bob ross painting vid

rooster · Jul 2006

I dont know if this should be 2d/3d discussion, but I came across this on boingboing and I really enjoyed it. First time I've seen him, I guess it was an old art instruction programme in the 70s:
http://positiveapeindex.blogspot.com/2006/07/bob-ross-and-his-happy-little-afro.html
man he's just so relaxed, I'd really like to have his mindset

or maybe hes just stoned

flaagan · Jul 2006

I remember watching Mr. Ross paint his happy little clouds and simple-brushstroke-trees as a kid, always amazing to see how quickly he could whip up a landscape. Was hilarious in college cause one guy (who could actually paint pretty damn well) swore by his Bob Ross paint brushes, and refused to paint in class if he didn't have them along.

Neo_God · Jul 2006

Wait...are you serious that you've never seen a bob ross thing before?

rooster · Jul 2006

well, yeah I've never seen him on uk telly before. Either I missed it or he wasn't aired in uk
edit: haha theres a Wii game planned based on him:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/699/699647p1.html

Justin Meisse · Jul 2006

Bob Ross was shown on US Public Broadcast Television

Neo_God · Jul 2006

oh, my bad, I didn't notice your location.

snemmy · Jul 2006

haha, my painting professor in college could never understand students fascination with Bob Ross. almost every art student i knew grew up watching him on PBS

Wells · Jul 2006

I could watch him all day. I used to always catch his programs on PBS.

noritsune · Jul 2006

hear hear!

When I was about 7 I once got irrationally angry at my dad (who is actually quite a painter himself) because the method he was trying to teach me was in some insignificant way different from Bob's. Bob was my idol.

Slum · Jul 2006

Sweet! I love Bob Ross. My friend has every episode that the guy has ever done.

Happy little trees! I love when he does the little 'beat the devil out of the brush' percussive diddy.

Wells · Jul 2006

Man, I just finished that episode. Really makes me want to break out the oil paint I don't have and say to hell with ps.

He out on DVD yet?

ScoobyDoofus · Jul 2006

Just wanted to chime in and say that I remember watching ole Bob Ross when I was a kid quite a bit, and feeling inspired about becoming an artist. What a great attitude he seemed to have.

Josh_Singh · Jul 2006

Yeah Bob Ross was a good guy. Someone needs to do a model of him and get it into UT with custom sounds.

Zwebbie · Jul 2006

Ha, I remember him from when I was a kid. The amazing thing was that he just brushed away a bit, and it came out looking beautiful. Looking at that now, I have that exact same feeling. Quite amazing. I can't see myself even attempting that without a Ctrl-Z

CrazyButcher · Jul 2006

was zapping channels late night and stumbled upon his series, they show it on public german tv as well. Have seen a couple series now, mostly shortly before I'd go to sleep. It's interesting to see how he can come up with stuff so quickly and "seemingly simply" yet it always works out well at the end.

Showster · Jul 2006

his hair still worries me

Gmanx · Jul 2006

Wow - he beats the pants off Tony Hart:
http://www.tonyhart.co.uk/
..and Nancy Kominsky:
http://www.hhg.freeuk.com/nancy/index.html

Bob rules!

SHEPEIRO · Jul 2006

yeah but hes not got the aural skills of the king....... yes you knows it Rolf Harris...

ElysiumGX · Jul 2006

I would watch him all the time when I was very young. He would put you into a trance. Very relaxing voice. Less than half an hour later you come out of it veiwing a beaufiful painting. The man was flawless in his technique.

Nilium · Jul 2006

Boy, been ages since I've seen that and it's still awesome. Remember watching him when I was a lot younger, always amazed me. That he could do stuff like that in such a short time without screaming various obscenities is very impressive.

ebagg · Jul 2006

Hey that clip is linked to youtube, say, if you resize photoshop with the clip playing to the side....painting with Bob Ross...IN PHOTOSHOP!!!

I've seen his show since i was a kid too, he belts out landscapes filled with happy clouds and bushes like crazy, and he's so relaxed about it. I don't think he has been beat yet when it comes to instructional painting.

Sett · Jul 2006

Tulkamir · Jul 2006

Wow, first time I've ever seen Bob Ross. That guy is way too happy, it's almost scary.

Was a damn cool video though.

Made me want to oil paint again.:D

Justin Meisse · Jul 2006

I actually painted along with a Bob Ross video once as a kid and the results were pretty good, not as good as Bob's stuff but I still had a few moments where I just did a few simple strokes and, tada, a happy little tree! I really hate the mess of oil though so I never really kept with it.

Fuse · Jul 2006

bob ross is the man ..

watching his videos is hypnotic .. his soft, almost rhythmic and melodic voice just puts you into a trance ....

Slum · Jul 2006

I was watching the Boondocks Season one tonight (DVD came out last week, in case anyone missed it).

I caught this episode. Hilarious and creepy parodic character of Bob Ross!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DRTHZuB8lN8&search=boondocks%2012

That's just the first 9 minutes, but the rest of the episode is on there as well.

bob ross painting vid

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