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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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Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Katy Halford

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 Katy Halford who has taken MATS A, MATS B, Bootcamp, Home Decor and Illustrating Children’s Books 1. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design… Ever since I have known I have always loved to draw. I was supported from a young age by my parents and grandparents and they encouraged to draw whenever I could. I remember I used to draw eyelashes on every character, and this became a distinct quirk in my drawings and has stuck with me ever since. I also used to make little cut out houses

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Here’s how to be a Children’s Book Illustrator

Imagine being a children’s book illustrator, spending your days drawing for a picture book and getting paid for it. How do you get that gig? I will tell you: You create a pitch that is exactly what art directors need to see to hire you, and our popular course, Illustrating Children’s Books will teach you just that. Join me, Lilla Rogers, and my co-teacher, the highly regarded children’s book art director Zoë Tucker as we provide everything you need to launch your children’s book illustration career or bring it to the next level in our popular Illustrating Children’s Books e-course. Through this step-by-step, supportive and engaging five-week online course, we will help you create a brilliant pitch and also give you all the tools, insight, and advice you need to succeed. Co-teachers Lilla Rogers & Zoë Tucker Enroll in Illustrating Children’s Books and you’ll get: Facebook Live broadcasts from class

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Hurry! Last chance to sign up for Assignment Bootcamp + My Year of Art School!

Nothing is more fun that making your best artwork with a lively group of like-minded students. Tomorrow is the very last day to sign up for my popular Assignment Bootcamp class, and I want to lure you into joining me. Get a look at this stellar work done by my students for class. What astounds me is not just the abundance of talent, but the enthusiasm and coolness of our students. In the January Mini Assignment for Bootcamp, I eased the students into the big assignment with this fun, playful Mini Assignment. I always like to give a Mini Assignment that will bring out the best in each student. How? By making it approachable, easy to draw, but with a broad scope so there is plenty of room for diversity of styles. I asked the students to draw the contents of their own bags. Check out the work, and you’ll

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Imagine getting your own Home Décor collection with Anthropologie

Nature wants things to grow and blossom. That’s what YOU’RE meant to do, too. I want you to be the very, very best you can be. Like a plant, you need the right environment and nurturing. You will get that in Creating Collections for Home Décor. In addition to all the goodness we’ve packed into this popular self-paced e-course, there’s a very supportive private online community to connect & share with other artists all over the world. Creating Collections for Home Décor provides the skills and knowledge to teach you everything you need to know about the lucrative home décor market – how to conceptualize and pitch full product collections. By showing art directors that you can do this, you put yourself ahead of the game, and stand out from other artists as a commercial professional. Not only are they more likely to buy your work, they are likely to buy MORE

Happy Birthday Lilla Rogers! And a sneak peek of some of the artists birthday cards

Earlier this month we celebrated our fabulous co-founder Lilla Rogers’s birthday! It has almost become an annual tradition for Lilla’s artists to create personal birthday cards for her. This year they’re absolutely gorgeous & we thought it would be nice to share some of them with you. See for yourself! CLAIRICE GIFFORD  HELEN DARDIK  MARA PENNY  REBECCA JONES  TERRI FRY KASUBA  Want to learn more about the greeting card and gift markets? Lilla can teach you all you need to know about getting your art on products in these markets! Find out more about our popular self-paced MATS A and MATS B courses & what you can learn about greeting cards & stationery or the gift market now! We hope you enjoyed the gorgeous creative cards as much as Lilla did. Happy Birthday Lilla! The MATS Team xxx

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Jan 11 – Hurry! Last chance: Bootcamp Plus!

As an art agent for over 23 years, I know a thing or two. I’ve mentored artists for years and seen daily what art directors look for in artists’ portfolios. And now I am excited to give you juicy assignments I’ve written just for my Assignment Bootcamp class to motivate and inspire you to dive in, and get cracking. I truly want to help you make the very best art that you are capable of! How exciting is that? Imagine making work that you are crazy about and that attracts the kinds of fabulous jobs that you desire! Picture being obsessed with the work you do for the assignments I give you. Let me help you get there in Assignment Bootcamp, my hugely popular e-course, now in its 5th year. Yup, I’ve been teaching this online for 4 years, and it has quite a following. Assignment Bootcamp is a full

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Hurry! Last chance: My Year of Art School!

I love when I get letters from my Make Art That Sells e-course students telling me how they love making art again, or have found their artistic voice, or have gotten representation, or snagged top commissions from work they’ve done in class. So we put together a package called My Year of Art School and we are blown away with how many people have already signed up for it! Apparently, so many of you are craving a full year of Make Art That Sells e-courses. Why? It’s because you know that the structure, support, and assignments help you create your very best work. Want to transform your art career in the next 12 months? Want 2018 mapped out for you, with an incredible learning opportunity every single month? Then the My Year of Art School bundle is exactly what you need. It’s so much cheaper than a full year of

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Last chance to sign up for Bootcamp! The classroom opens tomorrow!

Our first live course of 2018, Assignment Bootcamp will be starting on Monday the 8th of January & the classroom will be available starting tomorrow! Hurry! It’s not too late to join us if you haven’t already signed up!   Want to know more?   Q: Is this course for beginners or professional artists? What if I’ve already taken Bootcamp before?  Lilla says: “The course is for anyone who wants to have a great time making their work better and market-ready in a supportive environment. All levels, all styles are welcome. I secretly design the assignments so that everyone benefits. We have top artists in the class as well as newbies. There’s a lot of energy in the course, and friendships develop that last for years.”   “Here’s the thing: I’m cool with whatever level you’re at, from beginner to full-time art professional. I’ve taught everyone from little kids to seasoned professional artists, and to be honest, I

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Make your 2018 resolution count! Our hugely popular Assignment Bootcamp starts in less than 2 weeks! See our students’ videos!

It’s almost time to begin a brand-new year again! Kick off your creative 2018 with a bang by signing up for Assignment Bootcamp, which starts on January 8th! Consider it a present to yourself or a resolution that you’ll actually keep!  Assignment Bootcamp will help you stay motivated – the best way to improve your art career is to make more art! It will give you structure. It can be so hard to do it on your own – this way you don’t have to. And it will be super fun!  Frida Hammar’s Bootcamp 2017 assignment submissions  Sign up now to get something from a top art agent every single Monday, for five months, to grow your artwork, your portfolio, and your career? We’ve also got bonus materials, killer assignment prompts each month, and NEW creative monthly insights by Creative Director & Product Expert Margo Tantau, who co-teaches Creating Collections for Home Décor with me. NEW for 2018! I will be doing one of my fabulous Facebook Lives the very first day of class on January