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More reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor: (No. 11): Grow your portfolio

Career longevity comes from making a lot of commercially-viable art, having a recognizable style and being committed. Whether you are in the early stages of your career, or a veteran, this course will freshen up your portfolio with new pieces inspired by the weekly professional-level assignments. But more importantly, it will teach you how to present your work as collections, showcasing your ideas for product concepts, making your work instantly more appealing to art directors. Not only are they more likely to notice you, but they are more likely to buy more from you, and work with you for longer because suddenly you know how to speak their language. Take a look at what is on offer with this short video: [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/126983190[/vimeo] This course will help you transform your portfolio from a series of flat art pieces to a commercially-appealing showcase of your talent which demonstrates exactly what you are


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#mymatsprep Home Decor DAY 1: ART CUP

Are you ready for #MyMATSPep? Lilla has cooked up a very special series of creative prompts, starting TODAY! It’s free, and Lilla has created a series of five mini assignments to get you ready for ‘MATS Creating Collections for Home Decor‘ all this week before the course starts next Monday.  If you are not already signed up to the class, come and join us here! Photos by Lilla Rogers/Anthropologie ART CUP Put your art on a CUP that you’d like to use every morning. Does it have words? Flowers? What is its shape? What colors? What does your handle look like? Is there a saucer? Does it match or is it different? Look at that, you have just designed a product. Margo and I will teach you how to do tons of this on the top home décor substrates such as metal, wood, glass, ceramic fabric. Extra credit: Upload and


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More reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor: (No. 10): Get your burning questions answered

Throughout the five weeks of class you can ask any questions you like to Lilla and Margo. This is an amazing opportunity to find out the things they never tell you in art school, to discover more about what it’s like in the real professional world, and learn how to give yourself the best chance of success. Behind-the-scenes of the filming of the course with Lilla and Margo For an idea of the kind of questions students have asked on previous MATS courses, take a look at the various downloadable Q&A we share in our ‘Free stuff’ section here. Feel like this is exactly what you need?  *** Want a piece of the $60 Billion Home Decor industry? What is home décor? It’s all the gorgeous and/or functional items in your house. It’s a booming market that needs tons of art, with over $60 billion in annual sales. Its massive


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More reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor (No. 9): Make better art

Since launching in 2013, Make Art That Sells has rapidly gained a reputation as the go-to place for anyone serious about making commercially viable art whilst staying true to themselves. We have been completely blown away by the response of our participants (many of whom have come back to repeat the course), and have been thrilled to see huge leaps forward in their artwork. Make Art That Sells really works, as can be seen in this blog post sharing some of the many jobs participants have landed since graduating. The Home Decor course will build on all that has been shared before, with specific guidance on how to make better art, as well as sell more of it to clients.   Here are a few words from graduates of other Make Art That Sells courses, to show that the teaching can make a huge difference to artists: This is the course you


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More reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor’ (No. 8): Hear industry secrets

As an Art Director, Margo Tantau knows exactly what she looks for when seeking out a new artist. She also knows what the market wants, and how to work with manufacturers to deliver that. For the first time ever she shares that insider knowledge with you in this course, including: Weekly Art Directors’ Cheat Sheets to tell you exactly how to woo an art director, and how not to turn them off A host of details about the manufacturing process which will make you look at the art you sell in a completely different light Real examples of annotated product and collection sheets showing exactly what goes to the manufacturer – knowing this can help you make your art more attractive to an art buyer, because you can demonstrate your understanding of the process A ton of specific finishing notes for metal, glass, fabric, ceramics and wood/MDF, to help you


homedectrendboardsAug2017 Make Art That Sells Want a peek of the hot new trend boards we are sharing in our Home Décor class? Open up…

Want a peek of the hot new trend boards we are sharing in our Home Décor class? Open up…

For several weeks Lilla and Margo have been debating the hottest industry trends, discussing what’s on the horizon, and curating visual inspiration for participants of our ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor’ class which starts on Monday, August 7th. The three fresh trend boards they have come up with are absolutely gorgeous, so we thought we’d share a little peek with you. So, let’s take a look at what trend boards actually are, and how they are used in industry. By Kirsten Sevig based off Lilla’s trend board “Kool Aid Dollhouse”   Margo Tantau and Lilla Rogers regularly create professional trend boards (also known as style boards). These influence what product collections are developed. That’s why we are so lucky to have three gorgeous, industry-level trend-relevant trend boards created by Lilla Rogers exclusively for the course. You get to choose which one you’d like to work with, and then over the five weeks of


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More reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor’ (No. 7): Watch pep talks

For graduates of our other Make Art That Sells courses, Lilla’s pep talks are legendary. This new course brings you a whole new set of weekly pep talks about the creative life, packed with tips, tricks and advice from your Fairy Artmother. Lilla also shares a series of thoughts about growing your creative business, which are sure to inspire some a-ha moments. Behind-the-scenes of the filming of the course Did we mention they are filmed in her newly decorated studio, with a ton of gorgeous products and quirky vintage finds to drool over?… Feel like this is exactly what you need?  *** Want a piece of the $60 Billion Home Decor industry? What is home décor? It’s all the gorgeous and/or functional items in your house. It’s a booming market that needs tons of art, with over $60 billion in annual sales. Its massive growth is due in part to


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More reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor: (No. 6): Get inspired

If you find yourself stuck in a creative rut, or feel that you have pigeon-holed yourself in one area and you need some fresh inspiration, this course will be fantastic for you. Not only do you get three trend boards to inspire you, but every week is packed with product eye candy to show you what is possible in the home décor market. Furthermore, Lilla and Margo set fun but challenging briefs that will push you outside your creative comfort zone and make you realise just what you are capable of. If you want to get inspired, don’t miss it!  Zoe Ingram’s Petit Bazaar collection for Midwest CBK, created in collaboration with Margo Feel like this is exactly what you need?  *** Want a piece of the $60 Billion Home Decor industry? What is home décor? It’s all the gorgeous and/or functional items in your house. It’s a booming market


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MATS Home Decor Student Showcase part 2 {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 May session of Creating Collections for Home Décor *** JULIET JAMES This is my presentation sheet for MATS Home Decor, wood/mdf week. The theme was Paris Love Nest and this piece shows my ideas for surface design and finishing techniques for a collection of wood items. It’s my favourite because it was for the final week of the course, at which point I felt my ideas finally clicking into place. It was the turning point in defining what I feel is “my” style. How did the Home Décor class help you grow? The course was incredibly intense and a huge learning curve, so I had to really think on my feet and work very quickly, whilst taking on board how to improve


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More reasons to take ‘Creating Collections for Home Décor (No. 5): Learn from anywhere

Gone are the days when art school was the only place to learn how to make art and get into a professional art career. The Make Art That Sells online courses have helped thousands of artists build their careers from the comfort of their own homes and studios in all corners of the world. MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor is a five-week online course which is perfectly paced to get you building a commercially-viable presentation showcasing concepts for an entire home décor collection. Class posts go live daily for five weeks, and during those five weeks you have the opportunity to be included in a live review* by Lilla Rogers and Margo Tantau, as well as asking any questions you like. The private online classroom is accessible 24/7 from anywhere in the world on your desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile, and you can check in at a time to