{"id":13804,"date":"2023-04-13T10:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/?p=13804"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:16:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:16:54","slug":"3-things-to-get-professional-art-skills-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/3-things-to-get-professional-art-skills-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things You Need to Get Professional Art Skills Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Are you an aspiring artist looking to get professional art skills fast? With the right plan and dedication, anyone can make the leap from amateur to pro artist. We take our students from beginners to pro-level artists in a year with just seven hours of practice a week.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>That\u2019s five times faster than the norm.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That&#8217;s not a lot of time to go from knowing nothing to being able to produce professional-level paintings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How do we do it?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It has nothing to do with natural talent.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our students focus on what matters and skip everything else. What we teach goes against the grain of what\u2019s often taught at traditional art schools and ateliers \u2013 and we\u2019re sharing them with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here are the 3 things you need to know to get professional art skills fast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evolve student Craig H was able to get professional art skills in just 4 blocks as shown in this 'before' and 'after'\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-init-height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e452geisr8o.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20-Before-and-After-Craig-H.png?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Evolve student Craig H was able to get professional art skills in just 4 blocks as shown in this &#8216;before&#8217; and &#8216;after&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"t-1681308744818\">1. To get professional art skills, master technical skills <em>first<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Have you been taught to just \u2018paint what you see\u2019? Or that technical art training limits creativity? Art students are picking up their brushes everyday hoping \u201cnatural talent\u201d will show them the way to creative expression.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t work for everyone, and <em>art should be accessible to everyone<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The reality is \u201cnatural talent\u201d isn\u2019t a replacement for technical training. The fundamentals aren\u2019t reserved for master artists. Technical art skills <em>can be<\/em> and <em>should be <\/em>taught to beginners. In fact, learning art without technical mastery can limit your creativity because you don\u2019t have the essential skills you need to express your idea. It can also mean it takes longer to learn the essentials because you\u2019re learning through trial and error.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Think about art as a language. What you could you possibly say if you couldn\u2019t speak the language properly?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"t-1681310292136\">Kevin Murphy<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve Artist Founder &amp; Master Portraitist<\/p>\n<p>Like any form of communication, art is a language. You\u2019ve got to learn the alphabet first before you can write poetry. You don\u2019t jump into poetry on day one &#8211; if you tried, you\u2019d be learning the language the hard way, no matter how beautiful the poetry is in your head.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you master the alphabet, all of it, not 25 letters, but all 26. You then start with a very small vocabulary and the words get bigger and bigger, from one word to two to three, and so on. Your teacher guides you and corrects your spelling and grammar. And eventually, you learn how to compose your thoughts, add your own flair, and create poetry.<\/p>\n<p>Art is no different.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of 26 letters, there are three fundamental skills for art &#8211; <em>value, color, and edge<\/em>. We use our <em>perception<\/em> (the fourth fundamental) to use value, color, and edge to create realistic art. Once these skills are developed, there are no limits. Anything you can imagine can be created and brought to life.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evolve's Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Color,  and Perception\" data-id=\"12034\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Perception, Color\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-YT-Values-Slide-DNA.png\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Evolve&#8217;s Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Color, and Perception<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"t-1681310292137\">Want to know more?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j7Mrm0MUye8\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to hear why Learning Art is Like Learning a Language [YouTube]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/why_and_how_to_start_painting_realism\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to read why You Need to Start with Realism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Evolve's Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Color,  and Perception\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about The 4 Fundamentals of Art<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1681310292138\">2. Don\u2019t be tied to tradition. Streamline the process.<\/h2>\n<p>Do what you need to do to master a skill, and then move on. Don\u2019t labor over different mediums or countless exercises. They take up precious time and offer no significant benefit.<\/p>\n<p>In an Atelier, mastering drawing skills and painting skills can take years because they\u2019re going about it more tediously. It isn\u2019t necessary to do 100 different exercises in three different mediums to master a single artistic technique.