Category:Alumni Success
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Posted on October 8, 2018.

MATS Students at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is held in the Spring every year in Bologna, Italy. The Fair is the event in the publishing year’s calendar, built around children’s content today. Zoë Tucker, our beloved co-teacher of the Illustrating Children’s Books course and a highly regarded children’s book art director, attended in 2018. Zoe wrote a report about the fair here and we also asked some of our MATS students who went along to send us some thoughts. So in today’s post, MATS students share a few images and thoughts on attending the fair in person! Caroline Bonne-Muller This is me in front of the fantastic artwork created by Chloe Almeras and a photo of a 1.5 hour line for a portfolio review at Nosy Crow. I was at the fair with my 16 year old daughter, who has ambitions to go to the art academy, so I thought it was nice to

Posted on September 6, 2018.

Meet the six new artists being represented by Lilla Rogers Studio!

We want to give a big giant shout out to everyone who entered the GTS this year. The competition was fierce! So many of you went on to get commissions and agents from the exposure, and we are delighted for your successes! Those that keep at it, and grow their work, will succeed. That’s the simple formula. We are so delighted that Kendra Binney was the grand prize winner. And the exciting part was that the work was so outstanding that Lilla and her studio ladies couldn’t resist taking on ALL SIX of the finalists! Interesting fact: The judges’ six finalists’ picks were all MATS students! MATS works! Meet all six of Lilla’s newest artists Kendra Binney, Portland, Oregon I’ve been following Kendra since we discovered her work in my Make Art That Sells courses four years ago where she stood out with her dreamy, magical style for a wall art assignment. While we know that she is capable of gorgeous

Posted on August 17, 2018.

Announcing the 2018 global talent search winner(s)!

What an incredible field of talent! The level of mastery and beauty made the decision incredibly exciting yet super challenging. We are grateful to our impressive panel of VIP judges who narrowed down the field from 50 semi-finalists to six, from which we were then tasked with selecting a winner. We loved seeing the work for the final assignment, which was to illustrate a short section of one of three texts to create a double-page picture book spread. After hours of discussion and deliberation here at the Studio, including reviewing the entire body of work of each artist, we are delighted to reveal the winner of our international search for our next artist, our Global Talent Search! Based on mastery of work and originality of style, we are delighted to announce that the winner of our Global Talent Search, and next represented artist, Kendra Binney! (Scroll down for more BIG news!) Kendra Binney, Portland, Oregon I’ve been following Kendra since we discovered her work in my Make Art That Sells courses four years ago where she

Posted on June 15, 2018.

What it’s like to win the Global Talent Search: INTERVIEW with DANIEL ROODE!

Interview with Daniel roode Want to know what the previous winners of the Global Talent Search really think about their experience? We recently interviewed the previous winners of the Global Talent Search to share their experiences with you. Find out what it’s like to win directly from the winners! Daniel Roode’s charming illustrations on various books & products Today we’re chatting with Daniel Roode, winner of the Global Talent Search Special Studio Award in 2013. Daniel’s clients include Simon & Schuster, Nickelodeon, Scholastic, Inc, Hallmark, Fisher Price, Editions Milan, and many more. Read on to find out all about Daniel’s experience entering & winning the Global Talent Search and what he thinks about being represented by Lilla Rogers Studio! Make Art That Sells: Hey, Daniel! Thanks for chatting with us today. We’d love to start out by asking you why you decided to enter the Global Talent Search? Daniel Roode: Representation

Posted on May 17, 2018.

Hear what it’s really like to win the Global Talent Search! INTERVIEW with KATE MASON

Want to know what the previous winners of our Global Talent Search (GTS) really think about their experience? We recently interviewed the previous winners of the GTS to share their experiences with you. We’re incredibly excited to relaunch the GTS this year, and we thought our readers would love a sneak peek into the competition process (and what it’s like to win!) directly from the winners. Above: From puzzles to packaging to greeting cards: here are several products featuring Kate’s stunning work, as a result of her winning the GTS & being represented by Lilla Rogers Studio! This week we’re sharing an interview with Kate Mason who won the GTS Grand Prize in 2015; her prize signed her on to Lilla Rogers Studio for art representation. Kate is a self-taught artist who entered the GTS three years in a row, and won on her third try! Some of Kate’s clients include: Blue Q, Demdaco, Hasbro, Headu, Publix, Etsy South Australia, Roger La Borde, and

Posted on April 26, 2018.

