My first 34 hours with Evolve Artist [Block 1, Exercise 1-5]

[@Kaitheminion]

You've been such a big inspiration to me lately in keeping up with my own art journey. 'I'm not here to make pretty paintings'. This is definitely something I need to keep in mind as I learn, it's held me back too much in the past from experimenting and developing.

[@Mithrilda]

I'm so glad to help! Good luck to you on your art journey!

[@venetiancat]

I'm so glad Evolve is working so well for you Methrilda. And thanks for the awesome videos, you do such a great job on them. Try putting the paint on a piece of glass cut to fit a 1/4 sheet aluminum cake pan with a cover. I have had oil paint last for weeks that way, just by saturating a cotton ball with clove oil, placing it in the container alongside the paint, and keeping the paint covered. Cheers from New Mexico USA!

[@SupplyPenguin]

Loving this series so far! Your whole channel is a big inspiration for me

[@Mithrilda]

Thank you! I'm glad to help and I'm looking forward to making more!

[@EckosamaGhostTsushima]

i will one day take evolve.. literally after i already become a full time artist. i dont have that kind of money. thank you for reminding me, i need to do some more of the 100 heads challenge. i literally forgot art exists when i was playing avengers lol. for now i will get through my projects, then do draw box, then some of angel ganev, then how to draw by scott robertson, and alphonso dunn book.

[@Mithrilda]

Good luck to you on your art journey!

[@EckosamaGhostTsushima]

@@Mithrilda thank you! I will keep it up. i finished another page last time, i think this time i will do contour drawing of another page. keep it up with the evolve videos! it will really help ppl out who want to take the courses, they will know what to take :O)

[@cloudy6113]

eckosama wow you just reminded me to go back and keep going with the Alphonso Dunn book.I got to the first chapter I think it was about strokes technique.I lost the motivation but I’m glad to know someone is on this journey too.We got this ✍🏾😁

[@EckosamaGhostTsushima]

@@cloudy6113 lets do this! :) never give up ( i literally just finished my page of practice between starting the video and seeing this comment. got motivated all a sudden. I will be buying his book this september or before :) this is my second time around altho not using the books, I drew his tutorials for around maybe two years and i finished almost all the major ones, like the face shapes. but when i go back over, i want to do alot of contour shadows and crosshatching and focus less on making it super detail . alphonso dunn was my first tutorial youtuber that i stuck with. after that i did alot of scott robertson tutorials. that stuff is a lot more precise and technical, and then of course eventually i will do evolve. i also want to release my first ebook of drawings before then, its alot haha

[@Glitterandcoffeexoxo]

I follow some other artists and they also start with gradients. Lights and shadows, depth is key to a painting not looking flat. You got this! I turn my paper and canvas too because some angles are hard to get! I see you are learning a lot and that is inspiring! Yeah!!! #breakitin

[@hilbertmobley8218]

this is actually very interesting I always been hesitant towards oil

[@Mithrilda]

Me too, I always felt like it was a boring old people, classic type medium and that it would be expensive and hard. Well one of those reasons is true lmao. Why have you been hesitant?

[@partingmist8550]

@@Mithrilda Im hesitant because I have two big dogs that shed alot, and im worried about fur getting into my paintings while I let them dry. Also hesitant because of very limited space. would be nice to have a studio - with that id go ahead and get some oil paints today lolz.

[@Mithrilda]

That's fair. I don't think I'd be able to do this without my own room that I can close the door on. My cats immediately jumped on the easel and there are some fumes that you really don't want in the bedroom. I keep an air filter in my "studio" for the pet hair and the paint fumes (at least I hope it helps for that).

[@amysbees6686]

Try Gloves In A Bottle! It not only makes paint come off easier, but keeps CrazyGlu from sticking to your fingers!

[@thomasmcbride9751]

I'm interested to see your progression, gl

[@TohokuMatt]

Good for you. Glad Evolve is working out for you!

[@NatashaEstrada]

It took me 3 months to get to exercise 5 because I can only paint 1-2x a week and I had to submit a revision for Exercise 4. Exercise 2 took me a month because I had to stop 1/2 way through and then life prevented me from getting back to it quickly.

[@NatashaEstrada]

I do feel like if I had a dedicated studio space it would be easier since I can't leave paint setup as it is.

[@DennisCNolasco]

Hi Mithril, I pretty much agree with everything you said here. For me, I’m trying to work out a schedule where I can paint for longer blocks of time. I’m going to start posting videos of my progress as well, although I’m going slower than you.

[@Mithrilda]

Oooh I'm looking forward to it! I'll be slowing down a lot over the next five weeks to study for my test, but then it's back to 120%

[@cherylrudolph218]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I just completed the very first assignment. A little nervous about gradients because I am not sure I have 9 hours. Guess I will go buy clove oil.

[@Mithrilda]

It's also okay to just put out fresh new paint everyday and keep going. Just don't leave the blending for the next day or it'll be a rough time.

[@wild-child6521]

Thank you this video is very inspirational. And every thing you said in this video is so relatable

[@Count2Two2Times]

In excited to watch you tho through this journey haha

[@devernepersonal3636]

lol "the kevin promise."

