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Coming soon: Big savings and SPRING BREAK ART CAMP!

Here’s the big reveal … Hold on to your hats, because we have not one but TWO exciting events coming up!

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Mark your calendar #1: Our big Spring Sale kicks off THIS MONDAY, April 8th, with huge savings across every single one of our game-changing courses. You can expect 25% off every one of our individual courses, plus 40% off three brilliant bundles designed to boost your creative career.

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If you’re thinking of buying any Make Art That Sells courses in 2024, you definitely won’t want to miss this – you won’t get them cheaper.

And secondly …

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Mark your calendar #2: Dig out your s’mores and your best campfire singalong songs, because art agent Lilla is taking you on a FREE three day spring break art camp!

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Anyone for an art cocktail?! Join art agent Lilla for a fab FREE three-day Spring Break Art Camp and get ready to fall in love with traditional media all over again.

Lilla says: “I had such a good time doing a live art technique demo recently, and my students loved it. So when the team asked me what I wanted to do in terms of Zooms during the Spring Sale, I was really excited to do three more days of techniques and tasters.”

Get ready to fall back in love with traditional art materials, to level up your work, and discover the beauty you can create with traditional media. Plus it’s a great way to get a taste of Lilla’s unique whimsical and warm teaching style.

Lilla adds: “I’m going to be serving up some bite-size art-making recipes. It’s going to be a visual delight that I’ve curated especially for you. I want you to break out the traditional media and try it out because there’s nothing like it and it will absolutely amp up the quality of your work. You can either join me and work along with me – I’ve shared some of the materials I’ll be using in the image above – or just watch to pick up notes, tips and ideas.”

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If you want to follow along, here’s a sneak peek at some of the main art materials Lilla will be demonstrating … but, as ever, she’ll have some surprises up her sleeve too!

What’s in it for you? Why join Lilla’s art camp?

  • You’ll be inspired by gorgeous materials
  • You’ll learn fresh new techniques to amp up your art and take it to the next level
  • You’ll get ideas that will help you improve the pitches you make for toys and games, children’s books and arty books
  • It’s a great warm up for upcoming Make Art That Sells courses, including Illustrating Children’s Books, Bootcamp Special: Character Play and Finding Your Art Style with Style
  • For those who simply enjoy making art for pleasure, you’ll find all kinds of really fun ways of working

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Lilla loved doing a LIVE demo ahead of Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering so much and got such great feedback from her students, that we’re doing it all over again! Join in or watch along, but either way get ready for a visual delight.

Let’s go! Here’s your schedule for camp:

Day 1: Thursday, April 11th

Lilla says: “Day 1 is all about traditional media. Think of these as art cocktails: I’m going to give you little tiny cocktail recipes that you can mix in your own way. We’re going to play with gouache and make some blobs before adding colored pencils and pens. We’re going to use a dip pen and some thick black ink on top, along with a little gold metallic.”

Day 2: Friday, April 12th

Lilla told us: “Day 2 is all about colors and florals, falling in love with florals and making color stories. I have some gorgeous vintage products that we’re going to riff off and vibe off, using them to inspire our color choices. Today is going to be particularly good for anyone interested in decorating journal pages, amping up arty book pages, scenes for children’s books, and art-driven toys and games.”

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Join art agent Lilla and vibe off some of her dreamy vintage ephemera in her FREE Spring Break Art Camp.

Day 3: Saturday, April 13th

On day three you can expect some surprise special guests! Plus Lilla will be pulling out some more vintage ephemera to inspire and delight you.

Lilla told us: “On Day 3 we’re going to accessorise your picture: adding borders and swirls and decoration, or what I call bonuses or frills. I have a pamphlet from the late 1800s that you’re going to love that has the most beautiful swirls and swashes and bits and pieces that we’re going to study and learn from.”

Don’t miss it! You’ll find the links to join the Zooms on our Instagram Stories or the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com on the day, and we’ll also send out a daily newsletter to remind you to join in.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

  • April 8th to 19th: Save big in our wonderful Spring Sale, with 25% off every course and 40% off some brilliant bundles. You won’t get our courses for 2024 cheaper than this!
  • April 11th to 13th: Join art agent Lilla for our FREE Spring Break Art Camp, with live Zooms, art demos from Lilla, special guests, and much more!
  • Next newsletter: Our big Spring Sale starts TODAY!

Lots of love

The Make Art That Sells team xxx

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