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CAROLYN GAVIN CHOCOLATE PACKAGING Make Art That Sells Where will YOUR art end up? FREE art career videos from art agent Lilla to inspire you!

Where will YOUR art end up? FREE art career videos from art agent Lilla to inspire you!

There are so many opportunities out there for creative people – and these free art career videos will show you just some of them. Where will your art end up? Maybe on … A chocolate wrapper A rubber stamp kit An embroidery set An oven mitt A pair of socks A pencil case An adult puzzle … and tons more! How do you get gigs like this? Art agent Lilla can show you how (and right now, she can show you how for less in our big Spring Sale – but hurry, sale ends this Friday, April 9th!). Our Spring Sale is on NOW! Download your free copy of our beautiful sale guide here and explore everything that’s included, with 20% off individual courses and up to 40% off our amazing bundles! A few days ago, we shared a couple of free art career videos from top art agent Lilla


Your MATS Prep Make Art That Sells Get Part 2 of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment – plus a bonus!

Get Part 2 of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment – plus a bonus!

Lilla here! Today you can get Part 2 of your FREE children’s book illustration assignment! A couple of days ago I shared the first part of a FREE three-part warm-up exercise that I’ve created for you ahead of my raved-about online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts on Monday, October 9th 2023. If you missed it, you can catch up here. This #MATSprep is a terrific warm up for class, because it will help you to start thinking about how you can create winning characters for your children’s book illustrations. Characters are absolutely central to children’s picture books, which is why we spend several weeks in class focusing on characters, and why my co-teacher, brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker, and I share so many hints and tips on how you can take your characters to the next level and catch the eye of an art director or publisher.


margosmall 1 Make Art That Sells FREE home décor Zoom event with acclaimed creative director Margo Tantau! Plus see gorgeous student art

FREE home décor Zoom event with acclaimed creative director Margo Tantau! Plus see gorgeous student art

Join renowned creative director Margo Tantau for a FREE home decor Zoom event! Watch below.   Do you want to flick through your favorite glossy interiors magazine and seeing your art on stunning ceramics? Do you dream of wandering around Anthropologie or a lovely neighborhood boutique and hearing someone exclaim over gorgeous bedlinen that you designed? Can you imagine seeing your art on plates, pillows, rugs, tea towels and more – a whole home décor line with your name on it? Want to know how you can get gigs like this? Our raved-about online course, Creating Collections for Home Décor, will give you incredible indepth insight into five key substrates – fabric, wood, ceramics, glass and metal – and, uniquely, will teach you how to create home décor collections, so you can sell more art to each client. Art by student Erin Vanessa Sand. Earlier this year, Lilla offered representation


springsaleflowers Make Art That Sells FREE illustration career video series: Grab a cup of joe with Lilla and take in some gorgeous product videos

FREE illustration career video series: Grab a cup of joe with Lilla and take in some gorgeous product videos

Want to enjoy our FREE illustration career video series? Read on … Way way way back in the olden days, when you could still meet up with people for coffee and international travel was still a thing art agents Lilla and Kim met up for a coffee and to show off some of the beautiful products illustrated by artists that Lilla represents. For a little pickmeup today, we thought we’d share a couple of the videos that they shot – to give you a little bit of creative inspiration, to show you that you never know where your art is going to end up, and to help you feel like maybe you too are having coffee with Lilla and Kim. So grab a cup of joe or your beverage of choice, and enjoy the first part of our FREE illustration career video series … From rubber stamps to tarot cards,


margo and lilla Make Art That Sells NEW: Introducing the Margo Tantau podcast for fabulous creatives

NEW: Introducing the Margo Tantau podcast for fabulous creatives

Introducing the Margo Tantau podcast Today we’ve got some amazing news for those of you who love to listen to inspiring podcasts while you sketch, draw and doodle! Join Make Art That Sells home décor co-teacher, Margo Tantau, and special guests – including art agent and Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher, Lilla Rogers – in her brand new podcast. All the way back in September 2020, fabulous trend queen, creative director and Make Art That Sells home décor teacher, Margo Tantau, launched a brand new podcast for artists and creatives. Margo describes the podcast as straightforward conversations with real working creatives – kind of like sitting down with a really great friend and having a much-needed catch up (and goodness knows we’re all longing for those in these unprecedented times). Margo will be in conversation with a whole host of inspiring creatives, sharing stories from the thick of


thefutureisallaboutcreativecareers Make Art That Sells REVEALED: Illustration trends 2021 by art agent Lilla Rogers

