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Photo4 Make Art That Sells Behind the scenes with... Emily Kleinman of Mudpuppy

Behind the scenes with… Emily Kleinman of Mudpuppy

Emily is the Art Director at Mudpuppy, a producer of engaging children’s activities that facilitate creativity and artistic play. She has 9 years of experience in the specialty children’s market, focusing on product development, art direction, and package design. She loves brainstorming innovative product ideas and discovering new illustrators! Based in New York, Emily keeps her finger on the artistic pulse of the city, finding inspiration in everything from museum and gallery exhibits, boutiques, craft fairs, and street art. She is also a traveler of the world and always planning her next adventure. Emily is a judge for the Global Talent Search 2015. She’s also offering a choice of 5 products from Galison or Mudpuppy to this year’s winner! Here’s what Emily’s office looks like!

IMG 1112 Make Art That Sells Behind the scenes with... Lauren Hay of Badge Bomb

Behind the scenes with… Lauren Hay of Badge Bomb

Badge Bomb is a fun brand of button badges and magnets featuring the art of renowned illustrators, artists, and designers. Their products can be found internationally in the coolest boutiques, bookstores, record stores, and art galleries around. All products are manufactured in Portland, USA. Lauren Hay is creative director and co-owner of Portland, Oregon based Badge Bomb, who manufactures tiny pieces of art in the USA and sells them around the planet. Lauren loves to partner with select artists to create a lively brand of buttons, magnets, and more.  She and her husband, Scott, also own One Inch Round (oneinchround.com) the custom button factory responsible for sustainably crafting small objects for customers such as Dolly Parton, B-52’s, Pinterest, and everyone in between. Lauren is a judge for the Global Talent Search 2015 and offers the winner a 1:1 consultation (via Skype) on how to create both button and magnet art as small as 1” round.

Pencils DWYL Make Art That Sells How to be a successful online creative freelancer

How to be a successful online creative freelancer

Today, the freelancer movement is booming with more and more people finding work online. No matter where we live, we can reach out to more people and have access to more work. We have the whole world at our fingertips. Working online is especially adapted to the creative industries and this article explores how artists can make the most of remote working. This is a joint article by Lilla Rogers, successful artist, founder of internationally renowned art agency Lilla Rogers Studio and founder of Make Art That Sells , and Do What You Love, award winning online courses that help people find personal and financial freedom and producer of the Make Art That Sells e-courses. Why online freelance work makes sense today (an introduction by Do What You Love)   Although freelancing and remote working aren’t new concepts at all (believe it or not, freelancing dates back to the 1800s!), the number of

Rachael Taylor

Rachael Taylor on starting out as a creative entrepreneur and why life’s never boring

Rachael Taylor is a UK based surface pattern designer, author and teacher. Five years ago, she decided to leave a secure job to go solo and create her creative brand. Since then, she has worked for top US and UK clients, created her own collection, written and illustrated 20 Ways to Draw a Doodle , published by Quarry Books, co-founded the successful Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design online course for surface pattern designers, and launched the only online magazine dedicated to surface pattern design, Moyo Magazine. In this interview, Rachael tells us about why surface pattern design is special to her, how she started out on her own, and why she’ll never look back! All images are courtesy of Rachael Taylor Designs. Q. What is it about surface pattern design specifically that appeals to you? Surface pattern design has a movement and energy to it and is always

building a creative brand

The one thing you need to know about building a creative brand

what you need to know about building a creative brand   Top art agent Lilla has some thoughts to share about building a creative brand –  and it might not be what you are expecting! Watch the video for advice from a top art agent on building a creative brand and make it really special, or find the transcript below. Want to learn more about how to make your art unique and commercially viable so you get cool jobs in hot markets? Sign up for one of Lilla’s game-changing courses today and get ready to take your creative career to the next level. If you want to know more about building a creative brand,  don’t miss this FREE downloadable worksheet from Lilla on discovering what your unique brand is, and be sure to check out her fantastic course, Portfolio Review, to learn how to build your creative brand and attract

home decor market

The inside scoop on the Home Decor market

  Get Industry info on the Home decor market! Do you want to learn how to design for the home decor market? Do you want to get your gorgeous art on ceramics, bedlinen, wall art, furniture, soft textiles and more? The home decor market includes all the beautiful and/or functional items in your home. It covers a massive range of items – ceramics, bedlinen, textiles, tableware, lighting, cushions, vases, ornaments, wall art, furniture, storage, and so on – which makes it a huge market for artists, and potentially a very lucrative one. We caught up with Karen Capp of Oopsy Daisy, to get her thoughts on the amazing home decor market. About Karen Karen is the co-founder of Oopsy Daisy, Fine Art For Kids; Wheatpaste, Art For Teens; and GreenBox Art + Culture. She and her husband began their art company following the birth of their son. At that time,

creative career tips

FREE video: 5 creative career tips for 2015!

5 Creative career tips from a top art agent! Happy New Year! A new year brings a chance for new beginnings, new energy, and fresh commitment. In this short video, top art agent Lilla Rogers shares some creative career tips to make 2015 an amazing year for your art career and gives a sneak peek of some of the awesome things we have planned for the coming months. Lilla’s 5 creative career tips for 2015 are: Freshen up your style Have fun Commit to your art Be part of a community Take joy and give joy. – find out more in the video above, or read the transcript below. Want to take your art career to the next level in 2015? Sign up for one of our hugely popular online illustration courses today! 5 creative career tips from top art agent Lilla Rogers: transcript Hi, everybody, happy new year, happy

Series: The Road to Artistic Success

As Global Entrepreneurship Week draws to a close, we want to invite you to spend some time thinking carefully about what happens when you make your art your business, and your primary source of income. Who actually makes it in the art business and why is that? Well, we might just have some answers for you…

Plate on a desk with a hand lettered quote This is for You

Love your customer …

  Some of Lilla’s pottery projects. This is an extract from a wonderful blog that I enjoyed a great deal, by Whitney Smith, a potter from Oakland, California. Love your customer, even when you don’t Whitney writes: “I worked a few jobs in high school that required constant interaction with the public, and I learned — as did my supervisors — that customer service was not my forte. People would get on my nerves with their foolish expectation that I should serve them quickly and politely. I would shake with indignation if a customer gave me attitude. Of course I was young and untrained, and I had little idea what the word “customer service” meant, only that it sounded like somebody else’s job. I thought being an artist and escaping into my studio every day was a great way to avoid having too many encounters with the general public. I

TRINA DALZIEL3 Make Art That Sells Trina Dalziel: 4 good things and 4 not so good things about being an illustrator

Trina Dalziel: 4 good things and 4 not so good things about being an illustrator

Trina Dalziel shares her thoughts Illustrator Trina Dalziel shares her thoughts on what’s good and not so good about being an illustrator. Read on to find out what she thinks – do you agree? Art by Trina Dalziel for Illustrating Children’s Books . Good Things 1. I get to draw and make things and paint and design and do all the same things I’ve loved doing since I was a child. I can work from home or a studio. I can start and stop work when I choose each day. I can have a weekend in the middle of the week if it suits me better. 2. At the ideas stage of a project I can take my sketchbook to a cafe and make plans there. I can work in my garden. I can go and visit my family and take my work with me. 3. When I’m doing the