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Why You Should Join an Art Workshop
Enhance your skills and gain valuable insights by participating in an art workshop, where you can learn from both professionals and peers.

Michelle Carlos
Sep 11, 202414 min read


Why Representation is Important in Publishing and Portfolios
Representation is the authentic portrayal of the character.

Michelle Carlos
Aug 11, 202416 min read


How to Protect Your Art from AI
Proactive methods to safeguard your artwork against data scraping and machine learning by generative AI

Michelle Carlos
Jun 17, 202417 min read


How to Get Unstuck: Overcoming Art Block and Finding Creative Inspiration
Discover how to break free from art block and ignite your creativity. Overcome the rut and fuel your inspiration through new experiences.

Michelle Carlos
Mar 10, 20247 min read


How Not To Become An Artist
Discover the unconventional path to becoming an artist. Learn how to navigate obstacles, embrace adulthood, and reignite your creative spark

Michelle Carlos
Dec 20, 20234 min read


Daily Routine of an Illustrator
This post gives you an insight into my daily routine as a work-at-home illustrator of children’s books and what drives me to keep on going.

Michelle Carlos
Feb 12, 202312 min read


How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
In this post I aim to guide you on how to be confident, rise above rejections and gain or maintain self confidence as artists.

Michelle Carlos
Dec 13, 20229 min read


The Long Way to Success
This is a virtual speech I delivered recently at my former high school during the Career Fair 2022 with the theme, Design Your Success.

Michelle Carlos
Nov 19, 202217 min read


An Introverted Artist’s Guide to Networking
Are you an introvert trying to navigate the creative industry as a newcomer or professional? Read through my tips in networking.

Michelle Carlos
Oct 10, 202214 min read


An Artist's Curriculum Vitae
How to succeed in life after art school? Read through the speech I gave to graduating students to give them a glimpse into possible futures.

Michelle Carlos
Jul 8, 202221 min read


The Road You Take: Your Artistic Style Is a Choice
In this post you will learn how to recognize your artistic style through answering a series of questions.

Michelle Carlos
May 23, 202213 min read


Your Artist Portfolio: What's in the Bag?
How to populate your art portfolio, where to showcase your work and how to keep evolving?

Michelle Carlos
Apr 18, 202212 min read


Self-Care for Creatives: Root to Rise
This post, which is a follow up on Self Love, is about how to get back in full force to work after a break.

Michelle Carlos
Mar 3, 20224 min read


Self Love for Creatives
For the month of February let us talk about why loving ourselves more would help us be more creative and productive.

Michelle Carlos
Feb 7, 20228 min read


The Wall to Break
In this post, I tell you about my vision for my art career in 2022 and how to break the wall of complacency and dependence on a comfort zone. "Fireworks" | Watercolor and digital collage | 2021 New Year, New Hope Happy New Year! Cheers to you and to new adventures! This morning while hand standing, I realized I have been relying still for support on the wall. I suppose it is still permissible since I have just managed to do hand stands this year. I have no idea how long one c

Michelle Carlos
Jan 2, 20223 min read


You Asked, I Answered
Fine Arts students from my Alma Mater asked me questions about being an artist and here are my answers.

Michelle Carlos
Dec 2, 202117 min read


Why Bother Blogging?
The reasons why writing and maintaining a blog can be beneficial to you as an artist as well as your art process.

Michelle Carlos
Sep 30, 20218 min read


My Toy Pitch
How do you create toys that would sell? Here's a narrative of my thought process in creating toy designs amid our relocation.

Michelle Carlos
Aug 16, 202111 min read


Mission Accomplished
This post is about my return to Germany, my European romance, accomplishing my goals and setting out for the next adventure.

Michelle Carlos
Jul 23, 20215 min read


Follow that Mountain
This post is about how I landed a representation, why I need an agent to navigate the publishing world and most importantly about hope.

Michelle Carlos
May 30, 20216 min read
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