Our most recent FREE quarterly Art Challenge took place last month, and, as ever, we loved seeing the beautiful art that you created! See some of Lilla’s favorites below, and learn how you can take part in the next FREE challenge on June 1st.
Huge congrats to our joint winners, Alicia Fairbourn (left) and Rainbow Wang (right). They each won a FREE place in class – don’t miss our next challenge for your chance to win courses and more!
The standard of entries was so high that Lilla couldn’t pick a single winner! Joint first place went to Alicia Fairbourn and Rainbow Wang, who each won a FREE place in Bootcamp Special: Character Play* – join in with our next challenge for your chance to win places in class, gorgeous products and more!
(*Kicking yourself for not signing up to Bootcamp Special when you had the chance? Keep your eyes peeled – we’ll be opening registration for a couple of days from April 28th for all you Last Minute Larries out there. This will be your LAST CHANCE to join Bootcamp Special until 2026, so set a reminder now!)
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Lilla said: “Alicia’s work embraces a signature style that is both charming and witty. The characters would easily lend themselves to a picture book, a fun home decor collection, and even a journal cover.”
Lilla added: “Rainbow’s painting style is absolutely delightful and her color palette is juicy and fresh. The concept is great, featuring a woman in science, a mycologist—clever. I love seeing Rainbow’s work evolve in this way. I can absolutely see her doing a book on famous women, scientists, or nature items.”
Here are a few more of Lilla’s favorite entries.
Art by Paola A Crisante (left) and Milana Diklic (right). It’s always fascinating to see the huge variety of ways in which artists tackle the same subject matter.
This time the assignment was to draw mushrooms. Like flowers and food, mushrooms are fabulous for your portfolio – they can be licensed for greeting cards, cookbooks, home décor, prints, tote bags, editorial art, and more.
Art by Natasha Udvenko (left) and Lara Aleda (right). We loved seeing entries that encompassed the different parts of the world our students come from – and the dark humor of Lara’s piece.
We are proud to have students from all over the world – more than 100 countries. We suggested you could focus on mushrooms and fungi from your local area – it’s always good to include your wonderfully unique quirky self in your art – and we loved seeing mushrooms from around the globe.
Art by Lauren Staser (left), Lise Anthonissen (center) and Susanne Lork (right). We loved these sweet mushroom characters!
It’s always so amazing to see how differently each artist approached the same brief, even when the subject matter was similar.
Art by Rebecca Elfast (left) and Laura Havlish (right). See how the different colored backgrounds make the art pop in different ways.
We hope you enjoyed the show! Want to take part in the next challenge? Read on for the details …
Take part in our next FREE Art Challenge!
Our next FREE quarterly Art Challenge launches Sunday, June 1st! Want to take part? 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 a place on our next LIVE course Illustrating Children’s Books.
Make sure you’re signed up to our mailing list so you don’t miss out! Sign up here – and do feel free to forward this information to any fellow illustrators who you think may enjoy the challenge.
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
