How to Evolve Your Art Skills to a Professional Level! Guaranteed!

This video is sponsored by Evolve Artist. The Evolve artist training program is the best way I've found to quickly level up your painting or drawing skills to a place you didn't know you were capable of achieving. When you're done learning about what they have to offer here, go on over to their website and see for yourself.

[maryjojacobson]

I was more than cautious in spending the money to do this. But out of work and needing direction in my art, I decided to take the plunge. I completed the first 4 blocks in 3 months. I worked at it full time plus. I am exxtremly happy with the program. It is worth the money. I thought I was reasonably happy with my painting before the course. I will do one of my "best" paintings over now that I have learned from Evolve and know it will be much much better. thank you Evolve. Mary Jo

[SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

How important is preparation? Abraham Lincoln said, "If I had eight hours to cut down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe." Hello everybody! I'm making this comment and pinning it to the top. I understand that this program isn't for everyone, I get it. Lots of you are beyond this art teaching program in your artistic journey. Lots of you think you can get this content on YouTube for free, or that it's too much money. These are all valid points for you, and I hear and am happy for you! But there are lots and lots of artists that will benefit from knowing about it. If you want to do professional work in the shortest amount of time, focusing on the skills you need to perfect with teachers not only showing you how to do it, but actually giving you a critique in one on one sessions, as well as supplying you with the tools and paint you need. This training will help those of you who are looking to not only be fine artists, but artists aspiring to get into the commercial end of things. Video games, book covers, illustration, portrait work. Please just remember that just because it might not be right for you and where you are in your artistic journey, it's important information that I would have loved knowing about when I was starting out. The internet as a great help in having access to an art program like this, wherever you live in the world. If it's not something you're interested in, I have dozens, if not hundreds of hours of free content in which I teach you what I know... enjoy and PAINT ON!!!

[stevenwmclean]

Hey Steve. It's a small world. I'm an Evolver myself and have been for a while. I have neglected it recently, since my big move. I never really got set up properly after moving but I'm ready to continue with it (hallway through block 4). I'm glad to see you endorse it. It's true that it's expensive compared to free videos on YouTube. It depends on your goals if it's worth the cost. From my experience, it's the real deal. Kevin and all the other teachers are great artists and give great critical feedback. So it's an Atelier-style education but cheaper and at your own pace. If you want to paint at a professional level and sell your artwork, it's a great option and more than worth the cost. It's a fantastic program and everyone who is part of it seems to love it. There's a lot more to it than just watching videos, painting, and getting feedback. It's definitely worth fully checking out. This is just my honest opinion. Thanks, Steve.

[pejoly]

I think the reason most of us don't reach our potential is because we have been conditioned to think artistic ability is a talent, or gift. Why would any sane person who has already proved they do not possess this gift keep trying? Then there are those who really have a passion and push themselves but improvement is so slow you begin to think you will die long before you achieve any real improvement. This is the reason I stopped trying about 5 years ago, improvement was so expensive and slow that I decided to just watch art videos. Thank God for the Evolve add with Daniel at the beginning of many of those. I am not so old I can't put a year in. And, I have enough junk around the house that I can sell to pay for Evolve.

[debranorton]

Steve, I have four years of atelier training, and this looks like a pretty good program to me. I also think teaching values and paint handling right away is a good idea, especially when they tackle drawing soon after. Drawing is obviously important in representational art, but it's also a life long learning process, so starting it a little bit later doesn't bother me. I think their way of helping people succeed at the beginning of the program will help students to continue the process and not drop out, which is pretty easy to do when you're learning online.

[anniebelanger]

I’ve recently heard of the Evolve Program and just joined in June. It’s exactly the art education I was looking for and I’m so happy. The Evolve team and community are absolutely amazing. There are Live Events on various art topics, Q&As with Instructors and Study Groups every week so you get to ask your questions and learn from other students’ questions. You can even schedule a One on One video call with an Instructor if you need further assistance. It’s just amazing! I highly recommend the Evolve Artist Program.

[amandamorton]

Hi Steve, thank you for reviewing this program. I happened upon your channel a couple days ago when I was looking for a way to cut down a painting panel without using a saw and came across your tutorial on making your own paint panels. Since then, I started watching your videos. I appreciate all the information you have on your channel and will continue to watch. I'm currently taking a course from Scott Christensen and am very interested in trying out Evolve. It looks like an excellent course. It occurred to me the other day, I haven't worked in any of the fundamentals of painting and drawing in a very long time. Yes, you can get the information from many books and videos but having that feedback from an instructor and other students is invaluable. I used to poo-poo artists who say they are classically trained, but let's face it, that is why we value the artists of the past so much. Classical training is where artists develop the training to render a scene or draw a figure without struggling through it. Yes, you can do it without, but if you do this professionally time is money. It comes down to skill and the knowledge to lock in your subject quickly, read the values accurately and not fight the paint through the process. Art school was not in the books for me when I was younger, and I know I lack skills that would make my work better and speed up my time at the easel. Anyway, thank you again, this course is definitely in the future for me. 10 hours a week is only 2 hrs a day with weekends off, that's not much of a time commitment to up your game.

[daleg]

Thanks for the info Steve! I'd never heard of Evolve, and am only seriously investigating them because of your recommendation. I found you a couple months ago and enjoy your friendly, relaxed lessons, sense of humor, and painting style. I believe you're sincere in what you choose to endorse. Perhaps you, or Evolve Artist, could elaborate on one request I have. I'd appreciate more detail on how you applied the lessons to your landscape paintings. Looking at Evolves website, all the example art is still life, portraits or figures. Being a landscape painting hobbyist, seeing how this investment improves landscapes would be greatly appreciated. BTW, Evolve's free mini-course about depth and volume was an excellent, clear, well-presented lesson.

[brendaword]

So, you are a professional artist and still learned from this program? I am all about the basics and went to art school 30 years ago. But now I am able to pursue my work on a higher level. As soon as I finish my present class I'll give it a go.

[elanamarino]

You said it in the intro...so many on YouTube posting so called lessons...tutorials and they have no idea how to paint!!!

[huchencourouleau]

Steve, thanks for the info. it is very informative and i am kinda interested in the program but hmmmm kinda too pricy. I know 2k is "cheap" for a life-long painting lesson compared to workshop or other programs but still a big payment for me, let me think about it!

[AbiNomac]

I paint in acrylic. Can I do this course with acrylic paints?
Or can this course help evolve an acrylic artist?

[marquislewis]

Sounds like something worth looking into?

[ponting]

I was so excited until I saw the price

[borealiswan]

That's funny, they're so many of these on-line art teaching sites, and they all claim to be the best available right they promise professionalism and all that we want to hear ....

[azalea]

Thanks for the offer - but no thank you. It's way too overpriced. Can get the same instructions for free at YouTube.

[ap_po]

skiping directly to light and shadows and painting with oil things you might not even be able to draw doesnt seem to be a good way to introduce this kind of course to complete newcomer. from a quick look it seems more focused on already advanced people to learn the medium of oil painting.

[jackhudson]

NO Thanks for the 18 minute commercial.