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Lilla’s own art for the cover of the New York Times Magazine and more. Let Lilla show you how you can get cool gigs like these! Book now!
What’s editorial illustration? Broadly, it means anything having to do with text (words). For example, it could be something like a magazine article, a newspaper article, a blog, a news site like the Guardian or the New York Times, or a book cover or book interior. Before she was a top art agent, Lilla spent decades working as an illustrator in NYC for publications including the New York Times Magazine, Vogue Magazine, the Grammy Awards, the program for Philip Glass’s new opera at Brooklyn Academy of Music and heaps more. Now she’s passing on everything she learned, and everything she wishes someone had taught her, to you!
Today, as prep for class, we’re giving you the very first mini assignment from the course that starts Monday! This first mini assignment is usually given out on day one of class, but we’re giving it to you today to inspire and intrigue you, and to give you a creative challenge to enjoy this weekend.
Get your FREE copy of the mini assignment here. What will the art you make from this mini prep assignment be used for? What will the big assignment be? Find out in class!
Download your FREE copy of the mini assignment #MATSprep here!
Your FREE #MATSprep is to draw images, objects and scenes around the word OPTIMISM. What does optimism mean for you? When did you last feel optimistic?
Maybe it could be:
• A glass of water, half-full
• The sun poking through rain clouds
• A plant growing in the desert
• A safe harbor in the middle of a stormy sea
For me, British Jennie, optimism means staying up until midnight binging on Netflix boxsets again, because tonight might just be the night when no one wakes me up because they need a drink or heard a funny noise or suddenly needs to bark at the cat for no reason. Optimism means serving my family a new dish and thinking they might actually taste it before out and out rejecting it. Or maybe it means setting off on the school run with five minutes to spare even though it’s a five-minute drive and it’s never taken less than ten minutes to find a parking space once I get there. What will your version of optimism look like?
Click here to download your free copy of the prep along with lots of other notes and ideas from art agent Lilla! Do it now and you’ll have plenty of time to get ready for the first week of class, which starts MONDAY, and be sure to join Lilla for our FREE Facebook Live event on Monday at 2 pm ET/7 pm GMT when Lilla will be talking about optimism and sharing some of the art done so far – maybe even yours (hey, let’s be optimistic)!
Share your art on social media with the tag #MATSprep so Lilla can see what you do and maybe pick your art for the Facebook Live event! Plus don’t forget we’re running a contest for one lucky Make Art That Sells follower who guesses what the big assignment will be – click here for details.
Want to find out what the big assignment is? Want to make a gorgeous piece of art for your portfolio that will help you build or boost your creative career in the cool editorial illustration market? Grab your spot now!
See you in class!
Lots of love
British Jennie and the rest of the Make Art That Sells team xxx
P.S. Don’t forget to join us for our FREE Facebook LIVE on the first day of class, Monday, January 20th, at 2 pm ET/7 pm GMT! Lilla will be talking about optimism and asking what you’re optimistic about, sharing some of her favorite art from the prep so far, and showing some of her own editorial illustration work along with stories from her years as an editorial illustrator. Don’t miss out!
