It’s BACK! Assignment Bootcamp: Portfolio starts TODAY!
- Fill your portfolio with gorgeous, on-trend art designed to land you jobs
- Explore hot new art markets that need your art
- Find the joy in your art-making
… all for the same price as a couple of lattes a week!
How does it work?
- Every Monday from today until the end of October, you’ll get something new from art agent Lilla: maybe a blobby worksheet, a video tutorial, a fresh new color palette, a mini assignment, a trend board or something else. Add them together and …
- step by step, every month you’ll create a brand new illustration portfolio piece for a different art market – you’ll make one finished piece every month, along with the prep work you’ll do along the way (which has also landed our students jobs!).
And as if three months of creative inspiration at a rock bottom price isn’t enough to tempt you, here are five reasons why you need to sign up for Assignment Bootcamp: Portfolio:
Reason #1: Make art that gets you jobs
Each of the assignments for Assignment Bootcamp is based on the work that art agent Lilla sees being assigned day after day to the artists she represents, so you can be sure that they’re bang up to date and right on trend, meaning that they’re designed to build a strong illustration portfolio and land you jobs.
Lilla says: “As an art agent, I assign jobs to my artists every single day. I know what clients want to see. What they assign. What they are looking for. Which imagery, themes, and topics are hot, which color palettes are exciting, which products are selling like gangbusters, and which aren’t. So I build my assignments around those considerations.”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Erica Root for Assignment Bootcamp. Erica is now represented by Lilla Rogers Studio after Lilla spotted her art in class.
Want proof? We shared some of our student’s most recent success stories in last week’s newsletter: find it here. Plus look out for a whole new batch in our next newsletter on Thursday!
Assignment Bootcamp is a also great way to diversify your illustration portfolio and explore new art markets in an accessible and enjoyable way. The bottom line: the more markets you create art for, the more art you’ll sell.
Reason #2: It’ll keep you motivated
The past few years have been a wild ride for most of us and there’s no clear evidence of things settling down any time soon. You know that making art is really damn important right now, for you and for the universe, but also you might not know where to start, or how to keep going once you have started.
Make eye-catching, job-snagging portfolio pieces like this graphic novel page by Make Art That Sells student Kay Wolfersperger. Kay is another student who is now represented by Lilla Rogers Studio after Lilla saw her art in class.
We hear you. Assignment Bootcamp gives you a huge boost, to help you find the joy in art making again. It gives you structure and accountability, because you’re making your unique art alongside a whole bunch of other creative people. You don’t have to think about what to draw or when or what the final result will be: you just open that week’s assignment and crack on, enjoying the here and now. And right now we could all use a little bit of that.
Plus Lilla’s unique teaching method is full of whimsy and surprises, which leads us on to …
Reason #3 Lilla’s inimitable style
As well as a top art agent, Lilla has also been an educator for decades, teaching everyone from kids to college students to professional artists. She prides herself on the effectiveness of her teaching, and she works hard to make her classes enjoyable and engaging so that you’re excited to do them and your joy shines through in the work that you do.
One way of doing this is to break things down into manageable chunks and to include plenty of surprises and twists along the way, so you’re always excited about what’s coming next. So for example, you might get one or two playful Mini Assignments at the start of the month, which you then build on when you get that month’s Main Assignment, so you’re eased into it and have already done a ton of the work – and then bam! Before you know it, you’ve created a great piece of art for your portfolio.
Explore exciting and lucrative new markets for your art and create beautiful illustration portfolio pieces, like this editorial illustration by Make Art That Sells student Petra Braun.
The assignments are designed to inspire and challenge you. You’ll make fresh pieces in your own style that sell to hot markets. You’re encouraged to be yourself and do it your way, in your medium. Want in? Sign up here.
Lilla says: “Part of the way I motivate artists is to build a level of suspense over the weeks. It’s the way I teach—to break everything down into bite-sized bits so students don’t get overwhelmed, and then to build up to the final piece. I always like to give a Mini Assignment that will bring out the best in each student. How? By making it approachable, easy to draw, but with a broad scope so there is plenty of room for diversity of styles.” Speaking of which …
Reason #4 It works for everyone, regardless of style or level
Bootcamp is for everyone, whether you’re just starting out or solidly booked with paying gigs. Maybe you’ll discover a new market for your art. Maybe you’ll see yourself improving week on week. Maybe you’ll just do some art you really love. Everyone is welcome, whatever your level and whatever your aims.
Each week you’ll get something new and exciting, which all adds up to create a finished piece of art, like this journal cover design by Make Art That Sells student Sandie Sonke.
Lilla says: “The course is for anyone who wants to have a great time making their work better and market-ready in a supportive environment. All levels, all styles are welcome. I secretly design the assignments so that everyone benefits. We have top artists in the class as well as newbies. There’s a lot of energy in the course, and friendships develop that last for years.” Which reminds us …
Reason #5 You get to be part of a super supportive community
Making art can sometimes be a lonely experience: finding a supportive community can be gold.
Get something from art agent Lilla every week for three months and make gorgeous art in your own style, like this stunning illustration portfolio piece by Make Art That Sells student Maria del Socorro Vega Hernandez.
In Assignment Bootcamp, as with all our courses, you suddenly have a network of wonderful creative people who are working on the same piece of artwork that you are. You have company! Support! People who get it!
Whatever stage you’re at you’ll be able to find someone who understands where you’re at, plus it’s an incredible learning opportunity to see how other artists tackle the same assignment that you’re working on. There’s nothing better than making your best artwork with a lively group of like-minded students.
Are you ready to sign up? Are you ready to wake up every Monday to something new and inspiring from a top art agent? Are you ready to create some cool market-savvy art for your illustration portfolio?
Don’t miss out – class starts TODAY!
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
P.S. Did you miss the FREE Live Zoom with Lilla on Friday? Watch the replay below.
