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Erica Root holidaycard Make Art That Sells Win in our Big Holiday Competition!

Win in our Big Holiday Competition!

  Art by MATS student Sandrine Monnier Phew! Our huge cyber sale is now over and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was amazing to experience all the great energy you brought to Lilla’s live sessions, read all your lovely comments, and hear what you have planned for next year. 2019 is going to be amazing! But for now, we’re feeling festive and getting into the holiday spirit, and we’re excited to announce our new holiday card competition! Entry from 2017 by Cass Urquhart We loved last year’s theme so much that we’re going with the same one again, so the theme for this year is: Draw your favorite festive winter beverage! Hot cocoa with chocolate sauce? Spearmint tea with wild honey and peppermint leaf garnish? Brandy egg nog in a vintage shot glass? Is it in your favorite mug? Do you drink it with

Want to see your artwork in this year’s MATS holiday newsletter?

*New contest alert!* Art by Katie Vernon We’re feeling festive at Make Art That Sells! We’re looking for art to animate for our 2017 Make Art That Sells holiday newsletter. The winner will get their artwork animated (and will win a little something extra)! If selected, your animated art will go out in our newsletter to tons of artists, art directors, and agents! Here’s an example of animated art: Art by Kate Mason and animation by Natasha Dewitz Theme: Lilla has come up with an assignment for you to illustrate: Draw your favorite festive winter beverage! Hot cocoa with chocolate sauce? Spearmint tea with wild honey and peppermint leaves as a garnish? Brandy egg nog in a vintage shot glass? Is it in your favorite mug? Do you drink it with friends or alone on a hammock? Do you want to draw it as a recipe, listing the ingredients? How

contest square 1 Make Art That Sells Competition Alert: Guess the name of the new MATS course!

Competition Alert: Guess the name of the new MATS course!

We’re holding an exciting competition to celebrate a BRAND NEW COURSE launching in spring 2018! You’ll have your chance to sign up for this new course & several others during the MATS GIANT CYBER SALE which will be on from November 21st-27th! TO ENTER:  – GUESS THE NAME OF THE NEW MATS COURSE! – Add your guess(es) in the comments of the pinned Facebook post (see link below) – You can guess as many times as you like! – The deadline to submit your guess is November 19th at 11:59pm PST – The winner will be announced on November 20th! ENTER HERE: www.facebook.com/makeartthatsells (see pinned post) Keep an eye on @MakeArtThatSells on Instagram for hints! The first hint will be shared tomorrow but feel free to start guessing anytime! The winner will get all this goodness, worth over $200 in a cool Lilla Rogers Studio tote bag! The prize includes: 2 Candles 3 Children’s books A fabric

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Want to learn some Home Décor secrets? Plus join our fun free creative challenge

In our upcoming course ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor’, top art director Margo Tantau shares finishing techniques for metal, fabric, glass, ceramic, and wood used for products in this market. These are very cool techniques that you can play with on your product to make your presentation to the client even more exciting and marketable, and include such things as: Placing pom pom trims or embroidery on a pillow Embossing, shaping, or silkscreening on metal Painting or decoupaging on metal   Example of the wide array of  finishing techniques used on ceramics at Anthropologie. Learn about these techniques and how they can really make your great art look even greater on products in our class. Photo by Lilla Rogers. Finishing techniques are all the cool treatments you can put into your pitch to make your product even more exciting. These awesome products are all created by Lilla Rogers Studio

Screen Shot 2017 03 07 at 09.43.20 Make Art That Sells Winner announced for the Instagram competition to win a spot in Bootcamp

Winner announced for the Instagram competition to win a spot in Bootcamp

AND we have a winner! Congratulations Bonbiforest The competition (info here) was to share images inspired by the Monday Moments blog series we recently ran. You can see all the action for Bootcamp on Instagram here using #artbootcamp Registration is still open, so come and join us for 5 months of art making for the price of a latte a week!   How would you like to get something from a top art agent every single Monday, for five months, to grow your artwork and your career—for the price of one latte a week? Now in its fourth year, Make Art That Sells: Assignment Bootcamp 2017  with art agent Lilla Rogers is an exciting, structured five month e-course full of all-new assignments and bonuses to inspire you to make great art that attracts work.  Class started this week, but still time to register and join us! Lilla has written brand-new fabulous Minis and Assignments

Mondaymomentvide2 Make Art That Sells Bootcamp: Win a free place with our fun Instagram competition!

Bootcamp: Win a free place with our fun Instagram competition!

We are excited to be running a fun competition for you to win a spot in our MATS ASSIGNMENT BOOTCAMP, starting on Monday, March 6! And if you don’t know what Bootcamp is, where have you been?! In short, it’s a brilliantly fun five month online class to strengthen your portfolio and keep you motivated through to the summer, all for less than a dollar a day. You can get the lowdown here, and see some of the testimonials from previous years here. Here’s what you get: // Monthly assignments. Five in-depth, inspiring assignment briefs in the hottest art markets, written by top agent Lilla Rogers. They’ll encourage you to explore your style and create professional-level art for your portfolio, while having fun along the way! //NEW! Trends.  Lilla’s Trends boards.  Isn’t inspiration what you crave?  Each month, you’ll download a cutting-edge trend board with gorgeous color direction to inspire you further.  //

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***Deadline extended*** Win a place on ‘Illustrating Children’s Books’

Would you like to win a free place on our hugely popular course ‘Illustrating Children’s Books? The class will run again in January 2017, and we are offering two free spots, worth £399, for creating an awesome children’s book cover based on the assignment below. *** THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY’S ADVENTURE Assignment: Create a children’s book cover for the book title “The Sugar Plum Fairy’s Adventure”. Be as creative as you like! Be you with a vengeance. WHO CAN ENTER: All levels are welcome! Everyone is welcome! (you do not need to have taken a MATS class to enter) Let’s have some fun! If you have not taken the Illustrating Children’s Book course, check out our FREE 5 part video series to give you some insight and some tips. THERE WILL BE TWO WINNERS: Lilla and Zoe will choose as follows: Best in Show Random Pick JUDGING CRITERIA —Character design

dream up and draw it Make Art That Sells Enter our Competition: Win a place on the Illustrating Childrens Book course

Enter our Competition: Win a place on the Illustrating Childrens Book course

Would you like to win a free place on our hugely popular course ‘Illustrating Children’s Books? The class will run again in January 2017, and we are offering two free spots, worth £399, for creating an awesome children’s book cover based on the assignment below. *** THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY’S ADVENTURE Assignment: Create a children’s book cover for the book title “The Sugar Plum Fairy’s Adventure”. Be as creative as you like! Be you with a vengeance. WHO CAN ENTER: All levels are welcome! Everyone is welcome! (you do not need to have taken a MATS class to enter) Let’s have some fun! If you have not taken the Illustrating Children’s Book course, check out our FREE 5 part video series to give you some insight and some tips. THERE WILL BE TWO WINNERS: Lilla and Zoe will choose as follows: Best in Show Random Pick JUDGING CRITERIA —Character design

Want a chance to develop your own fabric line?

The UPPERCASE + Windham Fabrics New Designer Competition We’re excited to share with you that Uppercase magazine and Windham Fabrics have teamed up for a design competition.  The winning designer will have the opportunity to develop a fabric collection with Windham and will be featured in UPPERCASE magazine. Read all about this fantastic opportunity and the competition details here.  The submission form closes on September 12, 2016. Good luck! Make Art That Sells Team