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Bob Ross: Getting started with Oil Colors [VHS]

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I was quite disappointed with this tape. Almost half the tape is just a promotion of the products that Bob Ross has on the market. It started out okay with the basics of oil painting, but he doesn't even start and finish one painting. I would not recommend this to anyone. The sad thing is that Bob Ross was such a talented artist. I guess I'll try and buy one of the other tapes that he advertises on the one that I bought.

I found this video very helpful in getting started. Because if you think about it, you have to start somewhere and that should be the beginning. This video helped me to know what tools, oil color paints and everything that I would need, so that i could go out and buy them. Without the right tools, you can't do anything. He shows and explains the tools you need in the video in order to create a painting.
Then he also shows you some basic easy featues, such as how to make trees, skies, water, clouds, shrubs, mountains and even a shed after going into detail of priming the canvas, which is one of the most important things you need to know to create any of his paintings. Enough said! This is the perfect beginner's video for anyone of any age!

It is what it is.. getting started with his wet on wet technique. what better way to explain it then to show you the tools needed. It may be 30 minutes, but it will show you how to use his products to create your own masterpiece

This video is great for someone who wants to learn about oil painting and what is needed to get started. It teaches you about the basic equipment and materials and then teaches you how to use them in your painting. It begins with teaching you about what is needed to prime your canvas and how to do it, then progresses to how to use the various sizes and shapes of brushes in a multitude of ways to create amazing effects such as trees, waves, waterfall, reflections, mountain peaks and snow on mountain tops and snow on trees, logs, buildings, etc. Bob Ross teaches you how to use various knives to create amazing effects, and how to mix and blend the paints on your pallet and also on canvas. It's a great basic video to get someone who is beginning from scratch about what to buy and how to use what to buy.

I cancelled my order because it wasn't a DVD, only in VHS version, which is what I wanted.