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Video Length: 5 Hours 33 Minutes
Steve Curry Offers:
THIS video is like a double feature. Not in length, but in content.
You’ll not only get an incredible lesson in painting from a true master, you’ll get a few key insider secrets he learned from his career in the advertising industry. And, as we all know, a successful ad agency only becomes successful when the ads it produces garner attention and get results.
So this video is a real treat. When you listen to and learn from Steve, you’ll find your skills increasing to a whole new level, AND you’ll come away with an understanding of what will truly set YOUR paintings apart from everyone else in the marketplace.
“Keep it simple, and edit out what you don’t need.”
– Steve Curry
Simplification is Power
Details can be distracting. With too many things going on in a painting, the viewer can get confused. The eye doesn’t know where to go, and rather than get sucked in and emotionally involved, the viewer will likely just move on.
Steve Curry has proven that less is more when it comes to composition and design.
Meet Steve Curry
Steve Curry is a landscape artist who has accumulated an impressive collection of awards from various art shows across the country. From the United States Library of Congress to being the Featured Artist at the Museum of Natural History, Steve has impressed tens of thousands with his talents.
His artwork hangs in seven galleries from California to Oregon to New Mexico.
“Find your own voice; it’s what sets you apart from the rest”
– Steve Curry
A History You Can Connect to…
Steve Curry drew constantly as a child. Using crayons, pencils, or markers, Steve would draw everything in sight. He would draw his army men, cars, cowboys, anything.
With the added encouragement of his entire family, who were all artistic, Steve’s interests grew and developed.
He attended college focusing on advertising. After college, he worked in advertising agencies. After a few years of that, he started his own agency, and ended up running the agency for many years.
Then, when the thought of retirement came, Steve was facing the question of what to do. That’s when the thought of returning to his art roots took hold. That began a second career of over 20 years now.
Fire Up Your Imagination
Over decades in advertising, the power of imagination fueled many creative efforts. Yes, facts were important. Research was done. Market surveys were done. Ultimately, however, the success of each campaign came down to one thing: imagination.
The same is true with your paintings. The success of your art career will come down to the power of your imagination. So how do you fire it up?
In this video, Steve will take you through that journey. He will give you tips on how to find the scene elements that inspire YOU.
Notice what we said there. The focus isn’t on finding the scene that inspires you. No, it is on the elements of the scene that inspire you.
And we’re not saying you must find elements that are inspiring to others. No, these elements must inspire YOU.
About the Elements
Entire paintings can be created around only one element that was found in nature. The remainder of the scene could be a figment of your imagination.
Steve has painted en plein air for many years. During those thousands of hours outside, he has developed an ability to find the ONE thing that inspires him. (Or it may be more than one thing.) But often his finished paintings have elements he found in reality AND elements he found in his imagination.
Does this place exist?
What is the Real Secret to Painting like Steve Curry?
One of the first things Steve will share with you is the power of being an original. The goal is never to copy a scene, a style, or an artist. Be your own person. That’s what is at the heart of his new video. He will help you FIND YOUR VOICE.
Easy to Learn From
You’re going to revel in Steve’s easygoing, sometimes comical teaching style as he speaks to the objects in his paintings. This lighter-side instruction makes painting with Steve an absolute joy. When you’re having fun as you learn, you’re much more likely to retain the information and apply it in your own artwork.
Chapter Outline
Materials & Tools: brief review of Steve’s Limited Palette and CHEAT colors (4 mixes he has made to speed up his painting process).
Subject & Composition: Do a pencil Thumbnail Sketch (what Steve says is “one of the first rules” of painting). Saves time, gives you a roadmap.
Underpainting:
Block In: Main Color Direction
Block In: Build Color
Develop Darks, Lights & Details
Final Adjustments
Extras: