This is a great video! The tip about taking a screenshot of the final painting in whatever tutorial you choose to do is key. I’ve definitely had my paintings turn out way different than they were supposed to simply because I didn’t know what the final paintings should look like ha ha ha. Keep up the great tips and tricks!
It totally helps when you have a little road map AKA a reference photo. You can see where BOB is taking the painting and why he is doing certain steps.
I am so happy I found you!!! Wish I had found you two months ago when I got started with the wet in wet technique. You have been the most helpful than any other person I have found so far and believe me I have watched a lot of videos!! I cannot wait to actually get started on a painting now after I have watched a few more of your videos that is!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Thank you for the super kind words. We will call it even by you smashing that SUB button 🔥🔥🔥 I just came out with a new video last week that should really help you get started with a great foundation when doing wet on wet. Check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-16w0do8Pjm0.html
Glad to hear it. Let me double down and solve more with this video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YNhIQSaECeI.html Make sure to hit that sub button to get more helpful videos from me 💪
Definitely hot lol. Your gorgeous. Thankyou for your help just found your channel just subscribed. I wish I had confidence I have done a few paintings Bob style paintings not very good wish I could show you. I never think my stuff is any good maybe you can help give me confidence. Your amazing thankyou for being you. Much love Carly xxxx
Ha ha ha - Super Hot I am! I am glad I can help you out with your painting adventures. Be sure to hit that sub button and check out my other video. I am sure they will help you on your painting adventures 💪
You are hilarious! But the best part is that I have learned quite a bit from your videos. I recently started watching Bob Ross more frequently and now I feel like I'm ready to paint. But I had so many questions and sure enough you are answering them...thanks for that!
Glad I can give you a giggle and make you learn at the same time. Stoked to hear that you have made the dive into a creative outlet. I will do my best to keep pumping out awesome videos for ya ❤
Thats a great tip. I guess I have really been lagging on keeping up with all the ins and outs in the makeup scene 😜 I will channel my inner David Bowie 💪
Bob himself used a reference. He'd paint duplicates of a painting (usually 3). The painting he'd do on TV was based off a previous version that he'd glance off camera.
@@WildCreates Bill Alexander was pro enough to do his paintings on the fly though I don't think less of those who use a reference. After all painting a copy can be a challenge too.
Howdy wild I love watching you . I took up painting because I’m totally disabled. I have a condition that is uncurable so painting helps keep my mind off of that so I would like to join your site but I can’t afford it so please keep up the RU-vid channel and maybe I will be able to join your site in the future 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤠🤠🤠
Good tips! Bill Alexander has a video where he explains how he makes sure he has just the right amount of magic white on. He rubs it in, cleans the brush, then goes over it one more time vertically and horizontally and then it's the right amount. I always worry I have too much but I guess it comes with practice
@@WildCreates Will my mountains turn out better with 2 coats of Gesso or does it matter. I can do it but my only problem before I watched your video was the mud look? Was that due to too much blue on top of the liquid white? Thanks
If you are struggling with mountains - I have 3 awesome videos that will come in super clutch for you. Check them out: Simple mountain tips: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dJao3LQ70pg.html Snow Trick: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rZ-9zhdXSl4.html Painting Better Mountains: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qZPWfIAy9mA.html Hope those help out.
I actually thought I was going to see some tips on the canvas! I’m rolling with the “ have a boob hit the palette” comment! Hilarious! Now I’m at the canvas tip part… not as funny but great info.
Great tips Wild! You mentioned safety, that's really first and foremost. Just a couple of things I would add to that. Don't just throw your paper towels away that have thinners, mediums and paints on them. Lay them out allow them to dry on a hard, preferably non flammable surface for a few days, or soak them in water in something like a coffee can before tossing them. Petroleum based products like thinners and oil based products like linseed oils give off heat as they dry. This can lead to spontaneous combustion... No bueno! If at all possible, keep your Bob buckets of thinners, beating racks etc.. outside or in a garage if possible. Keep them sealed when not using them. A small sealable brush washer with thinners nearby is fine. Just try to limit your exposure to the VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). Yes, even "odorless" thinners give off major VOCs. VOCs are bad... mmmkay! Gesso on inexpensive canvases.. I can't agree more or stress this enough. Even on higher quality canvases, another coat of gesso ain't gonna hurt. Besides, it gives you time to prep for painting. If you're looking for alternatives to Bob Ross products, look at the Gamblin 1980 line or the Winton by Winsor & Newton line. Follow Wild's tutorial ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c6ISb-xRCVs.html ) on making your own liquid/magic white. Linseed oil and titanium white will do the trick. A good quality canvas that won't break the bank is The Edge 11/16" can be bought at Jerry's Artarama on sale for @ $38 for a box of 6 16x20 or @$50 for a box 6 18x24. For what it's worth, they go on sale for about a week about every 4-6 weeks.
