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dalton profilepicture Make Art That Sells REVEALED! Who is Lilla Rogers Studio’s newest artist?

REVEALED! Who is Lilla Rogers Studio’s newest artist?

We recently revealed that Lilla Rogers Studio is taking on a new artist who is also a Make Art That Sells student. This week we’re thrilled to be able to tell you that LRS’s newest artist is …  Kelly Anne Dalton!   Congrats, Kelly Anne!  Lilla said: “Kelly Anne’s work is so strong, cool and eccentric, plus her work demonstrates a charming, quirky imagination.  Her children’s book work in particular is incredibly strong: she’s taken Illustrating Children’s Books a number of times. It was obvious to me that she worked really hard in class and she always delivered: I always knew that her assignments were going to blow me away. You could tell that she was really taking in what Zoë and I were saying, absorbing the information from class and applying it to her work, and that told me that she was willing to work with me and that we could

cynthia frenette Make Art That Sells See our students’ kooky collections and cool colour palettes!

See our students’ kooky collections and cool colour palettes!

We’d love to show you some of our students’ cool color palettes and kooky collections!  Muted vintage color and goodness in Cynthia Frenette’s collection for Day 1 of the prep  We shared two free days of #MATSprep ahead of the start of Assignment Bootcamp 2019 in February. What’s a #MATSprep? It’s a set of free exercises to get prepared for class, or just to enjoy some creative fun and inspiration, and they’re a great way to see what Lilla’s playful teaching style is all about.  MATS preps are usually spread over a couple of days or more, and each day you complete a task without knowing what you’ll be doing with it the following day. As you can imagine, it’s enormous fun and always entertaining to find out where each prep will take you, but it’s also a brilliant way to find the joy in your artmaking, to just be in the moment and to play. Plus not knowing what will happen next is exciting and engaging;

Anne Bentley Make Art That Sells HUGE NEWS! Lilla Rogers Studio is taking on a Make Art That Sells student!

HUGE NEWS! Lilla Rogers Studio is taking on a Make Art That Sells student!

We’re thrilled to be able to share our big news: Lilla Rogers Studio is taking on a new artist, and it’s one of our very own Make Art That Sells students!   MATS courses are unique in being led by one of the world’s foremost art agents, Lilla Rogers – which means that they offer students an unparalleled opportunity to get their art directly in front of a leading art agent! This student is someone who will have taken multiple MATS courses, been followed by MATS on Instagram and possibly had work reviewed in class by Lilla: all wonderful opportunities for MATS students to get their work noticed by Lilla and possibly get scooped up for representation.  In fact, the majority of artists recently taken on by Lilla Rogers Studio, including all six of the finalists from the most recent round of Lilla’s  Global Talent Search, have all been MATS students. Here are three of Lilla’s

Tips from a top art agent: How to have an illustration career in three steps. Plus discover your USP!

You might already know that, before she became a renowned international art agent, Lilla Rogers had a long and illustrious career working as a professional illustrator. All of the courses from Make Art That Sells are based on the fact that, from over 30 years in the business, Lilla knows exactly what you need to know in order to make art that sells in your own unique style. Some artwork by Lilla from her Art Recipes: Drawing Faces ecourse In today’s newsletter, we’re going to talk about how to have an illustration career in three steps. Note that we don’t say easy steps! Each of these steps will be an ongoing process that will become easier and more rewarding the more that you practice them. But one thing that Lilla does know for sure is that big daunting things become very much less overwhelming if you just break them down

Frida Hammar3 Make Art That Sells Hands up who wants four months of art to look forward to! Plus find out why deadlines are your friend

Hands up who wants four months of art to look forward to! Plus find out why deadlines are your friend

How would you like to get a little packet of awesome from a top art agent every Monday for four months for the same price as a weekly latte? What a wonderful thing to have to look forward to! Work from a previous round of Assignment Bootcamp by MATS student Frida Hammar. You’ll create hot new portfolio pieces in your unique style with fun, engaging prompts! Assignment Bootcamp is one of our most popular courses, and for good reason: it’s brilliant fun for everyone, from beginners to professional artists; you’ll make some really cool art which will get you great work; you get to find out about the newest trends and create gorgeous portfolio pieces  which are bang up to date; and it’s completely motivating because of Lilla’s unique teaching style. Picture this. You’re making great art. You’re clear about your goals. You want to create a knockout portfolio piece

Assignment bootcamp square Make Art That Sells Five reasons you’ll love Assignment Bootcamp 2019!