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In traditional ateliers, students often don\u2019t touch a paint brush for years. Credit: Women\u2019s Art Class by Louis Lang 1868\" data-id=\"13818\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"983\" data-init-height=\"983\" title=\"ny-art-worlds-16-9\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ny-art-worlds-16-9.webp\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In traditional ateliers, students often don\u2019t touch a paint brush for years. Credit: Women\u2019s Art Class by Louis Lang 1868<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If we teach someone to defend themselves, we wouldn&#8217;t teach them every single skill to become a black belt in Ju Jitsu. Learning beautiful footwork would ultimately take a long time when the fundamental three or four skills of defense could be learned very quickly.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s the same for art. Strip down what you\u2019re learning and master each skill, and then move on.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evolve Artist uses a Four-Value Scale to simplify the path to get professional art skills\" data-id=\"12042\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Value Scale vs 11 Value Scale\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scales.png\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Evolve Artist uses a Four-Value Scale instead of 11 because it is simpler and just as effective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Evolve uses a simplified four-value grayscale, instead of 11. Why? Because beginner students don&#8217;t need to master 11 values, they just need to master four. Developing skill in the remaining seven values comes with experience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Evolve used to offer charcoal drawing, and \u2026 we got rid of it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Teaching drawing skills with charcoal took our students a long time, with very little benefit. We found students could develop drawing skills using a brush, and fill a space in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes with charcoal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When we realized that everything that was being taught in charcoal could be taught with paint, <em>and faster<\/em>, it was a no-brainer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If it doesn\u2019t meaningfully help you master a skill, drop it.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"t-1681310292139\">Want to know more?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/46NaJE_F4_E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn Why We DON&#8217;T Teach Drawing Before Painting [YouTube]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867045\">3. Put in just seven hours a week to get professional art skills<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Once you\u2019ve focused on the fundamentals and streamlined the process, the rest is up to YOU.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you put in consistent effort regularly, you can create professional art. At Evolve, we recommend seven hours a week over a year to produce professional level work. Natural talent not required.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In an atelier, you can work on a single bargue drawing for months. One drawing, weeks, months. You start thinking, \u2018I&#8217;m never going to get there\u2019. It can shatter your confidence. It leads to overwhelm, and ultimately a longer and inaccessible journey for the average art enthusiast. It\u2019s not your fault.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s effective to focus on the fundamentals and streamline the process because it reduces the barriers to learning art, like time or needing to get into exclusive art schools or ateliers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Once those obstacles are taken away it is easier for YOU to put in the time to see progress and build your experience at your pace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This beautiful portrait is an excellent example of how Evolve students like Caitlin H could get professional art skills fast. This was painted over a single month.  \" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-init-height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.publit.io\/file\/pl8vkbehxsys0hg1ohfu.jpg\" data-width=\"752\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This beautiful portrait is an excellent example of how Evolve students like Caitlin H could get professional art skills fast. This was painted over a single month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After you&#8217;ve got the skills, you can use your art as a creative outlet more efficiently. Experienced artists spend the rest of their lives getting better and more nuanced. Building your creativity and expression will come along the way with consistent effort.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1607198867051\">Bringing it all together<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re already putting in seven hours a week into your art, but are feeling like you don&#8217;t have the \u2018talent\u2019 to produce professional level art, Evolve is for you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve done the hard work and developed a streamlined guided experience so that anyone can be a successful artist. It doesn&#8217;t require natural talent, 4 years of costly art school, or charcoal drawing for a years.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Every step of the way, we\u2019re building your confidence with real instructors and a supportive online community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Want to know more about how Evolve developed professional artist skills fast?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3spvlQC\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for our mini-course Oil Painters for Beginners to get a taste of what Evolve is all about.