Michelle Carlos
You Asked, I Answered
Fine Arts students from my Alma Mater asked me questions about being an artist and here are my answers.
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Michelle Carlos
- Sep 30, 2021
- 8 min
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
- May 30, 2021
- 6 min
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 29, 2021
- 11 min
Marching to the Beat of My Own Drum
In this post I share with you my experience in participating in this year's Make Art That Sells Illustrating for Children's Books course.
Michelle Carlos
- May 6, 2021
- 7 min
Color Crash Course Part 1: Color in the Digital World
This series of posts is meant to enlighten artists about colors when digitizing their artworks.
Michelle Carlos
- Jan 1, 2021
- 5 min
Honor Your Block
According to Elizabeth Gilbert, ideas are magical sentient energies that float amongst us living beings.
Michelle Carlos
- Aug 31, 2020
- 11 min
Creating My Own World
Looking back at my earlier submissions, I’ve noticed that my style is leaning more towards children’s book illustration. Curious.
Michelle Carlos
- Jun 26, 2020
- 15 min
Weapon of Choice: Watercolor Paper
Watercolor paper can make or break your artwork. Using the best paper also makes our life much easier.
Michelle Carlos
- Aug 31, 2019
- 6 min
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
- May 4, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Mar 23, 2019
- 5 min
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
- Feb 23, 2019
- 5 min
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
- Feb 16, 2019
- 7 min
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
- Jan 5, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Dec 15, 2018
- 3 min
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
- Dec 6, 2018
- 4 min
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
- Nov 22, 2018
- 10 min
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
- Oct 18, 2018
- 3 min
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,...
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