REVEALED: Illustration trends 2021 by art agent Lilla Rogers

Discover illustration trends 2021 from a top art agent! What does 2021 have in store? Lilla shares her predictions for illustration trends 2021, based on her real-world experience as an art agent, her decades in the industry, and a little bit of intuitive vibe. Happy new year from everyone here at Make Art That Sells! Now more than ever it’s a time for renewed hope and for looking forward. (And if you want to give yourself a whole heap of things to look froward to in 2021, don’t forget that there’s still time to sign up for one of our incredible My Year of Art School bundles and give yourself a full year of Lilla and Make Art That Sells courses to give your illustration career a huge boost!) So what does 2021 have in store? What will the illustration trends 2021 be? Way way back in the mists of


Anke Rega i am worth it Make Art That Sells Happy Holidays! Beautiful illustrated affirmations from us to you

Happy Holidays! Beautiful illustrated affirmations from us to you

Stunning illustrated affirmations to uplift your holidays Greetings from everyone here at Make Art That Sells! To finish the year on a happy note, our gift to you is some beautiful illustrated affirmations by Make Art That Sells artists represented by Lilla Rogers Studio. We hope that they lift your spirits and gladden your heart. Katie Vernon for the book Plant Inspiration for Storey Publishing (left) and Zoë Ingram (right) It’s been an utterly extraordinary year, with some highs and certainly plenty of lows – but one constant throughout it all is how grateful we’ve been for you, our Make Art That Sells community, and your unflagging good humor, kindness and support. Erica Root (left) and Kelly Anne Dalton (right) We’re so looking forward to spending 2021 with you. We know that you’re going to do some amazing things, and we can’t wait to see them. Anke Rega (left) and Janie


BK September 2020 WEDNESDAY 314 Make Art That Sells A special holiday message from our founders, Lilla and Beth

A special holiday message from our founders, Lilla and Beth

Wishing you happy holidays and a calm christmas How are you doing in your corner of the world? We hope you have weathered the storm of all that 2020 has thrown at us. It will surely be a year that we never forget. Here at MATS HQ we have been so grateful for our incredible community throughout this time. So much has shifted and changed this year, and throughout that we have seen how art can be a powerful force for good, a support for our collective mental health and a way for us to stay connected and support each other. We have also seen how now, more than ever, we need creativity and community, to keep us hopeful, inspired, motivated, and nimble in shaping our careers in a changing world. Win a festive bundle including Beth’s NEW Calm Christmas book Before 2020 is out we want to take a


lillazoeriley zoomreplay Make Art That Sells Get your FREE Dream Snail art career worksheet

Get your FREE Dream Snail art career worksheet

A free art career worksheet to help you see clearly If there’s one thing that this year has taught us, it’s that we don’t always know what’s going to happen next. Some of us are finding it hard to plan right now when we don’t know quite what 2021 is going to look like. We want you to have the time and space to make the decisions that are right for you, so we’ve extended our Giant Cyber Sale – our biggest sale of the year – by 48 hours, until 11.59pm PST on Wednesday, December 2nd, to give you a little more time to think, plan and dream. Get your free dream snail art career worksheet Plus, to help you focus on what you most want to get out of the next year, we’re re-sharing Lilla’s kooky Dream Snail journal worksheet. Lilla says: “It’s more enjoyable to plan your


booksthings Make Art That Sells Make money from your art: Our biggest sale of the year ends TODAY!

Make money from your art: Our biggest sale of the year ends TODAY!

learn how to make money from your art Do you want to make money from your art? Then it’s time to make tracks and step on it: our biggest sale of the year ends TODAY! You’ll still be able to sign up for Lilla’s courses when they’re launched in 2021, but this is your final call for HUGE savings of up to 50%, plus the option to pay by installments on ALL bundles. Don’t miss out! Want to find out how you can make money from your art and 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! Whatever your plans for your creative career in 2021, 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