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Posted on January 4, 2017.

Video Series Part 3: Illustrating Children’s Books

Welcome to part 3 of our 5 part video series on ‘Illustrating Children’s Books. 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 3: How to do a vintage children’s book look What you’ll learn in this video: How to use a light box and tracing paper to make the flat layers How to make digital art have warmth How to add drama with only three colors Why a retro look is popular Your mini assignment for today is: Draw a pencil in only three flat colors. Think about including the eraser, metal bit, typography, wood, graphite, shadow. #matskidbook If you’re having problems viewing this video or want to download it please click here. *** Ready to dive in and make a commitment to your success as a children’s book illustrator? Sign up HERE. Hurry! This class

Posted on January 3, 2017.

Video Series Part 2: Illustrating Children’s Books

Welcome to part 2 of our 5 part video series on ‘Illustrating Children’s Books. 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 2: Do I need to draw realistically to do a Children’s Book? What you’ll learn in this video: How you can approach drawing for a Children’s book. The different ways other illustrators have drawn characters or subject matter. How you can take an object (not a person or animal) and give it personality. That giving your character or subject matter personality is key. Your mini assignment for today is: Find your favorite children’s book character. Take a photo. (Be sure to credit the artist) Upload it to Instagram with #matskidbook If you’re having problems viewing this video or want to download it please click here. *** Ready to dive in and make

Posted on January 2, 2017.

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

Posted on December 27, 2016.

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

Posted on December 23, 2016.

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

Posted on December 22, 2016.

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

Posted on December 21, 2016.

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

Posted on December 20, 2016.

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

Posted on December 20, 2016.

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

Posted on December 19, 2016.

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

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