r/bobross

Loseley based on S3E2 Blue Moon from Bob.

Hope this is allowed & not annoying, but my band, Billy Bonney, is playing at The Church Studio this Thursday & it’s one of my favorite places ever, so decided to paint it in honor of Leon & the Tulsa music scene.

I really wanted to try one that started with a black gesso primed background. It’s not perfect and there’s a lot of changes I’d make if I were to go at it again, but it was honestly much fun!

I’m also learning that I always have a really hard time with the shoreline but ah well.

I’m a full-time professional thriller author, so I’m not immune to one-star reviews. Let me have it!

I’ve always wanted to paint landscapes, and arbitrarily chose oil because it seemed “real.” A few months ago I picked up my first brush and starred in on some tutorials/online academies.

Kevin Hill, Michael James Smith, and Andrew Tischler are the paid courses I’ve started (and these paintings are each one of their lessons).

So, my question is if there’s a specific “next step” here. I feel I’ve gotten the basics down: wet-in-wet skies for Kevin Hill’s stuff, imprimaturas for Tisch’s stuff, and generally being really freaking small and detailed for anything MJS 😆 (definitely not there yet).

I’m planning on chugging on, so definitely agree already with the “keep painting!” advice I’ll get — I’m really looking for things you DON’T like. Anything I need to work on specifically? Anything I can change about my fundamentals or technique?

My goal is sort of in-between all three of these guys. Realistic but not hyper-realistic. Bob Ross but not quite as “fantasy.” I’m hoping for a style similar to Tisch’s, honestly. Like a “paianterly realism.”

Thanks in advance for any advice you’ve got!

Several new things, including how to hold brushes. Want to spend this week, working with a knife.
Do need to understand how to unstiff the brushes. I’m doing best (as per my understanding) to clean them… but they are stiffer now.

Overall, a good experience. Also, Bob saying that this is my world, and I can do whatever I want, give me a jolt. Until then I was following what I was watching, in the and added a couple of things from my side.

This is my latest. I like it, but I hate the tree in the foreground. I just can’t get the hang of them! I’ve tried layering colours but they all seem to blend into one blob, Ik I use cheaper paint, I don’t use a lot of liquid white. But it just ruins the whole thing!

I was trying to paint one for a friend but it didn’t turn out how I wanted so I just had fun with it. Figured id share

Shaking off the rust today with Graceful Waterfall

I tried oil painting for the first time ever and followed Bob Ross S1 E1. Many improvements to be made

I know this isn’t perfect but I seriously never thought I could ever be painting something like this. It’s insane how effective bobs techniques are

I made the waterfall way too small imo but what do y’all think?

Acrylic Paint on Canvas
(Progress images added)

I hope you like it and a thank you to Bob Ross for his wonderful lessons

Tried one of Nicholas Hankins' Bob Ross-style paintings. I think it came out well. Still trying to figure out how not to mix the highlight color with the black on the canvas.

I know it's not the best, but I made this in the span of 30 minutes while waiting for food. I'm gonna start painting when I have the money to pick up supplies.