Art Tips

Michelle Carlos

One Step at a Time

I started from knowing nothing about children’s books then progressed into improving my character designs or illustration...

Michelle Carlos

Put on a Lipstick

What do you do when uninspired or just really out of your system? What if it’s a rainy day or on a tight deadline and no idea is coming?...

Michelle Carlos

Finding the Sweet Spot

Before joining Make Art That Sells, I worried about becoming a commercial artist. What does it mean to make work that is commercial and...

Michelle Carlos

How to Make Your Own Mock-ups

Sure you can download free or paid mock-up images in several websites but what if you see the same image you used on Instagram or any...

Michelle Carlos

How to Remove Background in Photoshop

For this week’s blog, I thought of giving a tutorial on how to remove in Photoshop the background of a scanned image of your artwork. My...

Michelle Carlos

What are you doing?

In German, “Was machst Du?” This is a question I always hear from people I have just met and likewise know, which prompted me to go...

Michelle Carlos

The Road Less Taken

Reflections on the uncertainties of having a career in art It’s scary out there on your own Freelance work, while it’s very ideal in many...

Michelle Carlos

The Money Trap

It’s so easy to accept painting commissions even if it is not your style when you need to earn. Tragically, being an artist is synonymous...

Michelle Carlos

Artist vs. Designers’ Gouache Paints

If you are like me who is only starting to explore this medium, you probably have several questions about and hesitations on which brand...

Michelle Carlos

A World of Pink Zebras and Purple Trees

How to find creative inspiration everywhere. A lucid dream As the nurses from the recovery ward repeatedly called my name, I woke up,...