Lilla here. I can’t wait for you to join me in class! Creating Collections for Home Décor LIVE starts THIS Monday, August 29th, and I sure hope that you’re as excited as I am!
Over the past few weeks, this five part #MATSprep warm up has been creating awareness so that when you sit down to make your collection in Creating Collections for Home Décor, you’re a more savvy, unique designer.
Amp up: if you haven’t signed up already, get crackin’, because it all begins on Monday! Sign up here.
Plus, don’t forget to join me and my fabulous Creating Collections for Home Décor co-teacher, Margo Tantau, for a FREE live Zoom event TOMORROW, FRIDAY, August 26th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST! We’ll be talking about the #MATSprep, answering your questions about the course and anything else you want to ask us from our decades in the industry, and popping a volunteer up onto the screen so we can chat to them directly. Plus we’ll be giving away a FREE place in class to one lucky viewer (if you’ve already signed up then you can swap it for a different Make Art That Sells course or gift it to a friend)!
Don’t miss it! Make a note on your calendar now, scrawl a note on your hand with your favourite marker, and set an alarm on your phone. Join the live Zoom here.
Here’s Part 5: Building a texture library
Today’s #MATSprep assignment is all about texture. You’re going to create assets that you can use in your work in class. You’ll understand what I mean in a moment.
Pitch by Make Art That Sells student Nathalie Taylor. Learning how to present your art on 3D products and in a collection like this makes it more appealing to potential buyers.
Texture is a key feature of home décor products. Imagine that you’re designing a tray, for example. Is it made of wood? Distressed wood? Painted wood? Metal? Is it woven like a basket? See what I mean? It’s about surfaces. Textures. They make things a whole lot more interesting.
That’s why, in Creating Collections for Home Décor, you’ll spend a week exploring each of five key substrates for home décor design: fabric, wood/MDF, ceramic, metal and glass. Plus every week you’ll get finishing notes and more that will help take your designs to the next level and help you produce a truly show-stopping pitch.
Pitch by Make Art That Sells student Denise Chevalier. Being able to speak an art director’s language makes your pitch much more appealing. Find out how in Creating Collections for Home Décor.
Today I want you to go around and photograph some textures. These will be great for you to use in making your products more exciting. You’ll be able to use these in your work either digitally or by recreating them using paint or other media (as long as they aren’t someone else’s artwork).
I’ll go first. Here are some textures from around my house that I took in literally about five minutes. Can you see how much depth texture can add to your art? What can you find in your home?
A few of the textures I found in my home in just a few minutes of looking. What will you find?
I look forward to seeing what you discover! Don’t forget to share on social media and tag @makeartthatsells and use the hashtag #MATSprep so I can find it. You delight me with your awesomeness.
That wraps up this five part home décor #MATSprep! I hope that you had fun and gained some insight, and I can’t wait to see what you do in class.
Hurry HURRY – class starts Monday, so get to it and join us! Sign up here.
Lots of love
P.S. Don’t forget to join Margo and me for tomorrow’s FREE live Zoom event at 12 noon ET/5 pm BST! Bring your questions and a beverage of your choice and prepare to get excited and inspired. Mark your calendar now, set an alarm on your phone, and join the live Zoom here