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/artignition.com\/evolve-artist-review\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to read a review of our course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Are you ready to take your skills to the next level? Join Evolve Artist<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3kTlJcL\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Happy Painting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you putting in the time but not getting the results in your art? Here are the three things you need to know to get professional art skills fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":13877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Are you an aspiring artist looking to get professional art skills fast? With the right plan and dedication, anyone can make the leap from amateur to pro artist. We take our students from beginner to pro-level art in a year with just seven hours of practice a week.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><em>That\u2019s five times faster than the norm.<\/em><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">That's not a lot of time to go from knowing nothing to producing professional-level paintings.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">How do we do it?<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It has nothing to do with natural talent.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Our students focus on what matters and skip everything else. What we teach goes against the grain of what\u2019s often taught at traditional art schools and ateliers \u2013 and we\u2019re sharing it with you.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Here are the 3 things you need to know to get professional art skills fast.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775db0108\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"Evolve student Craig H was able to get professional art skills in just 4 blocks as shown in this 'before' and 'after'\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-init-height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e452geisr8o.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20-Before-and-After-Craig-H.png?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text\">Evolve student Craig H was able to get professional art skills in just 4 blocks as shown in this 'before' and 'after'<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc tve-elem-scroll tve-toc-expandable tcb-local-vars-root\" data-columns=\"1\" data-ct=\"toc-60671\" data-transition=\"fade\" data-headers=\"h2\" data-numbering=\"none\" data-highlight=\"section\" data-ct-name=\"Table of Contents 03\" data-heading-style=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d5724&quot;,&quot;1&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d5801&quot;,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d5823&quot;}\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5847\" data-bullet-style=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d5856&quot;,&quot;1&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d5872&quot;,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d5892&quot;}\" data-number-style=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d58c3&quot;,&quot;1&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d58e5&quot;,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;tve-u-6435650e1d5904&quot;}\" data-state-default=\"expanded\" data-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-speed=\"fast\" data-columns-d=\"1\" data-element-name=\"Table of Contents\" data-id=\"lgwmrs7s\"><div class=\"thrive-colors-palette-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_colors_palette__{\"active_palette\":0,\"config\":{\"colors\":{\"73dde\":{\"name\":\"Main Accent\",\"parent\":-1},\"8215b\":{\"name\":\"Main Accent Transparent\",\"parent\":\"73dde\",\"lock\":{\"lightness\":1}}},\"gradients\":[]},\"palettes\":[{\"name\":\"Default\",\"value\":{\"colors\":{\"73dde\":{\"val\":\"var(--tcb-skin-color-0)\"},\"8215b\":{\"val\":\"rgba(164, 162, 162, 0.07)\",\"hsl_parent_dependency\":{\"h\":7,\"l\":0.64,\"s\":-0.01}}},\"gradients\":[]},\"original\":{\"colors\":{\"73dde\":{\"val\":\"rgb(253, 99, 78)\",\"hsl\":{\"h\":7,\"s\":0.97,\"l\":0.64,\"a\":1}},\"8215b\":{\"val\":\"rgba(253, 99, 78, 0.07)\",\"hsl_parent_dependency\":{\"h\":7,\"s\":0.97,\"l\":0.64,\"a\":0.07}}},\"gradients\":[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__<\/div><div class=\"tve-toc-divider\" style=\"position: absolute; 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To get professional art skills, master technical skills first<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5724\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><a href=\"#t-1681310292138\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">2. Don\u2019t be tied to tradition. Streamline the process.<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5724\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><a href=\"#t-1607198867045\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">3. Put in just seven hours a week to get professional art skills<\/a><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve-toc-heading tve-toc-heading-level0 tve_no_icons\" data-tag=\"H2\" data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5724\" data-element-name=\"Heading Level 1\"><a href=\"#t-1607198867051\" class=\"tve-toc-anchor tve-jump-scroll\" jump-animation=\"smooth\">Bringing it all together<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-divider tve-vert-divider\" data-style=\"tve_sep-1\" data-color-d=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5931\" data-thickness-d=\"1\"><hr class=\"tve_sep tve_sep-1\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"t-1681308744818\" class=\"\">1. To get professional art skills, master technical skills <em>first<\/em><\/h2><p>Have you been taught to just \u2018paint what you see\u2019? Or that technical art training limits creativity? Art students are picking up their brushes everyday hoping \u201cnatural talent\u201d will show them the way to creative expression.&nbsp;<\/p><p>This doesn\u2019t work for everyone, and <em>art should be accessible to everyone<\/em>.<\/p><p>The reality is \u2018natural talent\u2019 isn\u2019t a replacement for technical training. The fundamentals aren\u2019t reserved for master artists. Technical art skills <em>can be<\/em> and <em>should be <\/em>taught to beginners. In fact, learning art without technical mastery can limit your creativity because you don\u2019t have the skills you need to express your idea. It can also mean it takes longer to learn the essentials because you\u2019re learning through trial and error.