We can’t believe we’ve already had TEN rounds of our fab FREE Quarterly Art Challenge! That means ten FREE assignments from art agent Lilla, ten times of making some gorgeous art for your portfolio, and ten giveaways of free Make Art That Sells courses – and we can’t wait for the next one. Read on to find out when it will be and how you can enter!
Lilla collects gorgeous imagery to inspire and delight her students wherever she goes, including this lovely tea shop front in France.
July’s challenge was to use the lettering style of ‘Mariage Frères’ on a beautiful shopfront that Lilla spotted in France to create lettering reading “FREE LIFE”, with the option to add a border or other decoration around it. Being able to do lettering is great for your illustration career (like for book covers, for example), so it’s a fantastic thing to show in your portfolio.
Today we’re sharing the two winners (because Lilla couldn’t pick just one!), who each won a free place on Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering, plus Lilla’s other top picks, who each get an Honorable Mention.
Check out the winners!
Huge congrats to joint winners Jen Harrison and Lyn Paige, who each won a FREE place in Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering.
Winning art by Jen Harrison (left) and Lyn Paige (right).
Jen’s design featured a decorative border containing some gorgeous wild creatures. Jen wrote: “The wildlife border celebrates the species that inspire my photography and illustration, while the bridge represents Colorado’s wildlife crossings that help animals safely move through their natural habitat.”
Lyn describes her entry as “A little love letter to Jane Eyre”, incorporating a quotation from the book in the border.
… and the Honorable Mentions!
Lilla looks at every piece of art submitted for the challenge before the deadline and she also picked six other entries which each get an Honorable Mention.
Alecia Miller and Diana de Graaf both used birds and soft blues in their entries.
Honorable Mentions: Lilla loved this art by Alecia Miller (left) and Diana de Graaf (right).
Laura Havlish and Clàudia Pegenaute both used pretty decorative florals in their designs.
Two more Honorable Mentions, from Laura Havlish (left) and Clàudia Pegenaute (right).
As ever, it’s amazing to see how differently each artist approaches the same assignment, even when some of the elements are similar!
More honorable mentions, from Shannon MacGrogan (left) and Debra Faustini (right).
We hope you enjoyed the show!
Take part in our next FREE Art Challenge!
Win a self-paced course of your choice! Check out all our self-paced courses here.
Our next FREE quarterly Art Challenge launches Thursday, October 1st! Here’s what you need to know:
- The topic will be something that will look great in your portfolio.
- The topic will ONLY be revealed by email. That means you MUST be on our mailing list to take part. We won’t share your details with anyone else and you can opt out at any time. Sign up here now.
- You’ll have exactly one week to complete the challenge. (Learning to work to deadlines is essential if you want a career in illustration – plus they’re a great way to stay motivated.)
- Lilla will choose her favorite piece of art submitted before the deadline, and the winner will get their choice of a self-paced Make Art That Sells course.
Make sure you’re signed up to our mailing list so you don’t miss out! Sign up here. (Have a friend who would love this challenge? Why not forward this email to them?)
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
