Our students get fabulous jobs, and we wanted to show you some more of them. We already shared one batch a couple of weeks ago, and today we’re sharing even more real-life stories from artists just like you.
Bron Alexander
Make Art That Sells student Bron landed a great job creating packaging for one of New Zealand’s most well-known household brands.
Bron’s packaging as part of the Pams’ Emerging Artists range. Bron said: “It’s incredible to think that people are maybe going to have a little piece of my art in their home.”
Bron told us: “I was knocked off my seat when one of New Zealand’s oldest and well-known household brands, Pams, selected me as one of three emerging artists to create artwork for their tissue boxes. As part of the promotion, Pams commissioned a video interview of each artist to go alongside a nationwide social media campaign, and as a bonus, each artist has their name and bio is printed on tissue boxes.”
Bron added: “I can’t tell you how much pride and joy this opportunity gave me. I have taken Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces, and this gave me even more confidence to continue pursuing my illustration and surface pattern career.” Take Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces here.
See more of Bron’s art on her website and Instagram.
Tracy Dawn Brewer
Tracy is yet another Make Art That Sells student who has had her art licensed for puzzles – what a great market for artists – and, incidentally, one that Lilla included in an assignment for Assignment Bootcamp a couple of years ago!
Tracy’s gingerbread house illustration, and the puzzle licensed by Jiggy Puzzles.
Tracy told us: “My best client has been my first national license with Jiggy Puzzles for their Junior puzzle line! They chose a gingerbread house design that I created, and I know my work has evolved from my first entries for the MATS Global Talent Search entries almost 10 years ago!”
Tracy added: “I’ve enjoyed all of my Make Art That Sells classes, from the Assignment Bootcamps to Redrawing Black History. The MATS MBA (Money BadAss) changed the trajectory of my creative career. I’ve also invested in Creating Collections for Home Décor, Illustrating Children’s Books and Bootcamp Special: Character Play for the first time this year! I will never stop learning and evolving, and appreciate the opportunities shared about these industries in our community.”
You get instant access to MATS MBA (Money BadAss) and Creating Collections for Home Décor – check them out now.
Art by Tracy for My Arty Book Pitch.
See more of Tracy’s art on her website and Instagram.
- Do you want to explore ten of the hottest art markets for creatives like you?
- Do you want fabulous assignments written by a top art agent who sees the work that her artists are getting every week and knows exactly what clients are looking for?
- Do you want to fill your portfolio with art designed to catch a client’s eye and get you paying jobs?
Then be sure to check out the Top 10 Markets bundle! You’ll get instant access to two brilliant courses with a fantastic 15% discount:
- In Hot Markets for Your Art Part A, you’ll explore art for bolt fabric, home décor, children’s books, wall art and gift.
- And in Hot Markets for Your Art Part B, you’ll dip your toe into stationery, baby/children’s apparel & décor, scrapbooking, editorial (magazines) & party paper.
Get them both with 15% off! Find out more and sign up here.
- Monday, May 20th: Create a complete ready-to-send picture book illustration pitch in just five weeks in our career-changing LIVE course, Illustrating Children’s Books!
- Next newsletter: Art agent Lilla answers one of your Big Questions: How can I keep creating with joy in difficult times?
Lots of love
The MATS team xxx
