Our first LIVE course of the year, Assignment Bootcamp: Portfolio, starts THIS MONDAY, January 9th! For just £99 (approx. $119), you could pack your portfolio with gorgeous art designed to land you jobs and representation! We love to see all the gigs our students get as a result of the art they make for this class – no wonder it’s the most popular course we run. Read some of our success stories below.
One of the great things about Assignment Bootcamp is that it’s fabulous for everyone, no matter what level you’re at – art agent Lilla carefully designs the assignments so they bring out the best in everyone – and no matter how much time you have to put in.
Plus with something from art agent Lilla every week, it’s the perfect way to get through the coldest, gloomiest months of the year (with apologies to our students in the southern hemisphere).
Something in the region of 10,000 students can’t be wrong – don’t miss out, sign up now!
Got questions about the course? Want to feel energized and inspired about your art career? Want to see Lilla spill some beans?
Join Lilla for a FREE live Zoom event on Monday, January 9th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be talking you through the FREE #MATSprep warm-up exercise (if you missed it, catch up here – then scroll down for a fab BONUS assignment) and answering your questions. Plus she’ll be dropping some major hints about what to expect from Bootcamp this year (beans everywhere!) and showing off some beautiful products that she’s agented that relate to this year’s assignments. Don’t miss it! Set an alarm on your phone now and get the link to join on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com or in our Instagram Stories.
Ready for some amazing student success stories? Read on – then scroll down for your brilliant bonus assignment to get you wonderfully ready for Bootcamp!
Lady Love
Lady Love got in touch recently to let us know about a huge list of successes she’s had since taking Bootcamp all the way back in 2015 – including designing artwork for her favorite band!
Lady Love told us: “I took Assignment Bootcamp seven years ago, and my career as a freelance illustrator became serious! What I have done? Well, I recently designed the poster and tee illustrations for my favorite band of all time, The Smashing Pumpkins! I had a poster from ‘98 next to my desk wishing someday to do the poster for them, and more than 20 years it became a dream come true!”
Lady Love with some of the art she designed for Smashing Pumpkins. She told us that her art career became serious after taking Assignment Bootcamp.
Lady Love shared some more of the amazing jobs she’s landed since then too: “I also made two campaigns for Crayola Mexico and Latam and a collection of dolls and merch for Ángela Aguilar (a well-known Mexican singer ). I also did some illustrations for UNICEF during covid, and gave one of my favorites, Gwen Stefani, a custom tee!”
See more of Lady Love’s art on her website and Instagram.
Dawn Wheat
Dawn landed an awesome new job after sharing art she did in Bootcamp! She told us: “I had something interesting happen as a direct result of taking this course. After the first assignment, I posted my piece to LinkedIn (I don’t normally share art on there) and I was recruited by someone that I knew 17 years ago who is now a Creative Director because he saw my work. And now Monday, I am starting as FT Senior Packaging Designer for a large art materials company!”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Dawn Wheat for Assignment Bootcamp that landed her an amazing job when she shared it on LinkedIn.
See more of Dawn’s art on her website and Instagram.
Ivy Trazsi
Ivy’s art that she created for Assignment Bootcamp was shared across all of the social media platforms for the Society of Illustrators LA.
The art that Ivy created for the first Bootcamp assignment was shared by SILA.
Ivy told us: “I just wanted to share that my first Bootcamp assignment has been shared across SILA’s social media channels, I’m a member spotlight this week – how wonderful is this! Made my day! Love love love MATS Bootcamp!”
See more of Ivy’s art on her website and Instagram.
Josie Macey
Joise was invited to be a featured illustrator in Words & Pictures, the online magazine for the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.
Josie’s graphic novel page for a previous Assignment Bootcamp. Make gorgeous art like this – sign up here.
Josie told us: “I was recently asked to be a featured illustrator in the SCBWI magazine. My first question was ‘Why? I’m not published, I don’t have an agent.’ Their response was that even though I wasn’t published it didn’t make me less of an illustrator. So lovely to have my work validated in this way. Published today so here it is.”
See more of Josie’s art on her website and Instagram.
Sam Chapman
Sam landed representation after sharing her portfolio.
Some of Sam’s art for Assignment Bootcamp. Sam now has representation after sharing her portfolio.
Sam told us: “Thank you Lilla Rogers: after I took your Bootcamp, I sent my stuff to an agency and I just got picked up! Thank you so so, so much for helping me find my voice and passion and why in my art!”
See more of Sam’s art on her website and Instagram.
Phew! We hope you enjoyed the show! And as if you’re not quite pumped up enough for Assignment Bootcamp: Portfolio already, head over to our blog for a free BONUS warm-up assignment from art agent Lilla and today’s hint about what’s coming up in this year’s Bootcamp!
Get your FREE bonus warm up assignment
Here’s your bonus art lesson with art agent Lilla – and don’t forget to join her in the free live Zoom event THIS MONDAY, January 9th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT! She’ll be revealing some major hints about what’s going to be in Bootcamp this year, and showing some gorgeous products that have been illustrated by artists represented by her agency that relate to the assignments. Don’t miss it!
“Lilla here. I made this bonus assignment for you to help you get ready for Assignment Bootcamp 2023.
“I photographed a selection of a just a few of my vintage jewelry pieces for you. (Yeah, I like to collect things!) The column on the left showcases floral pieces with stems, the middle column consists of round brooch shapes, and the right-hand column is made up of jewelry pieces comprised of clusters. I grouped them because a) I like to sort things, and b) it showcases the variety of jewelry items. The more variety you have in your art, typically, the more interesting it is.
“To prepare for class, draw these items in any medium that you like. Carefully observing and drawing the of details of what you’re seeing makes your work more interesting, so think about drawing the distressed quality of the metals, the worn paint. Check out the shine on some of the gems. While you can’t really see the faceting of the big green gem, you can make up some faceting.
“Look at how the shadows under the various pieces vary based on how high the item is off the surface—the higher it is, the further away the shadow is from the item. This is a great way to show the dimension of a piece (that it’s not necessarily flat against the table). Feel free to invent your own pieces, or draw from your own collection.
“Don’t forget to share and tag @makeartthatsells and use the hashtag #MATSprep. I can’t wait to see what you do!
This exercise is going to get you prepped and in great shape for the Mini Assignment next Monday and the Big Assignment the following Monday. Can’t wait to share what the assignments are going to be! It’s a good one for your portfolio and for all levels.
Here’s today’s hint about what you can expect for Bootcamp this year: it will involve a relaxation ritual (and who doesn’t need that round this time of year?).
See you in class! Lilla Xo”
Want in? Sign up now!
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
P.S. Did you get distracted by all that lovely art and the bonus assignment? Set an alarm for the free live Zoom event now – Monday, January 9th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!
