Did you study at an art institution?

No, I took only a brief general art class in high school for a year; everything else was self-taught. I do have a B. A in Graphic Design, and took several classes or workshops about business, marketing, and/or communities. Recently, I have been learning Blender.

What is your actual job?

Primarily working in the Aerospace industry in the tech/engineering department while freelancing with a few selected indie studios as a concept artist. I work remotely from Puerto Rico, and I’m also an entrepreneur who owns a store with membership subscriptions.

What equipment do you use?

As an artist and designer, I use many open-source programs for different media, such as:

• Canon Pixma 200 for printing.
• Canon G7X for vlogs and pictures.
• Wacom Intuos 2015 pen and tablet.
• Arzopa 15″ tablet as a second monitor.
• Thermal Label Printer for shipping labels.
• Power Bank USB Cable Charger for camera.
• HDMI Video Capturer USB to stream with camera.
• Faber-Castell LED Light Tracing Board for tracing.
• Blue Snowglobe and Deity microphone for recordings
• Overhead Camera Desk Mount Stand for positioning my camera.
• Cubilux USB-C to TRRS MIC Adapter to record with a phone.

What traditional materials do you use?

I use basic tools and materials accessible in regular stores that are great, affordable, and of good quality, such as:

• Zig 2 Way Pen Glue.
• Mechanical pencils 0.5.
• Arteza 60 Watercolor tubes.
• Nail glitter and decorations.
• Fineline Masquin Fluid Pen.
• Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen white.
• Pentel Aquash Water Brushes.
• Iridescent Crayola Glitter Glue.
• Canson XL Watercolor Paper 140lb.
• Kurtzy Plastic Bead Storage (mixing colors).
• Faber-Castell kneadable and MONO Zero eraser.
• Faber-Castell Solid Watercolor Paint Set 36 pans.
• Interlon, Spectre Gold II, Menso, Virtuoso Fine Brushes.

What are the important links on your blog?

• Juicy Zone Store – official merch shop.
• Support page – all my links and updates.
• Art – creative personal projects and collaborations.
• Process – documentation of my merch productions.
• Business – freelance research, experiences, and tips.
• Referral Program – rewards and discounts when using my links.
• Merch Reviews – customer service, products, and manufacturers.

Any NSFW brand or artworks?

• PicartoTv – occasional NSFW art streaming.
• Rumberas Candela Page – all my links and updates.
• Rumberas Merch – Tutti Frutti digital/physical merch page.
• Rumberas YT – speedpaints + asexual community (Spanish).
• Mi Cielas Club – secret VIP membership with NSFW merch and uncensored art channel.

Can I hire you or collaborate with you?

To collaborate with me for a merch review blog post, check the Merch Review: Let’s Collab Collection. If you’d like to hire me, check my portfolio or the commission page.

What are you up to now?

Besides working on my YT channel and both personal brands (@cafr3sita and @rumberascandela). I’m working as a concept artist for Jak and Daxter 4 with Fallen Legacy Games.

✪ Text & Coding ✪

1. ColorZilla – Color codes picker
2. FileZilla – transfer files to hosting
3. CloudHQ – code email templates
4. Quillbot – paraphrasing editing tool
5. Komodo IDE – web coding software
6. Grammarly – AI correction of writing
7. Font Awesome – free SVG icons for websites, emails, and projects
8. Beefree – designing email templates
9. Dreamhost– shared web hosting (NSFW friendly)
10. BunnyNet – Video hosting and storage (NSFW friendly)
11. Boostrapt – a front-end framework for responsive websites
12. Facebook Debugger – Graph API Explorer, Token Debugger, etc.

✪ Design & Art ✪

1. Pixabay – free sound effects
2. Audacity – voice recording software
3. Blender – 3d and animation software
4. Affinity – alternative programs to Adobe
5. Artlist.io – copyright license music
6. ClipStudio – paint & 2d animation program
7. Graphic Burger – free mock-ups to edit
8. Font Picker – font discovery extension
9. OBS Studio – screen-recording and stream software
10. Calligraphr – create your font easily with the full ABC
11. VoiceBanana – audio recording tool and mixer software
12. What’s My Screen Resolution – screen resolution metric
13. Clownfish Voice Changer – a program to change your voice
14. DaVinci Resolve – video editing software alternative to Premiere

✪ Management & Marketing ✪

• Pirateship – printing shipping labels
• ClickUp – workspace for project management
• Brevo – email newsletter (NSFW friendly)
• Typeform – Interactive forms, questionnaires, and online surveys
• MailChimp – email newsletter + WooCommerce integration
• Fedica/Postoria – cross-posting across different platforms
• SwissTransfer – transfer files up to 50GB for free wiouth account registration
• Notion – interactive workspace for project management + coding
• Paperspark Toolkit – taxes and booking toolkit by CPA Janet Blanc
• Zapier -automation workflows to perform routine tasks automatically across platforms

Mock-ups Resources List

Here are all the files and authors of the mock-ups I use for my products and freebies for my store.

• Pixeden
• Titanui
• Wooacry
• MockupNest
• IBrandStudio
• Mockups-Design

Streaming/Videos/Assets Resources List

All the digital materials, such as overlays and complex interactive animations for my videos.

• StesilArt
• DexPixel
• Sayonani
• 8BitAlchemy
• Angesdiaries
• CiariDesigns
• SunnyMotions
• MoshiMochiCo
• HalfMoonStudiosCo
• LAZYBONESMARKET