Michelle Carlos
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.
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Michelle Carlos
- Sep 2, 2022
- 6 min
Making the E-Book: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
In this post, you will learn about how I illustrated the classic Middle Eastern folk tale of Aladdin for Learning A-Z.
Michelle Carlos
- Aug 1, 2022
- 10 min
Making the Board Book: Praise Him!
Read about how I created my first children’s book project, "Praise Him!" written by Lauren Chandler and published by B&H Publishing Group.
Michelle Carlos
- Jun 1, 2022
- 14 min
Making the Picture Book: Morning on the Farm
You will learn about my process of making a picture book using a hybrid workflow while solving design problems.
Michelle Carlos
- May 23, 2022
- 12 min
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
- Apr 18, 2022
- 12 min
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
- Dec 2, 2021
- 16 min
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
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
Folktale Week 2021
This year's Folktale Week is another success. Have a look at the pieces I created for one of Instagram's most beloved art challenges.
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
- Aug 16, 2021
- 11 min
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
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
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
- 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
- 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
- Sep 26, 2020
- 5 min
Explore and Evolve
Commitment is the whole point of the challenge but of course success depends entirely on my schedule and state of mind.
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