Hear what it’s really like to win the Global Talent Search! INTERVIEW with REBECCA JONES!

Want to know what the previous winners of our Global Talent Search (GTS) really think about their experience? We recently interviewed the previous winners of the GTS to share their experiences with you. We’re incredibly excited to relaunch the GTS this year, and we thought our readers would love a sneak peek into the competition process (and what it’s like to win!) directly from the winners. Lots of beautiful products featuring artwork by the talented Rebecca Jones Today we’re chatting with Rebecca Jones, winter of the Global Talent Search Special Studio Award in 2014. Some of Rebecca’s clients include: American Greetings, Oopsy Daisy, Target, Nosy Crow Land of Nod, Demdaco, Mattel, Flow Magazine, and lots more! Read on to find out all about Rebecca’s experience entering & winning the Global Talent Search and what she thinks about being represented by Lilla & the Studio Ladies! Make Art That Sells: Hi,

Posted on April 18, 2018.

Hear what it’s really like to win the Global Talent Search! INTERVIEW with TERRI FRY KASUBA

Lilla writes: Here are some gorgeous product commissions that we have gotten our artists since they won The Global Talent Search & won representation with Lilla Rogers Studio. The range of products is so vast, from book covers to children’s books, greeting cards, bird houses, children’s toys, wall art, dishtowels, puzzles, coloring books, and so much more, and in large part due to their taking Make Art That Sells (MATS). Why? MATS teaches them to create portfolio pieces that show the range of subject matter, styles, and pitches which enable us as their agency to get them these wonderful and lucrative jobs. Fabric collection by Clairice Gifford, one of the winners of the 2015 GTS Special Studio Awards The cover of Flow magazine illustrated by Flora Waycott, winner of the GTS Special Studio Award in 2014 We recently launched an interview series with the previous winners of the Global Talent Search (GTS). The GTS is back again this year (and open now

Posted on April 6, 2018.

Hear what it’s really like to win the Global Talent Search! INTERVIEW with ZOË INGRAM

Want to hear what the previous winners of our Global Talent Search (GTS) have to say about the competition? We recently interviewed several previous winners of the GTS to share their stories with you. We’re incredibly excited to relaunch the GTS this year, and we thought our readers would love a sneak peek into the competition process (and what it’s like to win!) directly from the fabulous winners! Today we’re sharing an interview with the talented Zoë Ingram who was the very first winner of the GTS in 2013; her prize signed her on to Lilla Rogers Studio (LRS) for art representation for two years, and she’s still represented by LRS today! Above: Tons of gorgeous products featuring Zoë’s work as a result of her winning the GTS & being represented by Lilla Rogers Studio! Some of Zoë’s clients include: The Washington Post, Demdaco, Hallmark, Oxford University Press, Nosy Crow,

Posted on April 2, 2018.

Hear what it’s really like to win the Global Talent Search! INTERVIEW with KATIE VERNON

Want to know what the previous winners of our Global Talent Search (GTS) really think about their experience? We recently interviewed the previous winners of the GTS to share their experiences with you. We’re incredibly excited to relaunch the GTS this year, and we thought our readers would love a sneak peek into the competition process (and what it’s like to win!) directly from the winners. Above: From calendars to magic kits: Lots of lovely products featuring Katie’s work as a result of her winning the GTS & being represented by Lilla Rogers Studio! This week we’re sharing an interview with Katie Vernon who won the GTS Special Studio Award in 2015; her prize signed her on to Lilla Rogers Studio for art representation. Some of Katie’s clients include: Anthropologie, The Washington Post, Creative Co-Op, Oopsy Daisy, Land of Nod, Chronicle Books, and lots more! Read on to find

Posted on February 17, 2018.

Illustrating Children’s Books Student Showcase part 6 {Oct 2017 class}

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in the previous session of the Illustrating Children’s Books class. View more student showcase posts here. Camille Medina I created this cover for the fifth and last week of the course. It shows the main character of the story as well as the shadows of three other major characters without unveiling what they look like. I just love this image! It combines a lot of the things I like (minimalism, rough-ish lines, pencil texture, hand lettering, block colours) and I feel that it is very ‘me’. I also had a lot of fun creating the artwork that week so whenever I look at this image it brings back good memories and a feeling of excitement and positive energy. How did the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ class help you grow?