building your confidence

Lilla often gets great questions from MATS students creating artwork that sells, and some of the common challenges they face in building their creative careers. One question she is often asked is about confidence, so we decided to share her useful insights with our readers in the hopes that others might find her advice useful as well. A MATS student writes: Lilla, I often have times when I feel confident about my art, and totally believe that I can do this. No doubt about it. I was a graphic designer before I had my children (trained in the days when I had to do it all by hand!) but my love of drawing pushed me to want to do more. I had no training in actual art as I went straight from school to graphics, but have drawn f o r e v e r! When I start on these courses

Posted on August 24, 2018.

How to embrace your messy, beautiful, perfectly imperfect creative life

How do you fancy joining MATS co-founders Lilla Rogers and Beth Kempton for a very special webinar, exploring how to embrace your messy, beautiful, perfectly imperfect creative life? To celebrate the launch of Beth’s gorgeous new book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’, Lilla and Beth are going to be diving deep in an exclusive LIVE webinar called “How to embrace your messy, beautiful, perfectly imperfect creative life”. They will be exploring: Comparison Acceptance Dealing with rejection Staying in your own lane Finding beauty in your life right now Want to join? This exclusive webinar is available to anyone who pre-orders a copy of Beth’s book before its release on Thursday August 30, 2018. To get access, just follow these three simple steps: Pre-order ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’, from Amazon or any other retailer or independent bookstore (*If you are in the US or Canada

Posted on August 17, 2018.

Announcing the 2018 global talent search winner(s)!

What an incredible field of talent! The level of mastery and beauty made the decision incredibly exciting yet super challenging. We are grateful to our impressive panel of VIP judges who narrowed down the field from 50 semi-finalists to six, from which we were then tasked with selecting a winner. We loved seeing the work for the final assignment, which was to illustrate a short section of one of three texts to create a double-page picture book spread. After hours of discussion and deliberation here at the Studio, including reviewing the entire body of work of each artist, we are delighted to reveal the winner of our international search for our next artist, our Global Talent Search! Based on mastery of work and originality of style, we are delighted to announce that the winner of our Global Talent Search, and next represented artist, Kendra Binney! (Scroll down for more BIG news!) Kendra Binney, Portland, Oregon I’ve been following Kendra since we discovered her work in my Make Art That Sells courses four years ago where she

Posted on August 16, 2018.

LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR MATS MBA!

Hurry! Today is your last chance to join us for three weeks of blasting your creative career to the next level with badass female entrepreneurs Lilla Rogers and Beth Kempton. Registration closes TODAY at 11.59pm PDT, so hurry! Join us here. Sign up today and blast your way to success with MATS MBA! In this super inspiring, fun and practical three-week course in creative business, you’ll learn: Beth & Lilla’s top 10 tips for radical career success How to monetize what makes you $pecial—why people will pay for your unique brand (and yes, you have one!) How to fall in love with your business and wake up every day rarin’ to go (whether you are starting out or want to go to the next level with your creative business) How to promote yourself in a way that you actually enjoy—that fits your personality type—and yet is proven to draw clients to you

Posted on August 9, 2018.

BRAND-NEW COURSE ON CREATIVE BUSINESS CO-TAUGHT BY BADASS ENTREPRENEURS LILLA ROGERS & BETH KEMPTON: MATS MBA (MONEY BADASS)! SIGN UP NOW! CLASS BEGINS NEXT WEEK!

Picture yourself waking up every morning excited about your career. Imagine what it would feel like to make a great living from your creativity. Imagine that you’ve got great systems that you actually enjoy using that relieve stress, that you know exactly what your goals are and that you have a user-friendly action plan to achieve said goals. How great would that be? My philosophy on business So many of my students have repeatedly asked me for a course on the business side of things, and so now, for the first time ever, I’m offering my brand-new course, MATS MBA (Money BadAss), along with my hero and co-founder of Make Art That Sells, Beth Kempton. This course will teach you everything you need to know so that you thrive. Is this course for you? Do you want to start a creative business, or make your current one more fun and even

Make money from making art!