CVP FAQ Bank

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• Where can I find more FAQs related to the CVP Artists Community in Circle?

PROGRAM & PORTAL SUPPORT

• What is the Portal?
• How will I get my questions answered?
• How do I find and use the Video Search Tool?
• How do I shoot a good photo to share in the CVP Artists Community?
• How do I find and navigate the FAQ Bank?
• How do I reset my password and/or change my avatar or profile image and information in the CVP portal?
• Why can't I access all of the modules?
• How do I turn on/off captions on portal videos?
• View all articles in “PROGRAM & PORTAL SUPPORT”

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

• I have billing or account questions
• How do I contact Technical Support?
• How do I clear my web browser history (cache)?
• How do I bookmark the CVP Portal in my browser?

CVP ARTISTS COMMUNITY

• What is the Circle CVP Artists Community?
• How do I join the CVP Artists Community (Circle)?
• As a CVP member, am I required to join the CVP Artists Community (Circle)?
• Will I access CVP content in the CVP Artists Community (Circle)?
• How do I login to the CVP Artists Community (Circle)?
• Can I receive feedback or get my questions answered in the CVP Artists Community?
• Is there a Facebook group for CVP 2024?
• Where can I find more FAQs related to the CVP Artists Community in Circle?

MATERIALS

• Where can I find the Materials List?
• What are the equivalent colors of the Art2life CVP paint set?
• Do I need to seal my panels before applying gesso?
• Can we use gesso in place of white paint?
• Does matte medium work the same as gloss medium?
• What kind of palette are we using?
• How do I manage all the brushes full of paint when they're not in use?
• What is the best way to clean my brushes after painting?
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LIVE CALLS

• What is Zoom and how do I use it?
• What if nothing happens when I click on a live call Zoom link?
• What time are the live calls in my time zone?
• How do I attend a Group Call or Coaching Call?
• Where do I write a question to be answered on a live call?
• How do I update Zoom?

DESIGN and VALUE

• Can design have variety and repetition?
• What if we like pattern and repetition? Will my design be boring if I use the same shape again and again?
• There are lots of paintings that are middle value, such as Monet's. Why are you discouraging us from using middle values?
• I “fill up” my painting with shapes or realistic elements and then it becomes overcrowded. What do I do when this happens?
• How are value differences created in art?
• I have trouble “seeing” the values as soon as we add color. Can discerning values be learned? I hate to think I have to hold my phone all the time with the camera set to black and white.
• Can I use middle values?
• How do I clarify unclear values in my art?
• View all articles in “DESIGN and VALUE”

BITE SIZE LESSONS

• What is emergent color? (video)
• How do I reduce value to make color stronger? (video)
• What is an opaque glaze? (video)
• What is the difference between a line and a shape? (video)
• What should I focus on in CVP? (video)
• Why does group learning work in CVP? (video)
• How do I clarify values? (video)
• What are middle values? (video)
• View all articles in “BITE SIZE LESSONS”

RISK/SOUL

• How do you keep “risk” alive while you are completing a painting?
• What are Limiting Beliefs?
• What are the seven questions to answer when making your art?
• How do I stop the feelings of fear I have when I make art?
• How can I paint freely when making my art, when I fall in love with certain parts and don’t want to lose them?
• How does this process of play and change work in representational art?
• Won’t I lose the spontaneity if I constantly analyze my work while I'm doing it?
• Does “finding your way as you go” work for representational art?
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COLOR

• What are the five components of color?
• How does glazing make an area of my painting visually go back in space?
• What is the value of a color?
• How do I change the value of a color?
• Does adding grey to de-saturate a color, change its value?
• How do you use the trim guide so the paint doesn't bleed under it?
• I have trouble “seeing” the values as soon as we add color. Can discerning values be learned?
• How do you lessen the saturation of a color?
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TEXTURE

• Where do I find all these texture tools?
• How do I eliminate bubbles in the Clear Leveling Gel?
• What kind of pencils are you using to draw with?
• Are inkjet copies or laser copies best for transfers?
• Is it okay to use collage or transfer images that are not our own?
• Can all these tools be used on canvas?
• How do I keep the steel wool from making my painting surface dirty?
• How do I prevent a collage image from fading?
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ART2LIFE STORE

• ART2LIFE CVP Art Kit
• ART2LIFE Acrylic paint
• ART2LIFE 12x12 Hardwood Panels
• ART2LIFE 12x12 Hardwood Frames
• ART2LIFE Trowel
• ART2LIFE 18x18 Hardwood Panels
• ART2LIFE 18x18 Hardwood Frames