Art by MATS student Sandrine Monnier
Phew! Our huge cyber sale is now over and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was amazing to experience all the great energy you brought to Lilla’s live sessions, read all your lovely comments, and hear what you have planned for next year. 2019 is going to be amazing!
But for now, we’re feeling festive and getting into the holiday spirit, and we’re excited to announce our new holiday card competition!
Entry from 2017 by Cass Urquhart
We loved last year’s theme so much that we’re going with the same one again, so the theme for this year is: Draw your favorite festive winter beverage!
Hot cocoa with chocolate sauce? Spearmint tea with wild honey and peppermint leaf garnish? Brandy egg nog in a vintage shot glass? Is it in your favorite mug? Do you drink it with friends or alone on a hammock? Do you want to draw it as a recipe, listing the ingredients? How did you come up with this drink? Is there a story behind it? Why is it your favorite? Is it traditional in your country? Is it a made-up beverage? You have total creative freedom, just make it holiday-ish in some way! Add lettering if you’d like to and don’t forget to include your name/signature on your art.
Entry from 2017 by Charlotte Bruijn
What you win!
The winning entry, chosen by Lilla, will be animated by animator/illustrator Natasha Dewitz @natashadewitz and included in our Christmas newsletter, which goes out to artists, art directors, agents and more all over the world!
Plus you get your choice of a place in our fantastic Assignment Bootcamp 2019 to keep you inspired with lots of lovely assignments through the first third of the new year OR a Lilla Rogers Studio tote filled with over $200 worth of gorgeous LRS artists’ products!
We’ll be sharing our favourite entries on our social media in the run up to Christmas, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram and Facebook for lots of beautiful festive inspiration.
Assignment Bootcamp was one of the top-selling courses in our cyber sale, and 2019 promises to be better than ever! You get a fabulous fun assignment from top art agent Lilla every Monday for four whole months and Lilla has some special secret surprises up her sleeve for this year! As ever, Lilla is bang on trend – you’ll never guess what she’s come up with!
Entry from 2017 by Emma McGowan
The closing date for entries is December 14th. Read below on how to enter, and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram to see all our favourite entries!
We can’t wait to see all your submissions!
Love
The MATS Team xx
P.S. Just a heads up that our new Editorial Live course is nearly completely full! You can’t register right now, so the only way to guarantee a place on the course is to treat yourself to one of our knock-out My Year of Art School bundles – find them here.
How to enter
Please send your holiday-themed artwork to [email protected] before midnight (PST) December 14th, and don’t forget to share it on Instagram with the tag #MATSholidaycard! Lilla will choose the winner and then Natasha will work her animation magic for the holiday card, which will be shared with the MATS community at the end of December.
Entry from 2017 by Karolien Vanderstappen
Specifications:
- Create your artwork in layers in a Photoshop (PSD) or Illustrator (AI) file in RGB
- Minimum 5-10 layers: include background, subject, details, text etc on separate layers, and you can also put the subject’s separate parts on different layers if you would like to
- The image should be 2100 x 1500 pixels and landscape (7 x 5 inches)
- Create your image at 300 DPI and then save as a JPEG at 150 DPI. Keep the dimensions as 2100 x 1500 pixels as a JPEG to submit
- Email your entry to [email protected] and include your FULL NAME, STUDIO NAME and your WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS.
- Please only email us the JPEG. The winner will be notified once chosen and will then be asked for the PSD or AI file before having it animated.
Entry from 2017 by Katherine Quinn
Rules
- Maximum one entry per person.
- Any and all work submitted must be your own.
- You give permission to Make Art That Sells to use any images you submit to this competition in any current or future class-related marketing or promotional strategies, online or offline. You will always be credited and will retain the rights to your work.
- The winner will be chosen by Lilla Rogers.
- Please ensure your entry is submitted in JPEG format at 150 DPI. The winner will be notified once Lilla has chosen, and will be requested to submit the original PSD or AI file for animation.
- All submissions must be emailed to [email protected] and shared on Instagram with the tag #MATSholidaycard. Submissions sent elsewhere and/or in the incorrect format will not be considered as entries to the competition.
- Any submissions received after the closing time of 11:59 PM PST on December 14th, 2018 will not be eligible.
- This competition is open to anyone over the age of 18 from any country.
- If you have already booked a place on Assignment Bootcamp 2019 then you can choose to have a refund for the price you paid OR the tote bag full of LRS goodies.
- There is no cash alternative.
- Have fun!
