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HURRY! The MATS GIANT CYBER SALE ends today! Last chance to save up to 50% off all MATS 2018 courses!

Hurry! This is your best opportunity to save big; our BIGGEST sale of the year ends tonight!   Here’s what’s on offer:  50% OFF: The ART JUICE PACK bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  50% OFF: The REP PREP bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  50% OFF: The ART BIZ BLAST bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  50% OFF: The MY YEAR OF ART SCHOOL bundle (includes brand new courses for 2018!)  30% OFF: MATS A self-paced course  30% OFF: MATS B self-paced course  30% OFF: MATS Creating Collections for Home Décor self-paced course  30% OFF: MATS Assignment Bootcamp (January 2018 start)  30% OFF: Illustrating Children’s Books (February 2018 start)  30% OFF: Portfolio Review by Lilla (brand new for 2018!)  There’s something for every budget in our sale, but all offers must end TONIGHT! Don’t miss out – act now! 

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The MATS GIANT CYBER SALE is still on! New classes! Big savings! This week only!

I’ve got so many exciting new things to share with you in 2018! I’m launching a new series of video tutorials called Lilla’s Art Recipes We’re launching an exciting new class about the business side of making money from doing what you love (based on huge demand from our dear MATS students!) I’ll be doing live portfolio reviews for students The Global Talent Search is coming back bigger and better than ever And guess what? If you sign up for any of these things in our Cyber Sale (going on now!), you’ll get a big discount on all these exciting courses we have planned! We’ll roll the sales out again in early 2018 at full price, but act now to get your place at a discount! Here’s a sneak peek of what I’m working on for Bootcamp next year: Hurry and sign up now! The sale will be over on Monday,

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The MATS GIANT CYBER SALE is HERE! 30-50% off everything!!

Click here to download our handy course guide! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, the holidays are coming, but we’re also really excited because today we’re kicking off our GIANT CYBER SALE, which is the biggest MATS sale of the year! Lilla writes: “I was so energized by today’s Facebook Live with my fabulous students, that I decided we should launch the GIANT CYBER SALE early!” Due to popular demand, we’re launching the GIANT CYBER SALE now! Head over to our site for huge savings NOW! All your old favorites and some exciting new classes for next year are heavily discounted, but for this week only! All the new courses will be relaunching next year at full price. Sign up now to save big! Let me teach you how to get beautiful projects like this. How do you get your art on products like these? Let me teach you!

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Lilla’s vintage bingo board!

I thought it would be fun to make you a key vintage bingo board so you could analyze your portfolio of work. I’ve listed the kinds of subject matter that attract top jobs. How many squares of the bingo board can you check off? (Post on Instagram using hashtag #MATSbingo. I’d love to see!) Are you missing some categories? Are you loving a particular one and want to get more work in that category? Want to broaden your portfolio to attract more work? Or maybe you want to freshen up your style in your favorite category with inspiring assignments that I’ve written to help you do just that! Now’s a great time, because our BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR starts TOMORROW! Up to 50% off! Keep an eye on your inbox and our website for details on the sale. Make more art, make better art, get more work. xo Lilla

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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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Three things NEVER to do for a brilliant art career

There are three things NEVER to do for a brilliant art career: 1.) Stop learning new things. Keep drawing the same things over and over. 2.) Don’t make a lot of art. Stay uninspired and don’t make time for new work. 3.) Don’t keep up with what art directors & successful artists have to say.   But if you DO want a brilliant art career, take MATS and supercharge your art! Perhaps you want to increase your sales on Etsy with new and better work. Or maybe you want to learn about new markets. Perhaps your career has stalled and you want to get reinvigorated. Maybe you want to try something new. Or maybe you just plain love being surrounded by all that great support and inspiration. Lilla doing one of the things she does best! Why should you take one of our popular self-paced MATS A / MATS B

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How to create a logo with Lilla Rogers Studio Artist Suzy Ultman

Today, we are pleased to share with you a free video tutorial from Suzy Ultman, one of the amazing artists represented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Suzy is kindly going to take you through the process of creating logos (with a bit of background!). Logos are essentially a visual representation of your brand and Suzy will walk you through the all-important qualities of a good logo, and then through the process of creating your own. Share your logo designs on Instagram! Be sure to tag us @makeartthatsells and use the hashtag #MATSlogo THE 4 QUALITIES OF A LOGO (1) SIMPLE: clean, flexible, and easily recognizable (2) VERSATILE: able to work across different media and within different contexts (3) DISTINCTIVE/MEMORABLE: quickly recognizable in the crowd (4) TIMELESS: still hip in 10 – 20 years, depending on the market & size of your company PROJECT – CREATE YOUR OWN LOGO First, research the market.

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An inside look into Lilla’s Art Retreat 2017!

What do you get when you mix up some of the top illustrators working today with a bunch of the most exciting VIPs in the industry? You get my 3rd Annual Artists’ Retreat that was held last month at my studio/home/nearby lake, that’s what! Our annual artists’ retreat is how we work with our Lilla Rogers Studio Artists on their career development, keep them inspired, and basically energize all of us. My artists fly in from all over the world for this fun packed event. Here we are in Lilla Rogers Studio enjoying conversation with Janine Vangool taking photos (far right). My artists stitching and painting on tote bags for their afternoon craft. I was so honored that Janine Vangool, publisher of the beloved UPPERCASE Magazine, attended my artists’ retreat too! Lilla Rogers Studio Artist Sarah Walsh with Janine Vangool at the retreat. Janine was one of the many art

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MATS Home Decor Student Showcase part 4 {2016 class}

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in our May session of Creating Collections for Home Décor *** SARA FRANKLIN | SARA FRANKLIN DESIGN LLC I designed this bedroom set to be relaxing and calming, mixing colors and textures to create a happy, warm feeling. I would love to have a bedroom with this duvet cover and colors! How did the Home Décor class help you grow? I learned how to let go and follow my instinct. I felt the most happy when I was enjoying the process, instead of worrying about the outcome each week. I really loved creating a cohesive collection. Going more in depth into a theme helped me to discover something new each week. Lilla and Margo gave me permission to be free! What did you discover

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MATS Home Decor Student Showcase part 3 {2016 class}

We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase a series of gorgeous student work that was produced in our May session of Creating Collections for Home Décor *** KATE BILLINGSLEY This is my collection of teacups, saucers and plates for ceramics week. It combines detailed gold linework with flashes of watercolour against rich jewel tones. This was the week I had a few revelations, and I finally figured out my art style. I tend to go for darker, richer colours as a rule, but this was also the week I finally understood why contrast is so important – hence the paler parchment background to make everything pop. How did the home decor class help you grow? I was an artist unsure of my style – I liked to do so many different things, and didn’t understand how to bring it all