The next is an inventory of steadily requested questions in regards to the BOB ROSS Oil Portray Approach and a few instruction in regards to the use and care of the supplies.
BLENDING:
This method refers back to the softening of onerous edges and most seen brush strokes by mixing the moist oil paint on the canvas with a clear, dry brush. In mixing, an already painted space is brushed very frivolously with criss-cross strokes or by gently tapping with the nook of the comb. This provides colours a mushy and pure look. Not all oil paints are appropriate for this system – most are too mushy and have a tendency to smear. Solely a thick, agency paint is appropriate for this system.
MARBLING:
To combine paints to a marbled impact, place the totally different coloured paints on the blending space of your palette and use your palette knife to choose up and fold the paints collectively, then pull flat. Streaks of every coloration ought to be seen within the combination. Don’t over combine.
THINNING PAINTS FOR ADDING HIGHLIGHTS:
When mixing paints for utility over thicker paints already on the canvas, particularly when including spotlight colours, skinny the paint with LIQUID WHITE, LIQUID CLEAR or ODORLESS THINNER. The rule to recollect right here is {that a} skinny paint will follow a thicker paint.
CLEANING AND DRYING THE BRUSHES:
Portray with the moist on moist method requires frequent and thorough cleansing of your brushes with paint thinner. An empty one pound espresso can is right to carry the thinner, or use any container roughly 5″ in diameter and at-least 6″ deep. Place a Bob Ross Display within the backside of the can and fill with odorless thinner roughly 1″ above the display. Scrub the brushes bristles in opposition to the display to take away paint sediments which is able to decide on the underside of the can.
Dry your bigger brushes by fastidiously squeezing them in opposition to the within of the espresso can, then slapping the bristles in opposition to a brush beater rack mounted inside a tall kitchen trash basket to take away the rest of the thinner. Smaller brushes might be cleaned by wiping them with paper towel or a rag (I extremely suggest utilizing Viva paper towels as a result of they’re very absorbent). Don’t return the brushes to their plastic baggage after use, it will trigger the bristles to change into limp. By no means clear your Bob Ross brushes with cleaning soap and water or detergent as it will destroy the pure energy of the bristles. Retailer your brushes with bristles up or mendacity flat.
APPLYING LIQUID WHITE:
Use the two” brush with lengthy, agency vertical and horizontal strokes throughout the canvas. The coat of Liquid WHITE ought to be very, very skinny and even. Apply simply earlier than you start to color. Don’t permit the paint to dry earlier than you start.
PLACEMENT OF OIL COLORS ON THE PALETTE:
I counsel utilizing a palette at the very least 16″x20″ in measurement. Attempt arranging the colours across the outer fringe of your palette from mild to darkish. Go away the middle of the palette for mixing your paints.
LOADING YOUR BRUSH:
To completely load the within bristles of your brush first maintain it perpendicular to the palette and work the bristles into the pile of paint. Then holding the comb at a forty five diploma angle, drag the comb throughout your palette and away from the pile of paint. Flipping your brush backward and forward will insure each side might be loaded evenly.
(NOTE: When the bristles come to a chiseled or sharp flat edge, the comb is loaded appropriately.)
For some strokes you might have considered trying the top of your brush to be rounded. To do that, stand the comb vertically on the palette. Firmly pull towards you working the comb in a single course. Raise off the palette with every stroke. This may are inclined to spherical off the top of the comb, paint with the rounded find yourself.
MIXING FOR HIGHLIGHTS:
Place the tip of your brush into the can of LIQUID WHITE, LIQUID CLEAR or ODORLESS THINNER permit solely a small quantity of medium to stay on the bristles. Load your brush by gently dragging it by way of the spotlight colours, repeat as wanted. Gently faucet the bristles in opposition to the palette simply sufficient to open up the bristles and loosen the paint.
LOADING THE PALETTE KNIFE:
Together with your palette knife, pull the combination of paint in a skinny layer down throughout the palette. Holding your knife in a straight upward place, pull the lengthy working fringe of your knife diagonally throughout the paint. This may create a roll of paint in your knife.
WHAT IF I HAVE NEVER PAINTED BEFORE?
There are not any nice mysteries to portray. You want solely the need, a number of fundamental methods and a bit follow. lf you might be new to this system, I strongly counsel that you just learn the whole part on “TIPS AND TECHNIQUES” previous to beginning your first portray. Contemplate every portray you create as a studying expertise. Add your individual particular contact and concepts to every portray you do and your confidence in addition to your skill will enhance at an unbelievable price.
WHAT PAINT SHOULD I USE?
The BOB ROSS strategy of portray depends upon a particular agency oil paint for the bottom colours. Colours which are used primarily for highlights (Yellows) are manufactured to a thinner consistency for simpler mixing and utility. Using correct tools helps guarantee the absolute best outcomes.
Liquid Clear is a very thrilling ingredient for wet-on-wet portray. Like Liquid White/Black, it creates the required clean and slippery floor. Moreover, Liquid Clear has the benefit of not diluting the depth of different colours particularly the darks that are so necessary in portray seascapes. Keep in mind to use Liquid Clear very sparingly! The tendency is to use bigger quantities than crucial as a result of it’s so troublesome to see.
13 colours we use are listed under:
*Alizarin Crimson
*Sap Inexperienced, Shiny Crimson
*Darkish Sienna
*Pthalo Inexperienced
Cadmium Yellow
Titanium White,
*Pthalo Blue,
*Indian Yellow
*Van Dyke
Brown
*Midnight Black
Yellow Ochre
*Prussian Blue (*signifies colours which are clear or semi-transparent and which can be used as below paints the place transparency is required.)
HOW DO I MIX COLORS?
The blending of colours might be one of the vital rewarding and enjoyable elements of portray, however may be one of the vital feared procedures. Commit a while to mixing numerous coloration mixtures and change into aware of the fundamental coloration mixtures. Examine the colours in nature and follow duplicating the colours you see round you every day. Inside a really quick time you can be so snug mixing colours that you’ll stay up for every portray as a brand new problem.
SHOULD YOU USE JUST ANY ART PRODUCT FOR THIS METHOD OF PAINTING?
Presumably the #1 drawback skilled by people when first making an attempt this system and the main trigger for disappointment revolves round the usage of merchandise designed for different types of portray or supplies not designed for art work in any respect (i.e. home portray brushes, skinny soupy paints, and so forth.).
All the work for this system had been created utilizing Bob Ross paints, brushes and palette knives. To attain the very best outcomes out of your efforts, I strongly suggest that you just use solely merchandise designed particularly to be used with the Bob Ross wet-on-wet method.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE MY PAINTING TO DRY?
Drying time will range relying on quite a few components resembling warmth, humidity, thickness of paint, portray floor, model of paint used, mediums used with the paint, and so forth. One other issue is the person colours used. Completely different colours have totally different drying occasions (i.e., usually Blue will dry very quick whereas colours like Crimson, White and Yellow are very sluggish drying). An excellent common time for an oil portray to dry, when painted on this method, is roughly one week.
SHOULD I VARNISH MY PAINTINGS?
Varnishing a portray will shield it from the weather. It’s going to additionally assist to maintain the colours extra vibrant. lf you determine to varnish your portray, I advised that you just wait at the very least six months. It takes this lengthy for an oil portray to be fully cured. Use high quality, non-yellowing image varnish spray. I personally spray my work after about 4 weeks and haven’t had any issues.