See our student art in Uppercase magazine!
Imagine flicking through your favorite magazine – perhaps Uppercase magazine or Flow – and seeing YOUR gorgeous, unique art!
Art by Make Art That Sells students in Uppercase magazine issue 42.
In our recent Assignment Bootcamp course, one of the assignments was aimed at the lucrative and exciting editorial market. The assignment was to create an illustration to accompany an article on wabi sabi by Make Art That Sells co-founder Beth Kempton, following publication of her bestselling book Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life.
Wabi sabi is a Japanese term connected to the idea of beauty in imperfection, so when Uppercase called for submissions around the theme of “perfectly imperfect”, it was clearly a perfect fit.
Here is the stunning art from Make Art That Sells students which was included in Uppercase 42.
Art by Make Art That Sells student Anne Lehmen Stolpe
How do you eat an elephant? Very small bites! As ever, Lilla was sure to break the process down into fun and easy steps, so it was always enjoyable and never overwhelming. This is a key part of Lilla’s warm, supportive teaching style, and is one of the elements which makes her online illustration courses so accessible and enjoyable.
Art by Make Art That Sells student Cynthia Frenette
So how does this approach work in Assignment Bootcamp? First up was the Mini Assignment. Lilla calls them Minis because ‘mini’ sounds safe and simple! They’re a time for students just to draw and play with no concern for the final piece (remember – at this stage students didn’t know what the final piece would be, or even which market it was for!). Mini Assignments are a great way to:
- improve your drawing skills with practise practise practise
- draw varied items to broaden your subject matter
- loosen up because you’re just playing and having fun without worrying about the end result
- get some good imagery to use for the Big Assignment – so when you come to do that, you’ve already done half the work!
Art by Make Art That Sells student Kay Wolfersperger
Art by Make Art That Sells student Lee Foster Wilson
Students also enjoyed lots of info about how to add texture to your art, including some delicious photos and a bonus download – can you see how they’ve applied it in these pieces?
Art by Make Art That Sells student Maria Over. Beth says: “I loved the way this showed a mindful pause to soak in the beautiful moment.”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Marisol Ormanns. Beth says: “There was such an air of calm and poetry about this. It felt like a visual haiku to me.”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Nancy Chalmers
As mentioned above, the Big Assignment for this month was to create an illustration to accompany an article on wabi sabi by Make Art That Sells co-founder and best-selling author Beth Kempton. Beth also joined Lilla for that month’s exclusive Facebook Live event, to share some of her thoughts, stories and wisdom with Bootcamp students.
Art by Make Art That Sells student Petra Braun. Beth says: “This was another lovely way of suggesting change, with the seasonal reference, and the tree being gently held in the palm of the hand suggested a connection between humans and nature.”
Art by Make Art That Sells student Annie Bakst
We hope you enjoyed the show! If you’re checking out Uppercase magazine, don’t forget to keep an eye out for art agent Lilla’s regular column, for tons of creative inspiration from Lilla.
Don’t forget, if you love editorial illustration and would like to know how you can boost or build a career in this exciting and lucrative market, we have a second run of our outstanding Editorial LIVE course, taught by top art agent and former professional illustrator Lilla Rogers, starting October 28th! The first time we ran this course, back in spring, it sold out before it even officially launched, so grab your spot NOW!
See you in class!
Lots of love
The MATS team xxx
P.S. Last week we made a very special announcement about Lilla Rogers Studio snapping up yet another Make Art That Sells student for representation! Read more here!
