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sea anemones Make Art That Sells Your free 2018 GLOBAL TALENT SEARCH (GTS) PREP: DAY THREE!

Your free 2018 GLOBAL TALENT SEARCH (GTS) PREP: DAY THREE!

Are you enjoying the GTS Prep? Here is Day Three of our free GTS Prep. We are so excited to launch our 5th Global Talent Search (GTS) which begins June 25th! Join the fun with our free prep—three days of mini assignments to get you warmed up for the first GTS assignment. Each of these is like a little hint, too. Here’s your third and final GTS Prep mini: Draw some sea anemones! How cool are they? Seriously, to my eye they are hilarious and gorgeous at the same time. The purpose of this is to invite you to draw organic shapes. TIP: Think about shading, as that will help you define the form (the roundness). You will want to have a little practice with this for when you get your first GTS assignment. Feel free to make up your own anemones if you like! Any style works here. You can

A G J letters Make Art That Sells Get your 2018 GLOBAL TALENT SEARCH (GTS) PREP: DAY TWO

Get your 2018 GLOBAL TALENT SEARCH (GTS) PREP: DAY TWO

Yay! Today is Day Two of our free GTS Prep. We are so excited to launch our 5th Global Talent Search (GTS) which begins June 25th! Join in on the fun with our free prep—three days of mini assignments to get you warmed up and prepared for the first GTS assignment. Each of these is like a little hint, too. Here’s your second mini assignment: Draw the following letters: A, G, and J. Do them in any style and medium you like. Have fun with them. Remember, letterforms are simply shapes. TIP: Experiment and play with the letterform. Just be sure that it’s clear what the letter is. Here’s a little inspiration board I created to give you ideas: TIPS: –Look at the thins and thicknesses of each letter, especially on the letter “A”. –Note the serifs. Are they pointy? Rounded? Bell-bottomed? –Is the overall shape chubby? Lean? Wide? –Check out the dots

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Get your 1st free download for the GTS prep!

It’s time for our GTS Prep! We are so excited to launch our 5th Global Talent Search (GTS) which begins June 25th! Join in on the fun with my free prep—three days of mini assignments to get you warmed up and prepared for the first GTS assignment. Each of these is like a little hint, too. First up is “Let’s Make a Color”. Download this worksheet and paint right on it, or simply follow the instructions on a nice piece of paper. Use any medium you want. I am always encouraging you to use neutrals in your art, and to ‘shop’ for new colors to add to your repertoire. This playful worksheet should help you do just that. In the actual GTS assignment, you are going to be asked to use one of my favorite neutrals, so this is a warm up for that. (Can you guess the name of one of my favorite neutrals?)

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Reading the tea leaves! See the varied approaches to the same assignment.

One of my favorite things about teaching MATS classes is being amazed at what my students do with the assignments I give them. I get to see all the beautiful work they make. Plus, I especially love to watch the growth of the students over time. In February, I gave our students an assignment to do a journal cover around the theme of reading tea leaves for our Assignment Bootcamp course. I give loads of visual inspiration, guidance, and advice, but then I encourage students to approach the assignment any way they like. Check out the diverse array of amazing work they did: Valerie Hamill Traci Sally Kelly LaPalme Rachael Grainger We’ve just released the March gallery from Assignment Bootcamp & you can take a look at even more gorgeous work by my students here. I can’t wait to see what else they create in the next months. Want to

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Photos from Lilla’s Retreat and the return of the Global Talent Search!

The Lilla Rogers Studio Global Talent Search has become one of the most prestigious competitions in the art industry. It’s your chance to win representation with one of the top art agencies in the world. New this year!! The 2018 Global Talent Search Grand Prize Winner will win a host of incredible career-enhancing prizes including international representation from Lilla Rogers Studio, an all-expenses paid return trip to the USA to participate in Lilla’s annual Artist Retreat, and commissions and career consultations from some of the top executives in the business. Here are some photos of some of Lilla’s artists at last year’s Retreat doing crafts, enjoying Lilla’s garden, and learning & creating in her fabulous home studio! Lilla & her artists and staff (including eight previous GTS winners!) Katie Vernon & Marenthe working on a project together in Lilla’s gorgeous garden Last year, we enjoyed a morning session on writing children’s books with Tami

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Hurry! Class starts today! Lilla’s Facebook Live and get your free text chooser for class!

I thought it would be really fun to pull a handout from the Illustrating Children’s Books course (which starts today!) and give it to you now so you could get started early. Download your free copy here. I made this unique handout for you specifically to help you choose which text to illustrate for the course. It focuses on examining your personality type, art style, and preferred art media. Let me give you some background about how I teach. One of the things that distinguishes my e-courses is that I’ve taught or mentored artists for four decades. I pride myself on knowing how to teach artists. It’s about deeply inspiring the artist so they dive right in. It about giving plenty of structure so they know where to go next. It’s about breaking things down into tiny bites so that the student feels a greater sense of calm. I understand

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Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Kate Mazeika

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here Today, we have an interview with Kate Mazeika  who has taken Illustrating Children’s Books class twice! 1. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design… I knew I wanted to be an illustrator since high school when a local illustrator spoke to my art class about his job. I went to Columbus College of Art and Design and earned a BFA- my major was illustration. 2. Lilla always says “People buy your joy”. What brings you joy? I get a lot of joy from creating textures and playing with color. I also like to learn new skills/digital

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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!