Artist Research

Artist Research

Bob Ross

One artist I have taken a lot of inspiration from throughout this module is the great Bob Ross, a very famous American painter and TV host. His TV show, 'The Joy of Painting', has made him a household name as the painting teacher.

While I have never used oil paints, and have never tried his method of painting, the wet-on-wet- method, I think he was an incredibly talented artist and his method was so beyond what people were doing at the time.



When creating my environments, I immediately went to reference from Bob Ross' work, as he is well known for his beautiful Alaskan scenery. This came in very handy for me when looking into colours, and ways of painting my environments. 

He also helped me when I struggled with certain elements of my paintings, alike the trees, snow and river bank. Without his reference I would of found the entire process a lot harder.



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