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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

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MATS Home Decor Student Showcase part 1 {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 previous session of Creating Collections for Home Décor *** JAMIE KALVESTRAN This image includes one of my favorite items from each of the five substrates developed in the MATS Home Decor course. Textile Quilt or tablecloth, Ceramic Tea Set, Metal Perforated Candle Holder, Glass Embossed Bottle, Wooden Serving Tray. How did the Home Décor class help you grow? Oh my gosh, I hate to admit it but I was one of those people who slapped the same artwork on everything. I learned bucket loads about presentation, how to make your artwork stand out, what an art director looks for in a collection and how you can make their job easier. (which means they will want to work with you again) Q2. What did

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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

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What’s your passion goal for 2017?

I don’t make resolutions. I make passion goals. (Resolutions seems so bummer-y, and passion goals are about stuff you actually want to do!)  What is your passion goal for 2017? What would be fun for you? What gets you up in the morning?   Getting super-inspired to draw stuff Discovering how to make your artwork even better Learning to illustrate a children’s book Licensing your own home décor collection Making loads of cash from your gorgeous art (yes, it is totally possible). Check out our hugely popular FREE 3-part video series, Drawing your way to a Lucrative Career! It’s got fun exercises and even a quiz to help you pick the right course for you! Here are some 5-minute vision board sketches that artists created from the Video Series and shared on Instagram. Clockwise from top left: Patrice Horvath, glitter_earth, Trisha Klempel, lucy.two.shoes Didn’t get what you really wanted for

stay open Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #12

Twelve Days of Affirmations #12

Welcome to Day Twelve of  “12 Days of Affirmations” by Lilla. We hope that these inspire, encourage, and make you smile during this holiday season. Please feel free to share the affirmations on Instagram and let us know if they’ve helped you or if they’ve inspired you to create one of your own. Use the #makeartthatsells so we can be sure to see them. Lilla has used affirmations as a powerful tool for her entire career, and she’s lettered her own favorite ones to help guide your own career and art practice. Affirmations are a great way to program your beliefs so that you move in the direction you want your life to go. By repeating a key phrase, you reframe your beliefs in a subtle, but powerful way. Post them in key places around your house or workspace. Lilla says, “My morning mirror is covered with sticky notes of affirmations