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Celia Worrall Make Art That Sells The MATS Festive Student Showcase - part 9

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 9

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 9 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Celia Worrall – Celia Worrall Designs My Christmas Cards are fun, colourful and bright. I have taken the MATS A October 2015 course and I am excited to take the Bootcamp course in 2016. The MATS A classes were incredibly inspirational. They help my work evolve and greatly increased my creativity. I learnt many important lessons – such as the importance of designs “popping” in small format. The classes gave me great insight into delivering art that sells. My next steps are to continue to work on my portfolio and set up my website. I am also hoping to gain representation from an agent. See more of Celia’s work here: Facebook

melissaiWai Make Art That Sells The MATS Festive Student Showcase - part 8

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 8

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 8 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Trudi Murray I have challenged myself to make a black and white illustration every day in Advent and post them day by day on my social media channels. So far, so good! (I’ve managed it every day). While doing MATS A, I decided to make more use of the daily doodles and sketches I already do in my sketchbook. I realised that they can be a strong part of my portfolio, showing who I am and what I think about. So, next year, I aim to mine the rich seam of beautiful weirdness already in my sketchbooks, and get it on my website! I also want to look for an agent,

SandrineMonnier winterwonderland Make Art That Sells The MATS Festive Student Showcase - part 7

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 7

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 7 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Colee Wilkinson This holiday scene was composed using elements from my recent MATSB class. An animated version can be viewed on the landing page of my website This time last year, I knew so little about the illustration and licensing business. Taking both MATSA and MATSB in 2015 opened up a whole new world for me, strengthened my commitment and prepared me for professional level projects. I look forward to MATSC, building my portfolio and making lots of art in 2016! See more of Colee’s work here: Website | Instagram | Facebook *** Linda Arandas It’s been quite a growing season for me as I participated in the Global Talent Search

anneLehman Make Art That Sells The MATS Festive Student Showcase - part 6

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 6

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 6 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Lisa Nishimura I designed this Vintage Holiday Ornaments Card in the self-paced Mats B class. I have taken MATS A, and started MATS B self-paced Taking the MATS classes have been the best things I’ve done for myself in 2015. I’ve learned so much and experimented with different styles in such a short amount of time. I’ve signed up for the big bundle so I am looking forward to continuing to learn and grow in 2016. See more of Lisa’s work here: Website | Blog *** Christine Anderson I wanted to take a vintage and unique spin on Christmas. This is approx. 14″x 17″ and done with color pencil. I have

Canigrin Chen Make Art That Sells The MATS Festive Student Showcase - part 5

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 5

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 5 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Lisa Kirkbride This image is a Christmas themed image for a promotional postcard we are producing for the art collective I am now a member of – Finch & Foxglove. We all worked to a consistent coloured palette and the image was inspired by the designs I made for the party paper assignment in Week 5 of MATSB. I have taken MATSA (twice!), MATSB (twice!), MATS Creating Collections for Home Decor, Bootcamp (twice!) & I also had a fantastic time at the Global Art Gathering. MATS has given me more confidence, tools and industry knowledge and the assignments have been both challenging and fun. As a result of MATS I am

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 4

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 4 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Mara Penny Winter Forest: Winter birds, pine cones and edelweiss inspired by Bavarian folk art. I have taken MATS A twice, MATS B twice, Bootcamp twice, Global Talent Search twice, MATS Creating Collections for Home Decor and attended the Global Art Gathering –  I’m a little bit obsessed ;) MATS changed my life. True story. MATS started a fire inside of me that I thought had gone out. I am madly chasing my dream to become a full time artist and MATS has given me the tools to do that. I met a group of women in Brighton, at the Global Art Gathering, and was asked to join their art collective,

Gumdrops, Glitter and the importance of Play

Every Tuesday afternoon, Lilla Rogers, top international art agent, has been doing live video interactive Periscopes sharing her thoughts, answering questions and giving out advice to artists. If you haven’t stopped in to say hello, please do. Simply download the Periscope app and “follow” @ LillaRogers. This past Tuesday, just for fun, she demonstrated making holiday ornaments from gumdrops and glitter… yum! Lilla believes in the power of play and making the time for yourself to explore creative outlets. “People buy your joy” is a well-loved mantra by Lilla. And what a better time for a recharge and break to play than during the busy and hectic holiday season. “Creative play energizes you and gets you back to the joy of making art, unpressured and without a deadline,” says Lilla. Check out the full Periscope here on Katch. Here’s your step-by-step guide on making your own gumdrop holiday ornament. 1. Some

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 3

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 3 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Courtney Beth Keller / One Little Printshop This little llama in the snow with a disco ornament began its life as a design for the Illustration Advent Calendar that my art collective (Finch & Foxglove) is doing. I should add that all the members of the Finch & Foxglove Collective are MATS alum. I’ve taken MATS Bootcamp, MATS A&B and MATS Home Decor. I can hardly believe it’s only been during 2015 that I have taken all the MATS courses; the personal growth in my creative world this year has been astounding to me, and I credit the inspiration, information and community I have experienced through my MATS courses. I have

Christine Benda Make Art That Sells The MATS Festive Student Showcase - part 2

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 2

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase part 2 of the festive designs and products they have created for the season. See all the festive showcase posts here *** Christine Benda I created a little Christmas fox sitting on a soft little snow cloud. He is the first image I created without using paper and only using Illustrator and Photoshop! I’ve just finished MATS A October 2015 and I’ve signed up for self-paced MATS B. I loved working on my MATS assignments and I think I learned a lot about how I work and how to improve. I have learned to stay positive! I want to work my way through MATS B and continue to work on my portfolio. See more of Christine’s work here: https://www.christinebenda.com/ *** Caroline Bonne Muller / Cartita Design Holiday Greeting Card ‘ Santa Girl is

ReneeCiufo Make Art That Sells The MATS Festive Student Showcase - part 1

The MATS Festive Student Showcase – part 1

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 1. See all the festive showcase posts here Renee Ciufo Every year I design a new Christmas card and coffee mug. They’re huge sellers! I get a lot of repeat customers. This years’ illustration is a peaceful snow scene with two red-nosed deer and a couple snowmen on the other side. This card is for sale in Renee’s Etsy store I have taken MATS Bootcamp which helped me enormously relax my style. I have enjoyed creating, because it’s not so much laborious and more of ME comes out in my art. I am eternally grateful and will be signing up for more classes soon. See more of Renee’s work here: Website | Etsy | Society6 |