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Video Series Part 1: Illustrating Children’s Books

Welcome to our 5 part video series on ‘Illustrating Children’s Books. Each day this week, a video will be published where you can gather insight from Lilla Rogers, Art Agent and Zoe Tucker, Children’s Book Art Director. There will also be mini assignments each day for you to enjoy and share on Instagram. Ready to dive in and make a commitment to your success as a children’s book illustrator? Sign up HERE. Hurry! This class will fill! Part 1: Simple steps to create your own children’s book illustration pitch What you’ll learn in this video: A really easy way to get started with your children’s book illustration pitch How ears of the bunny, for example, can be used to show emotion How an editorial artist can leverage their existing work What Zoe means by having your characters “tell a story” Why all characters should be equally dressed Why a gorgeous setting

visionboard Make Art That Sells What’s your passion goal for 2017?

What’s your passion goal for 2017?

I don’t make resolutions. I make passion goals. (Resolutions seems so bummer-y, and passion goals are about stuff you actually want to do!)  What is your passion goal for 2017? What would be fun for you? What gets you up in the morning?   Getting super-inspired to draw stuff Discovering how to make your artwork even better Learning to illustrate a children’s book Licensing your own home décor collection Making loads of cash from your gorgeous art (yes, it is totally possible). Check out our hugely popular FREE 3-part video series, Drawing your way to a Lucrative Career! It’s got fun exercises and even a quiz to help you pick the right course for you! Here are some 5-minute vision board sketches that artists created from the Video Series and shared on Instagram. Clockwise from top left: Patrice Horvath, glitter_earth, Trisha Klempel, lucy.two.shoes Didn’t get what you really wanted for

stay open Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #12

Twelve Days of Affirmations #12

Welcome to Day Twelve of  “12 Days of Affirmations” by Lilla. We hope that these inspire, encourage, and make you smile during this holiday season. Please feel free to share the affirmations on Instagram and let us know if they’ve helped you or if they’ve inspired you to create one of your own. Use the #makeartthatsells so we can be sure to see them. Lilla has used affirmations as a powerful tool for her entire career, and she’s lettered her own favorite ones to help guide your own career and art practice. Affirmations are a great way to program your beliefs so that you move in the direction you want your life to go. By repeating a key phrase, you reframe your beliefs in a subtle, but powerful way. Post them in key places around your house or workspace. Lilla says, “My morning mirror is covered with sticky notes of affirmations

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Twelve Days of Affirmations #11

Welcome to Day Eleven of  “12 Days of Affirmations” by Lilla. We hope that these inspire, encourage, and make you smile during this holiday season. Please feel free to share the affirmations on Instagram and let us know if they’ve helped you or if they’ve inspired you to create one of your own. Use the #makeartthatsells so we can be sure to see them. Lilla has used affirmations as a powerful tool for her entire career, and she’s lettered her own favorite ones to help guide your own career and art practice. Affirmations are a great way to program your beliefs so that you move in the direction you want your life to go. By repeating a key phrase, you reframe your beliefs in a subtle, but powerful way. Post them in key places around your house or workspace. Lilla says, “My morning mirror is covered with sticky notes of affirmations

Shine Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #10

Twelve Days of Affirmations #10

Welcome to Day Ten of  “12 Days of Affirmations” by Lilla. We hope that these inspire, encourage, and make you smile during this holiday season. Please feel free to share the affirmations on Instagram and let us know if they’ve helped you or if they’ve inspired you to create one of your own. Use the #makeartthatsells so we can be sure to see them. Lilla has used affirmations as a powerful tool for her entire career, and she’s lettered her own favorite ones to help guide your own career and art practice. Affirmations are a great way to program your beliefs so that you move in the direction you want your life to go. By repeating a key phrase, you reframe your beliefs in a subtle, but powerful way. Post them in key places around your house or workspace. Lilla says, “My morning mirror is covered with sticky notes of affirmations

Leah Malmos Holiday Joy2017 Make Art That Sells MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 - part 10

MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 – part 10

Happy Festive season! We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase some festive designs and products they have created for the season. Here is part 9. See all the festive showcase posts here as they unfold. *** Leah Malmos This is new work I have created for the Holiday season. This is a placement print with hand lettering, available for license for all types of markets like paper and/or party paper. I have taken MATS B, Home Decor and the Children’s Illustration Course. I look forward to taking Bootcamp in 2017 to keep my portfolio fresh and exciting with new trends including networking with amazing artists across the world. 2017 will be the best yet in my career because I feel all of the work I am putting in is creating new and exciting opportunities for me. I can’t wait! See

respect brain Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #9

Twelve Days of Affirmations #9

Welcome to Day Nine of  “12 Days of Affirmations” by Lilla. We hope that these inspire, encourage, and make you smile during this holiday season. Please feel free to share the affirmations on Instagram and let us know if they’ve helped you or if they’ve inspired you to create one of your own. Use the #makeartthatsells so we can be sure to see them. Lilla has used affirmations as a powerful tool for her entire career, and she’s lettered her own favorite ones to help guide your own career and art practice. Affirmations are a great way to program your beliefs so that you move in the direction you want your life to go. By repeating a key phrase, you reframe your beliefs in a subtle, but powerful way. Post them in key places around your house or workspace. Lilla says, “My morning mirror is covered with sticky notes of affirmations

Kim Fleming Winter Forest Make Art That Sells MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 - part 9

MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 – part 9

Happy Festive season! We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase some festive designs and products they have created for the season. Here is part 9. See all the festive showcase posts here as they unfold. *** Ashley Lotecki | Ashley Lotecki Design This year I’ve been focused on developing and crafting a line of products that feature my illustrations and hand lettering using different techniques. I am excited to say that I will be launching my own e-commerce store very soon! Here is a peek at one of my original wooden ornament designs “Gingerbread Man,” which I laser etched and cut, then hand-finished. The MATS classes have been a great way to have designated time for me to focus on further developing my voice as an artist – with a stronger voice I’ve been able to, and continue to, push

play biz Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #8

Twelve Days of Affirmations #8

Welcome to Day Eight of  “12 Days of Affirmations” by Lilla. We hope that these inspire, encourage, and make you smile during this holiday season. Please feel free to share the affirmations on Instagram and let us know if they’ve helped you or if they’ve inspired you to create one of your own. Use the #makeartthatsells so we can be sure to see them. Lilla has used affirmations as a powerful tool for her entire career, and she’s lettered her own favorite ones to help guide your own career and art practice. Affirmations are a great way to program your beliefs so that you move in the direction you want your life to go. By repeating a key phrase, you reframe your beliefs in a subtle, but powerful way. Post them in key places around your house or workspace. Lilla says, “My morning mirror is covered with sticky notes of affirmations

ChristmasPostcards Make Art That Sells MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 - part 8

MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 – part 8

Happy Festive season! We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase some festive designs and products they have created for the season. Here is part 8. See all the festive showcase posts here as they unfold. *** Mateja Lukežič | Mima illustration You can get a holiday spirit with this lovely and colorful postcards. Find out more here So many things I have learned through the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ course. I have learned how to develop a great illustrations for children’s books, how to see and read the text and make characters (poses, emotions) and enviroment the best possible. The course showed me inside information from the children’s book industry and how to contact the art director. And the most important, to be kind to yourself, to believe that I can make it. We had a book fair a few days