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#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

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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

matsproducts Make Art That Sells Our biggest sale of the year kicks off TODAY! Save up to 50% on EVERYTHING!

Our biggest sale of the year kicks off TODAY! Save up to 50% on EVERYTHING!

YAY! OUR GIANT CYBER SALE IS HERE! Lilla says: “I want gifted people to make money with their art. They deserve it. I want them to make art that sells, while being their own cool selves. That’s my deal. Sign up now to make better art and make more $. Make 2019 be the year your art shines!” 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, our biggest sale of the year and an amazing opportunity for you to save big on everything from individual classes to our huge My Year of Art School bundles! Grab your free guide to everything in our amazing sale here! For this week ONLY, all your old favorites plus our exciting NEW classes for 2019 are heavily discounted! Registration for the new courses, Editorial Live, Illustrating

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The courses you’ve been asking for: brand new MATS courses launching in 2019! Plus find out how to snag your place – with a big discount!

We are thrilled to announce that, due to popular demand from art agent Lilla’s students all over the world, we’ve decided to launch three brand new courses in 2019, and we hope you’ll love them just as much as we do! Drum roll please! Our new courses are … Editorial Live Illustrating Children’s Books PLUS Home Décor PLUS Did you guess right?! Read on to find out more about these fabulous new class formats … Lilla Rogers is not only renowned art agent but has many years’ experience as a top illustrator. In this course she’ll be sharing her wisdom, expertise and top tips from her decades-long editorial and agenting career working for top clients such as Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Magazine, the Grammies, the New York Times, top ad agencies, Chronicle Books and hundreds more. Imagine working in the fun and lucrative editorial market! In this four-week live

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Illustrating Children’s Books begins today! FREE download with Zoë’s top tips on creating memorable characters!

We’re thrilled that our highly acclaimed live online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, begins today! In just five weeks you’ll create a show-stopping children’s book illustration pitch and learn everything you need to know to land your dream children’s book illustration gig! Creating memorable, relatable characters is absolutely key to snagging your dream kids’ book job, which is why we spend the first two weeks learning all about characters: how to develop appealing characters in your own style, what art directors look for in a character, how to make the reader connect, and so much more. And to celebrate the first day of Illustrating Children’s Books today, we’re giving you a FREE download with Zoe Tucker’s top tips for creating winning characters. Grab it here! This beautiful character design by Andrea Stegmaier demonstrates her ability to illustrate a character with lots of emotion and personality. Super cute! And that’s not all!

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What will YOUR children’s  book  look like? Free taster lesson!

Your teachers, Zoë and Lilla Meet top art agent Lilla Rogers and brilliant children’s book art director Zoë Tucker, who will guide you every step of the way to creating your own children’s book pitch! They love to teach, have tons of knowledge, and break down the assignments step-by-step to assist you in making your very best work. You’ll make art in a supportive environment that will encourage you to thrive. What do I get in the course? This is a live course that runs every day for five weeks beginning October 15th to November 18th, 2018. By the end of class, you’ll create a brilliant children’s book pitch to help you land your dream children’s book gig. You’ll get over 20 videos, weekly assignments, live weekly video reviews, interviews with publishers and illustrators, and more. It’s co-taught by top art agent Lilla Rogers and highly-respected children’s book art director Zoë Tucker. What kind of work comes out of this

prl2promoheader Make Art That Sells Hear what some of our students had to say about Portfolio Review Live!

Hear what some of our students had to say about Portfolio Review Live!

Have you always wanted to see how a top agent reviews a portfolio? From over 30 years in the business, Lilla Rogers has boatloads of wisdom to share. We launched our first ever MATS Portfolio Review Live e-course in June 2018, and it was so overwhelmingly popular that we’ve decided to run it again in February! February’s course is going to take a good look at what Lilla looks for as an agent in an artist’s social media and website, with a focus this round on Instagram and Pinterest. Watch Lilla live as she shares her screen and hear her review websites and social media. She’ll discuss: What can you do to attract attention? What does the art director or agent look for? What type of post gets the most hits? How can you use Instagram stories and highlights to show off your work? Join us for this dynamic, fully-live

Meet the six new artists being represented by Lilla Rogers Studio!

We want to give a big giant shout out to everyone who entered the GTS this year. The competition was fierce! So many of you went on to get commissions and agents from the exposure, and we are delighted for your successes! Those that keep at it, and grow their work, will succeed. That’s the simple formula. We are so delighted that Kendra Binney was the grand prize winner. And the exciting part was that the work was so outstanding that Lilla and her studio ladies couldn’t resist taking on ALL SIX of the finalists! Interesting fact: The judges’ six finalists’ picks were all MATS students! MATS works! Meet all six of Lilla’s newest artists Kendra Binney, Portland, Oregon I’ve been following Kendra since we discovered her work in my Make Art That Sells courses four years ago where she stood out with her dreamy, magical style for a wall art assignment. While we know that she is capable of gorgeous

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How to embrace your messy, beautiful, perfectly imperfect creative life

How do you fancy joining MATS co-founders Lilla Rogers and Beth Kempton for a very special webinar, exploring how to embrace your messy, beautiful, perfectly imperfect creative life? To celebrate the launch of Beth’s gorgeous new book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’, Lilla and Beth are going to be diving deep in an exclusive LIVE webinar called “How to embrace your messy, beautiful, perfectly imperfect creative life”. They will be exploring: Comparison Acceptance Dealing with rejection Staying in your own lane Finding beauty in your life right now Want to join? This exclusive webinar is available to anyone who pre-orders a copy of Beth’s book before its release on Thursday August 30, 2018. To get access, just follow these three simple steps: Pre-order ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’, from Amazon or any other retailer or independent bookstore (*If you are in the US or Canada

GTS green Make Art That Sells Announcing the 2018 global talent search winner(s)!

Announcing the 2018 global talent search winner(s)!

What an incredible field of talent! The level of mastery and beauty made the decision incredibly exciting yet super challenging. We are grateful to our impressive panel of VIP judges who narrowed down the field from 50 semi-finalists to six, from which we were then tasked with selecting a winner. We loved seeing the work for the final assignment, which was to illustrate a short section of one of three texts to create a double-page picture book spread. After hours of discussion and deliberation here at the Studio, including reviewing the entire body of work of each artist, we are delighted to reveal the winner of our international search for our next artist, our Global Talent Search! Based on mastery of work and originality of style, we are delighted to announce that the winner of our Global Talent Search, and next represented artist, Kendra Binney!  (Scroll down for more BIG news!)   Kendra Binney, Portland, Oregon I’ve been following Kendra since we discovered her work in my Make Art That Sells courses four years ago where she