Are you ready for #MyMATSPep? Lilla has cooked up a very special series of creative prompts, starting TODAY! It’s free, and it will offer you five mini challenges over the course of this week. Be sure to check out the MATS blog every day January 18-22 for your free daily challenges. *** To prepare for the upcoming MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor class, I want you to hunt down some color palettes—not by thinking about it but by simply taking some photos of what you see around you. So for this Mini Prep assignment, take photos of what you see on your desk or table. (You can cheat and not just use what’s on your desk or table. I’m just suggesting that to give you a starting point). Throw things together and see what kinds of colors that you juxtapose together. You may surprise yourself with some exciting palettes.
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#myMATSprep round up & still time to sign up for MATS A and B
Wow, we had fun watching all that you did with the #myMATSprep mini assignments last week. You guys rocked the assignments and you should be well warmed up for the MATS A or B that started yesterday. Don’t worry there is still time to squeeze into MATS A & B. Sign up right now. These minis are a reflection of the way Lilla teaches through play, amusement and inspiration. Here is a mini roundup of the assignments. Check out ALL of the coolness here on Instagram by searching with the #myMATSprep. *Instagram by @carolyngavin *Instagram by @coleewilkinson *Instagram by @cartitadesign *Instagram by @ankeweckmann *Instagram by @annembentley *Instagram by @heybeast12 Don’t miss out! Sign up today for MATS A and B. -Make Art That Sells Team
Mini assignment Number 4: I miss my home planet. #myMATSprep
Sometimes I swear I’m from another planet. It’s all peaceful and beautiful there. I miss it. Fill this in: I miss my home planet. It looks like ___________________________________ (describe). I had a really cool job on my planet. I was a ___________________. My name was _________________. My planet’s name is _______________. Coming from another planet explains why I _________________. Why did I create this assignment for you? Because making art is about being a bit weird. I can’t wait to see what you do! #mymatsprep #myhomeplanet
Mini assignment Number 3: Draw your shoes #myMATSprep
Today you’re going to draw your shoes in any style you like. Draw your way. Today you’re going to draw your shoes in any style you like. Draw your way. I picked this because it’s a common item and fun to draw. Suggestions: Think about the view. You can draw a top view or a side view, for example. Draw only in pen at a café on the back of your receipt. Take only 15 minutes. Why did I pick shoes for your assignment? So often we draw for a purpose: a job, a paid assignment, as a gift for someone, for our Etsy shop. That can put undue pressure on the experience of art-making. In my course I stress that you draw for the fun of it for the first few days of every week. I give you a specific topic to draw. You love art, remember? For this,
Daily mini assignment Number 2: Market Survey #myMATSprep
Your mission today is to take a photo of something in your house/apartment that you love, that has any kind of art on it, and identify its market. I’ll go first. Here’s my travel pencil bag. It’s a zipper tote by Blue Q with art on it that we licensed by our artist Carolyn Gavin. #mymatsprep #giftmarket The “Gift Market” means things that you might buy as a gift for yourself or someone else. They tend to be smaller items, than say, the Home Décor market, which is things like lamps and pillows. Next up: Here’s a journal that I love to travel with. It’s by Chronicle. We licensed our artist Suzy Ultman for this project. This would be categorized as for the Paper Market. #mymatsprep #Papermarket Here’s a list of the ten markets I cover in the Make Art That Sells e-courses. Hopefully this will make identifying your product
Day One: Mini Assignment #myMATSprep
It’s prep time for the upcoming MATS A/B courses that begin Oct.19th! Lilla has created a series of five mini assignments to get you ready all this week before the course starts next Monday. Sign up today for the incredibe course. It’s the last time Lilla is doing live reivews! You don’t want to miss out on getting your work in front of her. Post your work for each of the week’s assignments on Instagram with the hashtag #mymatsprep. From Lilla: DAY 1. Mini assignment Number 1: Nuts for Neutrals Your mission is to gather some nuts and match the colors. Since these Mini Prep assignments are written for you, you make your rules. You can gather actual nuts or use photos from online. Your definition of nuts can even include things like coconuts! What I’m going for here is that you delve deeply into gorgeous shades of brown. Why? Because
#myMATSprep starting next week and awesome new downloadables
There is so much good stuff going on with the upcoming MATS A and B classes, it’s hard to know where to begin! First off we’re super excited to announce that Zoë Tucker, an Art Director in the publishing industry, is doing a guest review in the upcoming MATS A with Lilla. Zoë is an independent Art Director in Brighton, U.K. She has over 17 years in the publishing industry working in-house for Random House, Penguin and Scholastic. Zoë will be highlighting a selection of assignments in week three of MATS A giving feedback and invaluable advice to MATS students. Who knows she may just find her next Illustrator and it might just be YOU! Don’t forget this is the last time Lilla is doing MATS A and B LIVE and with the reviews of your assignments. Get your work in front of Lilla while you can. You don’t want to miss this!! We’re also so