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Hi!😄

Thank you for the kind words! It does get discouraging at times. Instead of giving up, we just slow down and do the best that we can. I think I've been working on Block 6 for a year, but that's okay!

im just going back in july to assignments after nearly 7 months maybe 8 of doing an assignment (health stuff - im good). i just wish block 6 was an al carte block....there was mention of it a few yrs back but i think they ditched the idea.😢

@@bigrigsoncanvas, what is al carte?

@@ravenshadowz2343 just be able to purchase that block seperately than doing the full advanced program

I agree, I just want to get to Block 7. Block 6 isn't my cup of tea and I'm still working through it a year later.

Thank you!

Thank you! 😊

Thank you ☺️

Thanks! I needed to hear that! I've been working on two videos, my Evolve assignment and trying to complete my black sketchbook. I've been working on art everyday, I'm just slow! 🐌 🙃

Hi @joycesmith5786! Signing up for Evolve was one of the best things I've done. I found the foundation courses (blocks 1-4) to be very thorough and the assignments gave me plenty of practice. With Evolve you can go at your own pace. In the beginning I used to complete an assignment in one day, but later I didn't have the time, so I would work object to object for each assignment and that took less time. Since one of your goals is painting everyday, if you joined Evolve you could work on one object at a time in a painting . Drawing hands and flowers are on my to do list too!

@@MiasSketchbook Thank you! Is it expensive to go to Evolve?

It depends on a person's budget. You can pay in full or make monthly payments. It looks like the prices went up since I started in late 2021. Currently it's a one time payment of $2500 or $249 month.

@@MiasSketchbook Thank you!

Thank you! I'm glad to be making videos again. I'd like to make more, but I think doing at least two videos a month helps me stay consistent. I'm using a white col-erase pencil. I experimented with a few different brands of white colored pencil and charcoal, but the col-erase and Crayola were the best, and they erase clean. I don't mind hearing about your goals! You mentioned them to me before and those are things I'm interested in as well. I'm sure you will find something that will keep you motivated. I took Juan Perdnik's portrait drawing class and things started to click after I went through the class a second time.

Block 4 is direct painting. You paint as you go long instead of using the previous approach of indirect painting (shadows, lights, buffer, blend). Block 5 is vacant shadows where you paint only the light, and the dark canvas serves as your shadow. Block 5 is part of the advanced program.

The foundation program is four blocks. After you complete the foundation program, you have the option to take the advanced program, blocks 5-8.

@@MiasSketchbook Thanks, Mia! I hope you've had good luck with the advanced program and did well with it! I'll look at some of your other videos about it.

Hi, RH! I think I've had my intro for a couple years and I'm quite bored with it. I want something new, simple and shorter. I figured I would just shorten the intro for now until I get something new.

I think it's good that you developed your own program! There are so many things I want to learn but it can get overwhelming at times trying to learn them all. In my next video I was planning on talking about weekly and and monthly goals instead of yearly goals. I've been thinking about taking a gesture drawing class too. I would like to try urban sketching this year and having people in the scene has always made me nervous because people move around a lot. I shall see how that goes!

@@MiasSketchbook I know what you mean -- I also want to learn many things. I can’t see myself doing just one thing, like how some people only do portraits or only botanicals or only landscape. I’m least interested in abstract art but sometimes I feel like I’m warming up to it! My ‘program’ is a bit ambitious but it has a structure that I need/want. Only time will tell if I’m disciplined enough to complete it! 😝 Looking forward to listening to your thoughts/ideas/plans in your next video…. and wishing you a productive and creative year!

You still could if you wanted to ❤️. My grandmother was a great artist herself, and all she used were crayons.

@MiasSketchbook well I'm 16 and no one will let me work and we are broke Not even pen and paper

@@MiasSketchbook I am also autistic

I understand, I was in the same situation when I was your age. You can always use paper and pen from school. That's what I did. It was lined paper but I was still able to draw until I was able to buy my first sketchbook. You might not be able to paint right now, but you can still practice the fundamentals with pencil or pen. Those skills will transfer over when you transition into painting. Let me know how everything goes!🤗

@@MiasSketchbook I can't My school won't let me Literally

Will do!

Thanks!

Definitely!

That's true, it's easier now that I have less stuff!

Proportional drawing is taught. You measure an object with a knitting needle (or pencil), and you use those measurements for drawing your still life proportionally onto the canvas.

@@MiasSketchbook thanks lovely artist Mia !

No, these videos aren't sponsored. I paid with my own money.

@@MiasSketchbook thanks mia, regarding the course, I’ve been thinking of it for a long tome but I’m hesitant since I’m a dentist and my work is 6 days / Week, 8hrs / Day.. do you think it’s overwhelming and difficult to be achieved?

​@@najlakhalid2754Hi. It is a good amount of work, but it's worth it. For someone that busy you could still do it. They say you can complete this course in one year if you just spend 7 hours a week. But you don't have to necessarily spend 7 hours a week. I recommend you do the course and look into the technique called object to object and also look into how to get your paints to last longer such as adding the proper amount of clove oil and or refrigerating or even freezing your oil paints between sessions

Thank you so much for the kind words! It's okay to be frustrated, I know I was in Block 2. When you say shape to shape, do you mean object to object? To be honest, I can't remember exactly what Kevin said about working object to object. What I do know is that I would focus on just one object or section for the day- the the shadows, the lights, blending, and highlights, then I would start on another object the next day. The paintings in Block 4 take longer and I didn't have the time to spend all day working on them. Working object to object made the painting process more manageable and time saving.

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I haven't had a chance to try it yet! What type of paint did you use to tint your canvas? Was it acrylic or oil? I've mixed burnt sienna acrylic paint with gesso before and it has a matte appearance once it's applied to the canvas, which is what I want. That's the technique I plan on using, but adding less gesso in order for the added color to appear mid tone and less pastel. From my experience some acrylic paints are glossy once they're dry, so Im wary about using straight acrylic paint to tone my canvas After the holidays I'll experiment and see what I can come up with!

@@MiasSketchbook Not an accomplished artist, but I have used Medium Gray acrylic by Utrecht, but I haven't painted on a canvas board larger than 11 x 14. For gesso, I mix raw umber in. The grayest raw umber I've used is Blick's.

The next time I visit Blick I'll have to check that out! I used to paint my canvases gray and used the grisaille technique using acrylic paint.

For me the foundation course has been valuable because I have seen great improvements with all of my artwork, not just the oil painting. I went into the program to learn how to use oil paint and I achieved that. Everything I've learned in the program can be applied to all mediums. I would definitely recommend at least taking the foundation classes.

They're so good!🤤

Thank you! It's good to be back!☺️

Thanks! I'll find out how to correctly pronounce "Viviva" because now it's bugging me that I may be mispronouncing the name.😬

Cutting the sheets and gluing them to the vellum sounds like a great idea to keep them from sticking to each other. It also sounds like a good way to see your entire pallet at once and not have to worry about losing any of the sheets. Hopefully, you'll find out how to save your mixtures for future use!

Wow! I'm still working on assignment #9 and I have a long way to go. I probably won't finish block 6 until February. I really want to finish so I can start on Block 7, which I've really been looking forward to starting.

@@MiasSketchbook The only reason those paintings took a while to do is because you do a layer, submit for critique and then do the next layer. Sometimes they don't get back to you quickly so each painting takes roughly a week to finish. Although actual time painting is not very long.

I used to submit each pass separately, but you are right, it takes a while to get a response back. I just submit everything all at once now.