Five reasons you’ll love Assignment Bootcamp 2019!

Want to find the joy in your art-making?  Assignment Bootcamp 2019 starts in less than two weeks! It’s one of our most popular courses, and for very good reason: it’s great fun, it’ll push you to make some fantastic art, and it costs about the same as a weekly latte! Read on for five reasons why you’ll love Bootcamp 2019. 1. It’ll keep you motivated  The best way to improve your art is to make more art! The more art you make, the better it will be, and the more interesting, exciting and lucrative your creative career will be. It can be hard to do on your own though. It’s overwhelming. You don’t know where to start. Perhaps it’s wintry and gray where you are and you’re not feeling all that inspired. Assignment Bootcamp will change all that! It gives you structure and accountability, because you’re making your unique art alongside a whole bunch of other creative people. Suddenly

Katia Bulbenko Make Art That Sells MATS MBA starts next week! See previous students’ support recipes and what they REALLY thought of the course

MATS MBA starts next week! See previous students’ support recipes and what they REALLY thought of the course

We are thrilled that the second round of our outstanding MATS MBA (Money BadAss) starts THIS MONDAY and we want you to join us! Imagine loving your work, making more money, and stressing less Imagine making a great living from your creativity and waking up every morning excited about your career Imagine that you’ve got brilliant systems in place that you actually enjoy using, so you know exactly what your goals are, and that you have a user-friendly action plan to achieve those goals How good would that feel? These are just some of the things which students in our previous MBA course told us that MBA had done for them! Anna Lindsten’s support recipe from our previous MATS MBA course. What support do you need, and how can you get it? Let Lilla and Beth help you figure it out!  One thing we talk about on the course is support and how you can get it. Sometimes being an artist can be lonely (and one of the things our students mention a LOT is the wonderful

monetize weirdness Make Art That Sells #MATSPREP DAY Three: Your 2019 CUP of dreams

#MATSPREP DAY Three: Your 2019 CUP of dreams

You’ve written on each cup on your page, and learned some things about yourself. There’s something about working pictorially that may help you get clarity. I’m guessing that you’re probably a visual learner (duh!) and that by making a drawing, you may have made some discoveries about what you want for your future. Today, pick one of your favorite cups and make it a whole big picture. Add ‘2019’ to the page, and any other words or drawings you like!  Maybe it’s simply the cup and ‘2019’ on a page. Maybe you are drinking from the cup, or mixing up a cake mix in the cup/bowl…draw a picture of the cup any way you like! “But Lilla”, you say, “How can I pick just one?” I’m literally smiling as I write this because I know, as a creative person, you have a million things you want to do. But for now, pick one and make it a page.

be you Make Art That Sells #MATSPREP DAY TWO: Your cup runneth over

#MATSPREP DAY TWO: Your cup runneth over

Cups, containers, vases, mugs. Cat cup by Helen Dardik and blue floral travel mug by Carolyn Gavin  There’s something really precious about cups. What do you think of cups? Did you enjoy drawing a page of cups? (Remember, they can be any kind of vessel. I’m just calling them cups for shorthand.) The guts of a career is the dream. The thing that will keep you motivated and passionate—through thick and thin—is if the work comes from your very special dream. What do we mean by a dream? A dream is a vision for your future that makes you happy.  Yes, your career will evolve—that’s the fun of it—but for now, start where you are right now. In our MBA (Money BadAss) course, brilliant entrepreneurs Beth Kempton and Lilla Rogers will guide you to create your brand, your look, and to think about who you want to appeal to. This MATS Prep that you’re working on is my sneaky secret trick to help you prepare

FionaBarden ICB5 EMOTIONS AFTERNL Make Art That Sells Before + after student work PLUS Sale ends tonight!

Before + after student work PLUS Sale ends tonight!

The best possible testimonial for any course is the quality of the work that comes out of it, and a great way to assess this is by seeing the befores and afters from the students taking the course. Plus everybody loves a makeover, right?! Today we’re thrilled to share some extraordinary work by our Make Art That Sells students, showing their progress before and after taking courses from Make Art That Sells. As an educator, Lilla prides herself on the effectiveness of her teaching, and she works hard to make sure that her students find her courses useful and fun: you can expect lots of surprises, cliffhangers, inspiration and whimsy along solid wisdom and insight in any MATS course! As a top international art agent, Lilla views hundreds of portfolios and sells millions of $$$ worth of art every year. She knows exactly what art directors are looking for and