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Reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor (No. 2): Creative briefs

At the beginning of the course you will be provided with three cutting edge trend boards. These have been put together for you by art director Margo Tantau who oversees the production of more than 5,000 products a year and knows exactly what is hot and what is not. You will choose one of these trend boards as your guide and inspiration for the entire course. Each week you will get a mini exercise to loosen you up, and then a full Assignment to help you develop a professional-level portfolio piece. Each Assignment will be inspired by the trend board you choose, to ensure that the work you produce is on trend or ahead of trend. After the full five weeks, you will end up with an outstanding, commercially-viable and very current presentation of a full home décor collection, featuring products made from the five most popular substrates of METAL,

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Last chance to bag a bargain in our giant Spring Sale (ends today!)

Here’s a quick reminder that the MATS Giant Spring Sale ends in a few hours’ time. Here’s what’s on offer: OVER 30% OFF the Big Career Bundle OVER 25% OFF MATS A self-paced class* OVER 25% OFF MATS B self-paced class* 25% OFF MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor 20% OFF entry to the 2016 Global Talent Search (*includes access to the upcoming Live Review with UPPERCASE publisher Janine Vangool!)  There’s something for every budget in our sale, but all offers must end tomorrow. Don’t miss out – act now! The MATS team  

janinefabric Make Art That Sells Revealed! Lilla + awesome special guest to do live reviews for MATS A+B in April! Details here…

Revealed! Lilla + awesome special guest to do live reviews for MATS A+B in April! Details here…

It is with huge excitement that we announce we will be running a special ‘live review’ for MATS Part A and Part B self-paced courses in April, hosted by Lilla and our special guest reviewer… JANINE VANGOOL PUBLISHER, EDITOR, DESIGNER UPPERCASE MAGAZINE! Amazing, right? It’s going to be. Uppercase is one of our favorite magazines, and Janine regularly commissions original illustration to grace its pages. Let us tell you a little more about how it’s all going to work… Who is eligible to participate? This bonus live review is EXCLUSIVELY for participants of our self-paced MATS A and MATS B classes – but don’t worry, you can still register if you aren’t in yet! In order to participate you must be registered for MATS A and/or MATS B by Monday 11 April. There will be two reviews, one in each classroom, so if you are registered for both A and

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Bootcamp Gallery: Lilla’s Top Picks! {Part 4}

Here is part 4 of Lilla’s top picks from each of the 2015 Bootcamp Galleries. Check out part 1 here,  part 2 here and part 3 here Make Art That Sells: Assignment Bootcamp with Lilla Rogers is a structured five-month program of monthly assignments to help you build a strong body of work. It is an exciting online experience to help you create professional-level art in a supportive, nurturing environment, at a relaxed pace over an extended period of time. *** Part 4 is from the June 2015 gallery with comments on each piece. *** An editorial illustration must tell the story of the magazine manuscript in some way. It should add telling details, and do so in a visually engaging way. This Bootcamp assignment was about being a digital nomad—working remotely. *** Anna Hokerberg Here, Anna immediately communicates working away from the office, but more than that, she depicts the

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The essential elements to include in your portfolio

One of the questions Lilla is asked most often goes like this: “How important is your portfolio? What needs to go in it to make it strong?” The short answer is (1) Very and (2) A lot! The detailed answer is in this video, where Lilla explains exactly what kind of art you should have in your portfolio and why. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/156291167[/vimeo] If your portfolio is lacking in any area, get cracking with making great art to fill it! If you want our help to do that, join our upcoming MATS Assignment Bootcamp class (starts March 7), where you will get five professional-level assignments over the next five months, to help you create some brilliant portfolio pieces to show to clients. Find out more and book your spot here.

Sneak peek of the Home Décor Classroom…

We loved following along in the Make Art That Sells #myMATSprep mini assignments across Instagram last week. These mini assignments by Lilla were to prepare you for the Home Décor class that starts TODAY! If you haven’t signed up for the Home Décor class, there’s still time. But hurry before it’s too late. Here is a sneak peek of the gorgeous classroom and all new trend boards you will have access to. Hope to see you in class. Sign up here to get full access to all of this incredible information and the classroom!

#mymatsprep Day 4: Once I lived in a tree house.

Copy the sentences below into your journal and fill in the blanks. Feel free to illustrate your musings if you like. Once, I lived in a tree house because ______________________________________________. I furnished it with ____________________________________________________________. My tree house had a style you might call __________________________________________. My tree house looked like __________________________________________________. People would say this about me:_____________________________________________________. Why did I create this assignment for you? Because making art is about being a bit weird. Let your inner weird come out! (Want to know more about the importance of this? Check out my free video series on ‘Why what makes you weird makes your brand’ here. And think about furnishing a tree house with your products! Extra credit for drawing your tree house. I can’t wait to see what you do! Seriously, I’m falling a bit in love with you all. Lilla Xo Join the fun and show us your images

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New bonus videos for the Home Décor course!

We are thrilled to bring you some brilliant technical instruction videos in Photoshop from Corinna Buchholz of Piddix.com. These will be included as a bonus in MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor, and will show you how to: Make a tabletop presentation for licensing using an existing template Alter the background of your presentation to make your products stand out Rearrange the items on a pre-existing template to suit your needs Turn your own iphone product photos into blank templates to showcase your artwork If you haven’t yet booked your place, hurry up and book now as class starts on Monday! About Corinna: Artist and archivist Corinna Buchholz got her start on etsy, where she was one of the top 10 handmade sellers (out of over a million shops) for five years. Corinna’s vintage and historically inspired images are in use on more than 10,000 products in retailers around the

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Direct from AtlantaMart: 10 hot trends in Home Décor

It’s Reine Sloan from Lilla Rogers Studio here! I have just returned from the huge AtlantaMart 2016 trade show in Georgia, where I explored three skyscrapers (a total of 57 floors) of the freshest products and trends in Home Decor and Gifts. The sheer enormity of the show brings home just how huge an opportunity this is for artists, so I wanted to share 10 hot trends in home décor spotted at the show. THE TOP TEN (1) Vintage style clocks were popping up everywhere in all different shapes, colors and sizes. These were in the CBK showroom! (2) Lots of warm wood and nature elements complimented by a bit of fringe or girls accents (3) Plenty of golds and wallpapers with large motifs and bold design (4) Hand lettering with painterly words and expressions, particularly in wall art (5) Funky lamps with exposed bulbs and wires in all shapes

#mymatsprep Day 1: Color Hunt

Are you ready for #MyMATSPep? Lilla has cooked up a very special series of creative prompts, starting TODAY! It’s free, and it will offer you five mini challenges over the course of this week. Be sure to check out the MATS blog every day January 18-22 for your free daily challenges. *** To prepare for the upcoming MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor class, I want you to hunt down some color palettes—not by thinking about it but by simply taking some photos of what you see around you. So for this Mini Prep assignment, take photos of what you see on your desk or table. (You can cheat and not just use what’s on your desk or table. I’m just suggesting that to give you a starting point). Throw things together and see what kinds of colors that you juxtapose together. You may surprise yourself with some exciting palettes.