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad dynamic-group-kcc8i7f6 tcb-global-contentbox-k1gjexk5\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e9598e\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background tcb-global-contentbox-k1gjexk5-bg\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e95991\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb tcb-global-contentbox-k1gjexk5-cb\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e95994\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tcb-local-vars-root tcb-icon-display dynamic-group-kcc8f3ka\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e83bb6\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" data-id=\"icon-quote-left-solid\" data-name=\"\" style=\"\">\n            <path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone tcb-local-vars-root dynamic-group-kcc8f7dw\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e83bb7\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-18775e83bb8\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Think about art as a language. What you could you possibly say if you couldn\u2019t speak the language properly?<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone tcb-local-vars-root dynamic-group-kcc8fcot\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e83bb9\" style=\"\"><h4 class=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e83bba\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"t-1681310292136\">Kevin Murphy<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone tcb-local-vars-root dynamic-group-kcc8fict\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775e83bbc\" style=\"\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-18775e83bbd\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Evolve Artist Founder &amp; Master Portraitist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Like any form of communication, art is a language. You\u2019ve got to learn the alphabet first before you can write poetry. You don\u2019t jump into poetry on day one - if you tried, you\u2019d be learning the language the hard way, no matter how beautiful the poetry is in your head.<\/p><p>Instead, you master the alphabet, all of it, not 23 or 25 letters, but all 26. You then start with a very small vocabulary and the words get bigger and bigger, from one word to two to three, and so on. Your teacher guides you and corrects your spelling and grammar. And eventually, you learn how to compose your thoughts, add your own flair, and create poetry.<\/p><p>Art is no different.<\/p><p>Instead of 26 letters, there are three fundamental skills for art - <em>value, color, and edge<\/em>. We use our <em>perception<\/em> (Evolve's fourth fundamental) to use value, color, and edge to create realistic art. Once these skills are developed, there are no limits. Anything you can imagine can be created and brought to life.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-187768e4577\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12034\" alt=\"Evolve's Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Color,  and Perception\" data-id=\"12034\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Perception, Color\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-YT-Values-Slide-DNA.png\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text\">Evolve's Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Color, and Perception<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h4 class=\"\" id=\"t-1681310292137\">Want to know more?<\/h4><p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j7Mrm0MUye8\" style=\"outline: none;\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to hear why Learning Art is Like Learning a Language [YouTube]<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/why_and_how_to_start_painting_realism\/\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to read why You Need to Start with Realism<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/Evolve's Four Fundamentals of Art: Values, Edges, Color,  and Perception\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about The 4 Fundamentals of Art<\/p><h2 id=\"t-1681310292138\" class=\"\">2. Don\u2019t be tied to tradition. Streamline the process.<\/h2><p>Do what you need to do to master a skill, and then move on. Don\u2019t labor over different mediums or countless exercises. They take up precious time and offer no significant benefit.<\/p><p>In an atelier, mastering drawing and painting skills can take years because they\u2019re going about it more tediously. It isn\u2019t necessary to do 100 different exercises in three different mediums to master a single artistic technique.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775f42b97\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-13818\" alt=\"In traditional ateliers, students often don\u2019t touch a paint brush for years. Credit: Women\u2019s Art Class by Louis Lang 1868\" data-id=\"13818\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"983\" data-init-height=\"983\" title=\"ny-art-worlds-16-9\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ny-art-worlds-16-9.webp\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text\">In traditional ateliers, students often don\u2019t touch a paint brush for years. Credit: Women\u2019s Art Class by Louis Lang, 1868<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">If we teach someone to defend themselves, we wouldn't teach them every single skill to become a black belt in Ju Jitsu. Learning beautiful footwork would ultimately take a long time when the fundamental three or four skills of defense could be learned very quickly.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s the same for art. Strip down what you\u2019re learning and master each skill, and then move on.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775f5f973\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-12042\" alt=\"Evolve Artist uses a Four-Value Scale to simplify the path to get professional art skills\" data-id=\"12042\" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Four Value Scale vs 11 Value Scale\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/evolveartist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8-YT-Values-Slide-Value-Scales.png\" data-width=\"752\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text\">Evolve Artist uses a Four-Value Scale instead of 11 because it is simpler and just as effective.