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Michelle Lam

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The DO's and DON'TS of Landing an Animation Job

Some thoughts and advice from MY PERSONAL experiences so far, from rejections, landing my first job, and continuously jumping onto new projects. These are just my two cents on how to potentially pa...

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The Cost of Frugality ๐Ÿ’ธ

As a super future oriented person, I've had many instances of forgetting to live in the moment-- especially when it involves money. This is obviously not to say that you should spend all of your li...

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Tips on Making Emotional Art ๐Ÿ’”

Some of my thoughts on ways to tell an emotional story that can leave an impact on your viewers. Crying is not always mandatory btw!

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Crazy Cat Lady

Is it just me or does anyone who adopts a cat or two automatically get the title "Crazy Cat Lady" bestowed upon them ๐Ÿค” While I love my cats, I don't think I'm obsessed about their species to the...

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Animation Advice I Disagree With (Storyboarding)

Again, opinions are my own and don't reflect any companies or studios I've worked with!

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Why Social Media Kills Creativity...

I guess the biggest takeaway is that we should just pick and choose that aspects of social media that will work for us ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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There's a Place Called Kokomo

Something I appreciate my culture is the level of honor we have for our grandparents, even after they pass away. While it may sound morbid to some, we bow to the shrines placed in our homes for the...

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What Animation Internships Are Like (My Experience)

My personal experiences interning in animation are going to be different from other peoples' for sure, but I hope that by talking about what I went through, you can learn something from it and mana...

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Problems with Being a Storyboard Artist Right Now

There are ongoing issues with being a storyboard artist that aren't resolved, and with all these new streaming service projects coming up, it feels as though the problem is only getting worse. Lear...

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One Step At A Time

Most people who visit my familyโ€™s home know our dog Dash as the yappy little stranger hater, but to us heโ€™s been a little ball of light that helped us get through some dark times. Iโ€™ll never ...

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Why Your Art is Not Improving

Sometimes the way to improve your art isn't always about practicing, but the way your mindset approaches making art.

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Mistakes I Made Working in Animation

Some of the mistakes I made when first starting out my career as an artist, and how you can probably learn from me and NOT do what I did ๐Ÿ˜…

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LOVE LANGUAGE: Acts of Service

Recently my top love language changed from "quality time" to "acts of service." I used to not 100% understand acts of service because I wondered, "Well, it feels weird to think of my partner as my ...

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KAUAI

Last week I went on a mini weekend trip with my dad and sister to Kauai. It was a really nice father-daughter bonding time since my dad finally retired from working, and it was also my sister's bir...

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Drawing Anime...Good or Bad?

Anime is one of the art styles that played a huge role on my work since I was a kid, but was told that I should stop drawing in that style numerous times. Is it really that bad to draw anime? Find ...

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Plank Time! ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Work from home workouts have been a bit more challenging lately...mentally ๐Ÿ˜น. But I guess they are welcomed challenges distractions. Sometimes my cats think my mat is another opportunity to lay ...

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The Benefits of Working in Animation

Recently, I've been mainly talking about the realities of working in animation, and that can sometimes be discouraging. This time, I wanted to talk about the good things, for anyone who is still in...

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Year of the Tiger ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿœ

So... is this the part where I share my ubereats promo code? LOL. My mom is very superstitious, so one day I received a message from my mom telling me that a fortune teller said that people born ye...

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Things I DON'T Like About Working in Animation | DRAW WITH ME

Keepin' it real with some of the realities of working in the animation industry! It's not always perfect, but just gotta pick and choose the things you are and aren't willing to deal with...like an...

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Purrrsonal Assistants

Some y'all might not know, but I actually work in a team of three cats (myself included). That's the real reason my username is mewTRIPLED. A part of me sometimes feels like switching out the devil...

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"DREAMS" ๐ŸŽถ Desert Sunset Drive

Is there a song you just like to leave on in the background while going on a scenic drive with someone? For me, I can't stop thinking of "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac every time we're driving in a dese...

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Reading Cuddle Time

10 years ago you bet this bish would not get past 5 pages of a book without the urge to sparknotes what the book was about. But after getting some space away from standardized education, Iโ€™ve gro...

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What It's Like Being Unemployed in Animation ๐Ÿ˜ขDRAW WITH ME

Early access for an upcoming video this week about my experience being on "hiatus," "in between jobs," or "unemployed" in animation. It's a very common think in a project driven industry that not m...

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Back to the gypsy that I was...

"Remember when you wanted what you currently have." My relationship to drawing / making art / telling stories have definitely changed throughout time, and last year was one of the years I felt the ...

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Things I Love About My Mom

At this point, I'm pretty sure my mom needs no introduction, but yes -- just to confirm if we all went out for a rated G family movie night, it's usually me or my mother crying by the end of it. Bi...

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Things I Love About My Dad

For the record, the last panel is inspired by the Dad Math Homework meme x'D. I just never felt more seen until the day I learned there was a community of people who have also shed tears from their...

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Things I Love About My Dog Dash

My dog Dash is truly a deceptive little devil ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ’•and that's one of the reasons why we love him. It's funny to see how he can make people smile in awe on the streets, to making us fear for our ...

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Things I Love About My Cat Moon Pie

Don't worry, there will be on for Bon bon coming after this! I just feel like I need to make one for each kibby individually :3c. It's been really fun to just make "lists" about things I love. Stil...

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What I Love About My Boyfriend๐Ÿ’–

Sooo last week's comic I GENTLY threw my boyfriend under the bus, but this week I decided to make a lil appreciation post ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ’•There are very small things particular to who he is that I've come ...

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When they "don't like" the same restaurant as you...

Based off of a story one time when my sister and I ordered food from a seafood restaurant, only to have it severely criticized by my boyfriend ๐Ÿ˜‚. My sister and I were happy to continue eating fo...

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