Bob Ross' New Joy of Painting [Paperback]

Annette Kowalski (Author), Robert H. Ross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 1997

Since 1983, Bob Ross has been television's favorite artist. His Joy of Painting show captures higher ratings than any other art program in history, year after year. Bob's quick painting style and easy, encouraging manner reach millions of viewers around the world each day.

His third book -- New Joy of Painting -- is now available in paperback, containing another sixty of his favorite landscape paintings. Each is presented in full color, along with written instructions and detailed black-and-white how-to photographs. Now you really can complete your very own beautiful masterpiece -- you can do it.

"Remember, there is no failure, only learning," says author Annette Kowalski. "As I've heard Bob Ross say a thousand times, I hope you never create a painting that you're totally satisfied with, for it's this dissatisfaction that will create the motivation necessary for you to start your next painting, armed with the knowledge you acquired from the previous one."

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (February 14, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688151582
• ISBN-13: 978-0688151584
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Arts & Photography > Painting > Landscape
  • #31 in Books > Arts & Photography > Painting > Oil Painting

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for beginners, March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bob Ross' New Joy of Painting (Paperback)

I found this book to be a great inspiration, and it gave me the courage to even try painting on my own. At the front of the book are many step by step instructions on how to paint each component of a painting. By putting that together with the instructions for each painting, it is easy to complete a painting of your own.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book for Ideas, January 13, 2000

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Krystle (Stroudsburg, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob Ross' New Joy of Painting (Paperback)

I borrowed this book from the Library and it was fantastic. Bob Ross uses a lot of colors and techniques that really bring his paintings to life. I needed to paint something in that one night and I found the perfect one. A great book when you need ideas on what to paint!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Painting Made Easy, February 18, 2004

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John Jefferson (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bob Ross' New Joy of Painting (Paperback)

Bob Ross' wet on wet technique is perhaps the easiest method of landscape painting commercially available today. This book is a step by step (albeit black and white steps) instructional guide to painting 60 different paintings in the Bob Ross style.

Anette Kowalski has been on Bob Ross' Joy of Painting at least once to paint flowers. She has regularly contributed to the other twenty or so books Bob Ross has written. This is primarily an instructional guide using photographs. However, there is an insufficient amount of time spent on technique. That said, this book is excellent for viewers who have seen Ross' show or have painted at least a few paintings to understand the basics of painting as Ross does.