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Jamie Kalvestran MATS HomeDec 1 all Make Art That Sells MATS Home Decor Student Showcase part 1 {2016 class}

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

visionboard Make Art That Sells What’s your passion goal for 2017?

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

Vengeance Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #11

Twelve Days of Affirmations #11

Welcome to Day Eleven 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

Shine Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #10

Twelve Days of Affirmations #10

Welcome to Day Ten 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

respect brain Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #9

Twelve Days of Affirmations #9

Welcome to Day Nine 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

Kim Fleming Winter Forest Make Art That Sells MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 - part 9

MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 – part 9

Happy Festive season! We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase some festive designs and products they have created for the season. Here is part 9. See all the festive showcase posts here as they unfold. *** Ashley Lotecki | Ashley Lotecki Design This year I’ve been focused on developing and crafting a line of products that feature my illustrations and hand lettering using different techniques. I am excited to say that I will be launching my own e-commerce store very soon! Here is a peek at one of my original wooden ornament designs “Gingerbread Man,” which I laser etched and cut, then hand-finished. The MATS classes have been a great way to have designated time for me to focus on further developing my voice as an artist – with a stronger voice I’ve been able to, and continue to, push

play biz Make Art That Sells Twelve Days of Affirmations #8

Twelve Days of Affirmations #8

Welcome to Day Eight 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

ChristmasPostcards Make Art That Sells MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 - part 8

MATS Alumni Festive Showcase 2016 – part 8

Happy Festive season! We are so proud of our wonderful Make Art That Sells alumni and are pleased to showcase some festive designs and products they have created for the season. Here is part 8. See all the festive showcase posts here as they unfold. *** Mateja Lukežič | Mima illustration You can get a holiday spirit with this lovely and colorful postcards. Find out more here So many things I have learned through the ‘Illustrating Children’s Book’ course. I have learned how to develop a great illustrations for children’s books, how to see and read the text and make characters (poses, emotions) and enviroment the best possible. The course showed me inside information from the children’s book industry and how to contact the art director. And the most important, to be kind to yourself, to believe that I can make it. We had a book fair a few days