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Posted on November 19, 2020.

Which MATS course is for you? Get your beautiful Giant Cyber Sale guide and save!

Big savings on every single MATS course! Our huge Cyber Sale is incoming! Today we’re sharing our gorgeous Giant Cyber Sale guide so you can start plotting and planning your year ahead. Get your FREE copy of our beautiful Sale Guide here. Where will 2021 take you? Let Lilla help you make 2021 the year your art shines! Which MATS course is for you? How to use your beautiful Giant Cyber Sale Guide: (1) Print it out. Admire its beauty. (2) Grab yourself a cup of coffee or your favorite herbal tea. Feel its comforting warmth. Inhale its delicious smell. (3) Pause for a moment. Close your eyes. Whether you’ve loved it or hated it or both depending on the week/day/hour, 2020 has been an unprecedented year for all of us. Take a minute or two to put it to one side and think about what you want to achieve

Posted on September 3, 2020.

FREE download: Art agent Lilla on how to find trends (no deerstalker required)

My studio art table. What does your work area look like? What inspires you? How do you get ideas for what to draw, color palettes, and media? How to find trends Lilla here! Today I want to talk to you a little about trends, and give you a fantastic FREE ten page download all about how you can learn to be your own trend detective. It’s a little taster of my online course, Hot Markets for Your Art Part B, which will teach you all about five of the most exciting and lucrative art markets out there right now: stationery, baby/children’s apparel, scrapbooking, editorial (magazines, books and more), and party paper. I’ve been an art agent for over twenty-five years, and in that time, I’ve overseen the commissioning of thousands of assignments that my artists have gotten. This inside knowledge means that I’m constantly aware of what’s currently hot or

Posted on April 16, 2020.

Trend brag! Just some of the trends that art agent Lilla spotted ahead of the curve

You may have heard that it’s important to follow trends in your illustration work, and it can certainly help to give your art an edge when appealing to clients. One of the many advantages of getting illustration assignments from Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher, Lilla Rogers, is that she is also a renowned art agent, who not only keeps on top of trends via her work, but who also knows what clients, publishers and art directors are buying up to two years in advance – so the assignments she writes for you are always up to date and market-savvy. One of Lilla’s affirmations and one of her favorite sayings: when you are truly, fiercely, yourself, you create your own style and brand. The more art you make, the easier you’ll find it to work out your own personal style and your own unique brand. What is trend anyway?

Posted on April 8, 2020.

Get your FREE kid book illustration video

Hurry HURRY – our big Spring Sale ends at midnight PST TODAY! That means it’s your very last chance to grab our career-boosting, life-changing courses at a great discount! Which of these is you? I want to explore a ton of new markets for my art, I want my art to get better and better, and I want to pack my portfolio full of amazing work: you need My Semester of Art School ALL COURSES – check it out here! I want the motivation and excitement of live courses to keep me going, and I want monthly assignments in a fun, supportive atmosphere so I can build a kickass portfolio: you need My Semester of Art School ALL LIVE – check it out here! I want to walk into a bookshop and see my art on gorgeous children’s picture books, plus this is the year I’m finally going to write

Posted on April 5, 2020.

Look at all this goodness! Sign up now for 9 months of bonus assignments from art agent Lilla

Lilla writes: “At this time we can choose to be fearful or we can choose to find our strength and embrace and develop our talents. My wish for you is to find the strength to thrive even in these times. Let me help you make your best art and achieve your dreams.” What are you looking for right now? Do you want to fill your portfolio with beautiful, market-savvy art that an art director will love to see? Do you want to explore lucrative new markets for your art so that you can launch an exciting new illustration career, or put a rocket ship under your existing one? Do you want your art to get better and better? Do you want something to look forward to and focus on in the months ahead? Lilla designs all of her courses and assignments to help you make your very best art, no

Posted on April 2, 2020.

FREE Facebook Live, Bingo Board and more!

Have you signed up for your FREE place on MATS MBA (Money BadAss) yet? We’re giving it to you as a gift during this uncertain time, so you have something positive to focus on and to help you find a way to build a thriving creative business. As you know, we are currently living through a strange and unprecedented time in world history – a time that art agent Lilla is calling the between worlds, where we’re caught between the old life that we knew and a new uncertain future. It’s left many of us feeling confused, unsettled, scared. Where do we go from here? In her recent free Facebook Live event for our new MBA students (want in? Sign up for your FREE place here), Make Art That Sells co-founders Lilla and Beth talked about reframing your experience of this time. While there is plenty for us to be

Posted on March 16, 2020.

From our founders Lilla and Beth: A career-supporting gift for you in these tough times

How are you doing with all that is going on in the world? Together we are facing an unprecedented, challenging time. Everything is shifting, and many things are uncertain. In the face of this, we want you to know that the MATS community is here for you. Art can be a powerful force for good, a support for our collective mental health, and a way to stay connected with ourselves and each other. Make Art That Sells Founders: Lilla Rogers and Beth Kempton We also know that now, more than ever, we need tools and innovation to allow us to imagine a new kind of future, where we can be creative in the way we generate money to support our families, pay the bills, and help keep our local communities thriving. That’s why we want to gift every single person in our community a free place on our online course

Posted on January 23, 2020.

Why do students sign up for My Year of Art School? Read their stories

Do you want your 2020 to be full of creative goodness? Do you want to spend a year making your art better and better under the guidance of a top art agent? Book your place now! LAST CHANCE! Do you want to explore the exciting world of Editorial illustration, make a stunning piece for your portfolio, and learn tons of tips direct from Lilla Rogers, a former pro illustrator turned art agent? Then HURRY – you want to register for Editorial LIVE: Illustrating Magazines and More, which closes TODAY! Do you want to discover multiple art markets, build a showstopping portfolio and create better and better art in 2020? Then HURRY – you want to register for our brilliant live class bundle, My Year of Art School LIVE, which closes TODAY! Or do you want to light a fire under your illustration career this year with every single course we’re

Posted on December 2, 2019.

Our biggest sale of the year ends TODAY!

Making art that sells Whatever your plans for your creative career in 2020, we’ve got the insight, insider info and assignments that will empower you to turn your dreams into reality. Imagine filling your portfolio with beautiful, job-snagging art … Imagine opening your favorite glossy magazine and seeing your gorgeous art inside … Imagine your Etsy shop selling out so fast you hardly have time to restock it … Imagine landing your dream children’s book illustration job: spending weeks immersed in creating a magical world for children to fall in love with – and getting paid for it … Imagine making art that sells! Want to find out how you can get your art onto cool products like these from Lilla’s artists? Let Lilla show you how – she’s got tons of wisdom and insider insight to share! BUT HURRY! LAST CHANCE! Don’t forget that our GIANT CYBER SALE ends

Posted on December 1, 2019.

Find out how you’re going to get a kid book deal in 2020, plus get our FREE job-snagging download

Ready for your kid book deal? Let art agent Lilla Rogers and children’s author and children’s book art director Zoë Tucker teach you everything you need to know! There’s something magical about a picture book, isn’t there? Opening the pages, the feel, the smell – and of course the beautiful art. How must it feel to get to illustrate a book of your very own: to spend weeks or months digging deep into the text and bringing it to life for generations of children to enjoy – and getting paid to do it? How do you get a picture book gig? By showing art directors and publishers exactly what they want to see in your portfolio and pitch. And that’s what top art agent Lilla Rogers and recently published children’s author and brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker are going to do. If you’re dreaming of illustrating – or