[@richardlewis1257]

Great video.

[@aeli999]

I suggest a colored pencil for the tracing portion so you can see where you've already traced. Do you need a web cam to participate in group stuff?

[@Mithrilda]

Thanks for the suggestion! You can just use voice to participate in the group chats

[@aeli999]

@@Mithrilda Thanks for responding. It's been awhile since you posted that video so I wasn't sure if you'd see the comment. I'm enjoying your evolve videos.

[@vladtepes4837]

Just got my box. Never painted in my life...I'm freaking scared.

[@Mithrilda]

Good luck! Feel free to join the discord and post your progress!

[@Glitterandcoffeexoxo]

How is it going for you? I hope well! I’m rooting for you!

[@JackFate518]

Congratulations. The exercises look great. Could you use a colored pencil to do the transfer images? Might make it easier to see which lines you've already done....

[@fearfulsymmetry647]

bro i think you should join LightBox Expo this year, registration is only $1. you've probably heard of it, it's a great way to meet new artists and just learn more about the industry

[@fearfulsymmetry647]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpyrqIWGj8t6g6M here's a link on how to register

[@Mithrilda]

Sounds like fun! I'll look into it closer to the date of

[@Haleymrn]

When will the registration end?

[@Magicme79]

I use a coloured crayon for the transfer images, so I can see exactly where I’ve made a line :D

[@Mithrilda]

Smart! I've been using a colored pen lately.

[@isobelheath2559]

You should probably look up a quick shoulder and neck stretch, maybe even a lower back stretch too, it’ll help keep you limber and avoid looking like the great painting Quasimodo 😂

[@darrylhodge2845]

keep up the good work.

[@leoalvarado6466]

I thought your video was great 👍😃.Your a very intelligent young lady! Refinement for Good skills to your future!

[@Haleymrn]

Omgg this is so fun 🥺 i just finished drawabox yesterday and i wanna get into value study 🥺 may i know what are the value of the 4 paints they provide?

[@Mithrilda]

Hi, what do you mean? You can find all the info about the course on the website.

[@Haleymrn]

@@Mithrilda i was referring to the shade names(or numbers) from the labels of each paint that comes with the supply box. Just curious 😅

[@Mithrilda]

Ah, these paints aren't sold actually, they're mixed specifically for Evolve

[@timjohnson4934]

But Bob Ross always says we don’t make mistakes we make happy accidents 😀

[@DineshSingh1201]

The Evolve Artist is from Mitch , the same founder behind Pencil Kings, his courses are really expensive and he's talking about giving education in an accessible manner 👎. I can pay but for other resources. SVSlearn, proko, skillshare or Udemy..many great courses can be found in these sites. Drawbox is also very good.

[@Mithrilda]

Yeah, it's definitely pricey when you think about all the resources available on the internet, but I haven't found anything else that gives me all the art supplies, one on one support, critique, foundational curriculum, and flexibility Evolve does for less than the cost of say tuition at an art school. I've tried a lot of those resources and the personal attention and critique was something I was really missing. If you learn perfectly well without it, then Evolve may not be worth your money, but it's essential for me and truly an affordable way to get it. I've never found anywhere else as affordable as Evolve's lifetime access to their curriculum and teachers.

[@DineshSingh1201]

@@Mithrilda Thankyou for the clarification 🙂 appreciate it!!!

[@karenbriggs4082]

It's worth noting that Mitch helped Kevin bring his school into the online education realm - but it is firmly based on Kevin's program through his academy, which was well established before Mitch and Kevin met.

[@claygreen4723]

Sounds like learning to play golf. Once you learn the basics and quit thinking on the course you start having fun.

[@clintfaber]

You have some crazzy glasses

[@EckosamaGhostTsushima]

you didnt upload anything i need inspo! lol im gonna see if liz has any new art videos too, waiting for new evolve stuff :)

[@Mithrilda]

Lol unfortunately videos will be more infrequent between painting and studying, but I'll definitely be giving regular updates! Stay tuned :P

[@brazilianpotato4523]

Commenting to help with the algorithm :)

[@Mithrilda]

Ty ;)

[@sherrysimmons9720]

I was wondering how much the course are...

[@Mithrilda]

Hi, the course is $2,000 for the first 4 blocks, then another $2,000 for the 4 advanced blocks. You can find more info here: staging.evolveartist.com/join-evolve/

[@jzsketch9996]

beep boop

[@Mithrilda]

Weep woop

[@raes9374]

Bee-woop!

[@smoke.agency]

earlyn’t

[@Jose-vz2bn]

Can you do that Evolve thing digitally?

[@Mithrilda]

No, only using the art supplies they send you (oil paints)

[@lifeinart5816]

You have completed 9 months since your review. How has your experience been after close to 1 year?

[@Mithrilda]

It's been really lovely! I've made 15 videos on it so far and you can see all my progress through my Instagram as well! I'm part way through block 3 now :)

[@eyeonart6865]

They are having a summer sale till Aug. 12th She teaches the same thing as Evolve's over priced course. $249.00 now Sale $89.00 best money I even spent and so much fun. Learn and master painting course.

[@P-A-X-]

So cute you are