Your mission today is to take a photo of something in your house/apartment that you love, that has any kind of art on it, and identify its market. I’ll go first. Here’s my travel pencil bag. It’s a zipper tote by Blue Q with art on it that we licensed by our artist Carolyn Gavin. #mymatsprep #giftmarket The “Gift Market” means things that you might buy as a gift for yourself or someone else. They tend to be smaller items, than say, the Home Décor market, which is things like lamps and pillows. Next up: Here’s a journal that I love to travel with. It’s by Chronicle. We licensed our artist Suzy Ultman for this project. This would be categorized as for the Paper Market. #mymatsprep #Papermarket Here’s a list of the ten markets I cover in the Make Art That Sells e-courses. Hopefully this will make identifying your product
THE BIG REVEAL! Announcing the 2015 Global Talent Search Winners
And the winner is… KATE MASON! Giant congratulations to Kate Mason for her extraordinary work! Her lush, ripe, saturated color infuses her patterns and product designs. It’s the opposite of a limited palette; it’s about subtle nuances of color. I love how she can have happy palettes and very sophisticated ones, too. We believe in the broad appeal of her work, yet at the same time she’s able to convey a sophisticated, charming individuality. We feel that her style is irresistible. We are delighted to now be the exclusive agency representing Kate. We can’t wait to fill her docket with commissions, licenses, and consultations with VIPs. Art directors, contact us to get dibs on Kate for your projects! Read more about the prizes Kate’s won here. We’re thrilled to announce that we are taking on two more of the finalists! Katie Vernon Can you find the gnome in the piece
Day One: Mini Assignment #myMATSprep
It’s prep time for the upcoming MATS A/B courses that begin Oct.19th! Lilla has created a series of five mini assignments to get you ready all this week before the course starts next Monday. Sign up today for the incredibe course. It’s the last time Lilla is doing live reivews! You don’t want to miss out on getting your work in front of her. Post your work for each of the week’s assignments on Instagram with the hashtag #mymatsprep. From Lilla: DAY 1. Mini assignment Number 1: Nuts for Neutrals Your mission is to gather some nuts and match the colors. Since these Mini Prep assignments are written for you, you make your rules. You can gather actual nuts or use photos from online. Your definition of nuts can even include things like coconuts! What I’m going for here is that you delve deeply into gorgeous shades of brown. Why? Because
How our MATS Alumni have been rocking it in 2015! (Part 3)
Continuing our series of alumni successes, here is part 3. So does ‘Make Art That Sells’ actually work? Do artists who take the class actually sell more art? Well yes, they do. We asked class participants for examples of their successes since taking the course, and were staggered by the response, bearing in mind that some people only took the course earlier in the year. Here is part 1 in our series. Students have since secured licensing deals in the gift, editorial, baby apparel, bolt fabric, wall art, greetings, home décor, paper and fashion markets, many have won competitions and a number have been signed for representation. It’s also really important to say that people join Make Art That Sells (MATS) at different stages of their creative journey. Some are nearly ready to seek out work, others less so. For many people the greatest breakthrough is a new level of
How our MATS Alumni have been rocking it in 2015! (Part 2)
Continuing our series of alumni successes, here is part 2. So does ‘Make Art That Sells’ actually work? Do artists who take the class actually sell more art? Well yes, they do. We asked class participants for examples of their successes since taking the course, and were staggered by the response, bearing in mind that some people only took the course earlier in the year. Here is part 1 in our series. Students have since secured licensing deals in the gift, editorial, baby apparel, bolt fabric, wall art, greetings, home décor, paper and fashion markets, many have won competitions and a number have been signed for representation. It’s also really important to say that people join Make Art That Sells (MATS) at different stages of their creative journey. Some are nearly ready to seek out work, others less so. For many people the greatest breakthrough is a new level of
Make Mine a Mini – a short video from alumni Adriana Hernandez
We love this video from MATS Alumni Adriana Hernandez “The Make Art That Sells Course at the Lilla Roger’s Studio School helped me learn to better manage my time and keep my head in times of stress. (an animated short)” *** Would you like to find your design path and a wonderful community to travel along with and experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place Monday 19 October 2015, registration is open here! This is the last time that Lilla will be providing live feedback for MATS A/B, so join us now to be in with a chance of having your work reviewed in class!
#myMATSprep starting next week and awesome new downloadables
There is so much good stuff going on with the upcoming MATS A and B classes, it’s hard to know where to begin! First off we’re super excited to announce that Zoë Tucker, an Art Director in the publishing industry, is doing a guest review in the upcoming MATS A with Lilla. Zoë is an independent Art Director in Brighton, U.K. She has over 17 years in the publishing industry working in-house for Random House, Penguin and Scholastic. Zoë will be highlighting a selection of assignments in week three of MATS A giving feedback and invaluable advice to MATS students. Who knows she may just find her next Illustrator and it might just be YOU! Don’t forget this is the last time Lilla is doing MATS A and B LIVE and with the reviews of your assignments. Get your work in front of Lilla while you can. You don’t want to miss this!! We’re also so
How our MATS Alumni have been rocking it in 2015! (Part 1)
So does ‘Make Art That Sells’ actually work? Do artists who take the class actually sell more art? Well yes, they do. We asked class participants for examples of their successes since taking the course, and were staggered by the response, bearing in mind that some people only took the course earlier in the year. Here is part 1 in our series. Students have since secured licensing deals in the gift, editorial, baby apparel, bolt fabric, wall art, greetings, home décor, paper and fashion markets, many have won competitions and a number have been signed for representation. It’s also really important to say that people join Make Art That Sells (MATS) at different stages of their creative journey. Some are nearly ready to seek out work, others less so. For many people the greatest breakthrough is a new level of confidence in their work, a fresh love of creating, or
What I learnt in class video from Caroline Bonne Muller of Cartita Design
We love this video from MATS Alumni Caroline Bonne Muller of Cartita Design to describe what she had learnt from the Make Art That Sells course. *** Would you like to find your design path and a wonderful community to travel along with and experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, registration is open here! This is the last time that Lilla will be providing live feedback, so join us now to be in with a chance of having your work reviewed in class!
Welcome to Speed Art Dating: a micro retreat.
Lilla Rogers is one of the most successful illustration agents in the industry as well as an author, beloved teacher and visionary entrepreneur. It should come as no surprise than that she is also doing some super amazing things for the over three dozen high-caliber artists she represents. This past weekend, Lilla hosted an incredible micro retreat at her colorful studio and home outside of Boston MA. Six of her top artists flew in from all over North America and had the chance to meet with Creative Directors from top companies. Lilla with her inimitable brand of wit, warmth, and wisdom is a natural teacher. She taught two inspiring and creative workshops during the retreat with these artists: Helen Dardik Lisa DeJohn Carolyn Gavin Tara Lilly, Global Talent Search 2014 Winner Suzy Ultman Sarah Walsh On the first day, Lilla led the artists in Creative Workshop 1: “Block Printing”. The artists carved large rubber blocks and then printed onto lush