These are all great tips, thanks for sharing. Maybe I should do one full video on how to be safe when painting.... I will use some of these awesome tips you gave and claim them as my own ... he he he he... Nah I will be more than happy to give you credit. Thanks for adding your knowledge to this community buddy.
@@WildCreates Take 'em. I can't claim them as my own. 😆 Always happy to help in anyway I can. Maybe someday, I'll learn to make riveting content and my channel will grow. Until then, you're stuck with me 😆😆😆😆
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, Wild and I have to say they are full of top shelf information about painting….. I am now a subbie 👍🏻keep up the great work
Did what you said watch Bill Alexander he is amazing painter and fun to watch. What a trip I watch you alot and love all your help. I do acrylic painting
100% the correct words... what a trip ha ha ha. He has some amazing tutorials. I have some more acrylic videos coming out soon. So make sure to sub to know when they go live. Also, you can check out my other acrylic videos here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LFqd-jj1lQ8.html
What a great video!! Thanks for all the hints. I really like the idea of having a screenshot of end goal. I waste a lot of time fast forwarding to look at the end then back to wherever I was in the video. Duh....why didn't I think of that! Lol...
I am glad that I could help you out Molly. The screen shot is like the best idea ever and its such a simple thing to do. It just makes the rest of your painting flow so much more.
@WildCreates I've just learned about BA; having made up my mind to do BR. I've been a beginner for so long (acrylics) I realise I really have to make an effort to progress. So in view of what Kathleen above says, I'm going to make a fresh start by following you! So I hope you are a wise choice and good - and happy to send me a link etc where I should start my fresh start with you. 😂
Good tips. I’m a big fan of safety too. Recently I’ve been into resining my acrylic pours because I really like the glossy glass-like finish it gives them. Anyway, I found that resin fumes irritate my eyes so now I only use resin out in my garage with the big door open while wearing a respirator that I bought off amazon
@@WildCreates I have two channels. One I don't use anymore. On one, I created playlists for all my favorite very old songs. Then I created an art playlist. I hope you dont mind, I put some of your videos in it. I figured, anyone learning would like such a playlist.
wild this is a next level vid here, respect, even if im not a bob ross painter, i seen a lot of things that are smart and handy, prepping ftw! hope it cools down a bit there you know the drill, keep on it:D were in your trail!
Thank you ,most informative and as a complete beginner to painting since I watched BOB ROSS completely by accident one evening and I was hooked and thought I should give it a try , and I'm doing OK but I could do much better lol 😆 regards from London England
we can always do better:;:D but thats not the goal, enjoy the road, im also learning as i go, no goal, just the road and the "now" moment:D wish you gl on the road:D
Glad to hear you are jumping in and starting a new creative adventure. I will do my best to make video that help you 1) learn 2) laugh 3) have fun Happy painting
I love your videos. I was wondering if you could address something at some point in one of your videos. I have a really hard time getting my paint to stick on other colors. Example highlights on a tree. It turns muddy looking. I use all Bob Ross products so I don’t understand why I’m having such a hard time. Love your videos. Keep them coming
I plan on making a video dedicated to highlights at some point so stay tuned 💪 In a couple of my older videos I touch on this subject and give some tips on how to make better highlights - Some of those videos might be a good idea to look at until I can make a full video on it. I attached a few below that I think i mention it. Tree: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kYWI3BAu-6k.html Snow Tree: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cmdyhg283pU.html Clouds: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-63V13gqqq8M.html
Thank you so much! I just discovered your channel 2 days ago and have been watching as many as I can. So my apologies for missing those. I appreciate all your advise. You’re definitely the best I have found. You don’t talk to the newbies (like me) like we’re dumb. So please please keep it up! 😊
I am glad my videos are helping your out he he he. I know what it's like to be a newbie when it comes to painting... so I try to channel that in my videos and help out where I can (while having fun of course) 😜
Should you do these same steps for acrylic painting or not. I’m having a problem where when my colors go on the canvas they won’t spread or blend but I didn’t add any liquid white or gesso.
Thats because acrylic dries so quick. Either work in smaller sections to blend or intro duce a medium to make them flow. You can see a few in this video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nI5D-HC7e5o.html
This is the sort of info needed by novices (like me) before lifting up a brush. I'm trying to start again but have never found any proper tuition. This is better than I've hoped for, so I have subscribed. I'll also stretch my pension to pay for follow-on videos, only it would help to have a list of which & in what order, to progress to the point of making a better start & effort than I've managed up to now.