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Evolve uses a simplified four-value grayscale, instead of 11. Why? Because beginner students don't need to master 11 values, they just need to master four. Developing skill in the remaining seven values comes with experience.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Evolve used to offer charcoal drawing, and \u2026 we got rid of it.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Teaching drawing skills with charcoal took our students a long time, with very little benefit. We found students could develop drawing skills using a brush, and fill a space in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes with charcoal.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">When we realized that everything that was being taught in charcoal could be taught with paint, <em>and faster<\/em>, it was a no-brainer.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">If it doesn\u2019t meaningfully help you master a skill, drop it.<\/p><h4 id=\"t-1681310292139\" class=\"\">Want to know more?<\/h4><p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/46NaJE_F4_E\" class=\"\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn Why We DON'T Teach Drawing Before Painting [YouTube]<br><br><\/p><h2 id=\"t-1607198867045\" class=\"\">3. Put in just seven hours a week to get professional art skills<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">Once you\u2019ve focused on the fundamentals and streamlined the process, the rest is up to YOU.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">If you put in consistent effort, you can create professional art. At Evolve, we recommend seven hours a week over a year to produce professional level work. Natural talent not required.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In an atelier, you can work on a single bargue drawing for months. One drawing, weeks, months. You start thinking, \u2018I'm never going to get there\u2019. It can shatter your confidence. It leads to overwhelm, and ultimately a longer and inaccessible journey for the average art enthusiast. It\u2019s not your fault.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s effective to focus on the fundamentals and streamline the process because it reduces the barriers to learning art, like time or needing to get into exclusive art schools or ateliers.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Once those obstacles are taken away it is easier for YOU to put in the time to see progress and build your experience at your pace.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775f9c32a\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"This beautiful portrait is an excellent example of how Evolve students like Caitlin H could get professional art skills fast. This was painted over a single month.  \" width=\"752\" data-init-width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-init-height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.publit.io\/file\/pl8vkbehxsys0hg1ohfu.jpg\" data-width=\"752\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-18775f9ce91\"><\/span><p class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text\">This beautiful portrait is an excellent example of how Evolve students like Caitlin H could get professional art skills fast. This was painted over a single month.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">After you've got the skills, you can use your art as a creative outlet more efficiently. Experienced artists spend the rest of their lives getting better and more nuanced. Building your creativity and expression will come along the way with consistent effort.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><h2 class=\"\" id=\"t-1607198867051\">Bringing it all together<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re already putting in seven hours a week into your art, but are feeling like you don't have the \u2018talent\u2019 to produce professional level art, Evolve is for you.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve done the hard work and developed a streamlined guided experience so anyone can be a successful artist. It doesn't require \u2018natural talent\u2019, 4 years of costly art school, or charcoal drawing for a years.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Every step of the way, we\u2019re building your confidence with real instructors and a supportive online community.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Want to know more about how Evolve develops professional artist skills fast? <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3spvlQC\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for our mini-course Oil Painters for Beginners to get a taste of what Evolve is all about.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/artignition.com\/evolve-artist-review\/\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to read a review of our course.&nbsp;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Are you ready to take your skills to the next level? Join Evolve Artist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3kTlJcL\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Happy Painting!<\/p><\/div>","tve_custom_css":"@media (min-width: 300px){[data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5847\"] { --tve-toc-indent:15px; max-width: 500px; float: none; padding: 20px 15px 15px !important; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; --tcb-local-color-73dde:var(--tcb-skin-color-0) !important; --tcb-local-color-8215b:rgba(164,162,162,0.07) !important; }[data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5955\"] { box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13) 0px 4px 24px -2px; border: none !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(255, 255, 255)) !important; background-size: auto !important; background-position: 50% 50% !important; background-attachment: scroll !important; background-repeat: no-repeat !important; }[data-css=\"tve-u-6435650e1d5996\"] { margin-bottom: 0px !important; padding: 1px !important; 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