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mymatsprep daily art Make Art That Sells 5 Free daily art assignments #myMATSprep

5 Free daily art assignments #myMATSprep

We are very excited about the upcoming MATS Prep! Back by popular demand! Starting Monday September 19, Lilla will help you grow your work to prepare you for our newest course, Illustrating Children’s Books. This #myMATSprep is a little different than previous ones!  Each day you will be building upon the assignment you worked on the day before.  So that by the end of the week you will have a finished piece of artwork which may even be a portfolio piece! In this 5 day free mini series of assignments, you will learn about: character setting scale and perspective scene magic environment Find out who this young girl is and why it matters to Illustrating Children’s Books: Learn about playing with scale and flipping:   BONUS: Every day in #MyMATSprep is complete with a tip from Lilla for you on being the best artist you can be. What is #myMATSprep? It’s

Who will be the next represented artist at Lilla Rogers Studio? Lilla’s favorite pieces by the GTS Finalists

Who will be the next represented artist at Lilla Rogers Studio? I’m so grateful that the judges and the People’s Choice voted on the Global Talent Search Finalists. (I never could have chosen!) They’ve narrowed it down to six incredible artists. It turns out that all of them have taken my Make Art That Sells classes, so I’m very familiar with their work. Allow me to show you a few of my favorite pieces of each of the Finalists. Terry Fry Kasuba, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Charmingly eccentric, joyful and painterly work all rolled into one. Left: For the MATS 2014 Bootcamp Course Right: For National Read-A-Book Day Marenthe Otten, Netherlands This may be one of the most trend-ahead pieces I’ve seen in a long time. I see tarot book illustrations here. Left: For the Make Art That Sells Self-Paced Course, Live Review, in conjunction with Janine Vangool, publisher of UPPERCASE Magazine. The

pictigar.com Make Art That Sells #mymatsprep DAY 5: YOUR IMAGINARY SHOP

#mymatsprep DAY 5: YOUR IMAGINARY SHOP

pictigar.com Complete this sentence. Be weird. Be yourself. Be nutty. Be a child. Once, a long time ago, I owned a special tiny little shop in the town of _____________________. I sold _________________ which everyone loved because __________. The name of my shop was _________________. It was only open on Tuesdays because ______________________. My best-selling item was: _______________ (Draw the shop if you like!) Can’t wait to see you in class. You are now prepared for the course, and hopefully motivated to make your dreamy killer pitch for you own amazing home décor collection with the guidance of expert Margo Tantau and me. Join the fun and show us your images for MATS Prep! –Upload your image on Instagram tagging @makeartthatsells and give it the hashtag #mymatsprep –To see all the fantastic images for MATS prep: Go to the #mymatsprep tag here

IMG 8189 Make Art That Sells #mymatsprep DAY 4: YOUR IMAGINARY ROOM

#mymatsprep DAY 4: YOUR IMAGINARY ROOM

Lilla Rogers Studio conference table and my big thinking throne on the upper right. I made this space exactly how I wanted it. Imagine the coolest room ever. It’s full of gorgeous prints that you love. Abundant colors and patterns fill the space exactly to your liking. There’s a fab chair for you to read in. What does it look like? Give it an ottoman to rest your feet, a special table to hold your coffee, place the perfect lamp on top, a little rug under it all. Now draw it so we can all see what your perfect spot looks like. Use your color palette from day 2. You’ve just created the beginning of a whole product line. We’ll teach you how to present it so that you get the home décor collection of your dreams.   Join the fun and show us your images for MATS Prep! –Upload

IMG 5791 Make Art That Sells #mymatsprep DAY 3: WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO WORK FOR THE 5 WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE

#mymatsprep DAY 3: WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO WORK FOR THE 5 WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE

Photo by Lilla Rogers Find a spot where you’ll make art for the course. Is it outdoors? At your art table? At a café? On a balcony in Bermuda? (Ok, maybe your space isn’t a vacation spot. That’s ok.) This is where you’ll be making art for 5 weeks. Make it special and inviting. Add flowers. Line up your supplies. Get a new paint palette. Put your pencils in a kooky vase or can. Show us the photo!   Join the fun and show us your images for MATS Prep! –Upload your image on Instagram tagging @makeartthatsells and give it the hashtag #mymatsprep –To see all the fantastic images for MATS prep: Go to the #mymatsprep tag here

color combos for MATS prep Make Art That Sells #mymatsprep DAY 2: COLOR COMBINATION PAGE

#mymatsprep DAY 2: COLOR COMBINATION PAGE

Using any medium, put together a few fave color combinations you love. Use at least one gorgeous neutral such as cream, taupe, beige, gray, etc. You can cut out little color squares from magazines, use paint, cut bits of solid colored fabric, work digitally, etc. In class, we’ll provide you with state of the art home decor inspiration boards with gorgeous color palettes in class, but for now, check in on what colors you love. It’ll help you select your board in the course. If you like bright colors, for instance, you’ll know that the bright-colored board is for you to work off of in class. Join the fun and show us your images for MATS Prep! –Upload your image on Instagram tagging @makeartthatsells and give it the hashtag #mymatsprep –To see all the fantastic images for MATS prep: Go to the #mymatsprep tag here

#mymatsprep 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! 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 order

bhldn Make Art That Sells #homedecsecrets Part 5: WOOD/MDF

#homedecsecrets Part 5: WOOD/MDF

When making art to pitch to an art director to get one’s very own home decor collection, most people think of plopping their art on pillows, lampshades, and something to hang on the wall. Did you know that there are tons of products you can show that will help you stand out? You can take a product like a ceramic plate, for example, and indicate a raised or embossed design? These extras are called ‘finishing techniques’ and all this week we have been sharing a peek at some of the finishing techniques showcased in our upcoming class ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor’ (which starts on Monday 16 May!). We are giving you daily prompts to get your creative juices flowing. Our last material is… WOOD/MDF. Wood is such a basic part of our every day, it’s something we almost forget about. Take a look around your house… what is

mymatsprep1 Make Art That Sells Cool new free #mymatsprep series for you

Cool new free #mymatsprep series for you

It’s that time again! Get your hashtags ready as #mymatsprep is about to begin again! This time we are gearing up for our upcoming course ‘MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor’. The daily #mymatsprep prompts are designed to warm up everyone registered for class, but anyone can join in. A brand new #mymatsprep series will be shared on the blog every day next week so mark your diary and keep your eyes out! Example of some finishing techniques used on metal – products from CBK And if you missed it, all this week we are running a fun series of #HomeDecSecrets (yes we’ve gone a little hashtag crazy). These daily blog posts give you insights into some of the fascinating finishing techniques used on home décor products. This will make you realise the expanse of possibilities available for your art in this market. You can find out more and join

Sneak peek of the Home Décor Classroom…

We loved following along in the Make Art That Sells #myMATSprep mini assignments across Instagram last week. These mini assignments by Lilla were to prepare you for the Home Décor class that starts TODAY! If you haven’t signed up for the Home Décor class, there’s still time. But hurry before it’s too late. Here is a sneak peek of the gorgeous classroom and all new trend boards you will have access to. Hope to see you in class. Sign up here to get full access to all of this incredible information and the classroom!