Another question,perhaps not the right thread, but I do love painting landscapes so…I’m doing a painting now and using the wet on wet technique. It’s not easy! When I tried doing clouds,my brush was getting the blue sky background on it and my clouds were turning blue! Did I not have enough white on my brush? Help please! And thank you in advance.
Peep this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i4ax8C8H47o.html Its my in-depth tutorial on how to paint clouds. It goes over the issue you are having. It is a game changer of a video so be sure to give it some love 🔥🔥🔥
It depends on the manufacture of the canvas. A lot of canvas makes will use cheap gesso and sparsely apply it to the canvas. Run your fingers across it and hold it up to the light. If you see of feel any patches, apply gesso. If you don't you should be good to go. I hope that helps you out.
so i usually turn off my ad block for this channel but leave on my extentions for blocking out youtube recommendations and other "watch this next" stuff, but even after turning off all of my extentions i still see no side bar thing in the corner. So do you have a link to the video you mentioned that shows how to mix oil paints in the tube? Cause I tried googling it and all the results I got were about mixing your paint and then putting it back into a tube and that doesn't sound like what you were talking about at all.
Dealer choice really - BUT in my opinion. If you are just starting out, I would still add gesso until you get a feel for the style and techniques you are using. Once you have built a little confidence, You can chose if you need it or not.
@@WildCreates I started painting with the bob ross style 9 months ago . when I buy cheep canvas, I put on Gesso, but for the good quality, I see that it's double primed and I did not know if I add another layer anyway or not.
Its a good question but hard to answer. You basically have to learn how different manufactures of canvas coat their canvases... Some are good coats and some are very sparse. A canvas that is triple coated may be worse if it has a crappy sparse coating on it - while another another canvas with a single coat that is high quality evenly coated can work fantastic. I recommend Gesso because you are in control of the quality of the coating basically - I hope that makes sense.
Ok I am confused here. You said put gesso on your canvas before painting and I watched Bob ross on one of his tutorials say that liquid white is different than using gesso and he doesn't recommend using it.
They are different - I have a few videos that go over this subject more in-depth and give examples ( which I will attach below ).BUT basically gesso helps seal your canvas and gives your paint something to grab, while LW is a base medium that allows your colors to blend naturally on the canvas: Common Mistakes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e1o6EeIPISU.html Know your gessos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YANlwXGIiwI.html Dull paintings: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YNhIQSaECeI.html
Depends on your environment - but generally 15 mins - I talk about it more in this video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-16w0do8Pjm0.html
I just got the Bob Ross base coat value pack and I usually wipe off my Palette knife on a paper towel. That might be horrible I don’t know it works for me though. Anyway on this box the back of it says it’s contents and right after it says “Materials such as paper and rags with this product may spontaneously ignite. Immediately after use, place waste and water until disposal with a accordance of local regulations.” So am I good to continue to use paper towels or a cotton towel even, as long as I wet it afterwards??? Have you ever had something spontaneously ignite using these products?? Also- Off topic. Can you do a video working with a fan brush? Particularly for trees? I am the worst at trees and have no idea what I’m doing wrong. Thanks
I will make a video on this at some point BUT - Most liquid mediums are flammable/ can combust. However I have been painting for a number of years using rags and paper towels and never has this happened. It takes the right amount of factors to trigger it. Just make sure to paint with caution and be smart. If you use mediums and towels, spray it with water and dispose of it in a metal can. You will be good with that I will see what I can do for you on an upcoming tree video. Until then I have 2 tree videos that may help you out: - Painting Tree: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kYWI3BAu-6k.html - Lonely Tree: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cmdyhg283pU.html
@@WildCreates like on your Patreon page or perk page is there an option to pay more and get different perks or more one on one time with you? I need a bit of extra help and you're the only other artist who comments back and tries to help. Which is amazing of you btw!
Gotcha - I have were you can become a YT Member here on YT ( which I see you are ). At the moment I have basic tiers which basically grant you access to BTS, 1st to see new content and 1st for when I do live stream reviews on viewer submitted art ( which may interest you ) I have thought about doing private lessons or adding a new higher tier for 1 on 1 time... Just not sure if people would be interested in that just yet.
@@WildCreates "I have thought about doing private lesay sons or adding a new higher tier for 1 on 1 time... Just not sure if people would be interested in that just yet." you may be surprised!
Regarding safety, should have added that it not a good idea to eat in your studio. Munching on cookies or chips with paint on your fingers is just asking for cancer (and it ruins to flavor of the food).
